- GEOBASE, covers human and physical geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics and development studies
- GeoRef, covers geosciences
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection, includes the AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) databases.
- Scopus, multidisciplinary database for topic searching and citation tracking
- Web of Science, multidisciplinary database for topic searching and citation tracking
- Meteorological and Geoastrophysical Abstracts, includes climatology, hydrology and oceanography
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