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- AGRICOLA (agricultural sciences)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to publications on all aspects of agriculture and agricultural research.
- AGRICOLA contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library and covers every major agricultural subject. The citations consist of journal articles, book chapters, monographs, theses, conference proceedings, serials, technical reports, patents, software, and other materials on a broad range of agricultural topics.
- Coverage Dates: 1979 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbag
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- Biological Sciences (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index to research on all aspects of biology.
- This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. The topically related databases are combined to eliminate duplicate records.
- See also: Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1982 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Title List
- Database Provider: Cambridge Scientific
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=bigc-uga1
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- BIOSIS Previews (Thomson Reuters)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index and abstracts to international journal articles in biological and medical research. BIOSIS Previews also covers books and meetings.
- The BIOSIS Previews database corresponds to the print publications Biological Abstracts and Biological Abstracts/ RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings). The mission of BIOSIS, a not-for-profit organization established in 1926, is to foster growth, communication and use of biological knowledge for the common good. The database covers nearly 6,000 journals, 1,500 international meetings, as well as review articles, books, book chapters and monographs in the life sciences including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, microbiology, pharmacology and public health.
- Coverage Dates: 1969 - present
- Updated: Weekly
- Database Provider: isi
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xbis-uga1
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- CAB Abstracts & CAB Archive (EBSCO)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Index to research on agriculture, forestry and allied life sciences. Internet Explorer 6.0 users: cookies must be set to "Medium" or lower for this database to function properly.
- CAB Abstracts & CAB Archive provide bibliographic citations in the fields of agriculture, forestry and their allied life science disciplines. Specific topics include animal and crop husbandry, animal and plant breeding, plant protection, genetics, forestry engineering, economics, veterinary medicine, human nutrition, travel and rural development.
- Coverage Dates: 1900-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English (abstracts in English)
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cabb-uga1
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- CABDirect Archive (1910-1972)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Index to research on agriculture, forestry and allied life sciences between 1910 and 1972.
- CABDirect (formerly CAB Abstracts) provides bibliographic citations in the fields of agriculture, forestry and their allied life science disciplines. Specific topics include animal and crop husbandry, animal and plant breeding, plant protection, genetics, forestry engineering, economics, veterinary medicine, human nutrition, travel and rural development.
- Coverage Dates: 1973-
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English (abstracts in English)
- Database Provider: CABI Publishing
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xcab-uga1
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Related / Narrower Databases
- ACS Symposium Series (American Chemical Society)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.American Chemical Society Symposium Series titles from 2012 in full text.
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The American Chemical Society Symposium Series covers a broad range of topics including agricultural and food chemistry, cellulose and renewable materials, chemical education, organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, materials, and many others. It contains peer-reviewed books developed from the ACS technical divisions' symposia.
Access: On campus and remote
Database provider: ACS
- Database Provider: ACS
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=acsi-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.On the genetic modification, food safety, food fermentation and microbial food spoilage.
- The Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology presents topics such as genetic modification, food safety, food fermentation and microbial food spoilage. A list of 'Further Reading' at the end of each entry includes review articles and key papers. A cross-referencing 'Related Topics' section directs the reader to other entries within the encyclopedia which contain additional information.
- Coverage Dates: 2000
- Updated: Annual
- Database Provider: elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xapf-uga1
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- Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Reference articles on physical, social, and policy aspects of food and nutrition.
- The Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition presents the physiological aspects of nutrient and energy requirements by different population groups; measurement of dietary intake and nutritional status; nutrient composition of the main food groups; associations between diet, lifestyle and disease; clinical applications of nutrition to improve health; topical issues relating to the food processing industry; influences on food choice and eating behavior; nutritional guidelines and public health policies in both developed and developing countries; international aspects of food labeling, and a range of related topics in between these key subject areas. This edition updates the Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition.
A list of 'Further Reading' at the end of each entry, includes review articles and key papers. A cross-referencing 'Related Topics' section directs the reader to other entries within the encyclopedia which contain additional information.
