Research Guides: Veterinary Medicine: Students

JAVMA Citation Format

American Medical Association (AMA) Manual of Style, 11th ed (online access)
JAVMA Citation Style
NLM Catalog
Look up journal titles to find the NLM Abbreviation required by the JAVMA citation format

Credible Article Sources / Databases

Which database should I pick?

Search PubMed if you are looking for something that is easy to search, covers general veterinary medicine, and includes human or translational medicine.

Search CAB Abstracts 1973-present or CAB Abstracts 1910-present if you are looking for a comprehensive animal science and veterinary medicine search.

Search Web of Science if you are looking for articles from life and physical sciences, zoology and conservation biology, and social sciences.

Animal Health and Production Compendium
Coverage: Varies
The Animal Health and Production Compendium (AHPC) is a comprehensive, encyclopedic resource for information on animal health and production, to support sound decision-making in animal husbandry and food production worldwide.
CAB Abstracts 1973 - present
Maximum 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.
CAB Abstracts Complete (1910 to present) This link opens in a new window
Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Coverage:1910 to present
Multi-database search of CAB Abstracts and CAB Abstracts Archive. 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 Science
Coverage: Varies
Multidisciplinary database covering journal articles and conference proceedings in arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

Wellness Books & eBooks

10 Learnings from 10 Years of Brain Pickings
Not One More Vet: Student Support & Mentorship Committee
Not One More Vet is an online veterinary support group. The group was founded in 2014 by Dr. Nicole McArthur.
Podcast a Vet
EPISODE 019: What You Need to Know to Get Through Vet School w/ Cindy Vaca
EPISODE 024: How To Maintain Your Mental Health In Vet School w/ Laurie Fonken
EPISODE 028: How To Be Intentional About The Culture Of Your Clinic w/ Tim Holt

Ask Anna: Advice for the Furry and Forlorn by Dean Koontz; Anna Koontz
Call Number: SF430 .K668 2014
ISBN: 9781455530793
Publication Date: 2014
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Cry, Heart, but Never Break by Glenn Ringtved; Robert Moulthrop (Translator); Charlotte Pardi (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.1.R575 Cr 2016
ISBN: 9781592701872
Publication Date: 2016
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Drive: the surprising truth about what motivates us by Daniel H. Pink
Call Number: BF503 .P56 2011
ISBN: 9781594484803
Publication Date: 2011
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog by Patricia B. McConnell
Call Number: SF433 .M337 2017
ISBN: 9781501150159
Publication Date: 2017
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Finding Hope in the Age of Anxiety by Claire Hayes
Call Number: BF575.A6 H383 2017
ISBN: 9780717171880
Publication Date: 2017
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh
Call Number: PN6727.B7568 H96 2013
ISBN: 9781451666175
Publication Date: 2013
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
I Thought It Was Just Me (but It Isn't) by Brené Brown
Call Number: HQ1206 .B765 2008
ISBN: 9781592403356
Publication Date: 2007
Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen; Dean Ornish (Foreword by)
Call Number: R154 .R374 A3 2006
ISBN: 1594482098
Publication Date: 2006
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Leading the Life You Want: Skills for Integrating Work and Life by Stewart D. Friedman
Call Number: HD4904.25 .F7537 2014
ISBN: 9781422189412
Publication Date: 2014
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Audio Book
Little Panic: Dispatches from an Anxious Life by Amanda Stern
Call Number: PS3619.T4777 Z46 2018
ISBN: 9781538711927
Publication Date: 2018
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Loading Penguin Hugs by Jacqueline Chen
Call Number: PN6231.P785 C44 2018
ISBN: 9781449494582
Publication Date: 2018
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
The Mindfulness Edge by Matt Tenney; Tim Gard
ISBN: 9781119183242
Publication Date: 2016
E-BOOK
My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread and the Search for Peace of Mind by Scott Stossel
Call Number: RC531 .S758 2013
ISBN: 9780307269874
Publication Date: 2014
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
My Grandfather's Blessings by Rachel Naomi Remen
Call Number: BM723 .R46 2000
ISBN: 1573221503
Publication Date: 2004
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts by Christine Purdon; David A. Clark
Call Number: RC489.C63 P87 2005
ISBN: 9781572243811
Publication Date: 2005
E-BOOK and print
Vet Library Leisure Shelf
The Resilient Physician: A Pocket Guide to Stress Management by John D. Kelly IV
ISBN: 9783319612188
Publication Date: 2017-09-11
E-BOOK
The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook by Martin M. Antony; Richard P. Swinson
Call Number: BF575.B3 A58 2017
ISBN: 9781626253407
Publication Date: 2017
E-BOOK and print
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Standing at the Edge by Joan Halifax; Rebecca Solnit (Foreword by)
Call Number: BJ1531 .H188 2018
ISBN: 9781250101341
Publication Date: 2018
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
The Stranger on the Bridge by Jonny Benjamin; Britt Pflüger; The Duke of Cambridge (Foreword by); Britt Pflüger
Call Number: RA790.53 .B46 2019
ISBN: 9781509846436
Publication Date: 2019
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Thin Slices of Anxiety by Catherine Lepage
Call Number: PN6733.L457 F5613 2016
ISBN: 9781452145792
Publication Date: 2016
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed
Call Number: BJ1589 .S84 2012
ISBN: 9780307949332
Publication Date: 2012
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
Whistle While You Work by Richard J. Leider; David A. Shapiro
Call Number: HF5381 .L45 2001
ISBN: 9781576751039
Publication Date: 2001
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts
Call Number: BF67 .W36 1951 MORGAN
ISBN: 9780307741202
Publication Date: 2011
Request from Morgan Library
Work Reimagined by Richard J. Leider; David A. Shapiro
Call Number: HF5381 .L35153 2015
ISBN: 9781626565586
Publication Date: 2015
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf
xkcd: volume 0 by Randall Munroe; Breadpig (Produced by)
Call Number: NC1429.M86 A4 2009
ISBN: 9780615314464
Publication Date: 2010
Vet Library Leisure Reading Shelf

