Article databases
Scopus
Multidisciplinary citation database, with historical indexing of key scientific titles. Includes articles in press, plus web and patent results.
Google Scholar
Multidisciplinary Google search engine for scholarly articles and books. Includes citation linking and full-text searching of many publications.
CAB Abstracts
Premier database for agriculture, horticulture, forestry and applied life sciences.
Biological Abstracts
Entire field of life sciences.
New Zealand Science
Comprehensive index provided by the Crown Research Institutes, Conservation Department and the Royal Society of New Zealand.
SciQuest
Full text database covering New Zealand and Australian veterinary and animal science, and veterinary continuing education publications.
Scifinder-N
Primary database for chemistry and biochemistry; also valuable for applied sciences, including agriculture, pharmacology, engineering, and environmental topics. Search for chemical data, properties, structures, reactions, literature, citations, patents, and more.
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AGRICOLA
Catalogue and journal article index to the collections of the U.S. National Agricultural Library.
AgEcon Search
Open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics, compiled by the University of Minnesota. Includes working papers, conference papers, and journal articles.
AGRIS
FAO database, covering agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, aquatic sciences and fisheries, and human nutrition, from 1975 onwards. Includes unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers and government publications, from over 100 countries..
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Background information
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Peer-reviewed articles covering all of the life sciences, including agricultural and plant sciences topics.
ScienceDirect Reference Works
The Library's subscribed ScienceDirect reference titles. About this resource
Sources include:
- Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems (2014)
- Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior 2nd ed. (2019)
- Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences 2nd ed. (2011)
- Encyclopedia of Food Chemistry 3rd ed. (2019)
- Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology 2nd ed. (2014)
- Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition 2nd ed. (2003)
- Encyclopedia of Meat Sciences 2nd ed. (2014)
- Encyclopedia of Microbiology 3rd ed. (2009)
Search the Library for encyclopedias, 2000 onwards
- Agriculture and livestock
- Plants, crops, and horticulture
- Control of pests, weeds and diseases
- Soil science
Plantwise Knowledge Bank
CABI diagnostic tool and factsheets on crop pests and diseases around the world.
New Zealand Soils Portal
Landcare Research portal for S-map Online (NZ national soils database), Soils Portal (maps of fundamental soil layers), and the LRIS Portal (Land Resource Information Systems Portal).
Methods and protocols
Provides full text access to Nature Methods and Springer Protocols, connecting researchers with the most relevant and important protocols and methods to support their research projects.
Books and ebooks
Search Discover
Find Library books, journals, DVDs, online resources and other material.
Find Massey University agriculture theses
Find Massey University horticulture theses
Find books, ebooks and textbooks
Concepts and definitions
Oxford Reference
Includes Oxford Reference - Life Sciences
International Plant Names Index
Database of seed plants, ferns and lycophytes, incorporating Index Kewensis (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), the Gray Card Index (Harvard University Herbaria) and the Australian Plant Names Index (Australian National Herbarium).
Search the Library for dictionaries, 2000 onwards
Industry standards
Standards and guidelines
- Find standards
Find a range of New Zealand, Australian and other international standards.
Agriculture and horticulture standards and guidelines
- Animal Nutrition: Feed Additives
European Commission register of feed additives, plus legislative information. - ASABE Technical Library
Search for standards published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Some ASABE Standards are also available in print.
Related subject guides
Life Sciences
This subject guide covers all aspects of the Life Sciences, such as: Biology, Botany, Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology, Zoology, etc.
Veterinary Science
Learn where to start your research in veterinary science.
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