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* Information about Agriculture may be found in books, journal articles, and government publications.
* Agriculture books are given call numbers starting with S.  		 * Use journal articles to find information on current research in the field of agriculture. 
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AGRICOLA
*lists citations and summaries of journal articles, government publications, and books
*covers agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and plant sciences
*covers items published from 1970 to present
*access from anywhere 		A few items available in the library HELP:More about AGRICOLA
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Biological Abstracts
*covers biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, pre-clinical and experimental medicine, pharmacology, zoology, agriculture, and veterinary science
*indexes over 4,200 journals from 100 countries and includes over 11.3 million records
*covers items published from 1926-present
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Some items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about Biological Abstracts
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Science Direct College Edition Journal Collections
* contains over 1800 full text, peer reviewed journals
* provides articles from journals in Social & Behavioral Sciences, Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences & Engineering
* Dates available include issues from the current year back to 1995 for most titles
* access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the on your computer HELP:More about Science Direct
BioOne
HELP:contains citations and abstracts from scholarly journals
HELP:covers biological, ecological and environmental sciences
HELP:articles published from 1998 to present.
HELP:access from campus and off-campus with APSU ID. 		All items available on your computer HELP:More About BioOne
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Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
*provides access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from hundreds of sources
*covers agriculture, biology, ecology, botany, zoology, food science, and more
*retrospective coverage as far back as 1983, full-text since 1997
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Many items available on your computer HELP:More about Biological & Agricultural Index
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Science Database
* specially created by Gale to address the needs of the Tennessee State Library and Archives
* contains over 1600 titles ranging from A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research to Zoomorphology
* millions of articles are available in both PDF and HTML full-text
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about Science Database
 
Wiley InterScience
* lists citations, summaries, and full-text from over 300 periodicals
* covers science, technology, and medicine
* articles from 1996 to date
* access from on-campus.  For off-campus access, see "How to Search" for instructions. 		Many items available on your computer HELP:More about Wiley InterScience
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GreenFile
* includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more
* provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records
* The ability to "search for full-text" at Woodward Library is enabled
* access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Some items available on your computer or in the library HELP: More about GreenFile
Annual Reviews Electronic Back Volume Collection
*content spans the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences
*includes full-text from 1100+ volumes, comprising over 20,000 critical and authoritative review articles
*covers back volumes published from 1932 to the 2003 volumes
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Annual Reviews EBVC
 
Encyclopedia of Life
* Ultimately, the Encyclopedia of Life will provide an online database for all 1.8 million species now known to live on Earth.
* Series of websites that unites mammal, bird, bug, plant, bacteria, etc. in one location, providing in-depth, scientifically valid information
*Students and educators will be provided with a wide variety of tools for using the information on the species pages as well as for feeding their own information back into the system
*anyone may access the EOL from campus or off-campus 		All items available on your computer HELP: More about the EOL
SciFinder Scholar - created by CAS (a division of the American Chemical Society)
*serves as an electronic version of Chemical Abstracts providing references from more than 9500 journals
*contain patents from over 50 patent-issuing organizations
*contains the world's largest collection of organic and inorganic substance information
*a software download is required to access this resource		 HELP: Overview of SciFinder Content
 
Reference and Fact-finding Sources
HELP:Oxford Reference Online: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects
HELP:Encyclopedia Britannica: full encyclopedia plus web sites
HELP:Gale Virtual Reference Library: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects.  For a list of titles available at APSU, click here.
HELP:netLibrary Reference Center: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and guides covering all subjects
HELP:access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Oxford Reference Online
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WilsonWeb OmniFile Full Text 
*provides access to full text articles, page images, article abstracts, and citations from thousands of sources
*covers all subjects
*retrospective coverage as far back as 1982, full-text since 1994
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available on your computer HELP:More about WilsonWeb OmniFile
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Academic Search Premier
* contains indexing for 8,200 publications
* contains full text for more than 4,650 titles
* PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for over 100 journals
* access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about Academic Search Premier
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General OneFile (InfoTrac)
*lists citations and summaries of most articles and entire text of some articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers
*covers all subjects
*covers items published from 1980-present
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Most items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about General OneFile
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Scientific American Archive Online
*contains the full text and graphics of every Scientific American issue from 1993 to the present
*more than 4,000 articles are available to view or download in color PDF
*covers all aspects of health, science, and technology
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		All items available on your computer HELP:More about Scientific American Archive Online
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DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
*links to journals with full-text articles 
*covers all subjects
*covers articles from the mid-1990's to the present
*access from anywhere 		Some items available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about DOAJ
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GPO
* lists citations to federal government publications
* covers all subjects
* includes reports, books, serials, and maps published from 1976 to present
*access from campus or off-campus with APSU ID 		Some items available in the library HELP:More about GPO
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Internet resources
* authoritative, credible, and reliable Web sites
* selected for accuracy and relevance to the subjects taught at APSU
* updated regularly
* access from anywhere 		All items available on your computer HELP:How to search the Internet
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Additional books may be identified through:  
*Other Libraries' Catalogs: local and national
*Books in Print: books available from publishers
*WorldCat: catalog of libraries worldwide
*Online Books Page: Books freely available on the web
* These books are not usually in the APSU Library, but you may request them. 		Some items  available in the library or on your computer HELP:More about Books In Print
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