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Subject Specific Databases
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Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=envclust-set-c&db=eisft-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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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; Environment Abstracts (formerly from LexisNexis); 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)
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=envclust-set-c&db=eisft-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=envclust-set-c&db=eisft-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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Agricultural & Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=agricultural&adv=1) VPN
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Covers world literature in which molecular biology and genetics are applied to the food industry, agriculture, and the environment.
- Coverage: 1993-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=agricultural&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=agricultural&adv=1) VPN
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Pollution Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pollution&adv=1) VPN
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Combines information on scientific research and government policies in a single resource. Topics of growing concern are extensively covered from the standpoints of atmosphere, emissions, mathematical models, effects on people and animals, and environmental action in response to global pollution issues
- Coverage: 1981-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pollution&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pollution&adv=1) VPN
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Environmental Engineering Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=environmental&adv=1) VPN
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covers the world literature pertaining to technological and engineering aspects of air and water quality, environmental safety, and energy production
- Coverage: 1990-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=environmental&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=environmental&adv=1) VPN
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Environmental Issues & Policy Index
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This index is no longer available. Please use alternative databases listed below under MORE INFO.
- Coverage: 1973-present
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General Databases
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BIOSIS Previews [via ISI] (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
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More than 20 million records in all life science areas, including agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environmental sciences, genetics, microbiology, veterinary medicine & pharmacology. Indexes over 6000 journals, serials, books and book chapters, conference proceedings and patents.
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS (http://isiknowledge.com/BIOSIS) VPN
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Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=asfa&adv=1) VPN
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Includes information on the science, technology and management of marine, freshwater, and brackish water environments and organisms. Database consists of the following subfiles: ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality; ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts; and ASFA Marine Biotechnology Abstracts.
- Coverage: varies by subfile; 1971-present;earlier for selected core titles
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=asfa&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=asfa&adv=1) VPN
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National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
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License to NTIS via CSA discontinued. See National Technical Reports Library - NTRL (new in fall, 2009) for index and records for all NTIS reports with access to digital content when available.
The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), a Commerce Department Agency, is the central source for the public sale of U.S. Government-sponsored research, development, and engineering reports. The NTRL is produced by NTIS.
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PAIS International Database [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
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Indexes all types of materials in the area of public affairs. Topics include agriculture, banking, demographics, education, environment, finance, government, law, legislation, political science, social sciences, and statistics.
- Coverage: 1972-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=pais&adv=1) VPN
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Health and Safety Science Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=health-safety&adv=1) VPN
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Provides the latest perspectives on topics of widespread concern such as aviation and aerospace safety, environmental safety, nuclear safety, medical safety occupational safety, and ergonomics.
- Coverage: 1981-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=health-safety&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=health-safety&adv=1) VPN
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Oceanic Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=oceanic&adv=1) VPN
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Organizes, summaries, and indexes worldwide technical literature on the marine and brackish water environments. Oceanic Abstracts covers marine biology and biological oceanography, physical and chemical oceanography, meteorology, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, marine pollution, conservation, environmental protection, fisheries, aquaculture, nonliving resources and technology, ships and shipping, navigation and communications
- Coverage: 1981-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=oceanic&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=oceanic&adv=1) VPN
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Water Resources Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=waterres&adv=1) VPN
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Includes abstracts of current and earlier journal articles, monographs, reports, and other publication formats covering the development, management and research of water resources
- Coverage: 1967-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=waterres&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=waterres&adv=1) VPN
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Risk Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=risk&adv=1) VPN
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Encompasses risk arising from industrial, technological, environmental, and other sources, with an emphasis on assessment and management of risk
- Coverage: 1990-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=risk&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=risk&adv=1) VPN
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Science Citation Index Expanded [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Multidisciplinary database, with searchable author abstracts, covering the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines. Search for articles that cite a known author or work. Print SCIENCE CITATION INDEX indexes literature back to 1945 and is located in the Shields Library, Third Floor, in the Biological & Agricultural Sciences Reference Collection, at the call number Z 7401 .S36
- Coverage: 1900-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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SciFinder Scholar [WEB Version] (https://scifinder.cas.org) VPN
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SciFinder Scholar is the most comprehensive bibliographic database for scholarly research in the field of chemistry. It contains over 29 million citations and indexes over 10,000 journals, covering all aspects of chemistry, including chemical aspects of: biology and life sciences, engineering and materials science, food science, geology, medicine, physics, and polymer science. SciFinder Scholar also allows searching of chemical substances and reactions. It is the online version of Chemical Abstracts.
