LibGuides: Geoscience Subject Guide: GEO 299

Introduction

Here are some library resources that are relevant to the GEO 299 research project, involving (a) infiltration of water in soil, (b) storm runoff, and (c) measurement of organic material in soil.

Background Info

Get acquainted with key concepts and ideas using these articles, or search for encyclopedia articles on related topics using the Gale link.

Gale Reference This link opens in a new window
A searchable collection of ebook reference titles that includes encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, and dictionaries.
Access Science This link opens in a new window
A database of science reference materials, including encyclopedia articles, news headlines, research updates, biographies and more.

Soil Conservation Practices
Article from the Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems
Factors Affecting Runoff
Article from the encyclopedia Water: Science and Issues
Organic Geochemistry
Article from Access Science

Journal Article Databases

Find scholarly journal articles related to your project, to use in your literature review.

AGRICOLA This link opens in a new window
A database from the USDA of citations and abstracts of scholarly publications in agriculture and its allied fields.
Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
An environmental science database with full-text and indexing of articles relating to agriculture, ecology, energy, and affiliated areas of study.
ProQuest Environmental Science Collection This link opens in a new window
The collection contains scholarly and popular articles related to environmental science.
Scopus This link opens in a new window
The largest citation and abstract database of peer-reviewed literature, with an emphasis on health and natural sciences.

Ebooks

These ebooks may be particularly useful for information about methods and techniques.

Laboratory Methods for Soil Health Analysis by Karlen, Stott, and Mikha (Eds.)
Best practices for collecting and understanding soil health data
Soil and Environmental Analysis: Physical Methods by Keith A. Smith
Reviews methods of physical analysis of soil, including infiltration and penetrometer techniques
Soil Science: Step-by-Step Field Analysis by Logsdon, Clay, Moore, and Tsegaye (Eds.)
Procedures and tips for soil-related fieldwork for better resource management

Using Mendeley

Mendeley is a free research management tool that allows you to collect and organize the sources that you find in library databases and on the internet. Mendeley offers the ability to share references and collaborate with others in groups, and it integrates with Microsoft Word, allowing you to automatically insert citations into a Word document and generate bibliographies using a variety of citation styles.

Mendeley works particularly well with the Scopus database, allowing seamless exporting of citations from Scopus into your Mendeley reference library.

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