GILES, J. R. A. The what, why, when, how, where and who of geological data management • Database design • RASMUSSEN, K. An overview of database analysis and design for geological systems CHEW, K. J. Data modelling a general purpose petroleum geological database • COATS, J. S. & HARRIS, J. R. Database design in geochemistry: BGS experience • GILES, J. R. A. & BAIN, K. A. The nature of data on a geological map • SAUNDERS, M. R., SHIELDS, J. A. & TAYLOR, M. R. Improving the value of geological data: a standardized data model for industry • LHOTAK, M. & BOULTER, M. C. Towards the creation of an international database of palaeontology • TOLL, D. G. & OLIVER, A. J. Structuring soil and rock descriptions for storage in geotechnical databases • MALLENDER, S. The use of text databases in the management of exploration data • Data management • LOWE, D. J. The geological data manager: an expanding role to fill a rapidly growing need • DULLER, P. R. The quality assurance of geological data • HENLEY, S. Project databases: standards and security • LOWRY, R. K. & CRAM ER, R. N. Database applications supporting community research projects in NERC marine sciences • LOWRY, R. K. & LOCH, S. Transfer and SERPLO: powerful data quality control tools developed by the British Oceanographic Data Centre • BOWIE, R. C. Data management in the National Geological Records Centre • MILLER, R. G. & GARDNER, J. S. Geoscience data value, cost and management in the oil industry • Case studies • DOORGAKANT, P. Groundwater level archieve for England and Wales • POWER, S, SCOTT, M., ROBINSON, G. & STATHAM, I. Database design and data management on the Swansea-Llanelli Earth Science Mapping Project • MCKENZIE, A. A. A hydro geological database for Honduras • ALLEN, S. G. CD-ROM and its application to the petroleum industry • Index