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Databases
- CAB Abstracts 1973 - presentMaximum Concurrent Users: 4
Coverage: 1973 to present
Provides access to literature in the applied life sciences, including agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, plant sciences, mycology and parasitology, food science, human health, and nutrition. - PubMed (National Library of Medicine)Coverage: 1950 to present
Provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts for clinical medical literature. - Web of ScienceCoverage: Varies
Multidisciplinary database covering journal articles and conference proceedings in arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences. - Zoological RecordCoverage: 1864-present
Coverage of the world's zoological and animal science literature, covering all research from biochemistry to veterinary medicine. Provides a collection of references from serial publications, books, meetings, reviews, and other non-serial literature. An online thesaurus of controlled terms arranged in hierarchies makes it easy to locate appropriate search terms. Scope notes and related term references are also provided. - Wildlife & Ecology Studies WorldwideCoverage: 1935 to present
Provides citations and some abstracts to the literature on wild mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians.
Not sure where to search? This article compares coverage of the veterinary literature in 9 databases.
Grindlay, D., Brennan, M., & Dean, R. (2012). Searching the veterinary literature: a comparison of the coverage of veterinary journals by nine bibliographic databases. Journal Of Veterinary Medical Education, 39(4), 404-412. doi:10.3138/jvme.1111.109R