The UC Davis Library is a federal and state depository library with extensive historical and current collections in print, microform and electronic formats. We collect extensively from major international, intergovernmental organizations, selectively from local jurisdictions, and on a very limited basis from foreign governments. Agriculture, forestry, the environment and ecology are areas of strength. We collect comprehensively from the U.S. Congress and California Legislature, along with federal and state laws and regulations. The Library's collection of technical report literature is extensive. We emphasize statistical data in all collecting areas. Most government documents and maps are listed in the Harvest UC Davis Library Catalog.

Of particular interest are USDA publications (including pamphlets and field guides) on pests and beneficial insects.

Note: Choose "View HTML" to see content or click on images. Entries are more short, dictionary-like than encyclopedic.

The Encyclopedia of Entomology includes contributions from 450 entomologists from 40 countries which provide a worldwide overview of insects and their close relatives. Coverage includes insect classification, behavior, ecology, genetics and evolution, physiology, and management, and references to relevant literature. All of the major arthropod groups are addressed, along with many important families and species. Special emphasis on insect relationships with people, medical entomology, biological control and insect pathology. Presents biographical sketches of hundreds of entomologists who have made important contributions to the discipline since its origin. Valuable source of information for scientists and students in agronomy, botany, disease biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, forestry, genetics, horticulture, parasitology, toxicology, and zoology.

• Each entry by family includes taxonomic placement and brief details including thumbnail description, size, number of genera/species, habitat, conservation status, and distribution map.
  
• Detailed sections describe: evolution and systematics; physical characteristics; distribution; habitat; behavior; feeding ecology and diet; reproductive biology; conservation status; significance to humans; and end with lengthy species accounts.
  

• CDL webpage describing the UC Libraries Springer eBooks Pilot (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/springerebooks/)
  

• Access Issues (http://blogs.lib.ucdavis.edu/pse/2009/05/08/accessing-online-crc-books-through-the-vpn/)
  

NOTE: Interface does not separate ebooks from Wiley ejournals.

Over 2,000 books with 2011-2013 publication dates. The Wiley ebook license comes with broad and favorable rights for scientific, scholarly and educational uses. The collection will serve a wide range of research needs in the life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. EXCLUSIONS to the Wiley collection are textbooks, major reference works, professional and trade titles, and consumer books. The 2013 books continue to be added to the collection throughout the year as they are published simultaneously in both online and print.

CABI ebooks now provides access to over 532 agricultural titles (more than 9,000 individual chapters). The archives from 2000-2007 includes 400+ titles (with over 6,000 individual chapters).

This collection is divided into six core subject collections: Agriculture; Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Human, Food and Nutrition Sciences; Plant Sciences; Environmental Sciences; and Leisure and Tourism.

PLEASE NOTE: This collection does *not* include ALL books published by CABI but selected titles. In particular, the publisher has chosen *not* to include textbooks in this package.

• CABI's ebook coverage showing two book title lists (Current file & archive) (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=2211)
  

NEW interface loaded July 17, 2011 -- result retrievals will be larger due to search design changes.

More than 22 million records in all life science areas, including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, plant biology, veterinary medicine & pharmacology, and zoology. Indexes over 6000 journals, serials, books and book chapters, conference proceedings and patents.

• FAQ -- NEW July 2011 Interface! (http://wokinfo.com/wok5/faq/)
  
• OLD Version BIOSIS Access (http://webofknowledgev4.com/biosis) VPN
  Backup until end of 2011. Most complete load as of week of July 18th.
  
• Quick Reference Card: BIOSIS Previews, ISI Web of Knowledge (http://wokinfo.com/wok/media/pdf/qrc/bpqrc.pdf)PDF
  
• Online BIOSIS information (http://images.isiknowledge.com/WOK45/help/BIOSIS/h_database.html)
  
• Video training: Saving Histories and Creating Alerts for current awareness. (https://www.brainshark.com/brainshark/vu/view.asp?pi=27087902)
  
• Register for a library class! (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class35)
  

• New ProQuest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
  
• Switching over old CSA Alerts/RSS feeds to ProQuest (Migrating My Research Accounts) (http://migration.support.proquest.com/#tab:homeTab:crumb:7:artId:3739)
  
• Register for a library class! (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class38)
  The new Zoological Record ProQuest interface will be reviewed.
  
• CSA Zoological Record Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/zooclust-set-c.php?)
  
• CSA Zoological Record Subject Thesaurus (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/supplements/zoorecthes.php)
  
• CSA Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (http://www.csa.com/help/Search_Tools/alerts.html)
  

NOTE: default UCD Search Type set to Advanced Ovid Search. Citations and abstracts to the international agricultural literature, including veterinary medicine, human and animal nutrition, forestry, rural development, as well as other related topics such as tourism and human ecology. Covers over 11,000 journals & conference proceedings and selected books in agriculture. Produced by CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) International (CABI) with more than 9.0 million records as of 10/27/10.

HISTORICAL SCOPE: Archive abstracts added in August 2005 go back to 1910 with 1,860,000 additional records.

CAB DATABASE PDFs: As of January 2009, hard-to-find literature may be available as CAB Database PDFs (so noted *below* the UC-eLinks button). Currently, ONLY Internet Explorer (PC platform) or Safari (Mac platform) loads these PDFs. These CABI Full Text items give users automatic access to over 187,000 (as of March 2013) journal articles, conference papers and reports - 80% of which are not available electronically anywhere else.

• Fact Sheet [CABI] (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=125)
  Describes content of CAB Abstracts database and provides tabs to coverage and serials cited.
  
• Database Guide (http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/cabadb.htm)
  Database guide to all features of the CAB Abstracts database
  
• Saved Searches/Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (http://www.ovid.com/site/help/documentation/ospa/en/my_alerts.htm)
  
• BioAg Librarians (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/about/meet-staff.php)
  For assistance with searching CAB Abstracts, e-mail bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu or contact your BioAg librarian subject specialist
  
• Veterinary medicine / health-related questions (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/)
  Carlson Health Sciences Library (530)752-7042, hslref@lib.ucdavis.edu
  

Journal Citation Reports is an annual publication by Thomson Reuters with each yearly data analysis being completed in the following year. The most recent edition is always published in the summer following the year analyzed. Journal Citation Reports can show you the most frequently cited journals in a field, the highest impact journals in a field, and the largest journals in a field. JCR Science Edition contains data from over 7,300 journals in science and technology. JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 2,200 journals in the social sciences. NOTE: For disciplines that have longer timespans for citation, consider sorting for ranking by using the newer 5-year Impact Factor.

• Journal Citation Reports: Information for New Users (http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_info.htm#information)
  
• Impact Factors in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_factor)
  Definition of terms, details on how the metrics are calculated, and information on the validity, manipulation, and misuse of Impact Factors
  
• Using Journal Citation Reports Wisely (http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_using.htm)