Soil and Land Systems - general resources

Also check the listings on the general agriculture page.

Australian Farming Virtual Library (Farrer Centre, Charles Sturt University)
Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry - Australia
Environmental Portal Australian environmental resources
WWW Virtual Library - Sustainable agriculture
Yahoo links to Science: Agriculture: Crops and Soil

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Databases

Databases to find journal articles and other publications

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AESIS : Australian Earth Science Information System
A database covering Australian earth sciences, mining, minerals and petroleum. Indexes published and unpublished theses and reports, journal articles, books, conference proceedings, maps.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to registered staff and students of the University of Adelaide, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1976-2001

Agricola
Includes over 3 million article citations to material acquired by the U.S. National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. Subjects include all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences.
Access: Freely available to all
Time span: 1970+
Updated:  Daily

Agriculture & Natural Resources
Includes Australian agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, food production and technology and science, natural resources, animal husbandry and health, and related topics. Archival databases only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Databases included are:
ANR Index 2000-2007
ANR Index Archive 1975-2000
ANR Research (Formerly ARRIP - Current and recently completed research) 2000-2007
ANR Research Archive (Formerly CARRP - Completed research projects) 1984-2007

ANR-Index
An Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan. A bibliographic database with informative abstracts and links to full text for agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span: 2000-2007

ANR-Index Archive
(formerly ABOA and Streamline), produced by Infoscan, is a bibliographic database of older publications on agriculture and natural resources including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s environment, water and natural resources.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span 1975-2000

ANR-Research
(formerly known as ARRIP), an Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan. A research in progress database that describes current and recently completed research projects across the agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span: 1975-2007

ANR-Research Archive
(formerly known as CARRP), an Australian government initiative produced by Infoscan.  A research in progress database that contains completed research projects from the ANR-Research database) across the agriculture and natural resources areas including sustainable Australian agriculture, food, forestry and fisheries industries and the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of Australia’s environment, water and natural resources. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network
Time span 1984-2007

Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (on Cambridge Scientific Abstracts):
Part 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (ASFA1)
ASFA 1 provides extensive coverage of basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. All aspects of marine, freshwater, and brackish water organisms and environments are examined. Fisheries receive particular attention, with comprehensive sections on fishing methods, statistics, aquaculture, food technology,  productivity, conservation, and marketing.
Time span: Biological Sciences and Living Resources 1971+
Updated: Monthly

Part 3: Aquatic pollution and environmental quality (ASFA3)
ASFA3 is devoted exclusively to research and policy on the contamination of oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and estuaries, the journal examines a spectrum of current aquatic and environmental issues including global change; acid rain; eutrophication; radioactive waste disposal; plastic debris; oil spills; coastal zone management; pesticides; international conventions and treaties, and much more.
Time span: Aquatic pollution and environmental quality 1990+
Updated: Bi-monthly

Australian Agriculture and Natural Resources Online Database (AANRO)
Incorporates Australian Bibliography of Agriculture ABOA, Australian Rural Research in Progress (ARRIP) and Streamline.
A knowledge base of bibliographic and research information designed as a national decision support system and single access point for knowledge on Australian agriculture and natural resource management (ANR).
The AANRO knowledge base contains about 200,000 detailed descriptions of research projects and publications on Australian agriculture and natural resources.
Access: Freely available to all

Biosis Previews
Indexes articles from life sciences journals and items from conferences, meetings and symposia from 1980 onwards.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restricts access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use.
Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1980+
Updated: Weekly

CAB Abstracts
Index with abstracts to over 11,000 journals as well as books, conferences, reports, theses etc.  Subjects covered include plant breeding and genetics, crop sciences, crop protection, environmental and natural resources, forestry, post-harvest science and technology, agricultural biotechnology, biodegradation, agricultural engineering, agricultural economics, rural development and sociology.
Time span: 1910+
Updated: Monthly

Current Contents Connect
Current Contents Connect is a service by ISI (the Institute for Scientific Information) which provides access to the tables of contents and bibliographic data of current issues of more than 8,000 science, social sciences, arts and humanities leading scholarly journals. It has a useful email alert facility which allows weekly update search results to be emailed to you automatically.
Time span: Last 4 years
Updated: Daily

Ei compendexWeb
The most comprehensive bibliographic database of engineering research available today. Coverage includes nuclear technology, bioengineering, transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical technology, agricultural engineering and food technology, computers and data processing, applied physics, electronics and communications, control, civil, mechanical, materials, petroleum, aerospace and automotive engineering.
Time span: 1970+