- Coverage: 1907-present
- Location: SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff. Registration is required to use the web version, a "ucdavis.edu" email account is required to register (see "More Information" below)
- Access: https://scifinder.cas.org (https://scifinder.cas.org) VPN
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SciFinder Scholar [CLIENT Software Version]
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SciFinder Scholar is the most comprehensive bibliographic database for scholarly research in the field of chemistry. It contains over 29 million citations and indexes over 10,000 journals, covering all aspects of chemistry, including chemical aspects of: biology and life sciences, engineering and materials science, food science, geology, medicine, physics, and polymer science. SciFinder Scholar also allows searching of chemical substances and reactions. It is the online version of Chemical Abstracts. SciFinder Scholar can only be used by UC students, faculty and staff.
- Coverage: 1907-present
- Location: Available at: Physical Sciences and Engineering Library, Shields Library (Bio-Ag Reference Area only), or any computer with a UCD IP address by loading SciFinder Scholar's client software, see "More Info" below.
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- Installation instructions, links to SciFinder Scholar’s client software, user guides, and additional information are available at the URL below. Questions should be directed to UCD's campus contact: Cory Craig, cjcraig@ucdavis.edu, 530/752-0347. http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resources/guides/scifinder.php
- A web version is also available.
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Conference Papers Index [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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Major areas of coverage include agriculture, biochemistry, chemistry, chemical engineering, forestry, biology, environmental science, soil science, biotechnology, and clinical medicine.
- Coverage: 1982-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=cpi-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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Energy Citations Database (http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/)
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Contains bibliographic records for publicly available energy and energy-related scientific and technical information from the Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessor agencies, the Energy Research & Development Administration (ERDA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
- Coverage: 1948-present
- Access: http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/ (http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/)
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California Spatial Information Library (CASIL) (http://casil.ucdavis.edu/pages/data.html)
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This state government site allows you to download free frequently used datasets for California, including vector data, DRGs, DOQQs, and other image data.
- Access: http://casil.ucdavis.edu/pages/data.html (http://casil.ucdavis.edu/pages/data.html)
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Dissertation Abstracts International / Dissertations & Theses [via ProQuest] (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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Online access to citations and abstracts for every title in the UMI Dissertation Abstracts database; since 1997, provides full-text access to dissertations. Access is free to UC Campus dissertations.
- Coverage: 1861-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/11984 (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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- Current Research @ University of California, Davis (searches all University of California, Davis dissertations published in the Dissertation Abstracts database). http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucdavis/main
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Faculty of 1000 Biology TRIAL (http://www.f1000biology.com/browse/) VPN
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The UC Davis General Library is offering special TRIAL access through December 2009 to Faculty of 1000 Biology.
Faculty of 1000 (F1000) Biology is a literature awareness tool that is updated continuously. F1000 Biology comprehensively and systematically highlights and reviews the most interesting papers published in the biological sciences, based on the recommendations of a faculty of well over 2300 selected leading researchers. Through immediate rating of individual papers by the authors' peers, F1000 Biology highlights papers on the basis of their scientific merit rather than that of the journal in which they appear. Features included are: Current Top 10 list, Hidden Jewels list,and the Most viewed list.
- Access: http://www.f1000biology.com/browse/ (http://www.f1000biology.com/browse/) VPN
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Full-text Resources
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ENVIROnetBASE [via CRC Press] (http://uclibs.org/PID/9548) VPN
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This full-text database from CRC Press covers environmental sciences handbooks and includes indexing of chapters and their figures, charts, tables, illustrations, formulas and rules of thumb. Environmental sciences areas covered include environmental engineering and biotechnology, agricultural and natural resources, ecology, pollution and many other areas. More than 100 books are included with about 4 additional titles added monthly.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/9548 (http://uclibs.org/PID/9548) VPN
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Early Encounters in North America (EENA): Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (http://uclibs.org/PID/31414) VPN
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EENA contains full text letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of early encounters, centered on present-day Canada and the United States with some limited coverage of Mexico. Includes information on the peoples, places, environment, flora and fauna encountered. Of note are more than 9,000 Audubon prints from "The Birds of America" as well as the complete contents of the three-volume "The Quadrupeds of North America".
- Coverage: 1534-1959
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/31414 (http://uclibs.org/PID/31414) VPN
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Current Protocols Series (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/aboutus/sharedfiles/cp_search_fs.html) VPN
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NEW: Microbiology title added and under review for 2007. Laboratory methods and protocols covering the areas of microbiology, molecular biology, nucleic acid chemistry, cell biology, protein science, immunology, neuroscience, human genetics, pharmacology, toxicology, cytometry and bioinformatics. 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 currently license current protocols for "Food Analytical Chemistry" or "Magnetic Resonance Imaging".
- Coverage: Updated quarterly or more frequently
- Access: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/aboutus/sharedfiles/cp_search_fs.html (http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/aboutus/sharedfiles/cp_search_fs.html) VPN
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Springer Protocols (http://www.springerprotocols.com/) VPN
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Springer Protocols contains more than 18,000 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.