EBVM Readings

Tutorials

Clinical Information Survival Skills: Step by Step Tutorial
Quickly review types of clinical questions and how to search for relevant results in this quick, step by step, interactive tutorial.
Critical Appraisal Checklists (Joanna Briggs Institute)
View and download checklists for appraising different study types from the Joanna Briggs Institute.
Critical Appraisal Tools (CEBM)
View/download critical appraisal checklists for RCTs, diagnostic studies, prognosis studies, and systematic reviews from University of Oxford's Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM).
EBVM Learning
EBVM Toolkit (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)

Articles about EBVM

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice in Exotic Animal Medicine (VCNA Exotic Animal Practice)
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice
Volume 20 / Issue 3 / 2017
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine (VCNA Equine Practice)
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / 2007
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine (VCNA Small Animal Practice)
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice
Volume 37 / Issue 3 / 2007
Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine for the Bovine Veterinarian (VCNA Food Animal Practice)
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice
Volume 28 / Issue 1 / 2012
Larson RL, White BJ. First steps to efficient use of the scientific literature in veterinary practice. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2015 Aug 1;247(3):254-258.
Larson RL, White BJ. Importance of the role of the scientific literature in clinical decision making. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2015 Jul 1;247(1):58-64
White BJ, Larson RL. Systematic evaluation of scientific research for clinical relevant and control of bias to improve clinical decision making. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2015 Sep 1;247(5): 496-500

Databases

AVMA Animal Health Studies Database (AAHSD)
The AVMA's database of animal health studies that is searchable by diagnosis, keyword, specialty, and species.
Best Bets for Vets
An evidence review service from the University of Nottingham to support evidence-based decision making. Search for a topic or browse by species.
Veterinary Evidence (Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons)
Open access with Knowledge Summaries and evidence-based veterinary medicine articles.
TRIP (Turning Research Into Practice)
VetSRev
A database of veterinary systematic reviews from the Centre for Evidence-Based Veterinary Medicine and University of Nottingham.

CAB Abstracts Complete (1910 to present) This link opens in a new window
Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Coverage:1910 to present
Multi-database search of CAB Abstracts and CAB Abstracts Archive. 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 Science
Coverage: Varies
Multidisciplinary database covering journal articles and conference proceedings in arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences.

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