This guide provides a set of resources useful for introductory undergraduate research in Astronomy at the Cabot Science Library. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or comprehensive. Cabot Library holds the general science collections for the university. Please consult the HOLLIS catalog and the E-Research @ Harvard site for all of Harvard’s holdings.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Glossary of Geology / 4th ed., Jackson, J.A., ed. ; Cabot REF QE5 .B38 1997
Challinor’s Dictionary of Geology / 6th ed., Wyatt, A., ed. ; Cabot REF QE5 .C45 1986
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences / Dasch, E.J., ed. ; Cabot REF QE5 .E5137 1996
Earth Science / Woodhead, J.A., ed. ; Cabot REF QE28 .E12 2001
Manuals, Guides, and Tables
Dana’s Minerals and How to Study Them / Hurlburt, C.S. Jr. & W. E. Sharp. ; Cabot REF QE365 .H845 1998
Tables for the Determination of Minerals / Krauss, E.H. & W. F. Hunt, 2nd ed. ; Cabot REF QE367 .K8 1930
A to Z of Earth Scientists / Gates, A.E. ; Cabot REF QE21 G38 2003
Journals
Cabot Science Library has a large collection of current journals on the main floor of the library. We have couches and arm chairs available for comfortable browsing of the collection. Older issues can be found in the basement. For access to electronic copies of journals, look up the journal’s title in the HOLLIS catalog, where an internet link will be available if Harvard owns a subscription. Or you may use the E-Journals list available through the E-Research @ Harvard site. To locate individual articles within the journals, use one of the databases listed in this guide (individual articles are not available in the catalog or the e-journal list).
Databases for Journal Articles
Science Direct (1995 -)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:elsevier
is a multidisciplinary database offering full text in many areas od science such as geology, environmental science, earth and planetary sciences chemistry, physics, biology, genetics, agriculture, and social sciences.
GeoRef (1785-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:georefxx
The GeoRef database, established by the American Geo-logical Institute and searchable online via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world and contains references to journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and the-ses.
Applied Science and Technology Abstracts (1983-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:apscitec
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts is Wilson's Applied Science & Technology Index with abstracts. The abstracts range from 50 to 150 words. Subjects covered include all fields of engineering, aeronautics, chemistry, computer technology and applications, earth sciences, energy and environment, geology, mathematics, metallurgy, and physics.
Citation Indexes / Web of Science (1945-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:scicitin
Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes 5,700 major journals across more than 150 scientific disciplines. Because the information stored about each article includes the article's cited reference list (often called its bibliography), you can also search the databases for articles that cite a known author or work.