This database was created by the USDA and is a great source for basic fact sheets of many plant varieties.
Hint: Use scientific names here. Ex: For crimson clover, search "Trifolium incarnatum".
With over 400 full text reference books available and fully searchable, this is an excellent resource for background information and possible lab ideas.
Library Central combines SAU's book catalog and most of our databases into one unified searching interface. Use Library Central if you're looking to find a wide variety of sources with a minimum amount of searching. The sheer volume of results can be overwhelming, however, so use lots of search filters!
This science database contains over 3,700 full-text scholarly journals covering the range of hard science disciplines (biology, chemistry, physics, etc.).
This background and reference database contains over 1,200 encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference works. Contains nearly 3,500,000 full-text articles and/or chapters. Think of it as a Wikipedia you can use in your papers!
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Even if we don't have immediate access to an article, we can get it for you! Fill out an Interlibrary Loan request to get articles and books from other libraries.
More than 100 reference examples and their corresponding in-text citations are presented in the Publication Manual. Examples of the most common kinds of works that writers cite are provided on this page for your ease of use. Note that print and electronic works have the same foundation; look for the type of work (e.g., journal article, webpage) to determine the format to follow.
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