Database Name:GEOBASE
Acronym:GEOB
Producer:Elsevier B.V. (a division of Reed-Elsevier)
Type of Information:Bibliographic
Group(s):ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES
Database Description:Contains citations (with abstracts) to the worldwide literature on earth sciences. Covers: cartography, climatology, demography, ecology, environment, geography, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrology, mineralogy, natural resources, paelontology, planning, regional studies, remote sensing, sedimentology, stratigraphy, tectonics, and transportation.
This database includes the full contents of the GEOM database (Geomechanics Abstracts) .
Another interesting data base, also called GEOBASE, but only with geospatial data from Canada, can be freely accessed at the CCOG site.
Information Sources:All sources (journals, books, monographs, conference proceedings, reports, theses and dissertations) used for the elaboration of the printed version of various abstracting journals: "Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography", "Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography", "Geological Abstracts", "Ecological Abstracts", "International Development Abstracts", "Geomechanics Abstracts", "Oceanographic Literature Review".
Time Span:Since 1980
Numer of Records:More than 1.5 million
Language:English
Updating Frequency:Quarterly (Ovid) and Biweekly (other distributors)
Distributors:DIALOG (online)
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