AGRICOLA (AGRICOLA)
Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science
Why select this database?
- Describes materials acquired by the National Agriculture Library and cooperating institutions.
- Includes records of books, serials, audiovisual and other materials.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| agricultural economics |
geography |
| agricultural engineering |
home economics |
| animal science |
human nutrition |
| chemistry |
life sciences |
| energy |
natural resources |
| entomology |
plant diseases |
| cooperative extensions |
insect control |
| food science |
rural sociology |
| forestry |
veterinary medicine | |
| Sources |
2,241 journals and other materials
For the current title list,
please visit: http://www.nal.usda.gov/indexing/jia.html.
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| Number of records |
4,400,000+ |
| Dates covered |
Cataloging records from 1970 to present |
| Updated |
Monthly during academic year |
| Producer information |
National Agriculture Library of the US Department of Agriculture
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone:+1-301-504-6813
Fax: +1-301-504-7473
Web:
http://www.nal.usda.gov
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| Copyright |
Compiled by the National Agricultural Library of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and distributed by the National Technical Information Service of the Department of Commerce of the United States of America. All rights reserved. (
2009
).
Neither the United States Government, nor any agency thereof, nor any of their contractors, subcontractors or employees makes any warranty expressed or implied including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose; nor assume any legal liability or responsibility for any party's use, or the results of such use, of the Database. |
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an expert search in AGRICOLA
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
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searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
cow+ and soy*
[keyword searches map data and the Extended Title, Notes, Subject, Series, and
Abstract indexes] |
| Abstract |
ab: |
coffee+ |
| Accession number |
no: |
cat10837413 |
| Author |
au: |
o'hara
ohara |
| Author phrase |
au= |
ohara m
o'hara patricia
[last name first] |
| Chapter's book title |
cb: |
forest |
| Chapter's book title phrase |
cb= |
advances in forest genetics edited by pk khosla |
| Conference author |
cn: |
nutrition |
| Conference author phrase |
cn= |
international conference on nutrition |
| Corporate author |
co: |
deere |
| Corporate author phrase |
co= |
international african institute |
| Date 2 of publication |
dy: |
1999 |
| Descriptors |
de: |
agriculture |
| Descriptors phrase |
de= |
food supply |
| Extended title |
et: |
coffee+ |
| Extended title phrase |
et= |
green coffee processing |
| First page |
pg: |
10 |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
szechwan province |
| Government number |
gn: |
0231-b-01 |
| Identifier |
id: |
coffee |
| Issue number |
is: |
30 |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
french
[browse the index for valid language phrases;
can be used alone to locate resources in a specific language] |
| Named conference phrase |
cf= |
gull lake michigan |
| Named corporation phrase |
nc= |
indian agricultural research institute |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
kajikawa shizuichi
[last name first] |
| Natl Ag Lib Call No |
ag: |
s101a4c4 |
| Notes |
nt: |
quotation+ |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
ireland |
| Publication date |
pd: |
19990102 |
| Publisher |
pb: |
cambridge |
| Publishing agency |
pa: |
de |
| Series title |
se: |
international african library |
| Source |
so: |
tactical |
| Source phrase |
so= |
journal of environmental management |
| Standard number |
sn: |
0748604936 |
| Subject |
su: |
coffee+ |
| Subject category code |
sj: |
economic+ |
| Subject category code phrase |
sj= |
resource economics |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
food processing |
| Title |
ti: |
music application+ |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
computer aided dairy herd management |
| Uniform title |
ut: |
rabbit |
| Uniform title phrase |
ut= |
rabbit and his habitat |
| Volume |
vo: |
120-73 |
| Year |
yr: |
1999
1993-1997 |
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Labels |
Examples |
| Document type¹ |
art
(articles) |
bks
(books) |
chp
(chapters) |
dt= |
ut:rabbit and his habitat AND dt=books |
map
(maps) |
med
(media) |
mrf
(computers) |
mss
(manuscripts) |
rec
(recordings) |
ser
(serials) |
| Language phrase |
English |
Non-English |
Browse the index for valid language phrases |
ln= |
french
[can be used alone to locate resources in a specific language] |
| Year of publication |
One year or a range of years |
yr: |
1999
1993-1997
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