Secondary Research and Literature Databases : Databases : Alternative Farming Systems Information Center

Note: The majority of the databases listed below provide free online access and downloading. For information about searching fee-based (noted with $) databases and journals, e-mail AFSIC.

ASFA: Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts [$]
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).
http://ca2.csa.com/factsheets/aquclust-set-c.php (Publisher’s Web site)
Literature. Citations, abstracts.
ASFA is a component of the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Information System (ASFIS), formed by four United Nations agency sponsors of ASFA and a network of international and national partners. Database covers aquaculture, aquatic organisms, aquatic pollution and environmental quality; indexes over 5,000 serial publications, books, reports, conference proceedings, translations and limited distribution literature. Divider AGECON Search - Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
University of Minnesota. Department of Applied Economics.
http://agecon.lib.umn.edu/
Literature and research. Citations, abstracts, full-text documents.
"Full text copies of scholarly research in the broadly defined field of agricultural economics including sub disciplines such as agribusiness, food supply, natural resource economics, environmental economics, policy issues, agricultural trade, and economic development." Divider AGRICOLA
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/
Literature, audio-visual and electronic materials. Citations; some abstracts.
Two searchable bibliographic databases: the NAL Catalog (books, videos, etc.) and the Article Citation database. Emphasis is on USDA, U.S. Experiment Station and U.S. journal documentation. Divider AGRIS
United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
http://www.fao.org/agris/
Literature, audio-visual and electronic materials. Citations, some abstracts.
International information related to agricultural sciences and technology; literature citations contributed by 240 national, international and intergovernmental organizations since 1974. French, Spanish and English interfaces. Divider AANRO - Australian Agriculture & Natural Resources Online
Australian Commonwealth and State Governments.
http://www.aanro.net/
Literature and research. Citations, abstracts, mostly full-text documents.
ARRIP, national database of current research on all aspects of agriculture and natural resources; and ABOA, national database of published information on animal, crop and pasture production. Divider Biological & Agricultural Index Plus [$]
H.W. Wilson Company.
http://www.hwwilson.com/Databases/bioag.htm
(Publisher's Web site)
Literature. Citations, abstracts, some full-text documents.
"Bibliographic database indexing English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere... Periodical coverage includes a wide range of scientific journals, from popular to professional, that pertain to biology and agriculture. About 45 percent of the focus is on agriculture." Divider CAB Abstracts [$]
CABI Publishing.
http://www.cabi.org/datapage.asp?iDocID=165 (Publisher's Web site)
Literature. Citations, abstracts.
Bibliographic database covering the applied life sciences, including agriculture, forestry, human nutrition, veterinary medicine and the environment. Divider CARIS - Current Agricultural Research Information System
United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
http://www.fao.org/agris/Centre.asp?Menu_1ID=DB
&Menu_2ID=DB3&Language=EN&Content=DB/red.asp?redvar=CR
Research. Project descriptions and reports, abstracts.
FAO agricultural research projects being carried out by, or on behalf of, developing countries; includes research leader names and project dates. Divider CRIS - Current Research Information System
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).
http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/menu.html
Research. Project descriptions and reports; abstracts.
Descriptive records for all types of currently funded USDA research - projects at USDA agencies (including CSREES Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grants), State Land Grants and Experiment Stations. Individual SARE projects are NOT listed here, only the grant titles/amounts distributed to regional offices. Additional database "subfiles" include ICAR (Inventory of Canadian Agri-Food Research) and SIS (Science Information Systems of the Biological Resources Division (BRD), USGS). Most project records include investigator names, budget dollars, project dates and references to related published literature. Divider EIARD InfoSys
European Information System on Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) [Germany].
http://www.infosysplus.org/index.php?URL_NAME=infosys
Research and Directories. Project descriptions and reports; citations, abstracts, contact information, links to project Web sites.
Information about agricultural research projects, experts and organizations focusing on systems/technology for developing countries; several search options (left hand menu) and browse by topic/country. Divider ELFIS
FIS-ELF [Germany].
http://www.fiz-agrar.de/elfis/index.htm
Literature. Citations, abstracts.
German agricultural bibliographic database. English and German interfaces. "Die deutsche agrarwissenschaftliche Literaturdatenbank des Fachinformationssystems Ernährung, Land-und Forstwirtschaft (FIS-ELF)." Divider Land, Soil and Water Database
Wageningen UR Library [Netherlands].
http://library.wur.nl/lsw/
Literature. Citations, abstracts.
Bibliographic references to literature related to the sustainable use of our living environment. Topics include land - landscape planning, landscape ecology and land use planning; soil - geographical information systems, land evaluation, remote sensing, soil and nutrient management, soil protection and soil science; water - quantitative and qualitative water management, water protection, irrigation and drainage; and ecosystems - flora, fauna, forestry and agroecosystems. Contains over 100,000 records; search in several languages including English. Divider Find ARS Research Projects
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/research/projects.htm
Research. Project descriptions and reports; citations, abstracts, contact information, links to project Web sites.
Current ARS research project records (about 1200); search all projects by all fields, title, approach, objective and project number; or browse by keyword and international categories. Divider TEKTRAN - Technology Transfer Automated Retrieval System
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/services/TekTran.htm
Research.
Selected published or soon-to-be-published articles of recent research results from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), USDA. Divider Water Quality Information Center: Electronic Publications Database
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
http://riley.nal.usda.gov/wqic/
Access to more than 1,800 online documents covering water and agriculture. Divider Water Resources Abstracts [$]
CSA (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts).
http://www.csa.com/factsheets/water-resources-set-c.php (Publisher's Website)
Literature. Citations, abstracts.
Covers international "technical and scientific literature on water-related topics covering the characteristics, conservation, control, pollution, reatment, use and management of water resources. Abstracts are drawn from journals, books, conference proceedings, and technical reports in the physical and life sciences, as well as from engineering, legal and government publications."