Entomology
This is a general guide for researchers interested in the field of Entomology, and for students enrolled in courses related to this area. You'll find suggestions for locating books, articles, topical overviews, research tools, and factual information. If further assistance is needed, please contact the subject librarian for Entomology to arrange an appointment: May Chau, ph 737-0506, may.Chau@oregonstate.edu.
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Literature guides
Retrospective literature guides
Classification
Handbooks
Finding Books in Online Catalogs
- OSU Libraries Online Catalog, is a listing of materials owned by OSU Libraries. It can be used to find books related to entomology. The catalog uses the Library of Congress authorized subject headings. There is a broad array of headings which cover the discipline of entomology. More information can be found by consulting the list of authorized headings which is available in The Valley Library.
Finding Articles in Journals
Basic searching // Comprehensive searching // Current awareness services // Identifying journals
Basic searching
- Academic Search Premier -- Library web (1980-present).
Indexes about 3500 publications including general interest and scientific magazines and some newspapers as well as many research journals. Abstracts included and many articles are full-text. Useful for finding information on current issues in the news media.
Comprehensive searching
- AGRICOLA -- Library web (1970-present)
Database which indexes the agricultural research of the United States as well as some international agricultural research. Contains citations to journal articles (many with abstracts), government publications, technical reports, and conference proceedings. Some articles not in English. Print version is called Bibliography of Agriculture (see later entry) - Apicultural Abstracts
SF521 .A65 (Print format 1962-1991)
Vol. 1-12, 1950-61 published monthly without vol. numbering in Bee World (SF521 .B44); became separate publication in 1962 with v. 13. Published by the International Bee Research Association. Contains information on all aspects of honey bees, solitary and social bees, beekeeping and hive products. - Biological Abstracts/BIOSIS -- Library web (1991-present)
- Biological Abstracts
Valley Reference QH1 .B5 (1926-1997)
The world's major indexing service for biological information in research journals. Contains information on all aspects of biology, including biochemistry, endocrinology, genetics, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology. Due to the way this database is designed, subject terms should be searched in article title and abstract fields and not limited to the descriptor fields. Has thorough systematic indexing. - Biological Abstracts: Reports, Reviews and Meetings (RRM)
Valley Reference QH1 .B502 (1980-2000)
Companion to Biological Abstracts, this index provides international coverage of biological information in conference proceedings, new books, review journals, and many other kinds of publications. Indexes by subject, author, systematic names, concepts, and article title words. - CAB Abstracts -- Library web (1973-present); Library CD Network (1984-1989)
Database produced by CAB International. Covers all areas of worldwide agricultural literature, much in foreign languages. Contains citations to journal articles, government publications, monographs, and conference proceedings, most with abstracts. Subject headings are listed in the CAB Thesaurus which is accessible when you are connected to this database. - MEDLINE (1966-present)
Database produced by the National Library of Medicine. Comprehensive indexing of clinical medicine, but also includes basic research in biochemistry, endocrinology, genetics, microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, and physiology. - SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts) 1907-present
Electronic searching of Chemical Abstracts, CAS Registry File and CAS React. Available only to on-campus users, including OSU modem pool. Requires installation of search software. Instructions and a link to download the software are available at: http://osulibrary.orst.edu/research/databases/scifind.htm - Forestry Abstracts
See CAB Abstracts - Review of Agricultural Entomology
See CAB Abstracts - Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology
See CAB Abstracts - Science Citation Index -- Available via the web 1996-
The Valley Library CD Network 1985-present
Print: Valley ReferenceZ7401 .S35 1955-1991
Indexes approximately 5,000 journals from various scientific disciplines. Represents core Life science journals defined as those most often cited in research articles. Searchable by author, article title word, journal name, cited author, and cited journal name. - Zoological Record -- Library web (1993-present)
Valley Reference Z7991 .Z6 sect. 13 (Print format 1864-1994)
Published in parts by the Zoological Society of London. The Insecta part of this index is a record of the literature published annually since 1864. Has author, subject, geographical, and systematic indexes. Does not index material concerned with applied and economic issues. - GPO Monthly Catalog of US Government Publications
Lists many documents published by the federal government, including the US Department of Agriculture. The Valley Library has a great number of federal documents in the collection. Some are shelved in Governments Documents. Other have been cataloged with Library of Congress call numbers and are on various floors of the library.
