Geoscience 10 resource guide
Locating a refereed paper on the geology of a national park:
A refereed or scholarly paper may be described as a paper that is written by an expert for other experts (see this webpage for more information about the difference between scholarly, refereed, and popular articles).
Some databases index only scholarly journals; others index a mixture of newspapers as well as scholarly and popular journals. The following databases should help you locate an appropriate article:
- ProQuest - This database contains a mix of popular and schlolarly resources but presents the results separately so it is easy to tell the difference. There is also a good amount of fulltext included in the database.
- GeoRef - This is a database devoted to geology. It also separates results by popular and scholarly works.
- Web of Science - This database indexes primarily scholarly journals.
