This page provides guidance in finding historical agricultural information using online databases and print database indexes in the UIUC Library collection.
Online
The following electronic databases are good starting places for finding historical agricultural information. Click the links below to access these databases. For additional databases, see the Key Databases on the ACES Resources page.
NOTE: To search online databases through the library, you must be a current University student, staff, or faculty member with a valid NetID and password.
CAB Abstracts (1910 – present)
AGRICOLA (1970 – present)
Print Indexes
Print indexes can be a useful alternative for electronic databases when searching for older articles. The following tables list the print CAB and Agricola indexes available in the UIUC collection. Here you can find the call number of each index, the volumes found in our collection, and information about title changes. Start by finding your desired subject, then search for the index in the UIUC Library Catalog.
NOTE: Years in brackets indicate years of the index that exist but are not in the UIUC collection. For these years, repeat your search in the I-Share catalog.
For additional research assistance, contact Funk ACES Library by email: aceslib@library.illinois.edu
| CAB Abstracts Print Abstracts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Title | Call Number | Dates & Volumes | Title Changes | |
| Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases | 614.05 BU | 1926-1976; v. 1-51 | Formerly: Abstracts on Hygiene; Retired | |
| Abstracts on Hygiene | 614.05 BU | 1926-1976; v. 1-51 | Formerly: Bulletin on Hygiene; Continued by: Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases;Retired | |
| Animal Breeding Abstracts | 636.05 IMP | 1933-1996; v. 1-64 | Formerly: Imperial Bureau of Animal Breeding, Imperial Bureau of Animal Breeding and Geneticsand Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Breeding and Genetics; Formed by union of these three | |
| An Annotated Bibliography of Medical Mycology | A.616.01R325 | 1943-1993; v. 1-28 | Continued by: Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology | |
| Bulletin on Hygiene | 614.05 BU | 1926-1976; v. 1-51 | Continued by: Abstracts on Hygiene; Retired | |
| Dairy Science Abstracts | 637.05 DAIS | 1939-1996; v. 1-58 | ||
| Field Crop Abstracts | 633.05 FI | 1948-1996; v. 1-49 | ||
| Forestry Abstracts | 634.905 FORA | 1939-1996; v.1-57 | ||
| Helminthological Abstracts, Series A, Animal and Human Helminthology | 595.105 HESERA | 1970-1990; v. 39-59 | Retired | |
| Helminthological Abstracts, Series B, Plant Nematology | 595.105 HESERB | 1970-1987; v.39-56; [1988-1989] | Continued by: Nematological Abstracts | |
| Herbage Abstracts | 633.605 HE | 1931-1972, 1974-1993; v. 1-42, 44-63 | Continued by: Grasslands and Forage Abstracts | |
| Horticultural Abstracts | 634.05 IMP | 1931-1996; v.1-66 | ||
| Index of Current Research on Pigs | 016.6364 AG8I | 1964-1983, 1987, 2002; v.10-29, 33, 48; [1988-] | ||
| Index Veterinarius | 619.05 IND | 1933-1996; v.1-64; [1997-] | ||
| Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews | 612.3905 NUA | 1931-1976; v. 1-46 | Continued by: Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Series A and B | |
| Plant Breeding Abstracts | 634.05 PL | 1930-1996; v. 1-66 | Formerly: Papers on Plant Genetics | |
| Review of Applied Entomology Series A Agricultural | 595.705 REVSER.A | 1913-1988; v. 1-76 | Continued by: Review of Agricultural Entomology | |
| Review of Applied Entomology Series B, Medical and Veterinary | 595.705 REVSER.B | 1913-1989; v. 1-77 | Continued by: Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology | |
| Review of Applied Mycology | 589.205 RE | 1922-1970; v. 1-48 | Continued by: Review of Plant Pathology | |
| Review of Plant Pathology | 589.205 RE | 1970-1996; v. 49-75; [1997-] | Formerly: Review of Applied Mycology | |
| Soils and Fertilizers | 631.05 IM | 1938-1996; v. 1-59; [1997-] | ||
| Tropical Diseases Bulletin | 616.9605 TR | 1912-1992; v. 1-89; [1993-] | ||
| Veterinary Bulletin | 619.05 VETB | 1931-1993; [1994-] | ||
| Weed Abstracts | 632.705 WEE | 1961-1996; v. 10-45; [pre 1961] | ||
| World Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Abstracts | 305 WORL | 1958-1996; v. 1-38 | ||
| Agricola Print Indexes | ||||
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| Abstract Title | Call Number | Dates & Volumes | Title Changes | |
| Agricultural Economics Literature | 338.105 UNI | 1927-1942; v. 1-16 | Continued by: Section A. Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Formerly: B.A.E. News…Library Supplement |
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| Agronomy Current Literature | 630.5 UNIP | 1926-1934; v. 1-9 | Continued by: Plant Science Literature | |
| Bibliography of Agriculture | A.630UN3BI | 1942-1995; v. 1-59 | Formed from the merge of six sections of Bibliography of Agriculture. Section A. Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Section B. Agricultural Engineering Section C. Entomology Section D. Plant Science Section E. Forestry Section F. Food Processing and Distribution |
|
| Botany Current Literature | Q.581.605UN | 1919-1934; v. 1-16 | ||
| Entomology Current Literature | A.632UN32E | 1932-1942; v. 1-11 | Continued by: Section C. Entomology | |
| Forestry Current Literature | A.634.9UN311F | 1927-1940; v. 1-13 | Continued by: Section E. Forestry | |
| Plant Science Literature | 581.605UNI | 1934-1942; v. 1-15 | Continued by: Section D. Plant Sciences | |