Field trip guidebooks:

• Are a significant contribution to geoscience literature 
• Are often the most current or only synopsis of an area's geology  
• Allow a reader to replicate the trip through a road log or GPS stop locations  
• Are frequently published as part of a series, e.g., Oklahoma Geological Survey Guide book 

Search in Discover Local for a guidebook by:

• title
• author
• series name

• OU geology and geophysics theses and dissertations are shelved alphabetically by author's last name in the Youngblood Energy Library. You do not need a call number.

• Don't know the author's name?  Search the library catalog, Discover Local, by title or subject.  You can limit your search to:   Material Type:  Dissertations.

• Another good source is the Youngblood Library thesis/dissertation keyword database with lots of keywords assigned to each thesis/dissertation.  You can also search this database by advisor name.

• PhD dissertations are available in electronic format (full-text) through the library catalog, Discover Local, or through SHAREOK, the OU/OSU institutional repository.

Geology and Geophysics Call Numbers:

• QC 801- QC 809  Geophysics
• QC 811- QC 849  Geomagnetism
• QE  Geology
  • QE 351 - QE 399.2  Mineralogy
  • QE 420 - QE 499 Petrology
  • QE 521 - QE 545 Volcanoes and earthquakes
  • QE 601 - QE 613.5 Structural geology
  • QE 640 - QE 699 Stratigraphy
  • QE 701 - QE 760  Paleontology

Related Subjects:

• QB  Astronomy
• QC  Physics
• QD  Chemistry
• TA  Engineering (general)
• TN  Mining engineering

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Encyclopedias and reference works (available online):

• Encyclopedia of Geology

• Treatise on Geochemistry

• Treatise on Geophysics

• Knovel Critical Tables

• International Critical Tables of Numerical Data, Physics, Chemistry and Technology