Agricultural Science and Plant Protection

This multidisciplinary database is "the world’s largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature."

• Over 90 million records of journal articles, conference papers, and more
• Good coverage of all areas of STEM, as well as social sciences, engineering, and business.
• Offers sophisticated tools to track, analyze and visualize research

A multidisciplinary research database that indexes thousands of journals, magazines, and trade publications. Primary coverage back to the 1990s, but some content goes back much further.

Indexes USDA publications, core journals in agricultural and related sciences, and items acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions. Primary coverage is back to 1970, with some coverage back to the early 1900s.

This database provides abstracts to journal articles covering all aspects of the life sciences, including the environmental sciences.

• This EBSCO version provides coverage back to 1990.
• Access is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

The premier database for chemistry, materials science, and related sciences, providing access to thousands of journals, as well as conference proceedings and other items, back to the 1800s.

• First time users must click here to register before accessing the web version. This must be done on-campus or through the MSU's VPN.
• For more information on searching this resource, visit the Scifinder training page.

Indexes the websites of commercial publishers, governments, universities, and other organizations. It can be very useful when trying to find a PDF of a specific article.

• Remember, for a good literature review, Google Scholar should be seen as a supplement rather than a substitute for other library databases.
• If you see a “Find It@MSState Libraries” on the right, then click on that link to get the full article.
• When off-campus, you can get more access to full articles by using the MSU VPN.