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Databases for Agriculture
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General Databases for Getting Started
- Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
Start with this easy-to-use small database of articles from 240 well-known journals, all in English, including popular publications. - Expanded Academic ASAP Plus
Not specific to biology or agriculture, this general interdisciplinary database is a good source for popular periodical articles as well as a selection of scholarly articles from journals in the biological sciences, ecology, and general science. Includes some full-text content. - AGRICOLA
A large but easy to use database of resources in all agricultural sciences, especially the applied sciences in agriculture, engineering, and resource economics. Includes books, book chapters, microforms, media, as well as journal articles. It provides coverage of mostly English language materials, with particular strength in federal and state publications. It covers a longer time period than many other databases, 1970-
Jump to top of page.Dictionaries and Reference
- Benders’ Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology
- Collins Dictionary of Biology
- Dictionary of Economics
- Dictionary of Engineering Terms
- Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
- Encyclopedia of Ecology and Environmental Management
- McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
- Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary
Additional General Agriculture and Biology Databases
- AGRIS
Citations to agricultural literature published worldwide. Emphasizes geographic regions outside of North America, complementing the U.S./Canadian focus of AGRICOLA. 1991- . - Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
Citations, with abstracts, to articles in over 7500 scholarly journals. 1985- . - Biological Sciences Set
Citations, with abstracts, to articles, books, conference proceedings, monographs, and reports relating to the biological, medical, and agricultural sciences. 1982- . - CAB Abstracts
Citations, with abstracts, to journal articles relating to animal production, veterinary science, crop science, forestry, and agricultural engineering. Also a very good source for food and resource economics information and for European agricultural sources. 1990- . - CRIS Current Research Information System
A database of current and recently-completed research projects. Lists ongoing research progress before its appearance in published form. Of limited value in identifying journal articles. - TOXNET
A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas, including HSDB - Hazardous Substances Data Bank: peer-reviewed information on human and animal toxicity, safety and handling, environmental fate, and more. - Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
Citations to published literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. 1971- .
Databases in Related Fields of Science and Engineering
- ACS Articles on Command
Journal articles from publications of the American Chemical Society. - Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
Covers both marine and freshwater species, as well as aquaculture. - Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder Scholar)
This database extensively covers the literature of chemistry and chemical engineering, including the application of chemistry to agriculture. - Compendex
The principal source for information from engineering journals, technical reports, and conference proceedings. - Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management
Similar to Biological Sciences Set (above), but covering the physical and applied sciences and engineering as applied to environmental topics. - Fish & Fisheries Worldwide
Similar to Wildlife Worldwide, but covering aquatic species and environments. - Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
Online version of the well-known CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 87th ed., with search and browse features. - Journal Citation Reports
“Provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world’s leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community.” - MEDLINE
The principal source of information on medical and biomedical research literature, including topics in veterinary medicine. - Web of Science
A major resource, covering all fields of science and other disciplines, allowing a cross-subject search from literature of many fields. Also allows the researcher to identify more recent articles via a search of older works cited in lists of references from those recent articles.
Databases in Related Fields in the Social Sciences
- ABI/INFORM
General information on business from scholarly and trade journals. - General BusinessFile ASAP
General and interdisciplinary information on business and economics, including company profiles and other full-text material from journals, magazines, and newspapers. - EconLit
Indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of the world's economic literature. 1969- . - LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index
Citations to articles appearing in periodicals published by U.S. Government departments and agencies. 1988-. - PAIS International
Citations to articles, books, and government documents relating to public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. 1972- . - Wall Street Journal
Issues of this newspaper from the 1980s and earlier. July 8, 1889 - December 31, 1990. - Library Institutional Repository: Department of Food and Resource Economics Community
University of Delaware research in digital form, including technical reports and working papers from the community of Food and Resource Economics Department, which carries on an extensive and coordinated program of teaching, public service, and research in the disciplines of statistics, economics, marketing, policy and education.
General and Interdisciplinary Databases Important to Agriculture
- LexisNexis Academic
Full-text information from newspapers, the legal literature, and other sources on a variety of topics. - LexisNexis Statistical
Indexes and abstracts statistical publications issued by the federal government, state governments, and international and intergovernmental organizations. 1973- . - MarciveWeb DOCS
Catalog of United States government publications dated from 1976 to the present. - ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Citations and abstracts (from 1980 onward) for dissertations and theses; includes full text for some University of Delaware dissertations. - University of Delaware Library Institutional Repository
Includes the full text of the Research Reports and Staff Papers of the Food and Resource Economics Department from 2000 on. - World News Connection
Online news service that offers translated and English-language news and information compiled from thousands of non-U.S. media sources, including news agencies, newspapers, and radio and television stations.
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Last modified: 07/31/08
