The tabs below list e-resources available to assist you with your research. When connecting from off campus, you will be prompted for your UMES network login credentials.
Intro to Research:
Citing Sources:
Below is a link to style guides and to RefWorks, an online citation tool, that allows you to import citations from databases and websites and automatically create bibliographies.
- Citation Tools & Guides
- RefWorks – To get started, click on the link and “Sign Up for a New Account” using the Group Code RWUMEasternShore
Agribusiness
AgNIC (National Agriculture Library) – This website covers every major agricultural subject, including agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, and more.
Agribusiness (Wiley Online Library, see below)
AGRICOLA (EBSCO) – Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture that are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.
AGRICOLA (National Agriculture Library) – This website by the U.S. National Agricultural Library allows researchers to search citations from two databases: indexed journal articles and the NAL catalog. Content includes journal articles, books and more.
Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection (ProQuest) – This database offers full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings and government publications. It also includes abstracting and indexing resources, as well as the AGRICOLA and TOXLINE databases and content previously available in ESPM (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS). Coverage: 1960 – current
American Chemical Society (ACS) – The ACS Publications database provides full-text access to more than 80 magazine and peer-reviewed journals in the field of chemistry and provides some content on agribusiness.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) – This source is the world’s definitive scholarly database, providing full-text coverage of hundreds of peer-reviewed journals and publications covering all aspects of business. Coverage: 1886 (indexing and abstracts) – current
Cambridge University Press (Ejournals) – The following titles are available:
- Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (Open Access)
Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) – This source includes the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection, the Biological Science Collection and the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection and provides full-text titles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. It also includes specialized abstracting and indexing resources for literature reviews. Coverage: 1946 – current
Regional Business News (EBSCO) – This database provides full-text coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from the metropolitan and rural areas of the U.S. Updated daily.
SAGE Premier Journals (SAGE Publishing) – This web database provides full-text access to more than 650 peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research and international titles on behalf of over 500 scholarly and professional societies. Its interdisciplinary coverage spans subjects in business, the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, medicine and more.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) – This full-text database contains peer-reviewed journal titles and ebooks covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. It includes extensive coverage in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, among others.
Taylor and Francis (Ejournals) – Click here for the list of titles subscribed to by the library. Titles include:
Wall Street Journal (1984-Current) (ProQuest) – This database provides indexing, abstracts and full-text for the Wall Street Journal, a financial paper of record. Coverage: 1/2/84 – current
Wiley Online Library – The library subscribes to several full-text ejournal content for the agricultural sciences. Click here for the title list and direct URL links. Titles for agriculture include:
- Agribusiness – This research journal encompasses all sectors of agribusiness, and it primarily serves the large and growing non-farm sectors of the food and fiber system.
- Journal of Food Safety
- Journal of Food Science
Animal Science
AGRICOLA (EBSCO) – Contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. AGRICOLA provides millions of citations relating to the field of agriculture that are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials and technical reports to support agricultural research.
AGRICOLA (National Agriculture Library)
Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) – This website provides information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching and testing.
Biodiversity Heritage Library – This open access digital library allows you to search for biodiversity literature and archives in books and journals.
Canadian Science Publishing (Ejournals) – Title available (for others, see Plant and Soil Sciences tab):
Encyclopedia of Life (Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History) – A search platform for information about “animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria” found in books, journals, databases and websites around the world.
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) Database (EPA) – This website provides environmental impacts statements filed with the EPA since 1987.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) – This database is a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles. Content includes the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments and how to minimize these effects. Topics include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) – This source includes the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection, the Biological Science Collection and the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection and provides full-text titles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. It also includes specialized abstracting and indexing resources for literature reviews. Coverage: 1946 – current
SAGE Premier Journals – This web database provides full-text access to more than 650 peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research and international titles on behalf of over 500 scholarly and professional societies. Its interdisciplinary coverage spans subjects in business, the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, medicine and more.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) – This full-text database contains peer-reviewed journal titles and ebooks covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. It includes extensive coverage in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, a significant number of journals in the social sciences and some journals in the humanities. Full-text journal articles can be read online or downloaded. ScienceDirect also contains indexing, abstracts and tables of contents for over 2,500 journals and 35,000 ebooks.
Plant and Soil Sciences
AgNIC (National Agriculture Library) – This website covers every major agricultural subject, including engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, and more.
AGRICOLA (EBSCO) – Citations to journal articles, book chapters, monographs, conference proceedings, serials, technical reports, and other materials on a range of agricultural topics. Covers every major agricultural subject, including agricultural engineering and marketing, animal breeding, entomology, environmental pollution, farm management, foods and feeds, pesticides, rural sociology, veterinary medicine, and water resources.
AGRICOLA (National Agriculture Library)
BioOne Abstracts – This website provides abstracts and indexing for BioOne’s research journals covering the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
Canadian Science Publishing (Ejournals) – Titles available include (see also Animal Science tab):
Encyclopedia of Life (Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History) – A search platform about “animals, plants, fungi, protists and bacteria” found in books, journals, databases and websites from around the world.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) – This database is a collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles. Content includes the environmental effects of individuals, corporations and local/national governments and how to minimize these effects. Topics include global climate change, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more.
JSTOR – An electronic archive of core journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Includes complete runs of journals with full-text of all articles published from volume 1, issue 1.
JSTOR Global Plants – This online platform collects global plants content, tools, and people interested in biological and plant science. It has foundational content vital to plant science, including plant type specimens, taxonomic structures, scientific literature, and related materials such as letters, maps, paintings, and drawings.
Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) – This source includes the Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection, the Biological Science Collection and the Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection and provides full-text titles from scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications and more. It also includes specialized abstracting and indexing resources for literature reviews. Coverage: 1946 – current
SAGE Premier Journals – This web database provides full-text access to more than 650 peer-reviewed journals, including high-impact research and international titles on behalf of over 500 scholarly and professional societies. Its interdisciplinary coverage spans subjects in business, the humanities, social sciences, sciences, technology, medicine and more.
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) – This full-text database contains peer-reviewed journal titles and ebooks covering the fields of science, technology and medicine. It includes extensive coverage in the physical and biological sciences, engineering, life sciences, health sciences, a significant number of journals in the social sciences and some journals in the humanities. Full-text journal articles can be read online or downloaded. ScienceDirect also contains indexing, abstracts and tables of contents for over 2,500 journals and 35,000 ebooks.
USDA PLANTS Database – This open access source provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.
General Databases and Ebooks
Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO)
African American Studies Center
Ebook Central (ProQuest) – This database is a collection of thousands of full-text online books on a broad range of subjects in the humanities, natural and physical sciences and the social sciences. Browse the collection by subject or search it by author, title, ISBN or topic. Ebooks can be read online or downloaded to a device.
Ebook Collection (EBSCO) – Formerly NetLibrary, this collection of ebooks covers topics chosen by the University of Maryland Libraries. Subjects include business, computer science, education, environmental science, international relations, psychology and civil rights law and history.
Ebook Comprehensive Academic Collection (EBSCO) – This multidisciplinary collection includes over 200,000 ebook titles covering a large selection of academic subjects and features ebooks from leading publishers and university presses.
E-Books (OCLC) – This online catalog contains all the electronic books cataloged by OCLC members.
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)
Dissertations & Theses Global (ProQuest) – This database is the authoritative source for information about doctoral dissertations and master’s theses. It represents the works of authors from over 1,000 graduate schools and universities. Full-text is available from 1997 to the present. Coverage:1861 – current
Updated by: Janet Eke (refuser@umes.edu)
Last Revised: 8/14/2024
