Bibliographic Databases

Available to University of California Affiliates:

Academic Universe (http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe)

Lexis-Nexis full-text and abstracts of comprehensive news, business, and legal information

AGRICOLA (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=agra)

Citations to U.S. literature in the agriculture and life sciences, including veterinary medicine

Aquatic Sciences Fisheries Abstracts (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=asfa&adv=1%20)

Citations to information on the science, technology, and management of marine, freshwater and brackish water environments and organisms

BIOSIS (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS)

Citations for journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports in the life sciences and biology

CABI (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz)

Citations to international information on veterinary medicine, human and animal nutriton, agriculture, rural development and related topics

CDL (http://www.cdlib.org/)

California Digital Library Collections and Services

CINAHL (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=rzh)

Multidisciplinary database covering nursing, allied health, biomedicine, and consumer health literature.

Business Source Complete (http://uclibs.org/PID/126938)

Citations for scholarly business journals and peer-reviewed business publications.

ERIC (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=eric&adv=1)

Educational Resources Information Center

Provides extensive access to educational- related documents and journal articles

INSPEC (http://uclibs.org/PID/22771)

Citations for scholarly journals, conference proceedings, book reports and dissertations in physics, electrical engineering and electronics, computers and control, and information technology

Melvyl (http://ucdavis.worldcat.org)

Catalog of the University of California Libraries Books and periodicals

PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?tool=cdl&otool=cdlotool)

Citations and abstracts for articles published in journals in medicine, life science and health administration

PsycINFO (http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1)

Citations and abstracts for articles in professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, and dissertations in psychology and related disciplines

Sociological Abstracts (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=socioabs&adv=1%20)

Citations and abstracts for articles in journals, conference papers, books, and dissertations in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavior sciences

TOXLINE (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=toxline&adv=1)

Citations and abstracts from journal articles, monographs, reports and dissertations in all areas of toxicology

Web of Science (http://isiknowledge.com/wos)

Produced by Institute for Scientific Information (ISI)

Provides article and citation searching in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities

Zoological Record (http://www.csa2.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=zoorec&adv=1%20)

Comprehensive coverage of zoology, including behavior, ecology, evolution, habitat, nutition, parasitology, reproduction, taxonomy, and zoogeography

Public Access Databases

AGRICOLA (http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/)

Produced by the National Agricultural Library

ALTBIB (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/altbib.html)

Bibliography on Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing, National Library of Medicine

PubMed (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi)

Produced by the National Library of Medicine

TOXNET (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/)

Produced by the National Library of Medicine

A cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas

UC Davis Comprehensive Lists of Databases

• UCD Library Home Page
• Melvyl (http://ucdavis.worldcat.org): The Catalog of the University of California Libraires
• Harvest (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu/): UCDavis Catalog
• Health Sciences Libraries
• UCDavis Databases

Specialized Websites and Databases

Altweb (http://altweb.jhsph.edu/)

Site for news, information, discussion, and resources from the field of alternatives to animal testing

ANZCCART (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART/)

Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching

Many useful resources including Fact Sheets, Newsletters, and publications.

AWIC (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/index.html)

Animal Welfare Information Center

Site for information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing

CAAT (http://caat.jhsph.edu/)

Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. Johns Hopkins University

Global resources for the development of replacement, reduction and refinement alternatives for research and testing

EURCA (http://www.eurca.org/)

European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education

Dissemination of information about alternatives to using animals in higher education.

FRAME (http://www.frame.org.uk)

Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (UK)

Researching alternatives to animal use in research, testing, and education

IACUC.ORG (http://www.iacuc.org/)

An information resource for members and staff of institutional animal care and use committees. It is a link archive, organized by menus and submenus, produced by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).

ILAR (http://dels.nas.edu/ilar)

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

Prepares authoritative reports on subjects of importance to the animal care and use community and serves as a clearinghouse for information about animal resources

JAX Mice Databases (http://www.jax.org/index.html)

Mouse Model Lists, Inbred Strains of Mice and Rats, Mouse Genome Database, and more.

Mouse Biology Program (http://mbp.compmed.ucdavis.edu)

UCDavis, provides links to internet resources and databases for transgenic and targeted mutation research

NICEATM / ICCVAM (http://iccvam.niehs.nih.gov/)

NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods / Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods

NORINA (http://oslovet.veths.no/NORINA)

Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives. Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives

Database of audiovisuals, computer programs, cd-roms, interactive videos, and other alternatives for use in the biological sciences

RePORTER (http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm)

Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools Expenditures & Results

Searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects

Others

BIOSIS Featured Workshop: Animal Alternatives (http://files/biosis-alternatives.ppt)PPT

A presentation prepared by BIOSIS demonstrating how BIOSIS indexing and life sciences coverage offer researchers a number of ways to search for animal alternative citations.