Earth sciences: finding your way
This guide outlines the location numbers for books on earth sciences and basic information on finding information in this subject.
- To find books on a specific topic search the Unicorn catalogue
- To find journal articles search Databases for earth sciences
Where are the earth sciences books?
- Most of the earth sciences books are on the 2nd Floor of the Library.
- Larger sized (Folio) books are shelved separately from normal sized books for practical reasons. You will find your key sections in both large (Folio) and normal sized sections.
- Pick up a floor plan from the Information Desk to help you find your way around. View the 2nd Floor plan (PDF)
Key sections for earth sciences
2nd Floor 549 Mineralogy 550 Earth sciences 551 Geophysics 551.21 Volcanology 551.22 Seismology 551.31 Glaciology 551.4 Geomorphology and physical geology 551.46 Oceanography 551.5 Meteorology and climatology 551.7 Historical geology (Stratigraphy/Paleogeography) 551.8 Structural geology 551.9 Geochemistry 552 Petrology 553 Economic geology 554 Geology of Europe 555-559 Other areas of the world 560 Paleontology 560.9 Geographic paleontology 622 Mining and mining engineering 622.15 Geophysical exploration 624 Civil engineering 624.151 Engineering geology 628 Environmental protection engineering 628.1 Water supply engineering 628.53 Air pollution
Call Numbers for selected topics
Aeolian geomorphology 551.37
Air pollution 628.53
Applied hydrology 627
Beaches 551.36
Cambrian period 551.724
Carbonate rocks 552.58
Carboniferous period 551.75
Clays 552.52
Climate change 363.73874
Coastal geomorphology 551.36
Cretaceous period 551.77
Crystallography 548
Devonian period 551.74
Economic geology 553
Engineering geology 624.151
Erosion 551.3
Geologic time 551.701
Geology of England and Wales 554.2
Geology of Scotland 554.1
Geophysical exploration 622.15
Glaciers 551.31
Global warming 551.6
Groundwater 551.49
Holocene 551.793
Hydrology/ Hydrogeology 551.49
Igneous rocks 552.1
Invertebrate paleozoology 562
Jurassic period 551.766
Marine geology 551.4608
Marine science 551.46
Metamorphic rocks 552.4
Ordovician period 551.792
Paleobotany 561
Paleoclimatology 551.60901
Periglacial geomorphology 551.38
Petroleum engineering 622.3382
Petroleum geology 553.282
Permian period 551.756
Planetary geology 523.4
Plate tectonics 551.136
Pleistocene/Glacial epoch 551.792
Plutonic rocks 552.3
Precambrian period 551.71
Quaternary period 551.79
Remote sensing 526.982
Rivers 551.483
Sedimentary geology/rocks 552.5
Sedimentology 551.3
Silurian period 551.73
Stratigraphy 551.7
Tertiary period 551.781
Triassic period 551.763
Vertebrate paleozoology 566
Volcanic rocks 552.2
Water pollution 628.168
Weathering 551.3
Wind erosion 551.37