Selected Resources for: Bio-based Products


Subject Librarian: Linda Eells
E-Mail: lle@umn.edu
Subject Description:


Abstracts and Indexes

Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
AGRICOLA Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Search here to find citations and abstracts for articles from over 600 periodicals, as well as USDA and state experiment station and extension publications, and selected books on agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics, rural sociology. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *.
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CAB Abstracts Plus Full Text Select Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
CAB Abstracts covers agriculture in its broadest sense, including crop production, forestry, environment, animal health and nutrition, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, soil and water, agricultural economics, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, and human nutrition and health. It provides bibliographic citations with abstracts in English for records of all languages. Indexes journal articles, monographs, conferences, and other primary literature.
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PAPERCHEM Authentication Required
Indexes publications relating to pulp, paper and allied technologies.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY) Authentication Required
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources

Biographical Sources
American Men & Women of Science
Provides brief factual information on approximately 130,000 living scientists in biology, physical sciences, public health, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Includes birthdate, education, professional career, and honors received.
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Provides authoritative, in-depth biographical articles on deceased scientists from classical antiquity to modern times. Each article includes bibliographies of works by and about the scientist who is the subject of the article. For biographical information on living scientists, check American Men and Women of Science or other sources.
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Dictionaries


Encyclopedias

Handbooks and Manuals
Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material
Promotes more efficient use of wood in construction. Serves as an information source on physical & mechanical properties of wood and how these properties are affected by variations in the wood itself.
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Internet Resources

Gateways & Megasites
Forestry Agnic
Provides links to hundreds of Internet sites related to Forestry. Links grouped by: Reference Resources, Full-text Resources, Associations, Government Agencies, Conferences, and Subjects.
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Societies, Agencies, and Organizations

Official Agency & Organization Websites
Non Timber Forest Products
This website contains conservation and development information on commercial, recreational, and subsistence extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFP). Includes a bibliographic database, discussion groups, Internet links, and more.
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Statistics and Data

Statistical Resources

Statistics of Paper, Paperboard, and Wood Pulp

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Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Style Manuals
Complete Guide to Citing Government Information Resources
Covers citation forms for federal, state, regional, and local documents as well as those of some international bodies.
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Writing Guides
QuickStudy -- Citing Sources
QuickStudy: Library Research Guide from the University of Minnesota provides examples online for APA, MLA and Turabian styles, including how to cite electronic sources.
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University of Minnesota

Related U of M Web Sites


Library Information

Primary Subject Location


Books, journals, government publications, maps on forestry, forest products, outdoor recreation, range management, and remote sensing.
Campus: St. Paul Campus
Address: B-50 Skok Hall
Telephone: 612-624-3222
Main URL: http://forestry.lib.umn.edu/
Reference URL: http://infopoint.lib.umn.edu/
Map URL: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/SkokH/index.html
Hours URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/fetch_hours.phtml?LibID=17

Secondary Subject Location(s)


Books, journals and government publications in agriculture, biological sciences, human ecology, design, housing and apparel, vocational education, applied statistics, food science and nutrition, family social science, rural sociology and agricultural, and applied economics.
Campus: St. Paul Campus
Address: 1984 Buford Avenue
Telephone: Circulation: (612) 624-2233; Reference: (612) 624-1212
Main URL: http://magrath.lib.umn.edu/
Reference URL: http://infopoint.lib.umn.edu/
Map URL: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/CentLib/index.html
Hours URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/site/fetch_hours.phtml?LibID=28


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