- Coverage Dates: 1999
- Updated: Annual
- Database Provider: elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enca-uga1
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- The Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition presents the physiological aspects of nutrient and energy requirements by different population groups; measurement of dietary intake and nutritional status; nutrient composition of the main food groups; associations between diet, lifestyle and disease; clinical applications of nutrition to improve health; topical issues relating to the food processing industry; influences on food choice and eating behavior; nutritional guidelines and public health policies in both developed and developing countries; international aspects of food labeling, and a range of related topics in between these key subject areas. This edition updates the Encyclopaedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition.
- Global Health
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Index to research on biomedical life sciences.
- Global Health is a public health database that provides information on international health, biomedical life sciences, non-communicable diseases, public health nutrition, food safety and hygiene.
- Coverage Dates: 1973 -
- Updated: Quarterly
- Languages: English and non-English (abstracts in English)
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=caba-uga1
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- Historical Statistics of the United States
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Historical statistical data for the United States
- Historical Statistics of the United States presents the numerical history of the United States. The database contains over 37,000 tables of quantitative historical data covering population, the economy, social conditions, health, and governance. Each topic area includes introductory essays to place the data in historical context.
- Coverage Dates: 18th - 20th centuries
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: cambridge_univ
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=hioo-uga1
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- Turfgrass Information File
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.A comprehensive collection of turfgrass educational materials.
- The Turfgrass Information File is a bibliographic database with each record representing an article, research report, book chapter, or thesis. The TGIF provides citations and some full text coverage to over 200 journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, etc., from around the world. While over 94% of TGIF entries have been published since 1968, there are also records for research and management issues going back to the 1920's.
Database provider: Michigan State University Libraries & United States Golf Association.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Updated: ongoing
- Database Provider: michigan
- 3 simultaneous users.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=turg-uga1
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- The Turfgrass Information File is a bibliographic database with each record representing an article, research report, book chapter, or thesis. The TGIF provides citations and some full text coverage to over 200 journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, etc., from around the world. While over 94% of TGIF entries have been published since 1968, there are also records for research and management issues going back to the 1920's.
Broader Databases
- Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
- Title List
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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- Annual Reviews
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium-high for this database to function properly.Critical reviews of scholarly research in the biomedical, physical, and social sciences.
- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
The Biomedical Science Suite is further subdivided as Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Cell and Developmental Biology, Ecology and Systematics, Entomology, Genetics, Genomics and Human Genetics, Immunology, Medicine, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Nutrition, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Physiology, Phytopathology, Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, Psychology, and Public Health.
The Physical Science Suite is further subdivided as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Energy and the Environment, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, Nuclear and Particle Science, and Physical Chemistry.
The Social Science Suite is further subdivided as Anthropology, Energy and Environment, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology.
- Coverage Dates: 1984- present; Tables of Contents only: 1984-1995; Full Text: 1996- present
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xann-uga1
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- Annual Reviews, a nonprofit organization, provides critical, authoritative reviews of scholarly advances in various fields of science.Annual Reviews can be searched in its entirety or within each of the following suites: Biomedical Science, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences.
- ScienceDirect
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles from scholarly journals on all the sciences, including the social sciences.
- ScienceDirect provides full text access to scholarly journals published by Elsevier and its subsidiaries.
- Coverage Dates: 1995 - present (Academic Press journals: 1996 - present)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: Elsevier
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xsdi-uga1
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- Web of Science (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to medium for this database to function properly.Provides access to the combined Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
- Web of Science provides access to the Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index covering over 8,000 journal. These three databases can be searched separately, in any combination, or all at once. These databases are unique in that the user can search to find which articles have cited a certain author or article. This technique of doing research, called pearl growing, allows researchers to find articles that are related to an earlier work. Often this technique turns up articles which are not found through traditional subject and keyword searches.
- Coverage Dates: 1945- (Science Citation Index); 1956- (Social Science Citation Index); 1975- (Arts and Humanities Citation Index)
- Updated: Weekly
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: isi
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xwos-uga1
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Acronyms
- Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA (JIA) is a searchable database of titles indexed by AGRICOLA. It also contains previously indexed titles dating back to around 1992.
