Earth Sciences Resources

This guide includes current print and electronic earth science resources for general research on topics such as agriculture, environment, geography, and geology. Contact a librarian for more information or for help with specific earth science topics. Guides for other sciences and selected courses are available from the Subject & Course Guides page. Book Collections | Periodicals & Databases | Websites | Citation Book Collections

Circulating Books

Use the Catalog to find books in the libraries' circulating collection, as well as reference sources, government documents, and other materials.

Library Catalog Keyword Subject Author Title
    Limit to: Print Books  E-books  Audio/Visual 

Print Reference Books

• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences
  Sumter Campus
  Ref QE5 .E5137 1996
  
  
• Oxford Companion to the Earth Book
  Sumter Campus
  Ref QE5 .O94 2000

Online Books

To access online books, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

• The following titles and many more are available from NetLibrary through the LINCC Catalog
  • Everglades Agricultural Area
  • Geographical Evolution
  • Geology
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Earth Science
  • Solutions for an Environment in Peril
  
  
• The Digital Collection from Greenwood Electronic Media available through the LINCC Catalog provides a large quantity of electronic titles on a variety of subjects. Some of the earth science titles include:
  • The City as a Human Environment
  • Controversies in Food and Nutrition
  • Effective Environmental Regulation
  • Environmental Policy
  • Federalism and the Environment
  • Global Environmental Change
  • The Global Warming Desk Reference
  • Managing Planet Earth
  • U.S. Agricultural Groups
  
  
• The following titles are available from the Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
  • A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
  • A Dictionary of Ecology
  • The Oxford Companion to the Earth
  • The Oxford Companion to the History of Modern Science
  
  
• The Virtual Reference Library includes the following titles:
  • Gale Encyclopedia of Science
  • Science in Dispute Vols. 1-3
  • World of Earth Science 2v, 2003

Periodicals & Databases

Magazines, newspapers and journals are available in print at all LSCC libraries and through online databases.

Finding Articles

Databases provide an electronic index for articles in many subject areas. LSCC provides access to a large number of databases covering a wide range of topics. You can access databases alphabetically or by clicking on the subject categories below.

• General Databases provide articles on a wide variety of disciplines and usually provide sufficient information for most general research
  
  
• Science, Computing, and Technology Databases will provide articles about specific science topics and will help you with more in-depth research.

To access LSCC Databases, login using your X-ID and PIN number (last four digits of your Social Security number).

Finding Magazines, Journals and Newspapers

If you know the name of a specific periodical, the Journal Finder search box below will tell you if it is available at one of the LSCC Libraries or through one of the databases.

Find Journal by Title:

Websites

Associations & Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Association of American State Geologists
• Greenpeace International

Government Sites

• Agricola
• Florida Department of Environmental Protection
• National Atlas.gov
• National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
• National Science Foundation
• Science.gov
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. Geological Survey

Resources

• UF IFAS: Solutions for your Life
• AgWeb.com
• Agriculture Online
• How Stuff Works: Earth Science
• U.S. Geological Survey Library

Web Directories

• The Environment Directory
• Science.gov: Agriculture Links
• Science.gov: Earth and Ocean Science Links
• Science.gov: Energy & Energy Conservation Links
• Science.gov: Environment & Environmental Quality

Citation

Remember, plagiarism is a serious violation of LSCC's Academic Integrity policy, so you must cite any idea or direct quote imported from an outside source. The links below provide citation examples and formatting instructions.

• For APA and MLA citation styles, refer to the libraries' Citation Center for printable guides and other help with documentation. Ask a librarian for additional assistance.
• For other documentation styles, the Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides good examples and instruction.