GeoRef

GeoRef is produced by the American Geological Institute. It is a comprehensive geosciences database that includes information from 3,500 journals in 40 languages, books, maps, and reports on the geology of North America from 1785 to the present and the geology of the rest of the world from 1933 to the present. The database includes references to all publications of the U.S. Geological Survey and masters' thesis and doctoral dissertations from U.S. and Canadian universities.

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The Licensee and Sites are authorized to provide remote access to the Databases only to their patrons as long as security procedures are undertaken that will prevent remote access by institutions, employees at non-subscribing institutions or individuals, that are not parties to this Agreement who are not expressly and specifically granted access by EBSCO. Remote access to the Databases is permitted to patrons of subscribing institutions accessing from remote locations for personal, non-commercial use. However, remote access to the Databases from non-subscribing institutions is not allowed if the purpose of the use is for commercial gain through cost reduction or avoidance for a non-subscribing institution. Remote access for personal use from these institutions is permissible.

...Sites are the Internet websites offered or operated by Licensee from which Authorized Users can obtain access to EBSCO's databases and services; and the "Authorized User(s)" are employees, students, registered patrons, walk-in patrons, or other persons affiliated with Licensee or otherwise permitted to use Licensee's facilities and authorized by Licensee to access Databases.

MERLINSaint Louis University

unlimited

07/01

06/30

No