Database Name:Geological Reference File (or Geoscience World)
Acronym:GeoRef; GEOR
Producer:AGI - American Geological Institute
Type of Information:Bibliographic
Group(s):EVENTS, GEOLOGY, MINERAL RESOURCES
Database Description:Contains citations to the international literature on earth sciences, including: economic geology; engineering and environmental geology; geochemistry; geomorphology; geophysics; hydrogeology and hydrology; mineralogy and cristallography; minerals and petroleum; paleontology; sedimentary petrology; stratigraphy, and structural geology.
At the American Geological Institute site, you may freely access the GeoRef Preview database (with new, unedited references).
Information Sources:Various publications: "Bibliography and Index of North American Geology", "Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America", "Geophysical Abstracts", "Bibliography of Theses in Geology", "Bibliography and Index of Geology", "Bibliography and Index of Micropaleontology".
Time Span:Since 1669 (for North America literature); since 1933 (Worldwide)
Numer of Records:More than 3.2 million
Language:English (with some titles also in the original languages)
Updating Frequency:Biweekly
Distributors:AGI (online)
CSA (online)
DIALOG (online)
Elsevier/Egineering Village (online)
Ovid Technologies (online)
STN (online)