*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
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AgricolaWorldwide 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.
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Animal Behavior AbstractsCovers 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
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Biological SciencesBiological Sciences is an interdisciplinary database that incorporates a number of other databases.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.
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CINAHLCovers Nursing and Allied Health areas. Valuable for Veterinary Tech information. Does use MeSH heading same as PubMed.
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PsycINFOThe major focus is psychology, including the psychology of animal behavior. Watch out for animal studies not designed for veterinary purposes.
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PubMedSearch for articles on all biomedical topics including veterinary medicine, healthcare, biology, nursing, and nutrition.
Abstracting and Indexing Databases
These databases provide...
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Biotechnology Research AbstractsBiotechnology Research Abstracts provides research articles on biotechnology (medical, agricultural, and environmental) and bioengineering. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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CAB AbstractsCAB 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.
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Ecology AbstractsIndexes 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
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Entomology AbstractsCovers research reports of direct relevance to Entomology, including insects, arachnids, myriapods, onychophorans, and terrestrial isopods. NOW PART OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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Environment CompleteEnvironment 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.
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Elsevier's ScienceDirectScienceDirect 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.
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Google ScholarEnables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
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GreenFileEverything in here is indexed from the "green" or environmental point of view.
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Patten Herbal CollectionDigitized 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.
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ScopusScopus 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.
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TOXLINEThis 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