Reference Materials

Can be used to locate information on topics related to veterinary medicine.  Located in shelving area behind the Research Help Desk.

Ratite Encyclopedia: Ostrich, Emu & Rhea
REF SF511 .R23 1995

Merck Veterinary Manual, 8d
REF SF748 .M47 1998

Dictionary of Farm Animal Behavior>
REF SF756.7 H87 1995

Veterinary Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals: The Veterinarians PDR, 11 ed.
REF SF917 .V49 1998

Scientific Style and format: the CBE Manual for Authors, Editors and Publishers.
REF T11 .S386 1994

Online Databases

You will find the following databases & more searchable from the SuperSearch Custom Search Animal Science page. Use the Simple or Advanced search box to enter your question, check the boxes for up to 8 & click GO. Here is a SuperSearch Tutorial link, or for more help please see a Reference Librarian.

Agricola
This database provides extensive indexing of agriculture related journals; it also provides access to conference proceedings, books, pamphlets, federal and state documents, and extension publications.

BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts)
Provides citations and informative abstracts to articles from the world’s literature in biological and related sciences.  Includes references to major veterinary medicine journals, but does not include references to trade journals.

Biological and Agricultural Index Plus
Provides citations from approximately 330 journals in the biological and agricultural sciences.

Medline
Contains citations to journal articles from approximately 4,000 medical, biomedical, veterinary, and other health sciences periodicals.

Science Citation Index ISI Web of Knowledge
Part of the Web of Science, this database indexes more than 5,700 major journals across 164 disciplines.  In addition to providing general searches such as author and topic, it provides citation searching for articles that cite an author or a specific article.

Academic Search Premier
Provides citations, abstracts, and selected full-text of articles from 8,200 magazines and journals in all subject areas.

Paper Journals

Below is a list of veterinary medicine paper journals that are available in the library. 

American Journal of Veterinary Research
Canadian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
Canadian Veterinary Journal
Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian
Equine Veterinary Journal
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Journal of Equine Veterinary Science
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Research in Veterinary Science
Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice
Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Quarterly
Veterinary Record: Journal of the British Veterinary Association

Interlibrary Loan

If you need an article from a journal that we do not have, we can send for a photocopy of the article through Interlibrary Loan. Interlibrary Loan forms are available on the Library web page. Interlibrary Loan requests for books can also be placed from within WorldCat.Please see a Reference Librarian for more information.

Government Documents

Government Documents are materials that are printed under the authority of governmental agencies.  Our library receives a portion of these publications.  The Documents collection contains booklets, reports, and books dealing with veterinary medicine.  Current documents that the library receives can be identified by searching the Voyager Online Catalog.

Web Resources

The following web sites have quality information on veterinary medicine.

American Veterinary Medical Association

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges          

US Food and Drug Administration: Center for  Veterinary Medicine
Regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs that are given to animals.

AT  10/07