Earlham Libraries Home: All Earth and Environmental Science (Geology): Find Articles

Major Journal Databases for Geology

GeoScienceWorld This link opens in a new window
Earth science journal articles and books.
Full text of over 30 journals in the geosciences dating back to the mid-1970s for most journals.
GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
Index of journal articles related to environmental issues. Limited full text.
Indexes and abstracts periodicals dealing with environmental topics, with limited full text. Coverage varies widely by individual periodical title.

American Society for Microbiology Journals (ASM)
Search all 11 jfulltext ournals from the American Society for microbiology (Journal of Bacteriology, Journal of Immunology, MMBR...).
Elsevier (Science Direct)
Science direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from nearly 2,500 journals and 26,000 books.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area. A great starting point for any topic.
Comprehensive index to scholarly journals and general periodicals in all subject and interdisciplinary areas, including full text. Coverage prior to 1990 is sparse.
Annual Reviews This link opens in a new window
Yearly summaries of current research in the field for natural and social sciences.
Full text of annual summaries of scholarship in over three dozen academic disciplines up through 2023.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journal articles, books, and primary sources in a wide variety of disciplines.
Full text of hundreds of scholarly journals in all disciplines dating back to the 1700s.

Finding the actual article

Once you find a citation to an article- STEPS to take:

1. Try Google Scholar - search using article name

Is there a HTML or PDF link? -> Yes? Good to go. No? Next step...
Is there Full Text @ Earlham? -> Yes? Good to go. No? Next step...
Are there multiple forms? Click "All __ Versions" and look for HTML or PDF format -> Yes? Good to go. No? Next step...

2. Try Earlham Library - search Libraries Worldwide using article name (note: remove special punctuation)

Is it in Earlham's library? -> Yes? Good to go. No? Next step...
Request an Interlibrary Loan -> follow link below article to autofill request form.

3. Alternatively, request a copy from the primary author (see text box to the right)

Find an article using Google Scholar

Do you already know what you're looking for? Try searching Google Scholar for the title of the article.

scholar.google.com

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Earlham Libraries Catalog & Beyond This link opens in a new window
Catalog of books, media, and other materials available in the Earlham Libraries. Also searches libraries worldwide through WorldCat.

InterLibrary Loan

InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Main link

Text to email author

Subject: Research Article Request <if possible add two or three words that summarize what the article is about>

Dear Dr. <Last name>

I was doing some research and found your paper in "<Journal Title you find it in>" titled "<Title of paper>" very interesting. Unfortunately, my institution does not have access to a Fulltext (PDF) of your article. I was wondering if you would be willing to share with me an e-copy of your article. Any help you could provide would be greatly appreciated and will help me in my research.

Warm regards,

<Your name>
Earlham College

All Earth and Environmental Science (Geology): Find Articles