- URL: http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=2&tax_subject=157&topic_id=2010
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- Veterinary Abbreviations and Acronyms
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Focuses on abbreviations and acronyms commonly used in veterinary practice and supplements the standard and widely available printed reference sources.
- URL: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/vetdocs/abbreviation.htm
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Books
- eBooks on EBSCOhost (formerly NetLibrary)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.eBooks, general topics, non-fiction, reference, consumer.
eBooks at EBSCOhost, formerly known as NetLibrary, provides access to electronic books (eBooks), including reference books, scholarly monographs, publications of many university presses, and consumer books that have been converted into digital format. It is possible to perform full-text searches of a single eBook, search thousands of volumes simultaneously, browse topic categories, or read eBooks directly online. There is currently no checkout period for eBooks (at EBSCOhost).
Users can create a My EBSCOhost account in order to use personalization tools, including creating a Favorites list, but a personal account is not required for accessing eBooks through the GALILEO interface.
GALILEO institutions purchased together the following collections:
- Shared Collection 1
- Shared Collection 2
- Shared Collection 9
- Database Provider: EBSCO Information and Learning
- Database Tutorial: Downloading eBooks on EBSCOhost
- Coverage Dates: Currently available
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zmnl
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- GIL Library Catalog
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Search the UGA Libraries catalog for books, journals, CD-ROMs, and other media. Use title, author or subject searches, or perform a keyword search.
- URL: http://gil.uga.edu
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- National Academies Press
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Selected titles online. Use the Discovery Engine for words in title or text. Asterisk (*) will truncate.
- URL: http://www.nap.edu/index.html
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- Radcliffe's World IPM Text Book
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Electronic textbook of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) featuring contributed chapters by internationally recognized experts. Click on "Contributed Chapters" to view contents.
- URL: http://ipmworld.umn.edu/
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- WorldCat
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Huge catalog of books and other materials held by libraries worldwide.
- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
The OCLC NetFirst database has been integrated into WorldCat. NetFirst bibliographic citations describe Internet-accessible resources, including World Wide Web pages, interest groups, library catalogs, FTP sites, Internet services, electronic journals, and newsletters. NetFirst is no longer available as a separate database.
WorldCat listings include netLibrary ebook records.
- Coverage Dates: Approx. 1000 A.D. to the present
- Updated: Daily
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zowc
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- The WorldCat database is the world's most comprehensive bibliography with bibliographic records representing information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge. It is the OCLC Online Union Catalog of information contributed by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide.
Conference Papers/Proceedings
- COS Conference Papers Index (ProQuest)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.For scientific and technical proceedings.
- Coverage includes scientific and technical proceedings in animal and plant science, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, experimental medicine, geology, marine science, mathematics, and pharmacology.
- See also: zccp:Backup Site (Ohio)
- Coverage Dates: 1989 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: Cambridge
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=coec-uga1
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- PapersFirst (conference papers)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of papers presented at conferences.
- The PapersFirst database provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide, PapersFirst is a major new research aid, covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. Users may order the full text of papers cited in PapersFirst from The British Library using the FirstSearch online ordering service.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zopi
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- ProceedingsFirst (conference proceedings)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Index of conference proceedings.
- The ProceedingsFirst database provides tables of contents of papers presented at conferences worldwide. Each ProceedingsFirst record contains a list of the papers presented at each conference. Like its companion, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst provides access to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast collection of conference proceedings.
- Coverage Dates: 1993 to the present
- Updated: Monthly
- Database Provider: firstsearch
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zop1
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Dictionaries/Encyclopedias
- Agripedia
Online Access: On/Off Campus- "Encyclopedia of agriculture", that presents facts, figures, demonstrations, examples, graphics, and more regarding the concepts, practices, and vocabulary of agriculture in a multimedia format using audio clips, graphics, text and animation.
- URL: http://www.ca.uky.edu/agripedia/
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- Breeds of Livestock
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Resource on breeds of livestock throughout the world. Poultry breeds are listed in the "Other" category.
