Database
Guide
A listing of agriculture
and biological science-related databases. Help sheets for many
databases are located on the University of Kentucky Libraries'
Database
Help Sheets Page. Direct links to help sheets for some databases
are indicated by the 
symbol and interactive tutorials are indicated by the 
symbol.
Off-campus access is
available for UK students and personnel. Instructions can be found
on the Off-Campus
Access page.
A complete
alphabetical listing of all databases available through the
University of Kentucky Libraries website
Note that many of the
databases listed have restricted access.
WebSPIRS, and its associated
databases, have recently been upgraded with a new, improved interface
(version 5). For those you who prefer the old interface however,
access to version 4 is available through
this link.
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| Database
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Description |
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Agricola |
Indexes
major journals in Agriculture. |
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| Agripedia |
Agripedia
presents facts, figures, demonstrations, examples, graphics, and
more regarding the concepts, practices, and vocabulary of agriculture
in a multimedia format using audio clips, graphics, text and animation.
Developed by the University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture
created with a USDA Higher Education Program Grant. |
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| AgNIC |
AgNIC is
a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected
by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and
other institutions. |
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AGRIS |
Database
from the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations.
Includes international agricultural research information. Extremely
useful source of data on African and Asian countries. |
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Bioethicsline Plus |
Comprehensive
database on ethics. |
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| Biological
Abstracts |
Biological
Abstracts directs users to information on life science topics
from botany to microbiology to pharmacology, serving to connect
researchers with critical journal coverage. Coverage is from 1980
to the Present. |
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| Biological
Abstracts/Reports, Reviews, Meetings (RRM) |
Indexes
the non journal literature in the life sciences and includes meetings
and conferences, literature reviews, US patents, books, software,
and other media. Coverage is from 1989 to the Present. |
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| Books
In Print |
In-print,
out-of-print, and forthcoming books, audios and videos. |
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CAB
Abstracts |
Indexes
over 7,000 international agricultural journals covering all aspects
of both U.S. and foreign agricultural research. Includes comprehensive
abstracts for most citations. |
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Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
Includes
a section of 27 databases in the Biological Sciences ranging from
fisheries to biotechnology. |
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| Center
for Research Libraries (CRL) |
CRL
is an international not-for-profit consortium of colleges, universities
and libraries that makes available scholarly research resources
to users everywhere. CRL is governed by the major research libraries
of North America and is funded by fees, grants and contributions.
Open to scholars and researchers, its collections include more
than five million volumes of research materials rarely held in
North American libraries. Scholars can search the catalog or one
of their specialized databases. |
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| College
Source Online |
Provides
access to 22,850 college catalogs (.pdf), with links to college
web sites. Available through UK campus machines only. |
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| Community
of Science |
Includes
GeoRef, U.S. Patent Citations, Federal Register, as well as funded
research. Note that some features of CoS are accessable only with
a username and password provided to UK personnel only. |
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| CRIS
(USDA Current Research) |
U.S.
Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed
research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry. |
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| Current
Contents Search
Latest
Weekly Update and 1999-present
from WebSPIRS |
Electronic
version of Current Contents, providing access to tables
of contents and bibliographic data from over 7,000 of the world's
leading scientific and scholarly journals and approximately 2,000
books. In seven editions: Agriculture, Biology and Environmental
Sciences; Arts and Humanities; Clinical Medicine; Engineering,
Computing and Technology; Life Sciences; Physical, Chemical and
Earth Sciences; & Social and Behavioral Sciences. |
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| Current
Protocols |
Series of
Manuals containing the standards for scientific, lab-tested research
and experimentation methods. Covers cell biology, cytometry, food
analytical chemistry, human genetics, immunology, magnetic resonance
imaging, molecular biology, neuroscience, nucleic acid chemistry,
pharmacology, protein science, toxicology, and bioinformatics. |
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| Digital
Dissertations |
Dissertations
and theses from institutions in North America and Europe. Full-text
access to all dissertations
completed at the University of Kentucky from 1996 forward. |
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| Dissertation
Abstracts |
Listing
of dissertations from participating schools going back to 1861 with
abstracts since 1980. Thesis are included going back to 1988. (Dissertations
unavailable via Interlibrary Loan may be purchased from UMI
Dissertation Services.) |
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| Ebsco
Host Web |
Choose
among several databases, such as Ebsco Animals, Academic Elite,
Health Source and more. Subject lists (as well as complete title
lists) are available at: http://www.epnet.com/maglists/maglist.htm. |
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| EPO
Online |
Epoline
is the name given to the range of electronic products and services
produced by the European Patent Office (EPO) for the intellectual
property community. National offices of the member states in different
countries are available at: http://www.european-patent-office.org/espacenet/info/access.htm
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Extension Publications |
Searches
University of Kentucky Extension Publications available full text. |
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FAO WAICENT Information Finder |
FAO's
Digital Resource Center, this site allows free text searching
the entire FAO web site for web pages and documents or directory
searching of important sites and information within FAO. |
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FirstGov |
Consolidates
