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World Book Encyclopedia: Volcanoes

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Books about Volcanoes

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Videos about Volcanoes

Searching for Magazine, Journal and Newspaper Articles?

Using Information Databases, you will find articles published in magazines, newspapers and academic journals that you can’t find using the Internet. All our databases are listed on our website but we recommend you try the ones below first.
*If you are using a computer that isn’t in the library, you’ll be asked to type in your library card number.

Academic OneFile

Search by:

• Click on Subject Guide Search
• Type in “Volcanoes”
• Click one of the Subject Terms provided to help narrow your search

Ebsco Host

Search by:

• Click on Advanced Search
• Do a Subject (SU) search on “Volcanoes” and add the heading to your top. For example “Volcanoes” and “Tourism” or “Volcanoes” and “Eruptions”.
• Click on the articles most appropriate for your search.

Science Resource Center

Search by:

• Enter the search term “Volcanoes”
• Click on the articles most appropriate for your search.

See all Information Databases.

What are Information Databases?

Recommended Websites

Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
An international research journal with focus on volcanic and geothermal processes and their impact on the environment and society.

National Resources Canada: Volcanoes of Canada
Use this site as a resource to learn more about Canadian volcanoes and volcanology.

Volcanoes.ca
This site includes lists of Latin American volcano pages, Professors of Volcanology and Volcano Observatories, and of course, Canadian volcanoes.

Volcano World
Volcano World is sponsored by the NASA Oregon Space Grant Consortium and housed in the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University. Find out the current activity of the earth’s volcanoes.