ELIXIR: Electronic Library eXchange for Information Resources see VPI&E Catalogue

ENGINE : Australian Engineering Database
Subject coverage includes all branches of engineering including: agricultural, aerospace, biomedical, chemical, civil, coastal, computer, earthquake, education, electrical, electronic, geotechnical, management, materials, mechanical, military, ocean, railway, structural, transport, tunnelling and water.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1980+

EVA: Environmental abstracts (on Heritage & Environment)
Bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles on the environment and related fields. Source documents are selected journal articles from approximately 600 journals published in Australia and overseas. Subject coverage includes air pollution and quality, sustainable development, salinity, environmental protection and management, hazardous wastes, recycling, waste management and disposal, water pollution, environmental assessment, and pollution control. Pre-February 1998 data includes planning, heritage, urban design and town planning subject coverage.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1987+

Geobase
A bibliographic database for all aspects of physical and human geography, geology, ecology and Third World studies. Its  interdisciplinary nature allows for searching environmental issues, and other areas that cross traditional subject boundaries.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1980+
Updated: Quarterly

Georef
A database of citations to geoscience journal articles, books, conferences, maps, reports, theses.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1785+ for North America; 1933+ for the rest of the world
Updated: Quarterly

Google Scholar
A free service for searching scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
Access: Freely available to all.

Heritage & Environment
Ten Australian databases, mostly bibliographic, including indexes to journals, books, newspaper articles, reports, theses and manuscripts, conference proceedings and audio-visual material. Some relevant databases included are:

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• AHB: Australian heritage bibliography (Australia's natural & cultural environment)
• EVA (Environment) STREAMLINE (Australian Natural Resources database)
• VPI&E (Natural resources, environment)

Prime Notes
Contains fact sheets and research summaries from all departments of primary industries and agriculture Australia-wide. Topics covered include crop production, horticulture, pastures, aquaculture, landcare, animal husbandry and health, farm safety and farm business management.
Access: Available at Roseworthy and Waite Libraries only.

SAGE
A bibliographic database indexing popular journals across a broad range of subjects, including science, environmental science, natural history, agriculture, recreation. Most journals indexed are Australian but several overseas titles are also included.
Some SAGE online records have links to the full text article.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University
community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use.
Time span: 1984+

Science Citation Index see Web of Science

SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts online)
The database version of Chemical abstracts, indexes chemical, biochemical and chemical engineering journals, patents, books, conferences, dissertations. It is based on the CAplus, CASREACT, and Registry databases from Chemical Abstracts Service. It also includes the Medline database.
You can use the database on student/staff computers in all the Libraries. Access from outside the Library in University Departments needs installation of software -- follow the link for instructions. Access is not available outside the University network.
Installation instructions (Access available to University staff and students only)
Help guide
Time span: Full searching from 1967 onward, and more limited searching from 1947-1966.
Updated: Daily

Scirus (Elsevier)
Scirus searches scientific, technical and medical Web pages and reports and journal articles from a selection of publishers and databases.
Access: Freely available to all.

Streamline: on Heritage & Environment
Contains over 25 000 records on all aspects of natural resource management covering the sustainable management of land, vegetation and water resources. Indexes and abstracts Australian and international journal articles, published and unpublished reports, research in progress, books, conference papers, where material is about Australia or written by an Australian. Archival database only.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1982-2004 with selected earlier material

Water Resources Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Indexes journals, books, conference proceedings and technical reports on water resource conservation, control, pollution, treatment, use and management. Includes Water Resources Netsites, a gateway to evaluated water resources Web sites.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to Adelaide University staff and students, for purposes of non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Time span: 1967+

Web of Science (Institute for Scientific Information)
Comprising Science Citation Index; Social Sciences Citation Index; Arts and Humanities Citation Index.
Web of Science indexes a wide range of journal articles in all fields. As well as standard topic searches, it allows searches for articles that have cited a given author, article, book or other item.
Access: Use of this resource is governed by license agreements which restrict access to members of the Adelaide University community, for purposes of  non-commercial research, education or personal use. Access is available from both within and outside the University network.
Timespan: 1980+
Updated: Weekly

Other databases

GrainGenes (molecular and phenotype database of small grains and sugarcane)

Pasture Species Database (Grassland Society of Victoria, and University of Melbourne) Information on all species and cultivars currently available for use in pastures in south-east Australia.

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Electronic journals

All electronic journals are listed in the Library Catalogue

A listing of journals in the subject area Earth and Environmental Sciences is available from our University of Adelaide Library E-Journals A-Z web page