The following resources will help you complete your volcano research. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask Ms. Wolfram or Ms. Alonso.

Books

We have short, information-packed books on the following volcanoes:

• Tambora


• Krakatoa


• Mount Pelee


• Vesuvius


• Mount Saint Helens


• Mount Kilauea

The library also has a number of books on volcanoes in general. These include:

• Earth Afire: Volcanoes and Their Activity, by R.V. Fodor (1981).
• Earth Erupts, by Mary Colson (2004).
• Volcano and Earthquake, by Susanna van Rose (1992).
• Volcanoes, by Dennis Fradin (1982)
• Volcanoes and Earthquakes, by L. Knight (1995).

To locate any of these books, search the library catalog.

Websites

The websites listed here are all created and maintained by experts in geosciences. 

Volcano World
A website maintained by the Oregon State University Department of Geosciences.  All articles and photographs are submitted by experts in the field of volcanology.

Cascades Volcano Observatory
An excellent website for information on volcanoes in North America. 

* * * Global Volcanism Program * * *
An excellent, searchable database of volcanoes worldwide, maintained by the Smithsonian Institution.  Be sure to click on the sidebar links to maps, photos, charts, and data. This should probably be your #1 resource for volcano info!

MTU Volcanoes Page
A database of world volcano information, provided by Michigan Technological University.

Article Databases

These library databases will help you locate electronic version of newspaper, magazine, and encylopedia articles about your volcano. If you are using these databases off-campus, you will need a password. Any wild guesses as to what it might be?

World Book Online -- for off-campus access, use "townschool1" as the username

eLibrary -- for off-campus access, use "townschool" as the username