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Encyclopedias

Earth and Environmental Science
Springer collection in Earth and Environmental Science
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covers the entire area from the earth’s outer atmosphere to its very inner core and all the environmental factors relating to this discipline.
Elsevier E-books
A collection of online books published in 2010 by Elsevier, Academic Press, and other publishers.
Springer E-books
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It contains digitized scientific, technical and medical (STM) book collection from Springer starting from 2005 on.

American Geophysical Union (AGU) Journals This link opens in a new window Full-text scholarly journals covering research in the earth and space sciences, from the initial journal publication dates to present. Topics covered include Atmospheric Science; Climate change; Engineering and Applied Geophysics, Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Geology and Geophysics; Hydrology, Cryosphere, and Earth Surface. Availability: Full-text Date Coverage: All from v.1

Energy Citations Database
Open Access
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Energy Citations database (ECD) contains over 2.6 million bibliographic citations for energy and energy related subjects from the Department of Energy. It also provides access to over 221,000 electronic documents with continued growth through regular updates. The database covers disciplines such as chemistry, physics, materials, environmental science, geology, engineering, mathematics, climatology, oceanography, and computer science. It includes bibliographic citations to report literature, conference papers, journal articles, books, dissertations, and patents.

GeoRef This link opens in a new window CORE Established by the American Geological Institute in 1966, it provides search to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef contains over 2.6 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. GeoRef (Early humans and Archaeology) is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences. It 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. It covers 3,500 journals in 40 languages as well as new books, maps, and reports and theses. American Geological Institute. 1785-
GeoScienceWorld journals This link opens in a new window A collection of geosciences peer-reviewed journals from American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Geological Society of America, Geological Society of London, and other societies. Sample titles are: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Economic Geology, Environmental & Engineering Geoscience, Geophysics, Journal of the Geological Society, and Petroleum Geoscience. Availability: Full-text Date Coverage: All from v.1

GSA Data Repository
Open Access
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From the Geological Society of America
PANGAEA
Open Access
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"PANGAEA" stands for "Publishing Network for Geoscientific & Environmental Data"
PASCAL
Provides multidisciplinary and multilingual coverage for science, technology, and medicine with special emphasis on European content.
Limitations: 4 users

Scopus This link opens in a new window MultidisciplinaryExcellent for citation searching One of the largest multidisciplinary databases for scholarly articles (over 18,000 titles from 5,000 publishers), quality web sources and patents. Elsevier. 1996-present for citation searching; 1823 - present for general searching.

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Open Access
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A multi-disciplinary organization providing reliable information on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water. USGC includes collections of maps, imagery and publications as well as reference materials such us fact-sheets.

Web of Science This link opens in a new window MultidisciplinaryExcellent for citation searching Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers over 10,000 of the highest impact journals worldwide, including open access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings. ISI. 1900-present for citation and general searching.

Go Geo
Portal to spatial data.
Infomine
Scholarly internet resource collections.
Intute
Helps you find the best websites for study and research.
Khan Academy
2000 educational videos arranged by subject.
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"The Khan Academy is a not-for-profit organization with the mission of providing a high quality education to anyone, anywhere."
ScienceWorld
SciTopics
Virtual Learning Resources
WWW Virtual Library

Lebanese Atomic Energy Commission (part of CNRS)
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promote the peaceful application of atomic energy in Lebanon
National Centre for Geophysical Research (part of CNRC)
Monitors in real time seismic activity
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The NCGR monitors in real time seismic activity in Lebanon and world wide through a seismological network.
The centre is also interested in conducting gravity and GPS surveys as well as geological exploration in order to identify active faulting and thus compile a zoning map of Lebanon
National Centre for Marine Sciences (part of CNRS)
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Supervise permanently the coastal zone and the sea
Remote Sensing Centre
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Remote sensing and GIS technologywith focus on environmental and development concerns.