Guide to Information Resources

Laboratory Animal Science

 

Encyclopedias (for overview of topic)

Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare
HV 4708 E53 1998
Hesburgh Reference

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics (refer to animal rights in volume 1)
BJ 63 A66 1998
Hesburgh Reference

Encyclopedia of Bioethics (refer to Animal research and Animal Welfare & Rights in volume 1)
QH 332 E53 1995
(1978 edition also available)
Hesburgh Reference

Finding books

Although not as current as journal articles, books are an important part of the research process as they provide the most comprehensive coverage of a topic at the time of publication. The bibliography at the end of the book or at the end of each chapter can often lead you to additional sources. Books can be found by using  the University of Notre Dame Libraries Online Library Catalog, (ALEPH).

Sample subject searches:

• animal rights
• animal welfare
• animal experimentation
• laboratory animals--law and legislation
• animal testing alternatives
• animal models in research
• human animal relationships

Keyword searching can also be used for terms that are not official subject headings. Keyword searching will search for terms in the titles, subtitles, subject headings, notes, and other fields.

Selected titles:

Animal experimentation: a guide to the issues
HV 4915 M65 2000 Hesburgh

Animal rights movement in the United States, 1975-1990: an annotated bibliography
HV 4764 M369 1994
Life Sciences (On Reserve)

Animals for research
SF 77 L2661
Life Sciences

Companion animals in human health
RC 931 A65 1998
Hesburgh

Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals
SF 406.3 I578 1996 (1985 edition also available)
Life Sciences Reference (non circulating)

Handbook of Laboratory Animal Management and Welfare
SF 406 W64 1994
LIfe Sciences

Inevitable bond: examining scientist-animal interactions
QL 55.I44 1992
Hesburgh

Why animal experimentation matters: the use of animals in medical research
R853 A53 W47 2001
Hesburgh

Finding articles

The journal literature can be searched by using a print index or a computerized database. Journal databases are compilations of records, usually with abstracts or full text from journals, magazines, conference proceedings, dissertations, government publications, etc. The content of each record has been analyzed and appropriate subject headings, keywords, descriptors, author names, etc., assigned to aid retrieval. Below are links to databases appropriate for your topic:

Recommended databases:

ND only  Free Internet Resource

ABI Inform Global 
Article citations and abstracts (some full text and image) of U.S. and international business related publications.
Coverage: 1986 to present

Academic Search Full Text Elite
Provides full text for over 1500 academic, social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multi-cultural journals. Indexes  and abstracts several thousand journals, many peer reviewed. Full text backfields as far back as 1990; indexing and abstract backfields as far back as 1984.

Agricola 
AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including plant and animal sciences, forestry, entomology, soil and water resources, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, alternative farming practices, and food and nutrition. Coverage: 1970-present.

Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts is a comprehensive source of worldwide life sciences literature from 1980-present. Coverage includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology.

General Science Abstracts
Provides indexing and abstracts to general scientific literature.
Coverage: 1980 to present

Medline (PubMed) 
MEDLINE provides authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Created by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE allows users to search abstracts from over 4,600 current biomedical journals.

PsycInfo
Provides citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, technical reports, and dissertations in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business, and law.
Coverage: 1872 to present

Public Affairs Information Service
Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, reports and studies on topics of public concern in state, national and international affairs, public policy, and social policy. Coverage: 1972 to present

For a complete list of databases, see Find Resources by Title

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Journals

Journals publish the latest research within a specific field of study. To identify journals located at the University of Notre Dame, use the online library catalog. The following journals are good sources for browsing current information on animal rights and welfare.

Animal technology and welfare: journal of the Institute of Animal Technicians
QL 55 A598
1965 to present
Hesburgh

Comparative Medicine (formerly Laboratory Animal Science)
SF 1 A548
1963-2002
Hesburgh

Laboratory Animals: International Journal of Laboratory animal sciences and welfare (good source for review articles)
QL 55  L31
1969-present
Life Sciences

Animal Law
K1 N445
1995-2001
Law Library

Web Links

Altweb-alternatives to Animal Testing

Animal Welfare Act and Regulations

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

Center for Animal Alternatives

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)

Rutger's School of Law--Animal Rights Law Project

Transgenic research (available online)

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