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Animal Biology -- Grant Writing (ABG 202)
2011 Fall
Frank M. Mitloehner — FMMitloehner@ucdavis.edu
Librarian Subject Specialist
- Ruth Gustafson
- ragustafson@lib.ucdavis.edu — (530) 752‑1883 — Biological/Agricultural Sciences Reference Department (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)
Librarian Subject Specialist for: General Biology; Animal Science; Avian Science; Entomology (including Bee Biology and Pollination); Environmental Science & Policy; Environmental Toxicology; Evolution and Ecology; Forensic Science; Nematology; and Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
Need assistance? Ruth Gustafson will have office hours Mon/Wed/Fri 11am-noon starting October 1st through December 7th (exceptions Friday November 2nd & 9th; Monday, November 12th; and Wednesday, November 14th).
SUNDAY Reference -- Available at 1st floor Shields, November 25th, 1-5pm
Animal Biology Library Collections
- Biological & Agricultural Sciences, Shields Library (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/bioag/)
- The BioAg Sciences collections are located on the 3rd floor of Shields Library.
- Health Sciences Libraries Collections (http://lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/about/collections/)
- The Carlson Health Sciences Library is near the SouthWest corner of the UC Davis campus and the Blaisdell Medical Library is in Sacramento at the UCD Medical Center.
- Government Information Collection [UC Davis] (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/govinfo/)
- 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 and the UC-wide MELVYL Catalog. Some materials, such as technical reports and historical documents, may require specialized indexes or assistance from government information librarians. Government documents circulate on the same basis as other library materials. Some are housed in a separate stacks area in the Lower Level of Shields and are retrieved via the service desk on that level.
Connect From Off-Campus
- Connect from Off Campus (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/services/connect/)
- Instructions for UC Davis students, faculty, and employees to access our licensed resources from off campus. VPN is the preferred method for remote access in most cases.
Library Catalogs
The UCD Libraries selectively buy materials on grant writing in the sciences and in general. Browsable subject headings that bring up these types of publications include: Endowments -- Directories ; Scholarships -- Directories; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations etc.
NOTE: Books that continually update on grant writing may be found in the BioAg Reference collection, 3rd floor Shields.
- Harvest UC Davis Catalog (http://harvest.lib.ucdavis.edu)
- Harvest is the UCD library online catalog of the collections of all five UC Davis General Libraries. It does not include the holdings of the Law Library. If you log in (My Account) using your library card number and PIN, you can renew books online, and request items that have been checked out to another borrower, or are in storage.
- WorldCat [via FirstSearch/OCLC] (http://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=WorldCat)
VPN - OCLC catalog of millions of records for books, journal titles and materials in other formats from approximately 12,000 libraries worldwide.
- Coverage: 1000 A.D.-present
Grantseeking Resources
- Print Grantseeking resources {Draft}
There are three principle sources for finding grants/scholarships for students:
I. UCD Library print directories/handbooks -- often in Reference collections (may cover all disciplines or be discipline-based) II. subscriptions to services (e.g. "Community of Science") [See next resource just below] III. web sites [See grantseeking guides section of course guide]
I. PRINT LIBRARY REFERENCE RESOURCES -- BioAg Reference collection, 3rd floor Shields Library
The Foundation Center is the primary national clearinghouse on grant-making by private, charitable, community and corporate foundations.
Some titles are specifically for grants for individuals. The following titles are in the BioAg Reference collection so cannot be checked out but photocopies can be made from it. When in the Harvest Catalog and bring up these records, notice all of the linkable subject headings below that may be useful to find additional print tools, such as "Endowments -- United States -- Directories".
1) Title Foundation grants to individuals / Phyllis Edelson, editor. Edition 19th ed. Published [New York] : Foundation Center, c2010. Call no. Shields Library Bio/Ag Reference LB2336 .F598 2010 Lib Use Only
Contents Introduction -- Federal laws and grants to individuals -- Scholarships and grants to individuals : where to find them -- Glossary -- Abbreviations -- Resources for individual grantseekers : a bibliography -- Resources of the Foundation Center -- Foundation Center cooperating collections -- Descriptive directory -- Appendix -- Indexes. Subject Endowments -- United States -- Directories. Learning and scholarship -- United States -- Directories. Student loans -- United States -- Directories. Endowments -- Directories. Scholarships -- Directories. Student loans -- Directories. Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations.
