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Comparing GeoBase and GeoRef
Pollak Library subscribes to several
databases that will help you find articles on topics in the Geological
Sciences. GeoBase and GeoRef are good first choices.
What do these databases
include?
 | Similarities:
 | Both databases contain citations and
abstracts for resources in Geology (no full-text). |
| Both databases help locate journal
articles from the most important journals in the field of Geology. |
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| Differences:
| GeoBase:
 | Includes other subjects
(environment, geography, etc.). |
| Only fairly recent material: journal articles published
from 1980 to present. |
| CSUF owns many of the journals
indexed. |
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| GeoRef:
| Covers only geology. |
| Includes materials other than
journal articles. |
| Broad time coverage includes materials published from
1785 to present. |
| You may have to request materials
through Interlibrary
Loan to obtain them. CSUF does own a portion of the
materials indexed, but the coverage also includes many materials not
in the CSUF Library. |
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Which should I use
first?
| Start with GeoBase.
| CSUF owns a higher percentage of the
resources listed. |
| NOTE: Make sure that you limit to the subject
category "geology." (GeoBase includes resources in other
disciplines which are likely to be irrelevant to your search.) |
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| If you need more than you find in GeoBase,
try GeoRef.
| Use GeoRef to find older materials (1785
to present). |
| Use GeoRef to find more in depth
coverage of a topic. |
| Use GeoRef to find materials other than
journal articles.
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Once I identify an item
that I want, how do I know if CSUF owns it?
How can I get a
copy of an item if CSUF does not own it?
If I did not find
enough information on my topic, how can I find more?
| Look at the CSUF |
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