About the GeoRef Database

The GeoRef database, established by the American Geological Institute in 1966, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 90,000 references a year. The database contains over 2.9 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. You can gain access to this vast amount of information through searching on the worldwide web, online, or on GeoRef CDs.

A database search produces a customized bibliography. Within seconds, the computer reports the number of references found on a given topic. You can then specify which references you want to see and how much information you want about each.

The GeoRef database covers the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey. Masters' theses and doctoral dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities are also covered.

To maintain the database, GeoRef editor/indexers regularly scan more than 3,500 journals in 40 languages as well as new books, maps, and reports. They record the bibliographic data for each document and assign index terms to describe it. Each month between 5,000 and 8,000 new references are added to the database.

The American Geological Institute, owner and producer of GeoRef, licenses the database to distributors and user organizations. For information on the content of GeoRef, on licensing the database and on methods of access, contact:

          Monika Long
          American Geological Institute
          4220 King Street
          Alexandria, VA 22302
          Phone: 703-379-2480
          Fax: 703-379-7563
          E-mail ml@agiweb.org

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