*Applied Biological Sciences and Pre-Veterinary Medicine

A guide to research databases, electronic journals, web and other resources for the Applied Biological Sciences

Magazine or journal articles

Agricola
Worldwide coverage of agricultural literature. Compiled by the NationalAgricultural Library & institutions in agricultural and related sciences. Indexes journal articles, book chapters, monographs, series, microforms, audiovisuals, maps, etc.
Animal Behavior Abstracts
Covers significant papers relevant to animal behavior, with subjects ranging from neurophysiologyto behavioral ecology, from genetics to applied ethology, are covered. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Biological Sciences
Biological Sciences is an interdisciplinary database that incorporates a number of other databases.

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Subjects include AIDS, Algology, Amino acids, Animal behavior, Aquaculture, Aquatic organisms, Bacteriology, Bioengineering, Biological membranes, Biotechnology (agricultural, medical, environmental, marine & pharmaceutical), Calcified tissue, Calcium, Chemoreception, Ecology, Entomology, Genetics (plant, animal and human), Human genome research, Immunology, Marine biology, Microbiology, Molecular biology, Mycology, Neurosciences, Nucleic acids, Oncogenes & growth factors, Peptides, Proteins, Protozoology, Safety science, Toxicology, Virology, and Zoology.Types of material include journal articles, conference proceedings, technical reports, books and patents.
CINAHL
Covers Nursing and Allied Health areas. Valuable for Veterinary Tech information. Does use MeSH heading same as PubMed.
PsycINFO
The major focus is psychology, including the psychology of animal behavior. Watch out for animal studies not designed for veterinary purposes.
PubMed
Search for articles on all biomedical topics including veterinary medicine, healthcare, biology, nursing, and nutrition.

Abstracting and Indexing Databases

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Biotechnology Research Abstracts
Biotechnology Research Abstracts provides research articles on biotechnology (medical, agricultural, and environmental) and bioengineering. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
CAB Abstracts
CAB Abstracts is a comprehensive database in the applied life sciences, covering the significant research and development literature in the fields of agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health, and the management and conservation of natural resources.
Ecology Abstracts
Indexes journal articles, books & other sources on climate impact, conservation, ecosystems, erosion, food chains, habitats, land reclamation, pollution, soil, water resources, etc. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Entomology Abstracts
Covers research reports of direct relevance to Entomology, including insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Environment Complete
Environment Complete™ offers deep coverage in applicable areas of agriculture, ecosystem ecology, energy, renewable energy sources, natural resources, marine & freshwater science, geography, pollution & waste management, environmental technology, environmental law, public policy, social impacts, urban planning, and more.
Elsevier's ScienceDirect
ScienceDirect offers the world's scientific, medical and technical information online. It includes over 2,000 peer-reviewed journals, hundreds of book series, handbooks and reference works.
Google Scholar
Enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
GreenFile
Everything in here is indexed from the "green" or environmental point of view.
Patten Herbal Collection
Digitized collection of herbals and early gardening works whichdate from the 15th century. Herbals are books containing names and descriptions of herbs or of plants in general, with their properties and virtues.
Scopus
Scopus is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature and web sources with tools to track, analyze, and visualize research. Scopus provides access to a broad portfolio of peer-reviewed content from around the world.
TOXLINE
This database has been moved to other databases. Most articles are now in PubMed. For a complete list: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/toxnet/index.html