Most important databases
Contains the citations and abstracts for articles in 11,000 English and foreign
language journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, theses, and patents.
Areas covered are agriculture, forestry, nutrition, veterinary
medicine, the environment, and many related subjects including animal
sciences, crop production, genetics, horticulture, agricultural
economics, rural development, plant pathology, agricultural
engineering, and recreation, leisure, & tourism. 60%
of the database's documents are in English. Journal articles
comprise 85% of the database.
Coverage: 1910-
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Contains
citations from the National Agricultural Library. It began in 1970
but some of the citations are for much older materials, recent citations also include abstracts. Around
2,500 journals are indexed as well as USDA publications, state agricultural experiment station
and extension services documents, conference proceedings, books, theses, and audio-visual materials. All
aspects of agriculture are covered.
Coverage: 1970-
Users: 8
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Online version
of the three Citation Indexes: Science, Social Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In
addition to searching by keyword, subject, author, etc. for articles in over 8,000 journals, one
can do a "cited reference" search to see how frequently
and where an article has been cited. Web of Science is one of our best databases. Also an excellent source for finding
book reviews.
Coverage: Science
1945-; Social Sciences 1956-; Arts & Humanities 1975-
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Other helpful databases
This
full text resource by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
provides over 1,500 information resources including technical papers from meetings and conferences,
peer-reviewed journal articles, textbooks, reference books, and standards.
Coverage: varies
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Indexes
9,600 journals each year. Article citations go back to 1969 and
they all include abstracts. Biological Abstracts covers a wide
range of subjects in the life sciences, natural sciences, and veterinary medicine.
Coverage: 1969-
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Citations
from 300 important biology and agriculture journals are indexed in Biological & Agricultural
Index. Citations go back to 1983; starting in 1997 many articles
are also available full-text. Subjects include agricultural
economics, agricultural engineering, animal husbandry, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology,
botany, ecology, entomology, forestry, genetics, horticulture, microbiology, plant pathology,
soil science, and zoology
Coverage: 1983-;
full text 1997-
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This is the official source of bibliographic information for U.S. Government publications. Users can search the entire catalog or specific subsets, choosing either a basic, advanced, or expert search option. Recent material may also have links to full text.
Coverage: 1976-
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Free resource
Photographs, diagnostics designed by instructors, step-by-step repair procedures, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) maintenance schedules, wiring diagrams, recalls and Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for automobiles and light trucks.
Coverage: 1929-
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The CRIS (Current Research
Information System) database is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) documentation and reporting
system for ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition,
and forestry. CRIS contains over 30,000 descriptions of current, publicly supported
agricultural and forestry research projects of the USDA agencies, the State Agricultural Experiment
Stations, the state university land-grant system, and other cooperating state institutions.
Coverage: n/a
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Free resource
Produced by the American
Economic Association, EconLit provides comprehensive indexed bibliographic (not full text) coverage,
including abstracts, of a wide range of economics-related literature. Topics include economic development,
forecasting, and history; fiscal and monetary theory; business and public finance; international,
health care, regional and urban economics, agricultural economics and more.
Coverage: 1969-
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Comprehensive coverage of the environmental sciences from scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports, books, and government publications. Coverage includes agricultural biotechnology, air quality, ecology, energy resources, environmental engineering, environmental impact statements, hazardous waste, pollution (land, air, water, noise), toxicology & toxic emissions, and waste management.
Coverage: 1967-
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Indexes 1,800 publications
in 40 different languages. Subjects included cover all human food commodities and aspects of food
processing from the production of raw food to the consumption of finished foods. Also included
are economics, standards, legislation, and engineering relating to food science and technology.
Coverage: 1969-
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Resources found in GreenFILE examine the connection between humans and the environment, from both positive and negative perspectives. Nearly 200 scholarly and general interest titles covering disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology are included.
Coverage: n/a
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The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security's Digital Library includes full text material from a variety of Federal, State, international and private sources related to security policy, strategy and management. Content is primarily current, but some historical material is included. To access the Restricted Collection and take advantage of special options, users must set up an individual HSDL account.
Coverage: n/a
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This National Library of Medicine database has hazardous chemical data on a large number of household products such as cleaning materials, pesticides, cosmetics, etc. Searching can be done by product types, ingredients, and the big ones, company or product names.
Coverage: n/a
Users: unlimited
Free resource
Evaluate and compare journals
in the sciences and social sciences using citation data drawn from over 7,500 scholarly and technical
journals. JCR is related to Web of Science and is based on similar data. Use JCR to find the
most frequently cited journals in a field and/or a journal's impact factor, among other information.
Coverage: 2002-
Users: 8
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Over 1500 digital versions
of books across a wide range of scientific and engineering fields. Browse by subject or title,
or search across part or all of the collection by keyword.
Coverage: n/a
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Comprehensive compilation of the methods used in the study of
enzymes. Work in enzymology occurs in chemistry, biochemistry,
and practically all branches of biological and medical sciences.
This online resource provides full-text access to all 409
plus volumes in the series.
Coverage: 1955-
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The Network's
primary goal is to provide a comprehensive Internet resource for applied plant science information.
Resources include seed & pest control field trial publications, an image collection, an education & training
center, a plant science database, and several peer-reviewed journals. Some areas covered are agronomy,
biosecurity, ecology, entomology, horticulture, plant pathology, turf managment, and weed science.
Coverage: 2001-
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PubMed is a free service
of the National Library of Medicine that includes over 15 million citations from Medline and other
life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full
text articles and other related resources.
Coverage: 1950-
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Started in 1983, the Center
provides a database of published and electronic resources concerning all aspects of turfgrass and
its maintenance. Some older resources are also included.
Coverage: 1983-
Users: 3
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Indexes technical and scientific
literature on water-related topics such as the characteristics, supply, conservation, engineering,
and legal aspects of water resources. Abstracts from journals, books, proceedings, and reports
are included.
Coverage: 1967-
Users: unlimited
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Simultaneously search Biological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, and Web of Science. Duplicate records are removed from the search results.
Coverage: varies by database
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