Reference E-Books
Encyclopedia of Paleoclimatology and Ancient Environments by ISBN: 9781402044113Publication Date: 2009-01-30Covers paleoclimate topics. This book describes techniques in radiometric dating, geochemical analysis, and paleoecological reconstructions.
Geography Reference
Gazetteers
GNIS (Geographic Names Information System)
Authoritative database of U.S. place names approved by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names.
GEOnet Names Server (GNS)
Standard spellings of all foreign place names, sanctioned by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names. Click on SEARCH to enter a placename.
Country Information
CIA World Factbook
Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Background Notes (U.S. Dept. of State)
Includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations.
Geology Databases
- Dissertations & Theses @ University of WyomingSearches all theses and dissertations. All are available full text.
- ScienceDirect: Features articles from science journals and books.
Is the Geological Society of London's online collection comprising of the Society’s journal titles, Special Publications and key book series.
- National Technical Information Service (NTiS.gov)Largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today.