LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR NATS 101

This page will guide you to resources, both in the University of Arizona Library and on the Internet, that will help you successfully complete your NATS 101 Research Project.

• Citation Guides
      Presents three styles with examples for referencing your sources

• Code of Academic Integrity
      The University of Arizona policy for honesty in students' academic work

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)
      A place to search for magazine articles for your topic; many of the articles are full text

• Encyclopedia Britannica Online
      A place to get a general introduction to your topics

• Evaluating Information on the Web
      Criteria for determining the credibility of a Web sites and links to sample sites to evaluate
  

• Mind Mapping
      A creative approach to organizing your research project
  
  
• Tutorials and Guides
  Links to tutorials and guides to help you optimize your use of Library resources

• SABIO Gateway
      The SABIO GATEWAY is your entrance to the Library's resources

Identifying Rocks

• Rocks
• Rocks Collection And Preservation
• Rocks - Identification
• Rocks Pictorial Works

• Audubon Society field guide to North American rocks and minerals
• Cambridge guide to minerals, rocks & fossils
• A field guide to rocks and minerals
• How to know the rocks and minerals
• Larousse guide to minerals, rocks, and fossils

Information about Minerals

• Mineralogy
• Mineralogy Handbooks Manuals Etc
• Minerals

• Handbook of Mineralogy
• The Encyclopedia of Mineralogy
• Encyclopedia of Minerals
• Mineral Reference Manual

• Athena Mineralogy
• The Mineral Gallery

  Information about the Elements

• Chemical Elements
• Chemical Elements Handbooks Manuals Etc
• Chemicals Environmental Aspects Handbooks Manuals Etc
• Environmental Health
• Hazardous Substances Dictionaries.

• Dictionary of Substances and Their Effects
• The Elements
• Encyclopedia of the Elements
• Environmental Contaminant Reference Databook
• Handbook of Hazardous Materials
• Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens
• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
• McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology

• The Chemistry Society's Network - A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements
  
• WebElements Periodic Table
  
• CHEMICOOL Periodic Table

    Information about Arizona Geology

• Geology Arizona
• Arizona Geology Guide Books

• Geology of Arizona
• Landscapes of Arizona : the geological story
• A rŽsumŽ of the geology of Arizona
• Roadside geology of Arizona

• Arizona Geology: A Guide to the Literature
• Geologic Map of Arizona
• Geosciences Resources
• Geosciences: Sources for Research
• Stephen J. Reynolds: Arizona Geology

• Geology North America

• The encyclopedia of world regional geology: pt. 1. Western Hemisphere including Antarctica and Australia
• The evolution of North America
• Geological evolution of North America
• The Geology of North America: an overview
• The making of a continent

Information about the Geologic History and Origin of the Earth

• Earth Origin
• Earth Sciences
• Physical Geology

• Building planet Earth
• Cambridge encyclopedia of earth sciences
• Earth's dynamic systems
• Encyclopedia of earth system science
• McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of the geological sciences
• Planet earth and the new geoscience

• The Origin of the Earth

Information about the Origin of the Solar System

• Planets - Origin
• Solar System - Origin

• Cambridge encyclopedia of earth sciences
• Encyclopedia of physical science and technology
• Encyclopedia of the solar system
• Magill's survey of science. Physical science series
  

• The Nine Ten Planets
• The Origin of the Solar System

Information about the Origin of the Universe

• Cosmology

• Astronomy and astrophysics encyclopedia
• Discovering the universe
• Encyclopedia of astronomy and astrophysics
• Encyclopedia of the solar system
  

• Cambridge Cosmology
• Cosmology. A Research Briefing
• Cosmology: The Study of the Universe
• Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial

Chestalene Pintozzi, pintozzic@u.library.arizona.edu, Science-Engineering Library 216, 621-6392