Geological Sciences
The SUB Göttingen offers a wide range of information resources for geology. Printed and digital materials can be accessed via its catalogues and databases. These resources are complemented by the specialised FID GEO information service and a thematic map collection.
Geological collections at the SUB Göttingen
SUB Göttingen has extensive collections in geology. This applies to both the historical holdings and the modern literature. In conjunction with the related holdings on geography, geophysics, astronomy, astrophysics, space research and thematic maps, the library has an extensive and well-rounded range of literature on the Earth and space system.
Specialized Information Service Geosciences of the Solid Earth (FID GEO)
The DFG-funded Specialized Information Service Geosciences (FID GEO) started work in summer 2016 and is being developed by the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) together with the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. The FID GEO supports the German geoscientific community
- in the electronic publishing of institutional series, other publications as well as pre- and postprints,
- in the digitisation of public domain publications and maps,
- the publication of research data.
An important resource in this regard is the GEO-LEOe-docs repository.
Books: Print and Digital
E-books
Books such as textbooks and handbooks that are available in electronic format can primarily be found in the subject-specific databases licensed by our library. They may also be accessible through interdisciplinary databases such as GeoRef, GEO-LEO, GeoGuide, Online Contents, and the Science Citation Index.
If you are unable to find the e-book you need, you are welcome to submit a purchase request for consideration.
Books
Printed books on geology can be found in the Central Library (ZB) of the Göttingen State and University Library (SUB Göttingen) and the Library of the Faculty of Geosciences and Geography. They are also distributed across the campus in various faculty and institute libraries.
Shelving System
Some of the collections are freely accessible in the reading room of the Central Library. However, a large portion is stored in closed stacks and can be requested via the Göttinger Universitätskatalog (GUK) .
The literature in the reading room is arranged systematically. The collections are organized according to the Göttingen Online Classification (GOK); the majority of the literature is located in subject groups V*, T*, and Q*. An example of the arrangement is
Cristallography (VGA*) or Petrology (VK*) or in the GöDiscovery Palaeozoology (VX*).
Book not Available?
If you cannot find a title, you can order the book via inter-library loan or send us a Purchase suggestion for an e-book or a print title.
Library Catalogues
The GöDiscovery discovery system allows you to search for books, journals and databases, as well as a wide range of journal articles, from the collections of the SUB Göttingen and other institutional libraries, as well as external sources. The search is limited to the local collection by default, but you can expand the scope via the settings.
The Göttinger Universitätskatalog (GUK) lists only the items held locally.
Journals
Geological journals are mainly available digitally. You can find e- and print editions in GöDiscovery and in the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK). The Electronic Journals Library (EZB) provides an overview sorted by subject and uses color symbols to indicate access to the full text. Many licensed titles can also be used off campus via VPN.
Databases
Databases can be found in the Database Information System (DBIS), organized by subject. The licensed fee-based databases can also be found in GöDiscovery and in the Göttingen University Catalogue (GUK). The free databases can only be found in DBIS. Data resources of various types are listed, in particular subject bibliographies that list articles, as well as full-text databases that contain articles from electronic journals.
Specialist Information on Geology on the Internet
The Geosciences Information Service (FID GEO) is a service funded by the DFG and run by the Lower Saxony State and University Library in Göttingen (SUB Göttingen) and the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam, and aims to promote the cultural shift towards Open Science through its services.
GEO-LEO is a central portal for researching information resources related to the Earth and space system. Through GEO-LEOe-docs, it also provides a publishing platform for electronic full-text documents.
The Geophysics Subject Catalogue is a subject-specific section of the joint database of the Joint Library Network (GBV). It lists the geophysics holdings at the SUB Göttingen and is continuously updated with new acquisitions and retrospective cataloguing.
The catalogue is a freely accessible ordering database for online interlibrary loans and the chargeable document delivery service subito.
The American Geological Institute’s GeoRef database contains over 3.2 million entries providing bibliographic references (with abstracts) to international specialist literature in the geosciences. In some cases, it also provides links to electronic full-text versions via the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). (Access is restricted to the University of Göttingen.)
The OLC Earth Sciences database provides access to the tables of contents of around 800 journals in the earth sciences. It is not only a database for bibliographic research, but also a freely accessible ordering database for online interlibrary loans and the chargeable document delivery service subito (free access for German libraries and academic institutions).
Training Courses
We are happy to offer training courses. You are welcome to Malte Semmler enquire about search training for specialist searches, and we are also happy to provide individual advice.
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