Geographic Names

• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - United States
• Geographical Names of Canada
• GeoNet Names Server - Standard spellings of foreign place names

Data

• Earth Science data & services directory: NASA Global Change Master Directory
• NOAA Paleoclimatology Program - data & information on natural climate variability
• Tide Charts (Maine & NH)
• USGS Water Data for the Nation

U.S.G.S. publications: about half available fulltext at USGS Publications Warehouse.
Finding them at Colby:

• Bulletins   SCIENCE QE1. B9 no....
• Circulars    - look up individual call no. under author or title of the Circular
• Open File Reports   - selected titles in catalog under author or title of report. Paper are filed by report no. in file cabinet, lower level of Science Library next to the topographic maps. Microfiche reports are shelved by report no. in Microforms area under Science Open File Reports Microform.
• Professional Papers   SCIENCE QE1. G46 no....

Guidebooks

• Geologic Guidebooks of North America  

Maps - United States topographic maps are located in the Science Library, lower level.  Policy & usage guidelines.

• TopoZone - source for topo & orthophoto maps & aerial photography
• US Geological Survey
• National Geologic Map Database (USGS)
• L.L. Bean &  Mr. Paperback stock local quadrangles
• Google Earth

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Atlases

• Color Landform Atlas of the United States
• Nationalatlas.gov - includes mapmaking software
• Atlas of Canada

Images

• Earth Science World Image Bank (American Geological Institute)
• Government Resources for Science Images
• Image Gallery for Geology
• Marine Geology and Geophysics Images

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Maine

• Geological Society of Maine
• Maine Geological Survey - includes Virtual Tour of Maine Geology

Earthquakes, Volcanoes

• Global Volcanism Program - includes weekly Volcanic Activity Reports
• National Earthquake Information Center
• World-wide Earthquake Locator

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Paleontology

• Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1509-1993.  Search engine is very precise; read instructions carefully for constructing queries
• Paleontology Portal

Societies / Organizations - provide resources for educators and students who want
        reliable information

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
• American Geological Institute (AGI)
• American Water Works Association
• Association of American State Geologists - links to state geological surveys
• Association of Women Geoscientists
• Geological Society of America (GSA)
• Maine Geological Survey
• Mineralogical Society of America
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Paleontological Society
• US Geological Survey (USGS)
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

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