ENTO 481W - Seminar
Class Guide
Indexes to the literature, of any field, contain citations that are relevant to that field. Selecting the right index is the first step in getting only relevant citations.
Searching indexes takes some knowledge and thought. You may need to try more than one term and search only one concept at a time until you find the right words. One concept would be "mosquitoes" not "mosquitoes and malaria" (two concepts). To find the right terms for any index (and they may be different in another index) use keywords to find some citations, then look at the subject headings. Using the words in the subject headings field will help you find more related citations.
Use "and" to get both concepts.
Use "or" to get either concept.
When you find a citation of interest use the button marked "SFX" or "Find@TAMU". This will do a search to see if we have the article in electronic format. If not, you can find it in the library or request if from Get it for me.
Suggested indexes for this class:
AGRICOLA
The major agriculture index for the United States.
CAB Abstracts
The major index to British Commonwealth and European agricultural literature. There is some overlap with Agricola.
Entomology Abstracts in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
For basic and applied research.
For other suggested indexes see the subject guides at: http://library.tamu.edu/subject-guides
Ask for help if you are having problems:
go to the Medical Sciences Library and ask at the reference desk
OR ask:
Nancy Duran
Agriculture Subject Specialist Librarian
nduran@tamu.edu
979-862-1050 (if you leave a message be sure I can understand the number to call you back or send an e-mail)
