This document provides information for geology students going on a field trip, including an overview of library resources at Mullins Library that can help find field guides and related research. It outlines services like the reference desk, computers, study spaces and how to search the library catalog to find field guides. It also explains how to search specialized databases like GeoRef and Google Scholar to find journal articles, as well as using the Article Finder tool to locate a specific article. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these library resources and services to aid in their research for the upcoming field trip.

1. Geology Field Trip – Information
Resources
Kate Dougherty
Geosciences & Maps Librarian
January 28, 2014

2. Overview
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About the Libraries
Finding field guides
Search tips
Searching for articles in
GeoRef
• Interlibrary Loan
• Searching for articles in
Google Scholar
• Article Finder

3. Mullins Library Layout & Services
• Service Desks:
– Reference desk
– Circulation
• reserve collection
• laptop checkout
– IT support
• Computers (biggest
GACL); scanners
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Periodicals Room
– Copying Room
(Razorbuck$)
• KIC Scanner
• Study rooms & spaces

8. Search Tips
• Find synonyms for your terms
• Combine/organize your search terms
by concept
• Catalog search:
– (guidebook* OR "field trip*" OR "guide book*" )
and utah and geolog*

12. Alpha
order
by number
Alpha, then
by number
Sometimes a
publication
date appears
at the end;
by number

17. Exercise
• Try searching for a field guide in the library
catalog

23. GeoRef
• Geology/Geosciences database
• N. American publications from 1785;
worldwide from 1933
• Journal articles, conference proceedings,
government pubs., maps, books & more.
• Citations & abstracts only!

25. Refine Results
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By document type
By subject
By classification
By date
more

35. Exercise
• Try searching for a field guide in
GeoRef
• Sign up for an ILL account

43. Google Scholar
• Can search across (almost) everything, but:
– Not-so-great interface
– Can’t access most results
• 2 ways to search:
• Directly from Google Scholar
• Through the Libraries’ website

54. Article Finder
• For when you know the exact article you
need.
• Core, D. P., Kesler, S. E., & Essene, E. J. (2006).
Unusually cu-rich magmas associated with
giant porphyry copper deposits; evidence
from bingham, utah. Geology
(Boulder), 34(1), 41-44.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G21813.1

60. Wrap-Up
• Use the library catalog to find book and
journal titles (NOT individual journal articles)
• Use databases such as GeoRef to find
individual journal articles (and some field
guides), when you don’t know exactly what
you want
• Use the Article Finder to locate a specific
article you already have the info for

61. Questions?
We’re here to help!