Earth Science and Engineering search tools

Maps and GIS data

Digimap
Contains Geology, OS and Marine maps and data as well as Aerial imagery and data of Great Britain.

LandScan
LandScan Global Population Database provides population distribution data.

OpenGeoSci
This is a free, public map-based interface providing geographic searching for more than 300,000 maps, cross-sections, charts, tables, figures and data from GeoScienceWorld (GSW) publications. 

OpenGeoscience
Gives access to geological maps, data, photos, borehole scans and more of Great Britain provided by the British Geological Survey.

Articles and papers

ACM Digital Library
The digital library of the Association for Computing Machinery. Contains the full text of ACM publications including journals and conference proceedings plus bibliographic records from the ACM Guide to Computing Literature. 

GeoScienceWorld
Gives access to GeoRef, the most comprehensive bibliographic database in geosciences and to key journals such as the AAPG Bulletin, Journal of the Geological Society, Geology and Petroleum Geoscience amongst others. Provides full-text access to a wide collection of e-books from the Society of Economic Geologists, Geological Society of America, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Society for Sedimentary Geology, Society of Exploration Geophysicists and European Mineralogical Union.

OnePetro
Provides access to technical papers in the oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) industry produced by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as well as other organisations including the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), the Society of Underwater Technology (SUT) and the World Petroleum Council (WPC).

AGU Earth and Space Index (EASI)
Provides access to journals from the American Geophysical Union including Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems; Geophysical Research Letters; Journal of Geophysical Research; Paleoceanography; Reviews of Geophysics; and Tectonics

Lyell Collection 
Provides access to the Geological Society’s special publications, memoirs, journals and more

Earthdoc
EAGE’s online geoscience database. Provides access to over 70,000 event papers and technical articles. Access includes the following journals: First Break, Near Surface Geophysics, Geophysical Prospecting, Basin Research and Petroleum Geoscience.

O’Reilly Online Learning
This digital platform provides access to nearly 54,000 resources ranging from e-books, videos, proven learning paths, case studies and audio books. Topics include programming, IT networking, project management, graphic design and business strategy. The content includes code snippets, certification preparation materials, practice exercises, training videos, and much more.

Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database covering peer-reviewed journals. Available 1970 – present. Includes citation links.

Scopus
Multidisciplinary database Available 1823 – present, although majority of content is from 1996 – present. Includes citation links.

SciFinder-n 
Covers all areas of chemistry and chemical engineering. May be searched on factual data or by using structures and substructures.

Engineering Village
Contains engineering research literature but also covers over 200 journals in Earth Sciences, Geology, Geochemistry, Geophysics, etc. It can be used to filter search results for specific values, less than/greater than or number ranges for a range of parameters (e.g. size, frequency, electrical resistance and many more).

EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate
Contains Business publications as well industry and trade magazines.

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Abstracts of theses and dissertations from around the world.