Recommended databases for animal/livestock topics
-
CAB Abstracts from CABICAB Abstracts indexes citations and abstracts from journals, books, reports, handbooks, conference proceedings, field notes, and theses in agriculture, life sciences, natural resources, veterinary sciences, applied economics, nutrition, tourism, and the environment. Includes the CAB Abstracts Archive. Some full text available as PDFs. 1910s-present.
-
AGRICOLA from ProQuestAGRICOLA indexes citations for journal articles, books, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports on agriculture, life sciences, nutrition, and environmental science. It serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library and provides worldwide coverage of agricultural information. Coverage: 1970–present, with selected materials from earlier periods.
-
PubAg from the USDAPubAg indexes citations and full-text of agricultural scientific literature. 1997-present.
-
Animal AgricultureAnimal Agriculture.org provides full-text conference proceedings/presentations, white papers, and committee reports in PDF. Sponsored by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.
-
HABRI CentralSearch thousands of journal articles, books, and more for human-animal interaction content.
Broader subject databases
-
PubMed from the National Library of MedicinePubMed, maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, indexes citations and abstracts from journal articles, reviews, case studies, conference papers, clinical trial reports, and news in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences. It also provides links to full text when available and integrates with other NCBI molecular biology resources. Coverage begins in 1946.
-
Web of Science from Clarivate AnalyticsThe Web of Science (WoS) research platform hosts multiple, specialized databases covering academic literature, conference proceedings, patents, and other scholarly content. At the heart of the platform is the Web of Science Core Collection, a curated set of citation indexes for high-quality, peer-reviewed journals, books, and conference proceedings. Additional databases cover specific subject areas (e.g. biology), formats, or regional publications (e.g. Korean). Users may search across all databases on the platform or select a specific database from the 'Search in' drop-down menu.
-
ScopusScopus indexes citations of journal articles, conference papers, and books in the sciences, medicine, social sciences, arts, and humanities. You can perform cited reference searches. You can compare authors, institutions, and journals using various metrics. Helpful resources include Scopus training videos, Scopus webinars (recorded and upcoming), and the Quick reference guide PDF. Coverage spans from the 1800s to the present.
-
Academic Search Complete from EBSCOhostAcademic Search Complete indexes citations, abstracts, and full text from journal articles, books, reports, and conference proceedings in all subject disciplines. Full text provided in PDF and HTML. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals. Searches can be limited to peer reviewed sources. Indexing 1887-present, most full-text content 1980s-present.
Interlibrary Loan Services
All current Virginia Tech students, faculty, and staff, regardless of your location, may request through ILLiad for materials:
- not owned by Virginia Tech (books, articles from journals and conference proceedings, book chapters, standards, and technical papers)
- owned by Virginia Tech but are unavailable for use (print books)
- owned by Virginia Tech and available in print (scans of articles from journals and conference proceedings, book chapters, standards, and technical papers)
We ship requests via UPS to users outside the immediate Blacksburg area (Montgomery, Giles and Pulaski counties).
Articles, book chapters, and many technical papers are delivered in PDF format to your ILLiad account. Occasionally, due to copyright restrictions, a paper copy of an article or standard is held for your at the Newman User Services Desk or sent o the mailing address listed on your account.