A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. BTC Library may have access to some of the articles you find here.
IVIS is an on-line publisher of veterinary books and proceedings. The IVIS website currently includes 1,673 book chapters and proceeding articles. Registration is FREE.
PubMed comprises more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations *may* include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Thousands of topics in all veterinary fields, written by hundreds of top veterinary experts.
TIPS FOR SEARCHING ARTICLE DATABASES
1. Choose one of the article index databases from the choices above such as PubMed, or Google Scholar.
2. Type (or copy/paste) the name of the disease in the search box. Put the name in quotation marks ("Dirofilaria immitis") if it is more than one word. This means you want these words searched as a phrase, next to each other.
3. Add words that will help you narrow to articles you want to read, such as "overview" or "screening," or words that describe the information you need, such as "treatment" or "diagnosis." Be as specific as you can and be willing to experiment.
4. Limit articles to the last five years or fewer; limiting tools are usually found on the left side of the screen.
5. Sort your results by date (most recent article first). This feature is also usually on the left column of the screen.
6. Save your best results. Either copy and paste into a Google Doc or WORD doc, copy and paste into an email and send it to yourself, or download the PDF from the database and save it. Do more than save the link! Open as many tabs as you need to keep your research organized - and saved.
7. Copy the citation information if available. Choose the "APA" format, copy, and then paste into your notes or directly into your References. Be sure to double check that the APA format is correct. There are sometimes slight variations! There is a PubMed citation generator found here. Copy the "PMID" at the very bottom of the article and copy/paste it into the generator. Again, remember to double check it!
Sample Search: "Dirofilaria immitis" site:gov
will retrieve information about heartworm at the CDC, NIH, etc. such as:
https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/dirofilariasis/biology_d_immitis.html
Sample Search: "Dirofilaria immitis" site:edu
will retrieve information about dirofilaria immitis at education sites, such as: