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Geography/Geology

Title and Description	Some Fulltext	Coverage
EM-DAT: International Disasters Data Base		1988-current
Essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 12,800 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.
GEOBASE (FirstSearch)		1980-current
Covers journals, books, conference proceedings, and reports on geography, geology, ecology, and more.
GeoRef (CSA)		1785-current
Covers geology and geoscience. The database is comprised of four major reference publications: Bibliography of North American Geology, Bibliography and Index of Geology Exclusive of North America, Geophysical Abstracts, and the Bibliography and Index of Geology. Additional items come from special bibliographies produced on request for state surveys or societies, and annual subject and author indexes.
GeoScienceWorld (GSW)		Varies by journal
Comprehensive Internet resource for research and communications in the geosciences, built on a core database aggregation of peer-reviewed journals indexed, linked, and inter-operable with GeoRef.
ProQuest		1986-current
Multidisciplinary index to articles in scholarly and popular periodicals. Includes some newspapers, Historical New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
Scopus (Elsevier)		dates vary
Abstract and citation database covering over 15,000 peer-reviewed titles from more than 4,000 publishers. Emphasis on science and social science.