Useful Links by ACES Department


Agricultural & Biological Engineering
 Major ABE Databases

  • AGRICOLA
    The bibliographic database of the National Agricultural Library. It is an excellent source for research of Agriculture & allied disciplines in the U. S.

  • ASAE Technical Library
    The collection for American Society of Agricultural Engineering publications and standards. From the ASAE Technical Library, one can access the ASAE Standards, recent volumes of ASAE Journals, ASAE Annual Meeting Papers, and ASAE Conference Proceedings.

  • CAB Abstracts
    A comprehensive bibliographic database of Ag publications worldwide. Areas of interest significant to Ag Engineering, identified in CAB include: Biotechnology, Environment & allied disciplines, and Crop protection.

  • Compendex Engineering Index
    The most comprehensive database for Engineering research. Compendex identifies information from all Engineering disciplines, including Ag & Bio.

  • CRIS
    The USDA's Current Research Information System. It documents ongoing and recently completed research in agriculture, food, and nutrition.

  • GeoREF
    A derivative of the American Geological Institute's geoscience database. It includes geological records of North America from 1785 to the present, as well as geological records of the world since 1933.

  • INSPEC
    This source identifies information from the fields of computing, control engineering, and electronics, among others.

  • Web of Science
    Provides the most current index to over 8000 of the world's leading scholarly research journals in all disciplines; includes abstracts. Updated weekly. Avail: 1982 - present. Includes a unique "cited reference" feature, to find articles that have cited a given article.