Library Guides: Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Research Guide: Home

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This subject guide is for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Each tab contains information and links to regularly used resources by students, faculty, and other researchers interested in topics related to this area.

If you have any questions about your search for information, contact the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Subject Specialist, Kris Stacy-Bates; her contact information is in the sidebar to the right.

Finding Articles and Other Publications

Research tools useful for finding journal, magazine, and newspaper articles relevant to agricultural and biosystems engineering.

Watch for "GetIt@ISU" links that lead to online full text when the ISU Library has it (and to other options if we don't).

ASABE Technical Library This link opens in a new window
Technical documents (2001 - present) and journals (1998 - present) published by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers. Includes ASABE standards and conference proceedings.
CAB Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts of the international agricultural literature, including plant protection, forestry engineering, animal husbandry, animal and plant breeding, genetics, veterinary medicine, nutrition, rural development, economics, and leisure and tourism.
Compendex This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive engineering abstracts database, containing over than five million records, with 220,000+ records added annually. Publication types covered include journals, conference papers, and technical reports. Coverage extends 1884-present.
Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Contains full text of publications related to aquatic sciences, fisheries, meteorology, geology, astrophysics, and pollution. It includes journal and magazine articles, technical reports, conference proceedings, government publications, and more.
National Technical Reports Library This link opens in a new window
The NTRL provides access to information on over 2 million technical reports from U.S. government sponsored research in a wide variety of subject areas. Coverage is from 1964 to the present.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Covers major journals and conference proceedings in a range of subjects, including engineering, and has links to make it easy to see which authors have cited others.

E-Book Collections for Ag & Biosystems Engineering

ASABE Technical Library This link opens in a new window
Scroll down the linked page of publications included in the ASABE Digital Library to access several online textbooks and other e-books.
O'Reilly for Higher Education This link opens in a new window
This collection of ebooks is focused primarily on computing and technology subjects as well as a small collection of personal and professional development books.
Please note that this resource is not available to members of the public visiting Parks Library.
Knovel e-book collection This link opens in a new window
A variety of handbooks on materials and properties data, with technical handbooks on some related topics included.
Please note that for members of the public visiting Parks Library, this resource is only available from a Parks Library workstation, and not from a mobile device connected to the campus wireless network:
National Academies Press This link opens in a new window
Free access to full text publications in science, technology and public policy from National Academies Press, including content from the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, and the National Academy of Medicine.

Books and E-books in the ISU Library

Your Librarian

Kris Stacy-Bates

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Contact:

150 Parks Library

Iowa State University

515 294-6819

Subjects: Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Mechanical Engineering