Earth Sciences

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Earth Sciences

Reading Lists

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Independent Research - getting started

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• Choosing your sources - first steps

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How to choose the most appropriate source for your research

• Finding print books and ebooks using the Library Catalogue

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Links to books provided by the University Library. Includes textbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias.

 

• Ebook collections

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fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

A collection of 53 e-books relating specifically to petroleum engineering/science but of potential wider interest to earth and environmental sciences.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

What:

  • Contains full text books in many subject areas.

Why:

  • A search performed on this platform will search the full text of all titles using your keywords. It will retrieve individual chapters on your topic.

How:

This collection consists of 130 titles covering a wide range of earth science and geography topics e.g. Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards.

A collection of approximately 900 ebooks from Springer published before 1990 on earth and environmental sciences

 

• Dictionaries and encyclopedias

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• Getting started with Discovery

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Use Discovery to find a range of resources including books, journal articles and audio visual material.

Creating a search strategy

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Independent Research - beyond the basics

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How to develop and apply advanced search techniques using a range of specialist resources including databases. Links to online resources from organisations and professional bodies.

Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA7 and links to information on reference management software

Your Subject Team

 Hannah Britcher

Faculty Librarian

email hannah.britcher@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk