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Research Tip Sheet - for systematically searching academic databases (+ video tutorial | 2:30 | Research Tip Sheet transcript)
Key Databases
- Web of Science Core Collection (+ video tutorial | 10:04 | Web of Science Core Collection transcript)
- Multidisciplinary, focused on the sciences (integrated with EndNote)
- PubMed (+ video tutorial | 10:56 | PubMed transcript)
- Biomedical literature, allows you to search using MeSH terms (medical subject headings)
Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov - Registry and results database for clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world
- Health Canada's Clinical Trials Database - Canadian clinical trials involving human pharmaceutical and biological drugs
- International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) - Search portal for clinical trials from around the world adhering to World Health Organization standards
- ISRCTN Registry (International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number) - Clinical research studies (proposed, ongoing, completed) including health interventions in human population (observational and interventional trials)
More Databases to Explore
- AGRICOLA - Focused on all aspects of agriculture, including plant sciences, aquaculture, farming, and food and human nutrition
- ASM (American Society for Microbiology) Journals Online - Microbiological Sciences
- CINAHL Database - Biomedicine, alternative medicine, consumer health, and health sciences
- Cochrane Library - High-quality, independent evidence used to inform healthcare decision-making
- Oxford Journals Online - Including eBooks, open 'Subject' (top-left), 'Browse all content', and explore under 'Subject' along the left
- PubChem - Chemical information including molecular formula and structures, physical properties, biological activities, safety and toxicity information, and more
- SAGE Journals Online - Includes Health Sciences and Life & Biomedical Sciences
- SciFinder-n - Core chemistry database for literature and patent searching, details on chemical names, structures, reactions, experimental procedures, as well as contact information for hundreds of chemical suppliers. Create an account using your Carleton email address by scrolling down to 'Access Notes' following the link above | SciFinder-n Training Materials
- Scholars Portal Journals - Includes Agriculture Sciences, Chemistry, Health Sciences, and Medical Sciences
- Scopus - Multi-disciplinary, focused on the sciences
- SpringerLink - Includes Medicine & Public Health, Life Sciences, Biomedicine, and more
- WolframAlpha - Search engine for factual and objective data
- World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts (via CAB Direct) - Topics related to agriculture and natural resource development
PrePrints
- agriRxiv - Preprints for Agriculture and Allied Sciences
- bioRxiv* - Preprint server for Biology
- ChemRxiv* - Preprint server for Chemistry
- eLife - Reviewed Life Sciences and Medicine PrePrints
- medRxiv* - The preprint server for health sciences
*can cross-search these repositories via Web of Science [on landing page, change "Search in" from "All Databases" to "Preprint Citation Index"]
Find more PrePrint resources from our Open Access (OA) Publications guide
- Register for EndNote Basic (free) + video tutorial | 15:01 (EndNote transcript)
- These credentials will also be used for Web of Science Core Collection
- Good idea to use your Carleton email address
- Integrates with Microsoft Word
- Carleton students can download a free version of Microsoft Office 365, including Word (Windows or Mac)
- Once registered and logged into EndNote, click the Downloads tab along the top
- Cite While You Write is an add-on for Microsoft Word, which works with your EndNote account for creating references and bibliographies
- Capture Reference creates a reference from a website (drag the Capture Reference button to your browser's bookmarks bar)
- Open Microsoft Word
- Click the EndNote tab and enter your credentials
- Under Preferences, Application, ensure EndNote online is selected and click OK
- Next to Style, select your citation style (in this case CSE Style Manual 8th Edition N-Y)
- Online Citation Quick Guide (to verify CSE formatting)
- Journal Citation Reports for abbreviated journal titles
- Ebook Central - Includes Health & Medicine, Agriculture, Chemical Engineering, Biology, and more
- Knovel Library (scroll down to select Knovel: Food Science) - Reference materials on food ingredients, safety, quality, manufacturing, processing, nutrition, storage, and preservation | Knovel Video Tutorials | Also see Property Search for material and substance properties
- Merck Manuals - Thousands of topics in all medical fields, authored by medical experts
- National Academies Press eBooks - From the United States' National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
- Oxford Reference Online - Reference materials including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more
- Scholars Portal Books - From most major academic publishers
- SpringerLink - Includes Medicine & Public Health, Life Sciences, Biomedicine, and more
- Wiley Online Library - Books and Journals with significant collections in science and engineering, including Food Science and Technology
- Also note that all of Carleton's ebooks can be found through the library's homepage, using the large search box. Conduct a keyword search, then isolate to Available Online (under Availability) + Books (under Resource Type)
- New Books added to collection (updated monthly)
- Films on Demand - Subjects include Biology, Environmental Science, and Health & Medicine
- JoVE Journal of Visualized Experiments - Peer-reviewed videos documenting techniques and protocols in biological sciences (note the limited content we subscribe to: Biology, Developmental Biology, Genetics, and Neuroscience)
- SAGE Research Methods - Explore disciplines for 'Science', 'Medicine', and 'Health'
YouTube
Canada
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Canada Food Inspection Agency
- Health Canada: Food and Nutrition + Publications
- Health Canada: Nutrient Value of Some Common Foods
- Public Health Agency of Canada: Food Safety
- Statistics Canada: Agriculture
- Statistics Canada: Agriculture and Food Statistics
- Statistics Canada: Canadian Community Health Survey - Annual Component (CCHS)
International
- African Development Bank Group: Food Production
- African Union: Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA)
- European Commission: Food Safety
- European Food Safety Authority (efsa)
- Feed the Future
- LanguaL - The International Framework for Food Description
- Food Composition on the Web (International)
- Thesaurus (standardized language for describing and classifying food)
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD): Agriculture and Fisheries
- United Nations: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals
- United Nations: World Food Programme (WFP)
- United Sates Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USAID
- The World Bank: Agriculture and Food
- The World Bank: Health Nutrition and Population Statistics
- World Health Organization: Food Safety
Policy and Industry Information
- Business Source Complete - Isolate by document type (scroll down the search screen) including: Company Report and Industry Overview, or search by NAICS/Industry Code
- Canadian Business & Current Affairs Database
- Conference Board of Canada e-Library
- Factiva - Hover over Companies/Markets and click Industry to see a list of industries, providing relevant data about an industry and summary information
- Policy Commons - Think tanks, NGOs, governmental agencies, etc.
- Policy File Index - U.S. public policy
