Library Databases - Results

Botany - key resources

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	Agricola (NAL Catalog) The catalog and index to the collections of the United States National Agricultural Library. The database covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.
	Biological Science Collection (ProQuest) The Biological Science Database provides wide coverage of biological science fields including animal behavior, aquatic life and fisheries, chemoreception, biochemistry, ecology, plant science, toxicology, virology, microbiology, immunology genetics, health and safety science, oncogenes, entomology, and endocrinology neuroscience. The resource also includes access to MEDLINE, and the ability to cross-search over 30 abstract and citation databases. Content includes: scholarly and trade journals, conference papers and proceedings, books, magazines & newspapers, government & official publications, reports, tables, working papers, video & audio.
	BioOne Complete BioOne Complete provides access to more than 200 titles including open-access titles in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences.
	CAS SciFinder First time users must register (see entry below). If you have previously registered using the old version of SciFinder (SciFinder Scholar), this existing login will work for SciFinder. This comprehensive database for chemical reactions, substances, structures and indexed chemistry patents includes journal abstracts, patents and other literature references on all areas of science and its applications. Also containing detailed information on compounds and substances including their properties, reactions and full synthetic methods as well as protein and nucleotide sequences. A sophisticated Retrosynthesis Planner available can also be found in SciFinder.
	CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform The CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform is designed to support multiple stages and types of scientific research. It combines task-specific information solutions including CAS SciFinder, CAS Formulus®, CAS Analytical Methods™ and other CAS resources. The CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform supports multifaceted scientific research such as retrosynthetic planning, formulation design, testing-related methods research, and biosequence searching. Access the platform using your SciFinder username and password, or first time users must register using the "CAS SciFinder registration" link below.
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	CAS: Analytical Methods CAS Analytical MethodsTM is a curated collection of over 500 K step-by-step analytical protocols, extracted from peer reviewed literature and patent sources. Cut down on time searching for analytical methodologies with CAS Analytical MethodsTM, a platform containing collated methodologies highlighting analytes, matrices, reagents, instruments, consummables and validation information, in easy to read and downloadable documents. Access CAS Analytical Methods using your SciFinder username and password, or first time users must register using the "CAS SciFinder registration" link above.
	CAS: Formulus CAS Formulus® is a curated collection of over five million formulation records from peer reviewed literature, patents and product inserts from the US FDA. Access a world leading collection of formulations to evaluate ingredients, manufacturing processes and regulatory information in a user friendly interface. Access CAS Formulus using your SciFinder username and password, or first time users must register using the "CAS SciFinder registration" link above.
	Current Protocols (Wiley) Current Protocols is a source of laboratory protocols and comprises more than 20,000 step-by-step procedures and techniques spanning the major disciplines in the life sciences.
	Ngā Rauropi Whakaoranga - Māori Plant Use Access to detailed information on Māori traditional uses of New Zealand native plants.
	NZ Science (Knowledge Basket) Indexed records of New Zealand science papers and reports from a variety of organisations including DSIR, Department of Conservation, NIWA, HortResearch and Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS).
	PubChem PubChem is a freely accessible online database for chemical information, providing comprehensive information on various chemical entities. Search chemicals by name, molecular formula, structure, and other identifiers.
	Scopus (Elsevier) A multidisciplinary abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature covering the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. The database includes more than 5,000 international publishers including Elsevier (ScienceDirect), Springer, Wiley-Blackwell, Taylor & Francis, and Sage.
	Web of Science All Databases Search across all subscribed Web of Science databases: Web of Science Core Collection; Current Contents Connect; KCI-Korean Journal Database; MEDLINE; SciELO Citation Index; and, Zoological Record.
	Web of Science Core Collection Provides access to the world's leading citation databases: Science Citation Index Expanded; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts & Humanities Citation Index; Emerging Sources Citation Index; Current Chemical Reactions; Index Chemicus; Book Citation Index; and, Conference Proceedings Citation Index. Authoritative, multidisciplinary content covers the highest impact journals, including Open Access journals and conference proceedings.

Botany - additional resources

Info	Database title
	Agricultural Science Collection (ProQuest) This collection contains agricultural science related full-text articles, granular access to figures and tables within articles, and the entire range of bibliographic records from AGRICOLA.
	Agriculture (Gale OneFile) Provides access to a full-text journal collection with broad coverage of agriculture and its related fields. The content spans the industry - from practical aspects of farming to cutting edge scientific research in horticulture.
	Biological Science Index (ProQuest) A bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts of scientific literature on plant science.
	Flora of Australia Authoritative information on the names, characteristics, distribution and habitat of Australian plants.
	Invasive Species Compendium (CABI) Contains datasheets, maps, images, abstracts and full-text on invasive species of the world.
	JSTOR Global Plants A community-contributed database of digitized plant specimens.
	Our Environment An interactive service providing access to some of Landcare Research’s holdings of environmental data. Use interactive maps to learn about the local environment and regional differences. Select particular data themes to view as maps or view detailed information. Create high quality, custom PDF maps for printing.
	PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank (CABI) Open-access information resource from CABI covering crop pests and diseases. The Knowledge Bank contains a range of features, all of which can be filtered by country, including: Interactive pest and disease distribution maps; Fact sheets and data sheets on plants and their pests; Diagnostic tools; New pest alerts; The latest news on plant health from around the world.
	Science (Gale OneFile) Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines.
	VITIS-VEA (Viticulture and Enology Abstracts) An international literature database in the field of viticulture, enology and related fields. It provides bibliographic data, keywords and abstracts (where possible) in English for scientific papers.