Disciplines & Professions: Agricultural Sciences

Web Sites

AgriSurf
http://www.agrisurf.com/

The place to go for a quantity of agricultural information. 17,501 sites are organized into 34 main categories and various subsequent subcategories. Sample categories include AgriTourism, Aquaculture, feedlots, soil, organic farming, and education programs. Many sites are commercial and/or business-related.

National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov

Comprehensive topical index to resources selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library.

Open Directory's Agriculture Directory
http://dmoz.org/Science/Agriculture/

Browse topical index to categories such as agricultural economics, environmental aspects, and farming systems, or search the agriculture portion of the directory's 1,766 relevant sites.

Yahoo!'s Agriculture Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Agriculture/

Provides an annotated list of the most popular agricultural sites as well as an index consisting of a wide variety of related topics to browse.

Databases

AGRICOLA (National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, available through OCLC FirstSearch and SilverPlatter)

This database provides bibliographic citations for journal articles, monographs, patents, technical reports and more. Includes worldwide coverage of agriculture issues, and one-third of the database is in foreign languages. Over 3 million records from 1970 to the present.

Biological and Agricultural Index (Wilson, available through OCLC FirstSearch and SilverPlatter)

Citations from a wide range of popular and professional journals. Over 700,000 citations from 1983 to the present. Also includes biology, forestry, and ecology.

Print Resources

AGRINDEX. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1975-.

Published monthly. Covers all fields of agriculture, and indexes books, journals, films, maps, and more. Entries are organized by subject.

Andrew, Chris O., and Peter E. Hildebrand. Applied Agricultural Research: Foundations and Methodology. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1993.

An overview of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of conducting research in the field of agriculture. Provides an index.

Arntzen, Charles J., and Allen M. Ritter, ed. Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science. 4 vols. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1994.

Intended for both general and academic audiences. Thorough articles on a range of agricultural topics. Organized alphabetically. Volume 4 provides a subject index.

Bibliography of Agriculture. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx, 1941-.

Indexes journals, articles, books, theses, government publications, and more. Organized by agricultural discipline. Provides subject index. Also available online.

Biological and Agricultural Index. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1914-.

Indexes more than 200 English language periodicals in the field. Provides a separate listing of citations for book reviews. Organized alphabetically by subject.

Lipton, Kathryn L. Dictionary of Agriculture. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1995.

Alphabetical list of definitions of agriculture terms. Provides frequent cross-references for more thorough explanations. Includes a list of references.

Stephens, Alan, ed. Dictionary of Agriculture. 2nd ed. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.

Provides a comprehensive list of definitions and terms used in agriculture and horticulture. Organized alphabetically.