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Engineering Village – Advanced searchingGEOBASE and GeoRef mapping
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GeoBase Global, Multidisciplinary Overview of Earth Sciences
• Multidisciplinary overview across earth sciences
• Indexed with geosciences terms
• Ensures relevant results and provide
controlled terms:
•GeoTree Thesaurus (subject terms)
•RegTree Thesaurus (regional terms)
•OrgTree Thesaurus (organism terms)
• Over 1.8 million abstract records
• Coverage of over 60 countries
• Over 100,000 records added annually
• Over 2,000 peer reviewed journals, trade publications, book series, and conference proceedings indexed
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GeoBaseFor Breadth of Insight Across the Earth Sciences
Geomechanics
Oceanography
Geology
Physical Geography
Environmental Sciences
Human Geography
Hydrogeology, Properties of rocks and soils, Site investigation and field observation, Analysis techniques and design methods, Rock breakage and excavation, Rock and soil reinforcement and support, Surface structures, Excavations
Physical oceanography, Marine meteorology, Chemical oceanography, Marine geology and geophysics, Biological oceanography and marine ecology, Pollution and environmental issues, Environment and coastal zone management
Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Igneous and metamorphic geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Engineering geology, Energy sources
Synoptic geography, Landforms, Sedimentology, Soils, Hydrology, Meteorology and climatology, Remote sensing, GIS and mapping
Global ecology, Aquatic ecology, Terrestrial ecology, Pollution, Nature conservation, Economic ecology
Bioengineering, Environmental resources and resources management, Historical geography, Population, People and regions, Rural and urban studies, National, regional, and community planning, Environmental planning, Exchange and development
Geomechanics2%
HumanGeography
25%
EnvironmentalSciences
23%PhysicalGeography
22%
Geology20%
Oceanography8%
Subject Coverage
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GeoRef In-Depth Coverage of Geology and Its Subfields
• A&I Database produced by American Geological Institute
• Comprehensive, in-depth history of geology and its subfields
• Geology-specific indexing
• Ensures relevant results and provides
controlled terms
•GeoRef Thesaurus
•Over 21,000 terms & complete GeoRef indexing structure
• Over 2.9 million abstract records in 40 languages
• Over 90,000 records added annually
• Over 3,500 journals indexed, plus books, maps, reports
• Includes doctoral dissertations & masters’ theses from North American Universities, and all publications of the US Geological Survey
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GeoRefFor Deep Geological Insight
Subject Coverage
Other12% Environmental
Geology23%
EconomicGeology
15%
Surficial Geology
13%
Geophysics10%
Paleontology6%
Petrology7%
Stratigraphy7%
Geomorphology, evolution of Earth’s surface, cryptoexplosion features, mass movements, quaternary geology, archaeology, stratigraphy,palynology, soils- genesis, evolution, erosion
Surficial Geology
Mining geology, commodity studies, geology of deposits, Geology & Economics of metal ores and non-metal deposits, Geology & Economics of energy sources, petroleum, natural gas, oil shale geothermal energy, coal, oil sands
Economic Geology
Ecology, geologic hazards-earthquakes, floods, land subsidence, landslides, debris flows, tsunamis, volcanoes, groundwater pollution conservation, land use, pollution of surface water, reclamation
Environmental Geology
General, mining and rocks, transition states of compounds, magnetic properties of minerals, solid earth, plate tectonics, paleomagnetism, earthquakes and elastic waves, applied studies- well-logging, remote sensing, magnetotelluric surveys
Geophysics
Igneous & metamorphic, meteorites & tektites, metasomatism metamorphism, magma, lavas, intrusions, inclusions; sedimentary rock, sediments, genesis of peat, lignite & coal, clay mineralogy
Petrology
Historical geology & paleoecology, lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, evolution of land masses (continental drift), paleomagnetism, paleogeography, biogeography, paleoclimatology
Stratigraphy
Fossil plants & animals-life origin, paleontological texts & glossaries, fossil collecting; Paleobotany-algae, plantae, pteridophytes; Invertebrate-Bryozoa, Hemichordata, Trilobita; Vertebrate-Agnatha, Amphibia, Mammalia, Pisces, Reptilia, fossil man
Paleontology
Mineralogy and Crystallography, Geochemistry, Geochronology, Extraterrestrial geology, Marine geology & oceanography, Areal geology, Mathematical geology, Structural geology, Hydrogeology & hydrology, Engineering geology
Other
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Take a Closer Look at Geosciences Research:Mapping on Engineering Village, Powered by Google
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Mapping on Engineering Village
• Search GeoBase and/or GeoRef at www.engineeringvillage.com
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• “Geographic Terms” field includes locations referenced most in the result set
• Click “Show Map” button to see terms on map
Mapping on Engineering Village
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• Results move down on the page, below map
• Map pins correspond to “Geographic terms”
Mapping on Engineering Village
Hint: Including geographic term is the same as clicking on map pin – both refine results!
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• Zoom in and out
• Navigate using arrows or by clicking and dragging over map
• Roll over icons to display term and record count
Mapping on EV with Google Maps
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Mapping on EV Visual Context for Insight and Discovery
• 3rd dimension of insight•Harness benefits of faceted results (show terms most associated with topic)
• Visualize prominent terms’ geographic distribution
• Results in context• See areas of the world most associated with research topic
• View where topics’ associated terms are concentrated in relation to each other
• Facilitate discovery•Gain insight and context into increasingly important environmental topics
• Find features or locations not initially associated with a topic
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