Need to Know Resources for Animal Science and Dairy Science
Welcome to the ASCI 101 Library Research Guide!
This guide contains information about the library and links to resources to support your studies in Animal Science and Dairy Science.
Finding Books
- OneSearch Use OneSearch to find materials at Kennedy Library. Search by keyword, title, author, and more.
Scholarly Articles
- How to Read a Scientific Article An excellent overview of how to read an article - includes a template for taking notes. By Mary Purugganan, Ph.D. and Jan Hewitt, Ph.D. of Rice University
Searching for Articles
- AGRICOLA (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAGRICOLA is a comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, theses and more in the field of agriculture. Disciplines covered include food & human nutrition, agricultural engineering & technology, earth & environmental sciences.
- Web of Science (Core Collection) This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science (Core Collection) provides a single search across Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Additional Web of Science databases are easily accessible.
Important Journals
- Journal of Dairy ScienceThe official journal of the American Dairy Science Association®, Journal of Dairy Science® (JDS) is the leading peer-reviewed general dairy research journal in the world. JDS readers represent education, industry, and government agencies in more than 70 countries with interests in biochemistry, breeding, economics, engineering, environment, food science, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, pathology, physiology, processing, public health, quality assurance, and sanitation. Impact Factor = 3.1
- Domestic Animal EndocrinologyDomestic Animal Endocrinology publishes scientific papers dealing with the study of the endocrine physiology of domestic animal species. Impact Factor: 2.3
- Poultry scienceAn international journal, Poultry Science publishes original papers, research notes, symposium papers, and reviews of basic science as applied to poultry. Impact Factor= 2
- Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceThis journal publishes relevant information on the behavior of domesticated and utilized animals. Impact Factor = 1.8
- Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal NutritionJournal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition publishes original papers in the fields of animal physiology, biochemistry and physiology of nutrition, animal nutrition, feed technology and preservation (only when related to animal nutrition). Impact Factor = 1.7
- Journal of Animal ScienceThe Journal of Animal Science (JAS) is the premier journal for animal science and serves as the leading source of new knowledge and perspective in this area. Impact Factor = 1.7
Citing Your Sources
- Citing Sources Cheat Sheet - Journal of Animal ScienceHighlights guidelines for formatting common source types including books, articles, and Webpages. Also includes examples.
Other
- Google Advanced Search A more powerful way to search google. Limit search by domain or site.
