| Database Title | Summary - Full Description | Coverage | Full Text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Science | Provides access to over 7,000 articles, 115,000 dictionary terms, and hundreds of Research Updates in all areas of science and technology. Also includes these features: Biographies -- Over 2000 in-depth biographies of leading scientists through history; In the News -- Weekly updates on breakthroughs and discoveries in science and technology; Student Center -- Resources to guide your research; Related Sites -- Links to Web sites for further research. | Partial | |
| AgDevOnline | "AgDevOnline (which is short for "Agriculture and food system Development Online") was created to foster the development of a community of professional practice and support the work of any individuals, agencies, and organizations that focus on agriculture and food issues in a community development context from farmland protection or beginning farmer programs, to value-chain development, urban agriculture, and public education." Access to the "Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development" is included. | 2010- | Partial |
| AGRICOLA | Produced by the National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA provided worldwide coverage of agriculture from 1970 through 2006. Beginning in 2007, because of reduced resources, the National Agricultural Library re-scoped the database, reducing coverage, indexing for AGRICOLA only publications that meet at least one of the following criteria: be a U.S. Department of Agriculture publication, or contain articles or chapters authored by USDA personnel; support NALs Information Centers; contain articles or chapters on core agricultural topics, written in the English language; not be indexed by any other abstracting and indexing service. AGRICOLA contains over 3.7 million citations to journal articles, monographs, pamphlets, microforms, research reports, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials, government documents and technical reports. The database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences (breeding, dairy science, feed science), entomology, plant sciences, pesticides, biotechnology, microbiology, ecology, horticulture, hydrology, hydroponics, water quality, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, food science, human nutrition, home economics, rural sociology and earth and environmental sciences. The print equivalent, Bibliography of Agriculture (1942 1969) is available in the Life Sciences Library. | 1970 - present | Partial |
| ArchiveGrid | Descriptions of archival holdings and special collections of manuscripts and other primary source materials nationwide. Includes full text finding aids describing the contents of archival collections at various libraries, museums, and archival repositories throughout the U.S. with links to the repositories. | 00-present | Partial |
| BIOSIS Previews | One of the databases available through ISI Web of Knowledge, BIOSIS Previews includes content from journals, meetings, patents, and books. Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, enhanced MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers. | 1926 - | No |
| CAB Abstracts--OvidSP | Compiled by CABI Publishing, CAB Abstracts provides comprehensive international coverage of the significant research and development literature in agriculture, forestry, aspects of human health, human nutrition, animal health and the management and conservation of natural resources. Sources scanned selectively for records are: professional and trade journals (over 9,000), reports, bulletins, conference proceedings, symposia, workshops, scientific texts, technical and popular books, theses, annual reports and a few categories of patents and standards. Major subject areas covered include: agricultural and environmental economics; agricultural engineering; animal production (including general and theoretical genetics, genetic engineering and immunogenetics); biodeterioration, bioremediation and biodegradation (including any organisms involved and their identification through molecular biology techniques); biotechnology in the areas of bioethics, intellectual property issues, genes and their expression, molecular biology techniques, genomics, genetic engineering, cloning, in vitro fertilization and gene therapy; broad coverage of crop protection (including pests, pathogens, natural enemies and control mechanisms for an extensive range of plants); dairy science and technology encompassing physiological, biochemical, immunological, microbiological, chemical and physics aspects; forestry, forest products and agroforestry; human nutrition with coverage extending into physiology, biochemistry and disorders; leisure, recreation, and tourism; all aspects of medical and veterinary parasitological disease which includes diagnosis, immunobiology, physiology, molecular and cell biology; developmental biology and genetics (molecular, population and biochemical); natural resources and environmental issues; plant breeding, crop production and horticulture; soil science, land/water management and fertilizer technology; rural development; veterinary medicine; and miscellaneous subjects (human and animal health, nematology, sugar technology and apiculture). Online coverage extends back to 1973. Print coverage for various subjects is available for earlier years. | 1973 - present | No |
| CAB e-Books Archive Database | CAB e-books | Yes | |
| Census of Agriculture | The Census of Agriculture is the source of consistent, comparable, and detailed agricultural data for every county in America. The census is conducted every 5 years. | 1992 - 2002 | Yes |
| Chemical Abstracts (SciFinder) | SciFinder Scholar is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles easily. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest. | 1907 - present | Partial |
| ClimateWire | "ClimateWire covers in-depth every day the key issues that surround the debate over climate change, including: -Federal agency programs, legislation, policies and funding; -State program development and implementation; -Kyoto implementation; -Post-Kyoto negotiations and nation-state positioning; -International agency activities; -Carbon market development; -Alternative energy research and deployment; -Financial community investment decisions; -Corporate/multi-national response to climate concerns; -Positions and lobbying by stakeholder groups; -Consequences and lessons learned from GHG-reduction efforts; -Science findings; -Effects on water resources, species, ecosystems and agriculture; -Trends and effects for traditional and non-traditional fossil fuel resources; -Consequences for electric utilities; -Economic effects; -Costs to consumers; and much, much more." | Yes | |
