This document outlines an assignment for students in the ERSC 2P17 Earth Sciences course. The assignment requires students to research an Earth Science topic of their choosing using library databases and resources. They will produce a one-page report summarizing their topic with a location map, description, significance, and references. During a library session, the librarians will demonstrate how to use resources like the Brock Library research guide, map library, geology databases, and reference materials to complete the assignment.

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ERSC 2P17
Library Assignment &
Orientation
Happy
Pearl Jacobson, Science Librarian,
Carleton University
Ian , Colleen , Heather &
Frank

2. ERSC 2P17 - Library Assignment
Date and Location:
Tuesday, October 7, 2- 5 p.m. Learning Commons Classroom A
This assignment will serve to familiarize you with the services available in the James A.
Gibson Library to assist you in locating resources relevant to Earth Sciences. Each student
enrolled in ERSC/GEOG 2P17 must select one Earth Science related topic.
A list of sample topics relevant to the Geology of Ontario are listed below, but feel free to
pick something that interests you. To complete this task you are to use the various Earth
Science/geology databases, available on-line through the James A. Gibson and Map
Libraries. Remember to only search for results since 1990. Ian Gordon, Earth Sciences
Librarian, Colleen Beard, Head, Map, Data & GIS Library, and Heather Whipple, Liaison
Librarian for Geography & Data Librarian will provide you with an overview of how to
locate resources, either physically of electronically, necessary to complete this assignment,
The report for your library assignment will consist of a one page, single-sided, single-spaced
‘information’ sheet on your selected topic and must contain the following (see the
sample layout attached):
1) A location map of the feature described;
2) A definition/description of the topic chosen, highlighting - what it is, where it
is;
3) Significance to earth science – why it is important;
4) A listing of two recent references (post 1990) you found on the topic plus a
copy of the first page of each article cited.
5) Also include in your report:
A) The URL for the Brock Library Earth Sciences Research Guide
B) Two sample screen shots of your searches from two different data bases
(Copied and pasted into your word document)
C) A list of the keywords on which you searched.

5. Gowganda Formation
Cobalt, Timiskaming, Matachewan, Gowganda Lake/Bay, Miller Lake, Highway 560,
Milner Township, NTS 41P/10 41P/15, 47° 38' 57" N, 80° 46' 13" W
Silver found in 1907, more black flies than people!
Huronian Supergroup / Sequence, Upper Precambrian, Early Proterozoic, 2.0 – 2.5 Ga,
Sedimentary, sill, conglomerates, siltstone, argillites, serpentine, mafic intrusive rocks,
late gabbroic rocks, granitic intrusions, metavolcanics
base-metal sulphides, silver, cobalt, nickel, copper
Glaciolacustrine, glaciogenic, ancient ice age, snowball earth phenomena, glaciation
OGS Map 2349 and 2348
OGS Survey Report 175
OGS Geology of Ontario, pt.1, p.568
Databases: SuperSearch, GeoRef, Scholars Portal, Google Scholar

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Resources…
 Brock Library Earth Sciences Research Guide: 2P17
 Map Library: ERSC 2P17 Guide
 Geology of Ontario book: Map Library or Reserve QE 191 G46 1991
pt.1 and pt.2 or online via Geology Ontario database.
 Library E-Reference databases: dictionaries, encyclopedias,
handbooks, guides, geolocators, etc.
 Geology Ontario database: Ontario geoscience publications.
 Brock Library Article Databases: SuperSearch, Google Scholar,
GeoRef (a must use!), Web of Science; GeoScienceWorld and Scholars
Portal E-Journals.
 Library Help web pages: style guides, tutorials, Get It!, YouTube
videos, Ask Us chat Library hours, etc.

7. SuperSearch

8. GeoRef

9. Scholars Portal E-Journals

10. Google Scholar

22. Geology Ontario Database

33. Gowganda Formation
Cobalt, Timiskaming, Matachewan, Gowganda Lake/Bay, Miller Lake, Highway 560,
Milner Township, NTS 41P/10 41P/15, 47° 38' 57" N, 80° 46' 13" W
Silver found in 1907, more black flies than people!
Huronian Supergroup / Sequence, Upper Precambrian, Early Proterozoic, 2.0 – 2.5 Ga,
Sedimentary, sill, conglomerates, siltstone, argillites, serpentine, mafic intrusive rocks,
late gabbroic rocks, granitic intrusions, metavolcanics
base-metal sulphides, silver, cobalt, nickel, copper
Glaciolacustrine, glaciogenic, ancient ice age, snowball earth phenomena, glaciation
OGS Map 2349 and 2348
OGS Survey Report 175
OGS Geology of Ontario, pt.1, p.568
Databases: SuperSearch, GeoRef, Scholars Portal, Google Scholar

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Resources…
 Brock Library Earth Sciences Research Guide: 2P17
 Map Library: ERSC 2P17 Guide
 Geology of Ontario book: Map Library or Reserve QE 191 G46 1991
pt.1 and pt.2 or online via Geology Ontario database.
 Library E-Reference databases: dictionaries, encyclopedias,
handbooks, guides, geolocators, etc.
 Geology Ontario database: Ontario geoscience publications.
 Brock Library Article Databases: SuperSearch, Google Scholar,
GeoRef (a must use!), Web of Science; GeoScienceWorld and Scholars
Portal E-Journals.
 Library Help web pages: style guides, tutorials, Get It!, YouTube
videos, Ask Us chat Library hours, etc.

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ERSC 2P17
Library Assignment &
Orientation
Happy
Pearl Jacobson, Science Librarian,
Carleton University
Have a Gneiss
Day.