Geology

Geology
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Magazine, Newspaper, Journal Articles
 
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Titles with small star below = Lone Star College System college access off campus with valid college ID/library card number

All other titles = off campus by HCPL & Lone Star College System library card holders

Scholarly Science Articles
NOTE: Find articles below
from scholarly science journals.
JSTOR and Science & Technology Collection
include mostly journal articles. You will need to select
the "scholarly journals" option in ProQuest
to limit your search.
JSTOR
small star = college users only (Mellon Foundation) Includes full-text back issues of selected journals in such areas as history, statistics, sociology, literature, and economics.
ProQuest Databases
small star = college users only (ProQuest) Articles from journals, magazines, national newspapers including the Houston Chronicle and National Public Radio (NPR) selected programs.
Science & Technology Collection
(EBSCO) Includes 800 full text journals in subjects such as biology, chemistry, computer technology, geology, and physics.

News Articles
NOTE: Find articles below
on a geological event to get an idea
of what happened via initial or follow-up news stories.
Historical New York Times
small star = college users only (ProQuest) Covers the years of 1851-2003 of the newspaper with full-text and full-image articles.
InfoTrac Newspapers
(Thomson Gale) Includes 140 cover-to-cover newspapers from around the world plus an additional 300 sources of selected news, 1996 - present.
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Books, Videos, Etc.
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Maps
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Selected Web Sites
Geology, Paleontology, & Environmental Sites

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Citation Help
Find examples of MLA format on the Citation Help page to give credit to information sources used in an assignment.

Sample MLA Citations for Geology Sources:
NOTE: Indenting of lines cannot be shown on web page. Check MLA guides for correct formatting.

Journal Article from the Science & Technology Collection article database

Ebinger, Cynthia. "Continental Break-Up: The East African Perspective." Astronomy & Geophysics.

46 (2005): 16-21. Science & Technology Collection. EBSCOhost. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX.

10 Oct. 2007 <http://search.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.nhmccd.edu>.

Online Book from NetLibrary e-book database

Warren, John. Evaporites: Their Evolution and Economics. London: Blackwell, 1999. NetLibrary.

Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 10 Oct. 2007 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.

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