- URL: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/
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- Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Compliments of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). While the terms in the Glossary are not considered official by the SSSA, they are published in an effort to provide a foundation for common understanding in communications covering soil science. Measurements included with terms are in SI units to conform with SSSA policy requiring SI units for all publications. Conversion factors for SI and non-SI units are included at the end of the Glossary.
- URL: http://www.soils.org/sssagloss/
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- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Industrial applications of chemicals and chemical technologies.
- Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology provides information topics concerning the use of chemicals, chemical technologies, and standards in a wide variety of industrial applications. The online product includes searching functionality not available in the multi-volume print version and makes updated information available immediately. Kirk-Othmer has been a mainstay for chemists, biochemists, and engineers at academic, industrial, and government institutions since 1949.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=kirk-uga1
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- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Articles, tables, figures, and cross-references to science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry.
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry contains nearly 1000 major articles, 10,000 tables, 30,000 figures, and cross-references to science and technology in all areas of industrial chemistry. Chemical substances ranging from raw materials and bulk products to fine and specialty chemicals are described in detail. Information on physical and chemical properties, production, applications, economic data, toxicology and occupational health is provided for each substance. Relevant patent information is supplied whenever available.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Updated: ongoing
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=ullm-uga1
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Directories
- Agricultural Education Extension Graduate Schools
Online Access: On Campus Only- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/edu_agri_menu.html
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- Agricultural Sciences Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/ag_sci_menu.html
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- Agronomy Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/agronomy_menu.html
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- Animal Sciences Graduate School Directories
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Gradschools.com is a service of Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc. It is a system, highlighted by a World Wide Web site dedicated to post-baccalaureate educational programs. The site is arranged in a directory format with listings categorized by curriculum, then where necessary, subdivided by geography. Users select their desired curriculum and receive pages of information over their computer through browser software such as Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer or America On-line's web browser. Pages contain listings of program providers, both free listings and paid links.
- URL: http://www.gradschools.com/listings/menus/animal_menu.html
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Government Publications
- Census of Agriculture
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Complete accounting of United States agricultural production. Individual volumes are provided for each state. Taken every five years covering the years ending in "2" and "7."
- URL: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp
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- Online Water-Resources Reports (U.S. Geological Survey)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Searchable database of selected online publications from USGS including: Bulletin, Circulars, Open-File Reports, Professional Papers, Water-Supply Papers, etc. If your choice is not online, please use GIL@UGA to get call number (J84:??) and location of print copy at the UGA Libraries.
- URL: http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/
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- State Agricultural Statistics Offices
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Includes contact information as well as some agricultural highlights.
- URL: http://www.usda.gov/nass/sso-rpts.htm
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Guides/Handbooks
- Agricultural Research Service Pesticide Properties Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Compendium of chemical and physical properties of 334 widely used pesticides. Information included in the database focuses on 16 of the most important properties that affect pesticide transport and degradation characteristics.
- URL: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=6433
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- Bugwood Network
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Entomology and Forest Resources Digital Information Work Group of the University of Georgia gathers, maintains, and promotes the use of digital information as resources and as tools to enhance and complement information exchange and educational activities in the fields of entomology, forestry, forest health and natural resources.
- URL: http://www.bugwood.org/
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- Current Protocols in Protein Science
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Laboratory methods in protein science.
- Current Protocols in Protein Science is a compilation of laboratory methods, protocols and techniques in protein science. Subjects are organized by chapters and sections, and protocols are contained in units. Units describe a method and include one or more protocols with listings of materials, steps and annotations, recipes for unique reagents and solutions, commentaries, and analysis of the method. Replaces the loose-leaf edition in the UGA Libraries' collection.
- Updated: quarterly
- Database Provider: john_wiley
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=cure-uga1
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- EXTOXNET: Pesticide Information Profiles
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A group of extension toxicologists from several universities provide Pesticide Information Profiles on more than 150 pesticides including trade/other names for the pesticide, regulatory status, toxicological effects, ecological effects, environmental fate, physical properties, etc. Toxicology Information Briefs and factsheets are also included.
