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University Library

       
School of Environment and Sustainability
 
Liaison Librarian: Dr. Yelena Pancheshnikov
Location: Murray
Room: LIB 122.10
Phone: 966-5997
Email: Yelena.Pancheshnikov@usask.ca


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Academic Search Complete (ASC) 1887 - present Bookmark and Share
A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database indexing 11,900 journals, with more than 7,900 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,800 peer-reviewed journals. In addition it indexes 12,600 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. [details]
Ecology Abstracts 1970 - present; selected earlier coverage Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic index and abstract database, covering ecology and related topics. It "focuses on how organisms of all kinds - microbes, plants, and animals - interact with their environments and with other organisms. Included are relevant papers on evolutionary biology, economics, and systems analysis as they relate to ecosystems or the environment." [details]
GeoBase® 1973 - present Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic abstract and indexing database covering human and physical geography, ecology, geology, oceanography, geomechanics, and development studies. It indexes 2,000 journals from 1973 onwards. [details]
Scopus A&I: 1823 - present; complete metadata including references: 1996 - present Bookmark and Share
A very large abstract and index database of research literature and quality web sources covering the science, technolgy, and medicine (STM), and social sciences. [details]
Web of Science® with Conference Proceedings WOS SCI: 1899 - present; SSCI: 1956-present; A&HCI: 1975-present ; CPSI-S: 1990-present; CPSI-SSH: 1990-present Bookmark and Share
Collection of three citation databases, providing abstracts and indexing and cited reference searching to approximately 10,000 high impact scholarly research journals worldwide, including Open Access journals and over 110,000 conference proceedings, and covering topics in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Access Note: By default all five sub-databases are searched. To select one or more databases, change the default by clicking on [Change Limits and Settings] . [details]

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AGRICOLA 1910 - present; selected earlier content Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic database "consisting of literature citations for journal articles, monographs, proceedings, theses, patents, translations, audiovisual materials, computer software, and technical reports pertaining to all aspects of agriculture. [details]
CABI: CAB Abstracts® & CAB Abstracts® Archive 1910 - present Bookmark and Share
Index and abstract database to agriculture, forestry, and biosciences literature, including: journals, books, conference proceedings, reports, and patents. [details]
GeoRef & GeoRef in Process (Legacy PQ Platform) 1693 - present (North America coverage); 1933 - present (Worldwide coverage) Bookmark and Share
Index and abstract database covering geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses. Also includes GeoRef in Process, a pre-publicaton database [details]
SciFinder Scholar (Client/Server Edition) SciFinder Scholar & Substructure Module Chemical Abstracts & CAS REGISTRY: 1907 - present; CASREACT: 1840 - present

Client-server application/software provinding access to the CAS databases: CAplus (Chemical Abstracts™ and patents), CAS Registry, CHEMCATS, and to the Substructure Module, a chemical structure drawing tool. Scholar requires client software loaded on the individual workstations (PC or Mac) of authorized users or it can be accessed from designated University of Saskatchewan Library public workstations. An online version is now available: see the SciFinder (Web Edition) details page for important access information.

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Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest) 1952 - present Bookmark and Share
A bibliographic database, abstracting and indexing "the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers." [details]

Newspapers and Periodicals

Canadian Newsstand Major Dailies & Prairies Varies; 1985 - present Bookmark and Share
Major Canadian dailies and news sources and newspapers from across Canada and the Prairie region. [details]
CBCA Complete Canadian Business & Current Affairs Index: 1971 - present; full text: 1985 - present. Bookmark and Share
Abstract and indexing database covering more than 1,665 scholarly journal articles, trade publications, dissertations, books, newspapers, news services and magazines, including 600 full text titles, covering current events, business, science, the arts, and academic information produced in Canada. Combines full text and indexed content from all four CBCA database subsets (Business, Current Events, Education, and Reference). [details]
CPI.Q (Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly) Indexing: 1980 - present; full text 1983 - present Bookmark and Share
A full text database of articles from Canadian and International journals, magazines and reference content from Gale, all with a Canadian focus. Includes Canada's national newspaper, The Globe and Mail; Maclean's weekly magazine; Canadian News Facts; and reference materials, such as the Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Canadian Newsmakers. [details]
Factiva 1985 - present (includes current day) Bookmark and Share
A news service, covering global and business news and information from over 10,000 authoritative sources including The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, Dow Jones and Reuters newswires and the Associated Press, and D&B company profiles.
NOTE: At the end of your session, please "logout" by clicking on the link on the upper right of the screen to end your session. The Library's license permits only three simultaneous users. [details]