GEOBASE is a database,

multidisciplinary Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combination of multiple academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project). It draws knowledge from several other fields like sociology, anthropology, psychology, ec ...

in scope, which indexes bibliographic information and abstracts for the

Geographical Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surf ...

, and Ecological sciences, published by Engineering Information, a subsidiary of

Elsevier Elsevier () is a Dutch academic publishing company specializing in scientific, technical, and medical content. Its products include journals such as '' The Lancet'', '' Cell'', the ScienceDirect collection of electronic journals, '' Trends'', ...

. The broad subject coverage includes earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics,

human geography Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment. It analyzes spatial interdependencies between social i ...

, physical geography,

social geography Social geography is the branch of human geography that is interested in the relationships between society and space, and is most closely related to social theory in general and sociology in particular, dealing with the relation of social phenomena ...

and oceanography. Development studies are also included in this database.

Coverage

Coverage includes 2000 peer reviewed journal, and

trade journal A trade magazine, also called a trade journal or trade paper (colloquially or disparagingly a trade rag), is a magazine or newspaper whose target audience is people who work in a particular trade or industry. The collective term for th ...

titles. Other journal titles and books are included in the archival coverage of this database. With more than 2 million records, it has temporal coverage from 1980 to the present. Each year, at least 100,000 additional citations and abstracts are added, and it is updated every two weeks. Access is covered through both online (internet), and CD-ROM. Other types of publications indexed in this database are magazine articles, product reviews, directories and all related materials. International literature coverage pertains to Non-English language papers, and lesser available books, conference proceedings and reports. Subject coverage also includes

cartography Cartography (; from grc, χάρτης , "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and , "write") is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality (or an ...

hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is calle ...

climatology Climatology (from Ancient Greek, Greek , ''klima'', "place, zone"; and , ''wiktionary:-logia, -logia'') or climate science is the scientific study of Earth's climate, typically defined as weather conditions averaged over a period of at least 30 ...

meteorology Meteorology is a branch of the atmospheric sciences (which include atmospheric chemistry and physics) with a major focus on weather forecasting. The study of meteorology dates back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did no ...

, energy,

paleontology Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fos ...

, environment,

petrology Petrology () is the branch of geology that studies rocks and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous and metamorphic petrology are commonly taught together ...

, geochemistry, photogrammetry,

geomorphology Geomorphology (from Ancient Greek: , ', "earth"; , ', "form"; and , ', "study") is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or ...

, sedimentology,

geophysics Geophysics () is a subject of natural science concerned with the physical processes and physical properties of the Earth and its surrounding space environment, and the use of quantitative methods for their analysis. The term ''geophysics'' som ...

, and

volcanology Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology) is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena (volcanism). The term ''volcanology'' is derived from the Latin word '' vulcan''. Vulcan was the a ...

Print counterparts

The GEOBASE database is covered in print, in the following abstracts journals: *Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography *Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography *Geological Abstracts *Ecological Abstracts *International Development Abstracts *Oceanographic Literature Review *Geomechanics Abstracts

Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography

::ISSN 0953-9611, LCCN:89646812 This database is published monthly, and contains abstracts from 2000 journals. It provides bibliographic coverage of each abstracted journal. ''Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography'', and ''Fluid Abstracts: Civil Engineering'' are considered to be of related interest. This database was formed by the union of the following abstracts journals: *Geographical abstracts. C, Economic geography (1986) OCoLC: 13548872 *Geographical abstracts. D, Social and historical geography (OCoLC)13645587 *Geographical abstracts. F, Regional and community planning (OCoLC)13646354.

Geographical Abstracts: Physical Geography

::ISSN 0954-0504 This database is published monthly, and contains abstracts from 2000 journals. It provides bibliographic coverage of each abstracted journal.

References

External links

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History of Geographical Abstracts
University of Chicago (library). October 2010. (Very brief) {{Reed Elsevier Bibliographic databases and indexes Earth sciences Geographical databases Ecological databases