Article databases
Article databases Search these databases for the academic articles you need in your study or research.
Searches selected article databases simultaneously. A good starting point for undergraduates.
Extensive multidisciplinary access to life science journal articles and conference papers.
The premier database for agricultural, animal and veterinary sciences.
Includes Chemical Abstracts and Medline. Excellent coverage of most aspects of the life sciences, especially biochemistry, biotechnology, environmental chemistry, genetics, molecular and cell biology, pharmaceuticals, plus much more. Allows searching by chemical structures.
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The Google search engine that returns scholarly information. Use in preference to Google web search and always access through the Library website to ensure full availability of Massey-subscribed information.
New Zealand science collections and databases from the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment.
Terms and conditions for library online resources
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.
Books and ebooks
Books and ebooks Find the book you need in a library, or access an online edition you can read on your computer.
Search Discover to find books, journals, DVDs, & other material.
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Find books, ebooks and textbooks
Topics include biodiversity, biotechnology, genetics and also public policy relating to the life sciences.
Searches across the full-text content of a huge range of books. You can then check by searching to see if the book is held by ۶Ƶ Library.
Find theses and research reports
Find Massey, New Zealand, and international theses.
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Background information
Peer-reviewed articles across the life sciences. A particularly good source for information on basic concepts in biology.
Aims to create a universal catalogue all known species of life, with profiles of all taxa.
ScienceDirect reference titles
- 2005
- 2nd ed. 2019
- 3rd ed. 2009
- 2003
- 2nd ed. 2009
Emphasis is on recent theoretical advances, new concepts, terms and their applications.
An introduction to behaviour and welfare in domestic, exotic, companion, and zoo animals.
Concepts and definitions
includes:
- 4th ed. 2019
- 5th ed. 2020
- 5th ed. 2015
2011
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Taxonomy
(National Center for Biotechnology Information)
A curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases.
A compilation of generic names published for organisms covered by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Methods and protocols
Provides full text access to Nature Methods and Springer Protocols, connecting researchers with the most relevant and important protocols and methods to support their research projects.
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