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Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Find articles, reports, proceedings, and government publications from Agricola, Toxline, ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
AGRIS This link opens in a new window
Find articles in this open access database from the United Nations' FAO on agriculture, food, nutrition, fisheries, forestry, environment, etc.
ASABE (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) Technical Library This link opens in a new window
Find ASABE standards, journals, conference proceedings, textbooks, etc. From 2001-present.
Some material published prior to 2001 is PDF only.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Find peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, pre-prints, abstracts, and technical reports.
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The following configuration may be needed to access UA-subscribed content from off campus:
1. In Google Scholar, open the "hamburger" menu in the far upper left next to the Google Scholar logo and select "Settings.
2. From the settings menu, select "Library links".
3. Type "University of Arizona" in box and select "University of Arizona - Full-Text @ UofA Libraries". Then click Save.
4. When searching, articles for which we have full text access will display with a link "Full-Text @ UofA Libraries"; select this link to access it. (Please note that this link may be hidden in the smaller links below the citation, and you may need to click on the double arrow to the right of them to find it.)
5. To export citations to a bibliography manager, such as RefWorks or EndNote, go to the Settings menu, click on "search results", select the desired manager in the drop-down menu next to "show links to import citations into", and Save.
Knovel This link opens in a new window
Find engineering technical reference tools and material properties.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Find doctoral dissertations and master's theses from universities and institutions all around the world.
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PubMed (UA/HSL) This link opens in a new window
Find bibliographic citations with abstracts to journal articles in the life sciences with a focus on biomedicine. PubMed includes MEDLINE and citations to NCBI Bookshelf items.

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Scopus This link opens in a new window
Find peer-reviewed scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings across all disciplines.
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In-depth tutorials on Scopus:

SCOPUS In-Depth: Module 1 Search and Alerts

SCOPUS in-Depth: Module 2 Author Identity

SCOPUS In-Depth: Module 3 Metrics

SCOPUS In-Depth: Module 4 Institutional Insights

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The Strategies for Current Awareness webpage has tips and techniques for keeping current with the literature, including setting up search alerts for newly added or published literature within databases or ejournals.

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