- Access: http://www.springerprotocols.com/ (http://www.springerprotocols.com/) VPN
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EPA National Service Center for Environmental Publications (http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/)
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NSCEP/NEPIS provides one-stop access to digital and paper EPA publications. Includes more than 7,000 in stock and 24,000 digital titles available FREE of charge.
- Access: http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/ (http://www.epa.gov/ncepihom/)
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- Previously know as EPA National Environmental Publications Information System (NEPIS) integrated into the NSCEP.
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Safari Tech Books Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/33109) VPN
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A collection of computing books that includes the full text of over 300 O'Reilly Press books, dating from 2004 to the present. Safari will grow to include all new O'Reilly titles. The full-text is searchable across titles and searches can be limited to code fragments. Books can also be browsed by topic. Access is limited to 28 simultaneous UC connections.
- Coverage: 2004-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/33109 (http://uclibs.org/PID/33109) VPN
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Document Library -- California Department of Fish and Game (http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/documents/docviewer.aspx)
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The California Department of Fish & Game (DFG) Document Library is an online repository of thousands of DFG related documents from California agencies, contractors, and related non-governmental organizations. In addition to advanced searching for title, author, subject, keywords, and date ranges, all documents in the DFG Document Library are organized by Categories. "Browse By Category" is a convenient way to see all available groupings and learn which DFG function or program is responsible for each category. You may also view a complete list of DFG documents and then link directly to that program's web page. The majority of documents digitized are from the 2000s with the largest collection of documents on "California Wildlife Habitat Relationships".
- Coverage: mid1990s- present
- Access: http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/documents/docviewer.aspx (http://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/documents/docviewer.aspx)
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Journal Citation Reports (JCR) (http://uclibs.org/PID/36787) VPN
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Journal Citation Reports® is an annual publication by Thomson Reuters. 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 5,900 journals in science and technology. JCR Social Sciences Edition contains data from over 1,700 journals in the social sciences.
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- Coverage: 2007
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/36787 (http://uclibs.org/PID/36787) VPN
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Treesearch (http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/)
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Treesearch is an online system for locating and delivering publications by Research and Development scientists in the US Forest Service. Publications in the collection include research monographs published by the agency as well as papers written by Forest Service scientists but published by other organizations in their journals, conference proceedings, or books. Research results behind these publications have been peer reviewed to ensure the best quality science. As of 02/2009 Treesearch contains 26,922 publications.
- Access: http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/ (http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/)
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CABI ebooks [via CAB Direct] (http://217.154.120.6/CABEBOOKS/searchform-quicksearch.nsp)
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CABI ebooks provides access to over 200 agricultural titles (over 3,000 individual chapters).
UC Davis has licensed the full front-file (current) collection which will be continually updated with the latest editions. 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.
NOTE: A new CAB Direct2 interface will be available soon
- Coverage: 2005-present
- Access: http://217.154.120.6/CABEBOOKS/searchform-quicksearch.nsp (http://217.154.120.6/CABEBOOKS/searchform-quicksearch.nsp)
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Springer eBooks Pilot (http://springerlink.com/books/)
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This UC-wide pilot for Springer eBooks includes more than 20,000 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. Dates of coverage are 2005 to 2009. NEW books are added monthly.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a pilot project. Currently there is no separation of the search feature between books and any Springer UC licensed journals. Search results are mixed with book and journal retrievals displayed together.
- Coverage: 2005-2009
- Access: http://springerlink.com/books/ (http://springerlink.com/books/)
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Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
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EarthTrends: The Environmental Information Portal (http://earthtrends.wri.org/)
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EarthTrends is an online collection of information regarding the environmental, social, and economic trends that shape our world. Committed to the principle that accurate information drives responsible decisions by governments and individuals, EarthTrends offers the public a large breadth of statistical, graphic, and analytical data in easily accessible formats.
- Access: http://earthtrends.wri.org/ (http://earthtrends.wri.org/)
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography (complete) [via Gale Virtual Reference Library] (http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2830999999&q=ucdavis) VPN
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This classic encyclopedia covering scientists from all time periods and all fields of science has been completely revised. This "complete" online version includes all the entries from both the new (2008) edition and the original edition.
- Access: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2830999999&q=ucdavis (http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX2830999999&q=ucdavis) VPN
Handbooks & Tables
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Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/sax/sax_search_fs.html) VPN
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The primary source for those who need to evaluate the hazardous potential of substances used in commerce. Combines data on toxicological, flammability, reactivity, explosive potential, and regularity information on approximately 26,000 substances, including 2600 new entries. Also includes Immediately Dangerous Life or Health (IDLH) levels for approximately 1,000 chemicals. It also covers exposure-level classifications for a number of regulatory agencies, from OSHA to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Especially important in areas of industrial hygiene, safety, emergency response, law, and policy making.
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- Access: http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/sax/sax_search_fs.html (http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/sax/sax_search_fs.html) VPN
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