20,000 government web sites into one. It provides the capability
of searching for specific subjects as well as going to federal
and state agencies. |
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| FirstGov
for Science |
Gateway
to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government
agencies, including research and development results. |
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FirstSearch (Part 1) |
Includes
9 databases such as ArticleFirst OCLC index of articles from the
contents pages of journals, ClasePeriodica Index of Latin American
journals in the sciences and humanities, Ebooks OCLC catalog of
online electronic books available through libraries worldwide,
GPO U.S. government publications , PapersFirst* OCLC index of
papers presented at conferences worldwide , Proceedings* An OCLC
index of worldwide conference proceedings , RILM_Music_Abstracts*
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature , WorldAlmanac Funk & Wagnalls
New Encyclopedia and four almanacs & WorldCat OCLC catalog
of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
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FirstSearch (Part 2) |
Includes
3 databases: BooksInPrint In-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming
books, audios and videos, with optional reviews , Dissertations
Dissertations and theses from institutions in North America and
Europe , GEOBASE Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and
ecology
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FOODLINE: Science Sight |
Covers
all aspects of food science and technology information. Sources
include journals, books, patents, reports, and conference proceedings. |
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| GPO
Access |
US
Government Printing Office official web site. Includes a variety
of documents from the legislative, executive, and judical branches,
plus additional US government-related content. |
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| InfoKat
(UK Libraries' Online Catalog) |
Includes
books, journals, government documents and media materials owned
by the University of Kentucky. |
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J-STOR |
Database
of Electronic journals that cover a range of topics including
most science areas. |
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| Journal
Citation Report
(ISI) |
JCR
Web provides easy access to data that helps you evaluate and compare
scholarly journals in the areas of science and social science. Coverage
is both multidisciplinary and international, and incorporates over
8,400 journals from over 3,000 publishers in 60 nations. Includes
such information as highest impact and most frequently used journals.
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| KYVL
(Kentucky Virtual Library) |
Provides
databases, sources, and library catalogs for Kentucky public educational
institutions at all levels. |
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| Lexis-Nexis
Academic |
Includes
fulltext from LEXIS-NEXIS and CIS of nearly 5,000 publications (most
fulltext, the rest abstracted). |
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| Lexis-Nexis
Congressional |
Bills itself
as "the world's most comprehensive access to U.S. legislative
information". Data from Congressional Information Service,
Inc. The service offers access to a variety of information by and
about the United States Congress. |
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| Lexis-Nexis
Statistical |
The service
allows users to search summaries of statistical publications, then
link to the full-text of selected publications on Statistical Universe
and government Web sites. A collection growing by over 30,000 statistical
tables annually. |
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| Medline |
Includes
all areas of medicine back to 1966. |
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| Pub
Med |
Pub Med,
a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to
over 12 million MEDLINE citiations back to the mid-1960's and additional
life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing
full text articles and other related resources. |
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| SciFinder
Scholar |
This
is a web-based program which gives complete access to the CA database
from 1907-present. Searchable by Author, Company, Research Topic,
and Document Identifier. Access to this database is restricted.
It requires downloading software to your campus machine (access
is restricted to UK campus machines). See the
UK Libraries access instructions for details. |
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Sports Discus |
A WebSPIRS
database with some animal science information |
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Tree-CD |
Covers
the forestry literature from 1939-1972. This coupled with CAB
Abstracts provides a comprehensive guide to the forestry literature. |
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Tropag and Rural |
Tropag: Covers
the literature on tropical agriculture including the cultivation
of food crops and industrial crops, animal husbandry, farming
systems, and much more.
Rural: provides abstracts from the recent literature on
the economic and social development of developing countries. Both
contain full bibliographic citations and abstracts. |
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| ToxLine |
TOXLINE
(R) is part of the National Library of Medicine's extensive collection
of online bibliographic information, which covers the pharmacological,
biochemical, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and
other chemicals. |
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| ToxNet |
The Toxicology
Data Network is actually a cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous
chemicals, and related areas. |
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| Web
of Science (ISI) |
Electronic access to Science Citation Index, Social Science
Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Index from 1989
to date. |
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WebSPIRS |
Includes
all databases associated with WebSPIRS: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, Biological
Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, ISI Current Contents, MEDLINE, and many
more. |
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| Wildlife
& Ecology Studies Worldwide
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Incorporates
Wildlife Review Abstracts, Swiss Wildlife Information
Service, Wildlife Database, BIODOC, and Waterfowl
and Wetlands Database into one electronic file.The database
covers such topics as endangered species, behavior, ecosystems,
physiology, and much more. Coverage is from 1935 to present. |
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| WorldCat |
OCLC
catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. |
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Zoological Record |
The
world's oldest continuing database of animal biology (dates back
to 1864). Includes information from every field in animal biology
and projects in academic, government, and commercial organizations. |
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