Geology: Find Books
Guide for Library Research in Geology
PSU Library Catalog
Results include both print books and ebooks, available from Portland State Library and other libraries.
Find Books Using Subject Headings
Academic Library Subjects
Browsing the library shelves by call number ranges is another strategy for locating information on a topic; call numbers can help you get to the "right neighborhood" in the library stacks.
| GB651 - GB2998 | Hydrology |
| QC801 - QC849 | Geophysics |
| QE | Geology |
| TA703 - TA710.5 | Engineering Geology |
| TN | Mining |
U.S. Geological Survey
The U.S. Geological Survey is a very important publisher in geology. They publish several series, and the following list will direct you to their locations within the Portland State Library.
| QE75.B9 | Bulletins |
| QE75.C5 | Circulars |
| QE75.O6 | Open-file reports (microforms 3rd floor) |
| QE75.P9 | Professional Papers |
| GB680.A5 | Techniques of water-resources investigations |
| TC423.A365 | Water resources investigations report |
| TC801.U2 | Water-supply papers |
Guide to USGS Publications / Manassas, Va.: Documents Index.
Z6027 .U5 G8 1998 | 2nd Floor, http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/
Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod
Selected Books
Regulating Water Security in Unconventional Oil and Gas by Call Number: onlinePublication Date: 2020coming soon
Earthquake Geology and Tectonophysics Around Eastern Tibet and Taiwan by Call Number: onlinePublication Date: 2021
An Elastic Model for Volcanology by Publication Date: 2020
A Coast of Scenic Wonders: Coastal Geology and Ecology of the Outer Coast of Oregon and Washington and the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Call Number: QE155 .H39 2020Publication Date: 20205th Floor
Geodynamics and Earth Tides Observations from Global to Micro Scale by Call Number: onlinePublication Date: 2019