2) Environmental grantmaking foundations : directory. Rochester, NY : Environmental Data Research Institute, c1992- UCD Shields GE80.E58 Bio/Ag Reference 2005. (Comes out about every 10 yrs)
3) Peterson's scholarships, grants & prizes 2011 /[Mark D. Snider, editor].. Lawrenceville, NJ : Peterson's, c2010. Moving to UCD Shields Bio/Ag Reference LB2337.4 .P475 2010
MORE PRINT GRANT RESOURCES at Humanities/Social Sciences Reference collection, 2nd floor Shields Library
3) Directory of research grants. [Phoenix, Ariz., etc.] Oryx Press. UCD Shields LB2338 D57 H/SS Reference 2006 (latest issue).
4) The Grants register. Chicago : St. James Press, c1969- UCD Shields LB2338 G75 latest edition 2010 (Carlson has 2011) [This has an European focus ...]
Another PRINT GRANT RESOURCE of BioAg's located at Ready Reference, 1st floor Shields
5) Annual register of grant support. New Providence [etc.] R.R. Bowker [etc.] RELATED TITLES: UCD Shields Q180 U5 A15 2011 (latest issue), Current in SHIELDS
6) Directory of financial aids for women.. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Reference Service Press, 1978-.
Location Shields Library Humanities/Social Sciences Reference HQ1381 .S36 Current issue- 2009/2011
- CoS (Community of Science) (http://www.cos.com/)
VPN - UCD Office of Research subscribes to the licensed CoS (Community of Science) and also lists some free web resources at this webpage.
Grantseeking Guides
- Granting resources web guide (http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/index.htm)
- Author: Michigan State University
Michigan State University Library provides an excellent Web guide to Granting resources. The main body of the guide leads one to a variety of categories such as: Grants and Related Resources Blog; Grants for Nonprofits (By Subject Categories); Grants for Individuals (By Academic Level, Population Group, and Subject); Funding for Business or Economic Development; Federal Funding Tools and Links; and National Grant Makers.
- Grantwriting Links and Resources [UC Davis] (http://academicpersonnel.ucdavis.edu/td_fac_grant.cfm)
- Author: Office of the Vice Provost - Academic Affairs
- The UC Davis Office of Vice Provost--Academic Affairs and Professor Suad Joseph of the Department of Anthropology and Program in Women and Gender Studies have provided this information on grantsmanship to assist UC Davis faculty with understanding the fundamental components of a proposal, networking with potential granting agencies, and learning about available resources.
- Search for Funding [UC Davis] (http://www.innovationaccess.ucdavis.edu/home.cfm?id=OVC,0,1154,1271)
- Author: Office of Research
- List of selected external databases that provide information on funding opportunities.
- Foundation Center website (http://foundationcenter.org/)
The Foundation Center does have *selected* resources free on the web. You can locate foundations by state, or ranked by assets and total giving.
E-book Collections
- CAB eBooks [via CAB Direct] (http://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/)
VPN 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.
- Coverage: 2000-present
- Related:
- CABI's ebook coverage showing two book title lists (Current file & archive) (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=2211)
- CABI's ebook coverage showing two book title lists (Current file & archive) (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=2211)
- Electronic books in the Biological and Health Sciences (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/etext/)
- Subject listing of electronic books (handbooks, textbooks, guides) in basic biological and related health sciences disciplines/specialties and subdisciplines/subspecialties. Includes online books in general biology, biochemistry, endrocrinology & metabolism, genetics, microbiology & virology, molecular biology, neurology, nutrition, physiology, toxicology and veterinary medicine. All books are searchable at chapter-level. [Compiled by the UCD Carlson Health Sciences Library]
- Springer eBooks Package (http://springerlink.com/books/)
VPN - This UC-wide pilot is now (2013) a three-year package for Springer eBooks and includes more than 55,000 titles in English (and selectively in German) from every scientific discipline and many social sciences. This online interface enables all books to be searchable at the full-text level. Scope (textbook areas are starred) ranges from Architecture and Design, *Behavioral Science, *Biomedical and Life Sciences, *Business and Economics, *Chemistry and Materials Science, *Computer Science, *Earth and Environmental Science, *Engineering, *Humanities & Social Sciences and Law, *Mathematics and Statistics, *Medicine, *Physics and Astronomy, to Professional and Applied Computing. NEW books are added monthly. NEW INTERFACE as of November 26, 2012.