- URL: http://extoxnet.orst.edu/ghindex.html
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- Journal Citation Reports (at Web of Knowledge)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Internet Explorer Users: cookies must be set to low for this database to function properly.Ranks journals by how often they have been cited. Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports.
- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
To help users best compare journals and discover which are the most significant to them, JCR Web provides these data fields:
- Impact factor: Provides a way to evaluate or compare a journal's relative importance to others in the same field.
- Immediacy index: Measures how quickly the average article in a journal is cited, or how often articles published in a journal are cited within the same year.
- Article counts: The number of articles published in a journal in a particular year.
- Cited half-life: Benchmarks the age of cited articles.
- Source data: Provides information on which journals published reviews versus original research articles and how many references each of these published.
- Coverage Dates: Varies by data element
- Updated: Annual
- Languages: English
- Clear cache & cookies to view most recent reports. 3 simultaneous users allowed.
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjcr-uga1
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- Journal Citation Reports ranks peer reviewed journals by how often they have been cited. The database has two components: the Science Edition, covering 5,700 journals; and the Social Sciences Edition, covering 1,700 journals. Over 200 disciplines are included.
- Keys to Soil Taxonomy (9th ed.)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Keys to Soil Taxonomy provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classifcation of soils according to Soil Taxonomy in a form that can be used easily in the field. It also acquaints users with recent changes in the classification system.
- URL: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/tax_keys
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- Occupational Outlook Handbook
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A nationally recognized source of career information, including training and education needed, job prospects, and average salaries.
- URL: http://stats.bls.gov/oco/
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- Patty's Industrial Hygiene (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Industrial chemistry and toxicology.
- Patty's Industrial Hygiene presents the most up to date information on the recognition and evaluation of chemical agents, physical agents and bio-hazards in the workplace as well as engineering control of exposure and personal protection. This is a companion volume to Patty's Toxicology.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=patt-uga1
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- Patty's Toxicology (Wiley)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Toxicological data for industrial compounds.
- Patty's Toxicology presents comprehensive toxicological data for industrial compounds from metals to synthetic polymers. Information for each compound includes CAS numbers, RTECS numbers, physical and chemical properties, threshold limit values (TLV's), permissible exposure limits (PEL's), maximum workplace concentrations (MAK), and biological tolerance values for occupational exposures (BAT). This is a companion volume to Patty's Industrial Hygiene.
- Coverage Dates: current
- Languages: English
- Database Provider: Wiley InterScience
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=paty-uga1
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- Pest Management and Identification
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Guidelines written by researchers, specialists, and farm advisors on pest monitoring techniques, pesticides, and nonpesticide alternatives for managing insect, mite, nematode, weed, and disease pests in agricultural crops, floriculture, commercial turf, and in homes and landscapes.
- URL: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/crops-agriculture.html
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- Plants National Database
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, plant links, references, crop information, and automated tools.
- URL: http://plants.usda.gov
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- Plants Toxic to Animals
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Listed by common and scientific names.
- URL: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/toxic.htm
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- Root and Tuber Crops
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: The purpose of the website is to provide information that is of use to individuals conducting research on or are interested in root and tuber crops. The website is presented in both English and Spanish. The information provided includes: the botanical binomial for each of the crops as well as the common name(s) in 16 languages, the plant part consumed and method of preparation; a list of selected research papers from 2002 on root and tuber crops, books published on or dealing with root and tuber crops; photographs of individual crops; forthcoming meetings and conferences of interest; and links to other sites of interest.
- URL: http://www.uga.edu/rootandtubercrops
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- Soil Survey Laboratory Methods Manual
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The methods described in this manual are those used by the laboratory at the National Soil Survey Center (NSSC). They are documented by method codes and linked with analytical results that are stored in the NSSC laboratory database.
- URL: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/lmm
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- Soil Survey Manual (USDA Handbook 18 - 1993)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Soil Survey Manual provides in a single volume the major principles and practices needed for making and using soil surveys and for assembling and using data related to them. The Manual is intended primarily for use by soil scientists engaged in the classification and mapping of soils and in the interpretation of soil surveys.
