Best Bet Databases in
Plant Science
- CAB Direct
Covers agriculture. Includes animal, dairy & veterinary sciences; entomology; plant sciences; forestry; aquaculture & fisheries; farming; agricultural economics; food & human nutrition; earth & environmental sciences.
1973-current.
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Guide
Coverage is international, including literature from over 125 countries. Indexes over 9,000 journals and 2,500 books are every year. Updated weekly. The Helminthology database is part of CAB Direct's data.
Subject coverage:
- Plant Science (including horticulture)
- Animal Science (including nutrition & zoology)
- Pathogen, pest, parasite and weed management
- Human health and hygiene (including human nutrition)
- Natural resources and ecology
- Forestry, forest products and agroforestry
- Soil Science
- Rural Development, Tourism and Economics
- Food science and food products
- Biotechnology
- Agricultural Engineering
- Veterinary Medicine
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
- BIOSIS Previews
Scholarly articles in biology. Essential source for research in biology.
1969-current.
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Excellent search for biology-related research.
The premier database of world biology literature, and a primary source for any biology-related research, BIOSIS Previews contains the references to journal literature from Biological Abstracts, the references to meetings, reports, review articles, books and monographs from Biological Abstracts/RRM, as well as some unique references.
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
- Scopus
Scholarly journal articles with a heavy emphasis on science topics. A great database for high quality scholarly articles on any topic. International scope. Excellent for citation searching.
1996-present for citation searching; 1966 to present for general searching.
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Because UConn holds a license to
Beilstein CrossFire, users can see summaries of compounds and reaction information in Scopus for any article that is also indexed in Beilstein Crossfire.
Using the Papers application from Mekentosj to search Scopus? Papers should prompt you for the Scopus ID (36298) when you do a Scopus search. If it doesn't, or if you need to change it, it go to Preferences, Plugins, Search Engines. Also, Papers can also be configured to use our off campus authentication system (EZproxy), so you might want to add http://ezproxy.lib.uconn.edu/login?url=%@ in the "library proxy" box under "Preferences, Sources".
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
- AGRICOLA (via EBSCO)
Indexes articles in agriculture, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition.
1970-current.
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Compiled by the U.S. National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA consists of over 3 million citations to journal articles, monographs, theses, patents, software, audio-visual materials, and technical reports related to all aspects of agriculture.
Subjects include:
- Agriculture
- Agronomy
- Animal Science
- Aquaculture
- Biology
- Botany
- Breeding
- Crop Management
- Dairy Science
- Ecology
- Environment
- Fertilizers
- Food & Agriculture
- Forestry
- Horticulture
- Natural Resources
- Nutrition
- Pesticides
- Plant Genetics
- Soils
- Veterinary Science
- Water
Access restricted to University of Connecticut.
Note:
The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to
Licensed Electronic Resources on behalf of the University of
Connecticut community. License agreements usually stipulate
the following rights and restrictions:
Permitted Uses: Authorized Users may typically display, download,
print, and copy a reasonable portion (generally one or two
articles or one book chapter) of the Licensed Electronic
Resource.
Restrictions: Systematic downloading, distributing, or
retaining substantial portions of information or using
software such as scripts, agents, or robots, to retrieve
information is generally prohibited.