- Coverage: 2005-2013
- Related:
- CDL webpage describing the UC Libraries Springer eBooks Pilot (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/springerebooks/)
- CDL webpage describing the UC Libraries Springer eBooks Pilot (http://www.cdlib.org/inside/projects/springerebooks/)
- Wiley Online Library Ebook Collection (http://wileyonlinelibrary.com)
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.
- Coverage: 2011-2013
- CRCnetBASE [via CRC Press] (full text books) (http://www.crcnetbase.com/)
VPN Full-text searchable database collection of more than 1500 handbooks, textbooks and manuals in agriculture, biology, business, chemistry, economics, engineering, ergonomics, law enforcement, materials science, math, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, physics, plant science, polymers, project management, public administration, statistics, telecommunications, textiles, toxicology and tribology. The full database can be searched, or any of its many subsets. The following TEN packages are subscribed by the University of California and are also listed separately under their respective Subject Guides: CHEMnetBASE, ENGnetBASE, ENVIROnetBASE, FOODnetBASE, FORENSICnetBASE, InfoSECURITYnetBASE, ITknowledgeBASE, MATHnetBASE, NEUROSCIENCEnetBASE, and STATSnetBASE.
- Related:
- Access Issues (http://blogs.lib.ucdavis.edu/pse/2009/05/08/accessing-online-crc-books-through-the-vpn/)
- Access Issues (http://blogs.lib.ucdavis.edu/pse/2009/05/08/accessing-online-crc-books-through-the-vpn/)
Protocol Tools
- Current Protocols Series (http://www.currentprotocols.com/)
VPN - Ten major laboratory methods and protocols series covering the areas of molecular biology, nucleic acid chemistry, cell biology, protein science, immunology, neuroscience, human genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, and cytometry. Includes basic, alternate, and support protocols with literature cited and information on suppliers for standard materials and preparation information for reagents and solutions. IMPORTANT NOTE: UC Davis does *NOT* license the following seven protocol titles: "Bioinformatics", "Chemical Biology", "Essential Laboratory Techniques", "Food Analytical Chemistry" (inactive series), "Magnetic Resonance Imaging", "Microbiology", and "Stem Cell Biology".
- Coverage: Updated quarterly or more frequently
- Related:
- Browse Table of Contents within specific Current Protocols Titles (http://cda.currentprotocols.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-380242.html)
- Browse Table of Contents within specific Current Protocols Titles (http://cda.currentprotocols.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-380242.html)
- Springer Protocols (http://www.springerprotocols.com/)
VPN - Springer Protocols contains more than 31,000 (as of March 2013) molecular biology and biomedical peer-reviewed protocols, mostly from the classic series Methods in Molecular Biology, formerly published by Humana Press. Other series included are: Methods in Molecular Medicine; Methods in Biotechnology; Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology; and Neuromethods. Also included are protocols from laboratory handbooks, such as The Biomethods Handbook, The Proteomics Handbook, and the Springer Laboratory Manuals.
- Coverage: 1980-present
- Related:
- Ten-page User Guide (http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/SpringerProtocolsUserGuide.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-517798-0)
- Ten-page User Guide (http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/SpringerProtocolsUserGuide.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-517798-0)
- Cold Spring Harbor Protocols (http://cshprotocols.cshlp.org/search.dtl)
VPN A definitive, interactive source of new and classic research techniques. The database covers specific sections on: Antibodies, Bioinformatics/Genomics, Cell Biology, Chromatography, Computational Biology, DNA Delivery/Gene Transfer, Electrophoresis, Genetics, High-Throughput Analysis, Imaging/Microscopy, Immunology, Laboratory Organisms, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), Proteins and Proteomics, RNA Interference (RNAi)/siRNA, Stem Cells, and Transgenic Technology. Unique to this resource is the ability to submit a protocol. Other unique features include protocol recipes and protocol cautions.
- Coverage: 2006-present
- Related:
- Search Help (http://www.cshprotocols.org/help/search_help.dtl)
- Search Help (http://www.cshprotocols.org/help/search_help.dtl)
- Methods in Enzymology (http://uclibs.org/PID/61958)
VPN - Methods in Enzymology is the classic laboratory methods/protocols book series. The complete backfile of the full-text is available back to volume 1 from 1955. Direct article/chapter links are provided from core subject databases such as PubMed and BIOSIS Previews. Contains detailed protocols and descriptions of biochemical and biophysical techniques for research in biological and molecular sciences. More than 300 volumes are browse-able by individual volumes online from 1955 to the present or by searching across the collection by title, author, abstract, and keyword. Full-text access to articles is available in HTML and PDF formats.
