VETERINARY TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION RETRIEVAL STRATEGIES (9/08)

TOPIC:________________________________________

THINK about what information best meets your research needs - definition, etiology, symptoms, treatment, control/prevention. Consider the accuracy, audience, author, bias, content, date, purpose, and source of the information retrieved.

Search term possibilities
animals - equine, horses, foals, mares, quarter horses or canine, dogs, puppies, bitches, great danes
diseases - colic, west nile virus/fever, lyme disease, monkeypox, tularemia, avian flu, mad cow, zoonoses, 
food sources - pet food labels, pet supply industry, pets-food and nutrition, pet food institute, Purina, Petsmart
general interest subdivisions: food and nutrition, health, genetic aspects, pet food recall, growth, handling, health aspects, laws, regulations; vaccination protocol, physiological and psychology and mental health

 
1. World Wide Web Sites
 
American Animal Hospital Association FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine 
American Veterinary Medical Association   Merck Veterinary Manual 
CDC - Center for Disease Control Net Vet or Electronic Zoo
EquiSearch VetInfo 

If you want to search the World Wide Web by topic, use a  search tool -   GoogleLibrarians' Internet Index  and  DogPile are examples of search tools which  index the Web.  Be as specific as you can - type the  name of a particular disease, important key words, or a researcher's name in lower case. Place quotation marks around phrases you would like to find; +,- indicates terms you must have or must not have in your results.  Examples  "hepatic lipidosis" +cat  , +dogs  +diabetes, "vaccination protocol",  "pet food recall", "white muscle disease". Consult Help and use advanced search to achieve the greatest relevance.

  
2. Books or cataloged items
Search the  Library Catalog to locate books, videos and other cataloged items.  The system defaults to a Keyword search. Submit search and note the campus location. Materials from other campuses are available via online intercampus loan, a free service, 2-3 day delivery. If you want to browse the circulating collection,  the veterinary technology materials are cataloged with  SF.

  

3. Scholarly Journal Articles - remote access 
If you are looking for scholarly information about a subject, your database choices include:
 InfoTrac- Academic OneFile

Cambridge Scientific  - Biological and Medical Science - (Agricola and Medline)
PubMed -
limit by animal  (provides limited full text inc. J. Animal Science)
Infotrac provides full text and email, while  Cambridge  provides citations and web sites.  Full text of JAVMA articles from 2000 - present are available by request at the Reference Desk (.
10 per page).

4. Popular Articles - remote access  
If you are searching for popular interest periodicals, select InfoTrac  - General Reference Center Gold. In addition to popular magazines, you will also find Colliers Encyclopedia and  Information Please Almanac.  ProQuest Direct offers 2200 periodical titles as well as the full-text of 9 national newspapers including New York Times, Washington Post,  and Los Angeles Times. Full-text and email available.

 

 

 

VETERINARY JOURNALS
American Animal Hospital Assn. Jrnl 1980 - Fiche   www.aahanet.org/index.aspx
American Veterinary Med. Assn. Jrnl 1981 - Film (available online from library staff member .10 per page) 
www.avma.org
Audubon Magazine 1899 - Fiche
(InfoTrac)
Compendium on Cont. Education 5 years Paper
https://secure.vetlearn.com/pvsearch.cfm
Equus  5 years Paper  
http://equisearch.com/equus/   online index
Exotic Pet Practice -  http://www.exoticdvm.com/
Horse & Rider
(ProQuest)
Journal of Animal Science Microfilm only 1981-   http://jas.fass.org/   (full text online Pub Med)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery 1996 - Paper   http://www.aav.org/  
Journal of Nutrition - (ProQuest)   http://www.nutrition.org/   full text online
Journal of Veterinary Science -
( PubMed)
National Wildlife 1962- Film 
(InfoTrac)
Natural History 1960- Film
(InfoTrac) 
Practical Horseman
(ProQuest)
Veterinary Clinics & Small Animal 1988- fiche
Veterinary Medicine 1981- Fiche
(indexed in ProQuest)  http://www.vetmedpub.com/vetmed/ (fulltext AcademicOneFile)
Veterinary Technician 5 years Paper   http://www.vettechjournal.com/
Virginia Wildlife 5 years Paper

 

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Revised Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Comments to Jennifer Reynolds