Research Guides: Soil Science

INFORMATION NEED	GUIDE
Organize your search for scientific information	Searching the Scientific Literature
Find papers from journals and conference proceedings	Articles and Databases: Soil Science
Find books, conference proceedings, theses, dissertations	Library Catalogs and Subject Classifications in Soil Science
Locate specific information from reference materials in soil science (dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, statistics, & databases)	Guides to Reference Sources Directories Handbooks and Manuals Soil Classification Soil Databases
Find information from government agencies	Natural Resources Agency Government Documents and Reports U.S. Forest Service Publications
Find quality information on the Internet	Internet Subject Directories/Portals/Gateways
Find soil maps	Geospatial Resources - Maps and Atlases: Soil Maps
Find information on California soils	California Environment Information Sources - Soils Northwestern California/Klamath Bioregion Environment Information Sources - Soils
Understand how and where information in soil sciences is published	Soil Science Literature
Write a paper; prepare a presentation; Cite soil science publications	Communication and Citation in the Sciences