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AGRICOLA Database Available at HSLSThe AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) database was recently added to the collection of HSL online resources, and is available from the Ovid platform, or directly at <www.hsls.pitt.edu/resources/databases/titles>. Produced by the National Agricultural Library (NAL), a division of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), AGRICOLA is primarily a journal citation database. However, it also includes books, chapters, pamphlets, conference proceedings, research reports, government documents, and other materials from the NAL collection. Subject coverage of the database includes: agriculture and allied disciplines, animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. AGRICOLA contains citations to approximately 2 million records, both in English and non-English, from 1979 to present. Both the USDA and the University of Pittsburgh Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) — which oversees animal programs, facilities, and procedures at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC — require at least one database search when submitting the IACUC protocol application. AGRICOLA is one of the databases that may be searched to meet this requirement. The ability to search AGRICOLA through Ovid allows investigators to search more than one database simultaneously, e.g., both MEDLINE and AGRICOLA , and to develop and save complex search strategies. For a consultation on searching AGRICOLA for animal alternatives, contact Alice Kuller, at abk1@pitt.edu or 412-648-1971. --Alice Kuller |
