A first-class team of contributors shows how to make the best use of the literature and databases available in their particular specialist areas.

Introduction /David N. Wood and Joan E. Hardy -- Earth science libraries and their use / Jennifer M. Todd -- Primary literature / John Hopson -- Secondary literature : bibliographies, abstracts and indexes / Michael O'Donoghue -- Computerized information services and geological databases/databanks / Duncan J. McKay and Michael O'Donoghue -- Geological maps and remote sensing / Mary Lynette Larsgaard -- Stratigraphy and regional geology / Ann Lum -- Palaeontology / Ann Lum -- Mineralogy and crystallography / Anthony Hall -- Geochemistry / John N. Walsh -- Petrology / Anthony Hall -- Structural geology and tectonics / P.W.G. Tanner -- Geophysics / John Milsom -- Economic geology : metaliferous - non-metaliferous energy sources - water supply / Tim Colman and Richard C. Selley -- Engineering and environmental geology / Stephen Francis -- Geomorphology and hydrogeology / Keith M. Clayton -- Meteorology and climatology / R.A.S. Ratcliffe -- Soil Science / D.A. Jenkins, D.B. Johnson and W.I. Kelso -- History of geology / Douglas A. Bassett.