230 • Alternatives to Animal Use in Research, Testing, and Education 
Table 10-2. Examples of Databases Available 3 for Searches of Literature Involving Animal Research and Testing 
Database 
AGRICOLA 
AQUACULTURE 
AQUALINE 
ASFA (Aquatic Sciences 
and Fisheries Abstracts) 
BIOSIS Previews 
CA Search 
Comprehensive 
Dissertation Abstracts 
Conference Papers Index 
CRIS (Current Research 
Information System) 
Enviroline 
Environmental 
Bibliography 
Excerpta Medica 
INSPEC 
IPA (International 
Pharmaceutical 
Abstracts) 
IRL Life Sciences 
Collection 
ISI/BIOMED 
ISI/COMPUMATH 
ISI/ISTP&B 
LISA (Library Science 
Abstracts) 
Microcomputer Index 
NIMH 
Oceanic Abstracts 
Pollution Abstracts 
Population Bibliography 
Psychological Abstracts 
SCISEARCH 
Descri ption 
Worldwide journal and monograph literature on agriculture and related subjects; from 
the National Agricultural Library 
Growth requirements, engineering, and economics of marine, brackish, and freshwater 
organisms; from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Abstracts from world literature on water, waste water, and aquatic environments; from 
Water Research Centre, Stevenage, U.K. 
Life sciences of seas and inland waterways plus legal, political, and social implica- 
tions of aquatic life; from UNESCO 
International coverage of life science research; from Biological Abstracts 
International coverage of chemical sciences; from Chemical Abstract Service 
Author, title, and subject guide to nearly all American dissertations since 1861 and 
many from foreign countries; abstracts added beginning in July 1981; from Xerox Univer- 
sity Microfilms 
Records of scientific and technical papers presented at major regional, national, and 
international meetings each year; from Data Courier, Inc. 
Research in agricultural sciences; from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s State Research 
Service 
International coverage of biology, chemistry, economics, geology, law, management, 
planning, political science, and technology of environmental issues; from Environment 
Information Center, Inc. 
Atmospheric studies, energy, general human ecology, land resources, nutrition and 
health, and water resources; from Environmental Studies Institute 
Worldwide citations and abstracts from 3,500 biomedical journals; from Excerpta 
Medica 
Coverage of literature in computers, electrotechnology, and physics; from the Amer- 
ican Institute of Electrical Engineers 
Literature on drug development and use of drugs; from the American Society of Hos- 
pital Pharmacy 
Worldwide coverage of life sciences including conferences; from Information Retrieval, 
Ltd. 
Index of 1,400 biomedical journals; from the Institute of Scientific Information 
Covers literature in computer science, mathematics, statistics, operations research, 
and related areas; from the Institute for Scientific Information 
Computerized version of Scientific and Technical Proceedings and Books. Covers 3,000 
proceedings and 1,500 books annually; from the Institute for Scientific Information 
International coverage of library and information science literature; from Learned In- 
formation, Ltd. 
Subject and abstract guide to 21 microcomputer journals; form Microcomputer Infor- 
mation Services 
Mental health literature from 950 journals, symposia, government reports, and other 
sources; from the National Institute of Mental Health 
International literature on geology, governmental and legal aspects of marine resources, 
marine biology, marine pollution, meteorology, and oceanography; from Data Courier, 
Inc. 
Literature on the sources and control of environmental pollution; from Data Courier, Inc. 
International coverage of population research: abortion, demography, family planning, 
fertility studies, and migration; from Carolina Population Center, University of North 
Carolina 
Worldwide coverage of literature in psychology and related social-behavioral litera- 
ture; from the American Psychological Association 
International literature of sciences and technology; from the Institute for Scientific 
Information 
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1969 
1967 
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