- URL: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/manual
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- State Soils
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Each state in the United States has selected a state soil, fifteen of which have been legislatively established. These "Official State Soils" share the same level of distinction as official state flowers and birds.
- URL: http://soils.usda.gov/gallery/state_soils
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- United Nations Environment Programme
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The United Nations Environment Programme portal includes datasets, full text reports, applications, and other resources that provide perspective on various environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
- URL: http://www.unep.org
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- Vegetable MD Online
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Department of Plant Pathology at Cornell University provides this online guide to vegetable diseases. A compilation of vegetable disease fact sheets, the site is organized by crop and offers photographic images and a description of each vegetable crop in healthy and diseased states. This site also includes an Online Glossary of Technical Terms in Plant Pathology and links to additional resources.
- URL: http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/
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Maps/Atlases
- Soil Orders
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Photographs and descriptions of the twelve soil orders. Location maps included for each soil taxon that also indicates the dominant suborders.
- URL: http://soils.usda.gov/technical/classification/orders
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Organizations/Associations
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The American Association of Bovine Practitioners is an international association of veterinarians organized to enhance the professional lives of its members through relevant continuing education that will improve the well-being of cattle and the economic success of their owners, increase awareness and promote leadership for issues critical to cattle industries, and improve opportunities for careers in bovine medicine.
- URL: http://www.aabp.org/
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- American Dairy Goat Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The American Dairy Goat Association (ADGA) was organized in 1904 to collect, record and preserve the pedigrees of dairy goats, provide genetic, management, and related services of the highest possible quality to dairy goat breeders, while maintaining the credibility of information, the integrity of the registry, and contributing to a public perception and political climate for the dairy goat industry that will provide optimum economic opportunities for Association members.
- URL: http://www.adga.org/
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- American Dairy Science Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) is an international organization of educators, scientists and industrialists who are committed to advancing the dairy industry. They are keenly aware of the vital role the dairy sciences play in fulfilling the economic, nutritive and health requirements of the world's population. Together, ADSA members have discovered new methods and technologies that have revolutionized the dairy industry.
- URL: http://www.adsa.org/
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- American Forage and Grassland Council
Online Access: On/Off Campus- International organization whose primary objective is to promote the profitable production and sustainable utilization of quality forage and grasslands.
- URL: http://www.afgc.org/
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- American Livestock Breed Conservancy
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Nonprofit organization working to protect nearly 100 breeds of cattle, goats, horses, asses, sheep, swine and poultry from extinction.
- URL: http://albc-usa.org/
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- American Society of Agronomy
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Society supports scientific, educational, and professional activities that enhance communication and technology transfer among agronomists and those in related disciplines on topics of local, regional, national, and international significance.
- URL: http://www.agronomy.org/
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- American Society of Animal Science
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Professional organization for animal scientists designed to help members provide effective leadership through research, extension, teaching and service for the dynamic and rapidly changing livestock and meat industries.
- URL: http://www.asas.org/
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- American Water Resources Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The American Water Resources Association seeks to advance communication and knowledge in the increasingly important field of water resources among professionals in water related disciplines.
- URL: http://www.awra.org/
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- Croplife America
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Promotes the environmentally sound use of crop protection products for the economical production of safe, high quality, abundant food, fiber and other crops.
- URL: http://www.croplifeamerica.org
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- Federation of Animal Science Societies
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Federation of Animal Science Societies, is a model in association management for animal science and animal agricultural associations. It comprises the American Dairy Science Association, American Society of Animal Science and the Poultry Science Association. FASS provides member societies with a unified voice for animal agriculture; supports common interests, and is an effective advocate for scientific perspectives to the general public.
- URL: http://www.fass.org/
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- Food and Agriculture Organization
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Largest autonomous agency within the United Nations system. Works to improve the access of all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life.
- URL: http://www.fao.org/
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- National Livestock Producers Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Helps producers meet marketing challenges, and support the development of livestock cooperatives nationwide.
