LibGuides: Agricultural Sciences: Databases

Searching Multiple Databases & Resources at Once

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Search multiple databases and different types of content together. Databases searched include the library's catalog, Texas State Digital Collections repository, and many but not all Texas State licensed databases.
Not all content retrieved in a search is available full-text.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, and technical reports.
To set your browser to always access Texas State full-text content:
1. Locate Settings in Google Scholar
2. Navigate to Library Links
3. Search for Texas State University-San Marcos -Findit@TxState
4. Select this and any other resources you would like to access
5. Save

AGRICOLA This link opens in a new window
Covers the world's agricultural literature, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, soil and water resources, and earth and environmental sciences. 1970 to present.
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
Indexes periodical articles from hundreds of journals in agriculture, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, ecology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, zoology and other related fields. Indexing: 1983 to present. Select full text: 1994 to present.
FAOSTAT This link opens in a new window
Free access to food and agriculture data for over 245 countries and territories. 1961 to present.

Education Source This link opens in a new window
Scholarly research covering all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, and all educational specialties, such as multilingual education, health education, & testing. 1900 to present.
ERIC (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Education journals and documents (research reports, evaluation studies, curriculum guides & lesson plans collected by the U.S. Dept. of Education). 1966 to present.

Google Scholar can be a useful tool when collecting research information. Settings can be updated to display:

Library Links - FindIt@Txstate
Bibliography Manager - EndNote (for Desktop EndNote)

***For EndNote Web, under Downloads, use Capture Reference.

Ulrich's
To find out if a journal is considered Refereed/Peer-Reviewed , check the Ulrich's database by doing a search for the title of the journal. Many library research databases accessible allow searches to be limited to articles published in Peer-Reviewed journals.