- Coverage: 1955-
Subject Guides
- Subject Guides (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/)
- Use the Subject Guides to identify additional databases to search for information on your topic.
EndNote
- EndNote Instructional Webpage (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/research/endnote/)
- Author: UC Davis Libraries
- EndNote, licensed for all UCD full-time students, faculty, researchers and staff, is a bibliographic reference manager which enables citations to be stored, searched, and quickly inserted into research papers in the format of many scholarly journals.
UC-eLinks
- UC-eLinks (http://www.cdlib.org/services/info_services/instruct/ucelinks_guide.html)
- Brought to you by UC libraries! UC-eLinks helps to link you to *choices* to find the item(s) you are interested in. UC-eLinks appears in most library literature or subject databases and provides a consistent way of getting to online articles (if licensed) or to information about which print issues of a journal we own. If we do not own a journal or book, you can use the UC-eLinks service to Request that the item be sent to you for free from another UC library -- often using Web delivery if the item is an article or book chapter.
Databases
- CAB Abstracts [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=cabz)
VPN 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.
- Coverage: 1910-present [Archives added for 1910-1971]
- Related:
- 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
- Fact Sheet [CABI] (http://www.cabi.org/default.aspx?site=170&page=1016&pid=125)
- BIOSIS Previews [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS)
VPN 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.
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Related:
- 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)
- FAQ -- NEW July 2011 Interface! (http://wokinfo.com/wok5/faq/)
- PsycINFO [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/psycinfo/advanced)
VPN - PsycINFO is a department of the American Psychological Association (APA). It provides citations to articles in professional journals, conference proceedings, books, reports, dissertations and even important internet sites in psychology and related disciplines, most with abstracts and some citations. (Psychinfo is the incorrect spelling.)
- Coverage: 1840-present
- Related:
- PsycINFO Lib Guide [ProQuest] (http://proquest.libguides.com/psycinfo)
- PsycINFO [via CSA Illumina] This interface will be retired August 1, 2012 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=psycinfo&adv=1)
- PsycINFO Lib Guide [ProQuest] (http://proquest.libguides.com/psycinfo)
- Zoological Record [via ProQuest] (http://search.proquest.com/zoologicalrecord/advanced)
VPN - WILDLIFE. New Interface 8/7/12 (from CSA Illumina to ProQuest): Comprehensive coverage of zoology; including behavior, conservation and environmental science, ecology, evolution, genetics, habitat, marine and freshwater biology, nutrition, parasitology and disease, reproduction, taxonomy and systematics, veterinary studies, zoogeography and fossil records. Especially strong in new species reports and field studies. Backfile for 1864-1977 added April 2007.
- Coverage: 1864-present [1864-1977 backfile added]
- Related:
- 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)
- New ProQuest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Technical Library (http://elibrary.asabe.org)
VPN - Full text technical documents published by the ASAE, including ASAE Standards, Applied Engineering in Agriculture, Transactions of the ASAE, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health and Annual Meeting Papers and various conference proceedings
- Coverage: varies by title, 1998-present
- Related:
- ASAE Standards
Online: current;
Print: PSE REF S671 A41; previous at NRLF - Applied Engineering in Agriculture
Online: Volume 1 (1985) - present; Print: PSE S671 A37 v.2(1986)-current - Transactions of the ASAE
Online: Volume 25 (1982) - present; Print: Shields S671 A5 1907-1935, 1958-1962. PSE S671 A5 1963-current - Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health
Online: Volume 1 (1995) - present; Print: Shields S565 J65 v.1(1995)-current - Annual Meeting Papers
Online: 2001-present; Print: PSE S675 A516 MF11[microfiche] 1968-2000. - Biological Engineering
Online: Volume 1 (2008) - present;
- ASAE Standards
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts(FSTA) [via OvidSP] (http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&NEWS=N&PAGE=main&D=fsta)
VPN PLEASE NOTE: upgraded in May 2012 to 8 simultaneous users access -- please LOGOFF when finished. FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts) is the world's largest database of food science, food technology, and nutrition information. FSTA covers topics relating to every aspect of the food chain including all the major food commodities plus biotechnology, microbiology, food safety, additives, nutrition, packaging and pet foods. Covers over 1800 journals and patents, books, theses, conference proceedings, patents, standards, and legislation. Comprehensive coverage. IMPORTANT: default UCD Search Type is set to Advanced Ovid Search.
