Research Guides: Entomology: Finding articles on insects and similar organisms in databases

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The best databases for information about insects and similar creatures

You will need to find, read, and cite articles for your academic and professional work.These databases will help. If you are off campus, you may be asked to enter your UARK username and password; If you log in from off-campus (the Milo Shults center is considered off-campus), it may be useful to get the VPN software, GlobalProtect, from its.uark.edu

AGRICOLA (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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AGRICOLA is the US National Agricultural Library's database of publications in all areas of agriculture, including livestock and meat science.
CAB Abstracts with Full Text (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1910- .Produced by the Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau, this index covers the subject of agriculture in the broadest sense. It includes: agronomy, biotechnology, crop protection, dairy science, economics, environmental degradation and remediation, forestry, genetics, herbicides, irrigation, leisure, recreation and tourism, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, rural development, veterinary medicine, and much more. Journals, monographs, conferences, books, annual reports, and other sources.
Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1969-. Covering all areas of food science, products, and technology, FSTA indexes journals published throughout the world, as well as books, proceedings, reports, patents, and legislation.
BioOne This link opens in a new window
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Covers: mostly 1990s-.Offers the full text of bioscience research journals, many published by small societies and non-commercial publishers.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1950-. A service of the National Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Offers comprehensive coverage of all areas of human and veterinary medicine, dentistry, nutrition, toxicology, pathology, public health, and health services administration.
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Covers: 1945-. Indexes high-impact journals in all disciplines. It allows researchers to determine who has cited whom, to track citations, and to find articles that share many references in common.
Use the "Editions" drop down to limit your search to arts and humanities, social sciences, or sciences.

Dissertations and Theses

ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Covers: 1861- with comprehensive full text from 1997-. Provides citations to and full text of millions of works. It includes citations dissertations and theses back to the 18th century and full text for dissertations and theses from the 1990s to the present. See the More info link for exact coverage of UofA theses and dissertations in this database.
Dissertations that are not available for free download online can be borrowed free of charge via Interlibrary Loan.