Databases of Soil Publications
The databases listed below are bibliographic databases—they provide
information about publications. The coverage varies from database to
database. The most comprehensive databases covering soils of arid regions
are CAB ABSTRACTS and PASCAL. There may be considerable overlap between
various databases, but there is some unique coverage for each. Links
to database descriptions by the producers and links to home pages of
the database producers are provided for those which have web sites.
Most database producers offer a document delivery service, which would
be described on their web sites. Your local library may also offer an
Inter-Library Loan service that will help you get the publications you
need.
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CAB ABSTRACTS
is the most comprehensive database for publications about soils
in arid regions. This database covers soils, agriculture, mycology,
entomology, veterinary science, developing countries, public health,
and related topics. CAB ABSTACTS is produced by CAB INTERNATIONAL.
CAB INTERNATIONAL
Database Marketing Executive
Wallingford
Oxon, OX10 8DE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1491 832111
Fax: +44 1491 826090
E-Mail: online@cabi.org
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PASCAL is produced
by the Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique (INIST)
of the French National Research Council (CNRS). This database is multidisciplinary;
its principal subject areas are: physics and chemistry; life sciences
(including biology, medicine, and psychology); applied sciences and
technology; earth sciences; and information sciences.
CNRS/INIST
2, allee du Parc de Brabois
Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy CEDEX, 54514
France
Telephone: +33 83.50.46.05
Fax: +33 83.50.46.83
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AGRICOLA
(AGRICultural OnLine Access) Besides books, journals, and other types
of print publications, AGRICOLA indexes audio-visual and microform
media, and some computer software. AGRICOLA is produced by the National
Agricultural Library (NAL) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
National Agricultural Library
(NAL) of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
NAL Reference Branch
NAL-USDA, Room 111
Beltsville, MD 20705
USA
Telephone: 301-504-5479
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The AGRIS International
database is a cooperative, decentralized system in which over 100
national and multinational centers take part. Each country which participates
in AGRIS does so by submitting information about documents published
within its own territories. All contributing sources are of non-U.S.
origin. The Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) of the United Nations acts as a coordinating
agency, facilitating the exchange of agricultural information to the
participating countries.
IAEA
Dr. Helga Schmid
Head, AGRIS Processing Unit
P.O. Box 100
Vienna, A-1400
Austria
BIOSIS
User Communications
2100 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA
USA
Telephone: 215-587-4847
800 Line: 800-523-4806
Fax: 215-587-2016
(Ei) Engineering Information,
Inc.
Castle Point on the Hudson
Hoboken, NJ 07030
USA
Telephone: 201-216-8500
800 Line: 800-221-1044
Fax: 201-216-8532
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Environmental Bibliography
provides access to the contents of periodicals dealing with the environment.
Coverage includes periodicals on water, air, soil, and noise pollution;
solid waste management; health hazards; urban planning; global warming;
and many other specialized subjects of environmental consequence.
Environmental Studies Institute
International Academy at Santa Barbara
5385 Hollister Avenue #210
Santa Barbara, CA 93111
USA
Telephone: 805-965-5010
800 Line: 800-683-4927
Fax: 805-683-4637
E-Mail: iasb@igc.org
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Environment
Abstracts, produced by Congressional Information Service, Inc.,
covers journal articles, conference papers and proceedings, and other
key sources of information on the environment.
Congressional Information Service,
Inc.
Online Coordinator
4520 East-West Highway, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD
USA
Telephone: 301-654-1550
Fax: 301-654-4033
Geosystems
Ms. Rosalind Templeman
P.O. Box 40
Didcot
Oxon, OX11 9BX
United Kingdom
Telephone and Fax: +44 1235 813 913
E-mail: rt@nisc.win-uk.net
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GEOBASE
covers the worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, and
their related disciplines. GEOBASE is produced by Geo Abstracts Ltd.
The database is copyrighted by Elsevier
Science Ltd.
Geo Abstracts Ltd.
GEOBASE
Regency House
34 Duke Street
Norwich, NR33AP
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1603 626327
GeoRef
American Geological Institute
4220 King Street
Alexandria, VA 22302
USA
Telephone: 703-379-2480 ext. 230
Fax: 703-379-7563
American Meteorological
Society
45 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
USA
Telephone: 617-227-2425
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NTIS: The National Technical
Information Service database consists of summaries of U.S. government-sponsored
research, development, and engineering, plus analyses prepared by
federal agencies, their contractors, or grantees. It is the means
through which unclassified reports are made available for sale from
government agencies. Some state and local government agencies also
contribute summaries of their reports to the database. NTIS also provides
access to the results of government-sponsored research and development
from countries outside the U.S. Organizations that currently contribute
to the NTIS database include: the Japan Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI); laboratories administered by the United
Kingdom Department of Industry; the German Federal Ministry of Research
and Technology (BMFT); the French National Center for Scientific Research
(CNRS); and many more.
The NTIS database represents the reports of three major U.S. federal
government agencies: U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department
of Defense (DOD), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA), plus many other non-U.S. agencies located throughout the world.
NTIS is produced by the National Technical Information Service, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
National Technical
Information Service
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
USA
Telephone: 703-487-4650 general info.; 703-487-4640 database content
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SCISEARCH®:
A Cited Reference Science Database is an international, multidisciplinary
index to the literature of science, technology, biomedicine, and related
disciplines produced by the Institute for Scientific Information®
(ISI®). SCISEARCH offers citation indexing, which permits searching
by cited references.
ISI Technical Help Desk
Institute for Scientific
Information (ISI)
3501 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
USA
Telephone: 215-386-0100, ext.1591
800 Line: 800-336-4474
Fax: 215-386-6362
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Water Resources
Abstracts offers a comprehensive range of water-related topics
in the life and physical sciences, as well as the engineering and
legal aspects of the conservation, control, use, and management of
water. Though the focus of the database is water, there is considerable
information about soils in arid regions related to irrigation, erosion,
pollution, soil moisture and evapotranspiration. The database, initiated
in 1968, was produced by the U.S. Geological Survey until 1994, and
is now produced by Cambridge Scientific Abstracts.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
7200 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
USA
Telephone: 301-961-6700 (in Maryland)
800 Line: 800-843-7751 (in North America)
Fax: 301-961-6720
E-Mail: support@csa.com
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