- URL: http://www.nlpa.org/
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- Poultry Science Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The Poultry Science Association (PSA) is a professional organization consisting of educators, scientists, extension specialists, administrators and producers who are committed to advancing the poultry industry.
- URL: http://www.poultryscience.org/
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- U.S. Dairy Export Council
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The U.S. Dairy Export Council is a non-profit independent membership organization that represents the interests of U.S. milk producers, dairy cooperatives, proprietary processors, export traders and industry suppliers. It assists U.S. dairy suppliers to increase the volume and value of their exports.
- URL: http://www.usdec.org/
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- United States Animal Health Association
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Works with state and federal animal health officials, veterinarians, livestock producers, national livestock and poultry organizations, research scientists, the extension service and seven foreign countries to control livestock diseases in the United States. The Association serves as an advisor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- URL: http://www.usaha.org/
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Statistics
- Agricultural Statistics
Online Access: On/Off Campus
Call Number: Sci Ref J84 A1.47:yr- Annual yearbook on agricultural production, including dairy and poultry statistics. Foreign production and imports are covered as well.
- URL: http://www.nass.usda.gov/
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- FAOSTAT
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Online and multilingual databases currently containing over 1 million time-series records covering international statistics in: Production, Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Agricultural Machinery and more.
- URL: http://faostat3.fao.org/home/index.html
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- National Agricultural Statistics Service
Online Access: On/Off Campus- U.S., state, and county level agricultural statistics for many commodities and data series.
- URL: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Data_and_Statistics/Quick_Stats/index.asp
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- ProQuest Statistical Insight ((formerly LexisNexis Statistical Insight))
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.Statistics published by the U.S. government and other agencies.
- ProQuest Statistical Insight consists of,
Search Tables Base Edition:
selected statistical tables drawn mainly from sources published by the U.S. government since about 1998.Search Abstracts:
American Statistics Index (ASI) abstracts (1970-) and full text (ca 2004-) of Federal government sources
Statistical Reference Index (SRI) abstracts (1980-) of state and private sources
Index to International Statistics (IIS) abstracts (1983-) of international and intergovernmental sourcesCoverage ranges across many topics including income, production, retail and wholesale trade, interest rates, economic indicators, demographics, energy, environmental protection, agriculture and fisheries, crime, medicine, and education.
- Coverage Dates: 1970s-
- Updated: Biannually
- Database Provider: proquest
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xstu-uga1
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- ProQuest Statistical Insight consists of,
- U.S. Census Bureau
Online Access: On/Off Campus- The business category provides Economic Census information on national and international trade.
- URL: http://www.census.gov/
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- U.S. State Fact Sheets
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Contain information on: Population, Per-capita income, Unemployment rate, Farm & farm related jobs, Top export commodities, Farm characteristics, Farm financial indicators and more. The data are from a variety of sources, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Census Bureau, and the Economic Research Service (USDA).
- URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets.aspx
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Web Subject Guides
- AgNIC (Agriculture Network Information Center)
Online Access: On/Off Campus- AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Universities, and other institutions (AgNIC website). It features numerous subject-related links, on specific plants and on plant-related subjects.
- URL: http://www.agnic.org
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- Agronomic Links Around the Globe
Online Access: On/Off Campus- From the website: A collection of web sites for crop, soil & environmental issues from around the world.
- URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/links
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- dmoz Open Directory Project: Agriculture
Online Access: On/Off Campus- A large collection of sites on animal science and agriculture.
- URL: http://dmoz.org/Science/Agriculture/
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- FourHWeb
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Facilitates communication among members, leaders and clubs, and to provide easy access to the multitude of project resources available.
- URL: http://www.4-H.org/fourhweb/
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- Livestock Virtual Library
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Covers a wide range of information on cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine and other species.
- URL: http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/library/
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- Poultry Science Virtual Library
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Variety includes departmental and commercial sites.
- URL: http://gallus.tamu.edu/library/dother.html
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- Stackyard Pedigree Pen
Online Access: On/Off Campus- Provides links to cattle, sheep, goat, camelid societies and associations around the world.
- URL: http://www.tumpline.com/stackyard/pedigree/
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