Free and Open Access Links: Earth Sciences

Information about earth science specific online resources that are Open Access so available to all researchers and earth science specific online resources that are freely available to researchers in developing and emerging countries.

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) 
CIESIN is a centre within the Earth Institute at Columbia University. CIESIN works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specialises in on-line data and information management, spatial data integration and training, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment. CGSD (Center for Globalization and Sustainable Development) and CIESIN Data Sets are available on www.ciesin.columbia.edu/eidata

ICSU Navigator for Primary and Scientific Publications - Earth Sciences 
This gateway site covers all disciplines in the earth sciences and contains descriptions of nearly 1,500 titles. Search capabilities include context and keyword search. There is also a links section to publishers most active in the earth sciences field.

Mineralogical Abstracts (MinAbs) Online
Database containing over 135,000 abstracts relating to the earth sciences, mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, economic geology, gemmology, extraterrestrial mineralogy, environmental science and nano-particle science. Data covers the period 1982-2008.