Screen LibraryOnline databases and other Internet resources for earth science : a handbook /
Though an enormous amount of information relating to earth sciences are available on the Internet, for a serious researcher, teacher, librarian or a student who has deadlines to meet, searching the Internet for specific scientific information can at times be frustrating. The main purpose of Online D...
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Chandos Pub.,
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| Publisher Address: | Oxford : |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Chandos information professional series
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9781843342380 |
| Summary: |
Though an enormous amount of information relating to earth sciences are available on the Internet, for a serious researcher, teacher, librarian or a student who has deadlines to meet, searching the Internet for specific scientific information can at times be frustrating. The main purpose of Online Databases and Other Internet Resources for Earth Science is to group these resources together and to provide the URLs and hyperlinks so a researcher, teacher or student can access them with the minimum effort, time and cost. The book also introduces the reader to a few basic concepts that propel the Internet and the world wide web so that he or she can make informed searches apart from assessing the quality and reliability of the data available on the internet. A brief introduction is provided on the current status of the draft treaty by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the EU directive on copyright restrictions for scientific databases and what a researcher is permitted to do with the data obtained from the Internet, especially those from a commercial data provider. Earth science resources on the Internet are grouped into various categories: such as journals, databases, multimedia, directories, teaching aids and mailing listsOnline earth science publications and a list of open access publications related to earth sciencesThe databases are further grouped into bibliographic data, specimen collection, chemical analysis, geophysical data, etc. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xix, 312 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-295) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781780631189 1780631189 |
| Index Number: | QE48 |
| CLC: | P3-39 |
| Contents: | 1. Introduction. -- 2. Earth science resources and the internet. -- 3. Databases and other resources for the Polar Regions. -- 4. Geochemistry. -- 5. Geophysics and environmental studies. -- 6. Marine sciences. -- 7. Paleontology. -- 8. Geology and geomorphology. -- 9. Conclusions. |