Agricola on the Web

http://www.nal.usda.gov/ag98/

Agricola is produced by the National Agriculture Library (NAL) and is available free of charge.

Coverage:

Books, audiovisual materials, serial publications: 1970 - present
Citations for journal articles, book chapters, reports, and reprints: 1979 - present
Updated daily

Subjects covered by Agricola include:

Agriculture
Agricultural economics
Agricultural engineering
Agricultural products
Agricultural trade and marketing
Alternative farming practices
Animal science

Animal welfare
Entomology
Food and nutrition
Forestry
Plant science
Rural information
Soil and water resources

To find books, serials, audiovisuals:

Search the Online Public Access Catalog section in Agricola.
This also has audiovisual materials.

Search & Browse

Displays an alphabetical list of entries.

Best used when searching for known author names, books, journal titles and subject terms from the Library of Congress Subject headings.

Keyword Search

To find your search term anywhere in the record, select Any Keyword as your Search Type.

Use AND to narrow your search.

Use OR to broaden your search.

Use NOT to restrict your search.

Terms in phrases are joined by AND.

Advanced Search

Do not use phrases

W=keyword
A=author
T=title keyword
S=subject keyword

Enter a date to narrow a search (e.g., w=1997)

Currently can search only 6 terms.

To find journal articles, book chapters, short reports, and reprints:

Search the Journal Article Citation Index section in Agricola.

Search & Browse

Displays an alphabetical list of entries.

Best used when searching for known items, i.e. the name of the author of a book chapter or journal article, article titles, book chapter titles, source titles or subject terms from the CAB Thesaurus

Keyword Search

To find your search term anywhere in the record, select Any Keyword as your Search Type.

Use AND to narrow your search.

Use OR to broaden your search.

Use NOT to restrict your search.

Terms in phrases are joined by AND.

Advanced Search

Do not use phrases

W=keyword
A=author
T=title keyword
S=subject keyword

Enter a date to narrow a search (e.g., w=1997)

Currently can search only 6 terms.

Viewing Records

1. Choose a number to view a title record.
2. Choose "»" to browse the author or title index.

Marking Records

Not available

Downloading, Printing, E-Mailing

1. At bottom of page, click icon for Save/Capture
2. To Save File: Click File and choose Save As.. from your browser menu.
3. E-Mail: At bottom of page, enter your e-mail address in box.
4. Print: Use print function of your browser.

Author: Sandy Lewis,
Updated: 10/11/04 08:30:48

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