| Compendex | Ei Compendex provides abstracts and full bibliographic citations for worldwide engineering and technical literature and encompasses all engineering disciplines, as well as related fields in science and management. Over 4500 journals are indexed. | 1884-present | Partial |
| Conference Papers Index | Conference Papers provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Subject emphasis since 1995 has been in the life sciences, environmental sciences and the aquatic sciences, while older material also covers physics, engineering and materials science. Information is derived from final programs, abstracts booklets and published proceedings, as well as from questionnaire responses. Records include complete ordering information to obtain preprints, abstracts, proceedings and other publications derived from the conference, together with title and author information needed to track the specific papers. | 1982 - present | Partial |
| Crop Protection Compendium | The Crop Protection Compendium is an interactive database including information on thousands of insect pests, diseases, weeds, invasive plants and natural enemies of worldwide or regional importance. It also has detailed information on over 200 crops and crop production statistics by country and crop. In addition, the database provides identification keys and images, a decision-support tool for pest risk analysis, geographic information software to display global and regional maps, a bibliographic database, interactive glossary, and a library of published research documents. | 2005 edition | Partial |
| Digital United States Congressional Serial Set | Includes congressional and executive branch publications produced as part of the American State Papers and U.S. Congressional Serial Set. Coverage covers U.S. political, diplomatic, economic, social, scientific, and military historical development between 1789-1969. Complete coverage will be available approximately 2006. | 1789-1969 | Yes |
| Ecology Abstracts | Published by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Ecology Abstracts covers journal literature pertaining to the relationships of organisms to each other and to their environments. About 285 journals are indexed, some completely, others, selectively. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment. There is detailed information on resource and ecosystems management and modeling as well as material on the impact of climate, water resources, soil, and man on environmental problems such as depletion, erosion, and pollution. Major areas of coverage include: algae/lichens, animals, annelids, aquatic ecosystems, arachnids, arid zones, birds, brackish water, bryophytes/pteridophytes, coastal ecosystems, conifers, conservation, crustaceans, fungi, grasses, grasslands, high altitude environments, human ecology, insects, legumes, mammals, microorganisms, mollusks, nematodes, paleo-ecology, plants, reptiles, river basins, soil, taiga/tundra, terrestrial ecosystems, vertebrates, wetlands, and woodlands. Online coverage extends back to 1982. | 1982 - present | No |
| EIS: Digests of Environmental Impact Statements | The federal government issues hundreds of environmental impact statements each year - and this one resource provides detailed abstracts of all those statements, also indexing them for easy reference. EIS extracts the key issues from complex government-released environmental impact statements, converting massive documents into concise, readable abstracts. Each entry includes a clear description of the project, sections on positive impact and negative consequences, and legal mandates. | 1985 - present | Partial |
| Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management | This multidisciplinary database abstracts the literature covering air, land, water, and noise pollution, as well as bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, risk assessment, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management, and water resources. Abstracts and citations are drawn from over 4000 scientific journals and thousands of other sources including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and government publications. | 1981 - present | No |
| FAOSTAT | This is a multilingual (English, French and Spanish) database currently containing over one million time-series records covering international statistics in areas including production, trade, land use, fertilizer and irrigation, fisheries and population. The time coverage of the data series sometimes varies, but is predominantly 40-50 years old. Data is downloadable. | 1961 - present | Partial |
| GREENR (Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources) | "The Global Reference on the Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources focuses on the physical, social, and economic aspects of environmental issues. Topic, organization, and country portals form research centers around issues covering energy systems, health care, agriculture, climate change, population, and economic development. Portals include authoritative analysis, academic journals, news, case studies, legislation, conference proceedings, primary source documents, statistics, and rich multimedia. Use Browse Issues and Topics, World Map, Basic Search or Advanced Search to explore the database." | Yes | |
| Health and Safety Science Abstracts | Published in association with the University of Southern California's Institute of Safety and Systems Management, this database provides a comprehensive, timely survey of recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Cited studies are geared to help individuals identify, evaluate, and eliminate or control risks and hazards across the spectrum of environmental and occupational situations. The database provides the latest perspectives on topics of widespread concern such as aviation and aerospace safety, environmental safety, nuclear safety, medical safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics. Health and safety related aspects of pollution, waste disposal, radiation, pesticides, epidemics - and countless other phenomena having the potential to threaten the public, the environment, or the workplace itself - are reported here. <p> Drawing on government reports as well as journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and other publications, Health and Safety Science Abstracts synthesizes the most important new developments in safety science and human factors research.<p> Over 1350 journal titles are indexed by HSSA. | 1981 - present | No |