- Coverage: 1969-present
- Related:
- Database guide to all features of the FSTA database (http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/fstadb.htm)
- 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 searching FSTA, e-mail bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu or contact your BioAg librarian subject specialist - Scope of latest content by food type and publication type (http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/downloads/3/8/1/0/3810/FSTAfactsheet2010.pdf)PDF
- Register for a Library class! (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/instruc/classes/descriptions.php#class69)
As of Spring 2009, OvidSP is the only interface for FSTA! Register for a library class on the new OvidSP interface.
- Database guide to all features of the FSTA database (http://www.ovid.com/site/products/ovidguide/fstadb.htm)
- PubMed (http://uclibs.org/PID/17708)
VPN - Citations and abstracts for articles published in approximately 8,400 journals in medicine, life sciences, health administration, veterinary medicine, nursing, molecular biology and genetics. PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- Coverage: 1946-present
- Related:
- PubMed Tutorial & more (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html)
- Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (Saving & Managing Searches) (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK53592/)
- NLM Searching PubMed with Mesh tri-fold handout (http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/meshtri.pdf)PDF
- NLM PubMed Basics tri-fold handout (http://nnlm.gov/training/resources/pmtri.pdf)PDF
- PubMed Training Manual [NLM] (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/manuals/pm_workbook.pdf)PDF
Extensive 148-page training manual from day-long PubMed training class. Updated April 2011. - Tutorials, Guides & Instructional Resources (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/resources/guides/instguides.php#pubmed)
Lots of information from UCDavis' Health Science Libraries - For help from a Shields BioAg librarian send email to: bioagquestions@lib.ucdavis.edu
- Human medicine, veterinary medicine, and health-related questions (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hsl/)
Carlson Health Sciences Library (530)752-7042, hslref@lib.ucdavis.edu / Blaisdell Medical Library (916)734-3529, mclref@lib.ucdavis.edu
- PubMed Tutorial & more (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmed.html)
- Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM) [via ProQuest] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=envclust-set-c&db=eisft-set-c&adv=1)
VPN - New Interface 8/7/12 (from CSA Illumina to ProQuest): Major areas of coverage include aquatic pollution, bacteriology, ecology, energy resources, environmental biotechnology & engineering, environmental impact statements, hazardous waste, industrial hygiene, microbiology, and risk assessment. Separately searchable subfiles include: ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality; Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B); Ecology Abstracts; Environmental Engineering Abstracts; Health and Safety Science Abstracts; Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A); Pollution Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; and Water Resources Abstracts. EIS: Full Text and Digests of Environmental Impact Statements is combined for cross-searching with ESPM.
- Coverage: 1967-present (varies by subfile)
- Related:
- New ProQuest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
Generic 12-page guide explaining the major ProQuest changes with the new August 2012 interface. - 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#class45)
The new ESPM ProQuest interface will be reviewed. - CSA ESPM Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/envclust-set-c.php)
- CSA Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
- CSA Alerts/Automatic Updating Service (http://www.csa.com/help/Search_Tools/alerts.html)
- New ProQuest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
- PAIS International Database [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/pais?accountid=14505)
VPN - Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs and public policy - journal articles, books and book chapters, reports, government documents. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, health, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics. Note that PAIS was formerly a CSA database and transitioned to a new interface via Proquest in August, 2012.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Related:
- New Proquest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
Generic 12-page guide explaining the major ProQuest changes with the new August 2012 interface. - PAIS International [via CSA] (http://search.proquest.com/pais/advanced)
VPN
PAIS transitioned to the new Proquest interface during the first week in August, 2012. - Fact Sheet (http://md1.csa.com/factsheets/pais-set-c.php)
- Help (http://www.csa.com/help/index.html)
- New Proquest Platform -- User Guide (http://www.proquest.com/assets/downloads/products/userguide_np.pdf)PDF
- LexisNexis Academic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic)
VPN - One of the largest web-based full-text databases for current news, business and legal information, supporting a broad range of interdisciplinary research, LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Includes a wide range of U.S. and foreign newspapers, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs. Business resources include business articles, accounting literature, company financial information. Legal resources include state and federal laws and regulations, a full range of case law, and law review articles.
Journal Ranking
- Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (http://uclibs.org/PID/36787)
VPN 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.
- Coverage: 2007-2011
- Date: 2011
- Related:
- 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)
- Journal Citation Reports: Information for New Users (http://admin-apps.isiknowledge.com/JCR/help/h_info.htm#information)




