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CAB Abstracts
Source for journal articles and other material on land use: agriculture, forestry, biotechnology, agricultural economics, tourism, nutrition, etc., 1910-present.
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Agricola
Covers agriculture; plant and animal sciences; forestry; entomology; soil and water resources; agricultural economics and engineering; alternative farming; nutrition, 1970-present.
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Biological and Agricultural Index
Articles in about 300 scholarly journals on agriculture, food production, nutrition, forestry, marine biology and plant pathology, 1984-present.
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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Source for journal articles and other material on land use: agriculture, forestry, biotechnology, agricultural economics, tourism, nutrition, etc., 1910-present.
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Agricola
Covers agriculture; plant and animal sciences; forestry; entomology; soil and water resources; agricultural economics and engineering; alternative farming; nutrition, 1970-present.
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Biological and Agricultural Index
Articles in about 300 scholarly journals on agriculture, food production, nutrition, forestry, marine biology and plant pathology, 1984-present.
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Web of Science
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Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
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Additional Databases in Biology > Plant & Soil Sciences
Academic Search Premier
A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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AGROVOC Thesaurus
A multilingual, structured and controlled list of terms to use for research in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, and the environment.
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CAB eBooks
CAB eBooks are indexed and retrievable as chapters. They cover agriculture and plant sciences, animal and veterinary science, environmental sciences, human health, food and nutrition, and leisure and tourism. This trial covers the entire collection from 2000 to present.
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Indexing, with some full text, of one hundred gardening periodicals.
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ISI Proceedings
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Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
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Plant Management Network
Research material on agricultural and horticultural crops: journal articles, proceedings, reports, and an image-based pest database.
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Science.gov
A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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Turfgrass Information Center
Research, full-text articles, and other resources on turfgrass science and management.
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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WorldCat
The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
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AGROVOC Thesaurus
A multilingual, structured and controlled list of terms to use for research in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, and the environment.
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CAB eBooks
| Database trial ends 11/30/12. Please send comments to Nake Ishii, 413-545-1656. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP
Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.
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Gardening, Landscape & Horticulture Collection
Indexing, with some full text, of one hundred gardening periodicals.
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ISI Proceedings
Works poorly with Safari.
Indexes published literature of the most significant conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, and conventions in the sciences and social sciences, 2001-present.
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Plant Management Network
Research material on agricultural and horticultural crops: journal articles, proceedings, reports, and an image-based pest database.
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Science.gov
A site that organizes access to agriculture, computer, health, energy and other scientific information from U.S. government agencies. Current.
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Turfgrass Information Center
Research, full-text articles, and other resources on turfgrass science and management.
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Virtual Technical Reports Center
Selected technical reports, preprints, reprints, and research reports listed by issuing institution. Sponsored by University of Maryland Libraries.
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WorldCat
| Works poorly with Safari and OS 10.5. |
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