| Industrial and Applied Microbiology (Microbiology A) | Significant findings and practical applications in agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries are assembled in this index. About 460 journal titles are indexed selectively by Industrial and Applied Microbiology. | 1982 - present | Partial |
| Plant Management Network | The Plant Management Network is a multidisciplinary noncommercial resource containing information on applied plant science and agriculture. Disciplines covered include agronomy, biosecurity, crop science, ecology, entomology, forage management, forestry, horticulture, integrated pest management, natural resources, nematology, plant pathology, range science, seed science, soil science, turf management, and weed science. Types of information are: four peer-reviewed journals, Applied turfgrass science, Crop management, Forage & grazinglands, and Plant health progress; seed and pest control field trial publications; image collections; and the Plant Science database that has links to many full-text publications. | 1990 to the present | Partial |
| Pollution Abstracts | This database provides fast access to the environmental information necessary to resolve day-to-day problems, ensure ongoing compliance, and handle emergency situations more effectively. Pollution Abstracts combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues. <p> To ensure comprehensive coverage, material from conference proceedings and hard-to-find documents has been summarized along with information from primary journals in the field. Over 2250 journals are selectively indexed by Pollution Abstracts. | 1981 - present | Partial |
| ProQuest Congressional | Provides access to historic and recent U.S. Government publications from 1789-2000 on including U.S. Congressional Serial Set documents, federal agency reports, congressional committee publications, statistics, maps, and congressional debates. | 1789-1997 | Yes |
| ProQuest Statistical Insight | Provides access to statistical information produced by U.S. Federal agencies, States, private organizations, and major intergovernmental organizations. Search between approximately 200,000 to 500,000 tables with its advanced Search Tables functionality. | 50+ years | Yes |
| Science Citation Index Expanded | Science Citation Index Expanded is part of ISI's Web of Science database. It provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references in about 5,900 of the world's scholarly science and technical journals covering more than 150 disciplines. Online coverage extends back to 1977. | 1945 - present | No |
| Science Online | More than the journal, Science, the content of this website extends into ethics, policies, sociology, pedagogy, etc. as it relates to science and how science impacts those areas. The journal, Science, and its preprint version, ScienceExpress, and Science Now, a daily news web page are all available full-text. Also accessible: Three virtual knowledge environments - Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment (STKE), Science of Aging Knowledge Environment (SAGE), and AIDS Online - each of which has an online journal, laboratory protocol section, various bioinformatics products, and more. Functional Genomics. Full access to current awareness services. Some of these resources, especially those within SAGE, are aimed at non-scientists and teachers of science. | Yes | |
| SciFinder (Chemical Abstracts) | SciFinder Scholar is a means of accessing the Chemical Abstracts database using a powerful and intuitive search engine to find references to articles easily. Search for chemical data using a molecular formula, chemical name, chemical structure, reaction components, author name, or topic of interest. | 1907 - present | Partial |
| Turfgrass Information File | The Turfgrass Information File (TGIF) provides bibliographic and descriptive records of all types of works related to turfgrass culture. TGIF was established in 1983 by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Turfgrass Research Committee and the Michigan State University Libraries, and is now maintained by the Turfgrass Information Center, a division of MSU Libraries.The ultimate goals of TGIF is to: identify all available print or online materials reporting on turfgrass and its maintenance; to provide access to records representing each item; and, to provide a direct link to the full-text or actual content of each item, when possible. | 1895 to present | Partial |
| Water Resources Abstracts | Water Resources Abstracts provides summaries of the world's technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management of water resources. <p> Abstracts are drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and techincal reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from engineering, legal and government publications. <p>About 1000 journal titles are selectively indexed by Water Resources Abstracts. Until 1994, the database was produced by the United States Geological Survey, when it was generally known as Selected Water Resources Abstracts. Since that time, Water Resources Abstracts has been produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, which broadened the scope by including more material published outside the U.S.A. | 1967 - present | Partial |
| Web of Knowledge | ISI Web of Knowledge provides access to Web of Science, ISI Proceedings, BIOSIS Previews, MEDLINE, Web Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports. | 1900 - | No |
| Web of Science | Web of Science includes Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index Expanded, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Collectively, these indexes cover 8,700 scholarly and technical journals completely and 13,300 selectively, in more than 230 disciplines. The Web of Science gateway allows searching the indexes singly or in combination. Features include cited reference searching, access to records related to a particular article, and number of times an article has been cited. Coverage extends back to 1977 | 1977 - present | Partial |
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