Current Awareness Services
These services are designed to cover the gap between today and when articles are listed in the indexing and abstracting services described above. However, access may be only via article title words or scanning title pages, and there are usually no abstracts.
- ingenta
ingenta is a database of recent articles from many thousands of journals. ingenta provides 24-48 hour fax delivery of articles from journals for which ingenta has copyright permission. ingenta Reveal Research Alerts is an automated alerting service that delivers the tables-of-contents of journals via e-mail.
Identifying Journals
- List of Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA
Journals indexed in AGRICOLA are listed alphabetically by title and by abbreviated title. Very useful for identifying complete titles from abbreviations in the database citations. - BIOSIS Serials Sources
Valley Reference QH1 .B511
Lists the serial sources for Biological Abstracts ... and Biological Abstracts/RRM. - CAB International Serials Checklist
Valley Reference Z692 .S5 .C181 1996
Listing of journals indexed in CAB Abstracts - CAB Thesaurus
Valley Reference Z699.5 .A5 .C31
List of subject terms used to index records in CAB Abstracts, and also, increasingly, for AGRICOLA. Useful for defining terms for searching. Accessible on-line through CAB Abstracts. - International Union List of Agricultural Serials
Valley Reference S493 .I61
Compilation of international agricultural serials, many indexed in AGRICOLA and CAB Abstracts. - List of Journals Indexed in Index Medicus
Valley Reference Z6660 .C827
Lists journals indexed in MEDLINE.
Reference Sources
Dictionaries & encyclopedias // Literature guides // Retrospective literature guides // Classification // Handbooks
Dictionaries & encyclopedias
- Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library, 1895-1965
Valley Reference Z881 .W24
Book catalog of the NAL book and report collection. Arranged by author, subject, and title. 73 vols. Updated by National Agricultural Library Catalog. - National Agricultural Library Catalog
Valley Reference Z881 .W25 (1966-1984)
Updates Dictionary Catalog of the National Agricultural Library. - Torre-Bueno Glossary of Entomology
Valley Reference QL462.3 T67 1989
General reference in entomology with additional information concerning morphology, ethology, taxonomy, physiology, pathology, medical entomology and applied entomology. - Encyclopedia of Insects
QL462.3 .E485 2003
Contains information about the different orders of insects.
Literature guides
- Entomology: a guide to information sources. (2nd ed.) - Valley Reference QL463 .G521 1990
Annotated list of resources in all aspects of entomology, including history, nomenclature, review journals and books. - Pest Management: A Directory of Information Sources - REF SB950.7 .H31 1991
Volume 1, 1991, Crop Protection, includes an annotated list of books, primary literature, secondary sources, electronic resources, and libraries with strong collections in the area of crop protection.
Retrospective literature guides
- Agricultural Index - Valley Reference Z5073 .A2 (1916-1964).
Covers agricultural publications of federal and state government and agricultural experiment station publications. Continued by Biological and Agricultural Index. - Horn, W. and Schenkling, S. 1928-1929. Index litteraturae entomologicae, Ser. 1, Die Welt-Litteratur uber die gesante Entomologie bis inklusive 1863. W. Horn: Berlin.
QL463 .H61
Virtually a reissue of Hagen but has many additions. In German. - Gaedike, R. and Smetana, O. 1978. Erganzungen und Berichtigungen zu Waltern Horn und Sigmund Schenkling: Index litteraturae entomologicae, Ser. 1, 'Die Welt-Literatur uber die gesante Entomologie bis inklusive 1863.' Tl 1: A-K. Beitrage zur Entomologie 28: 329-436.
QL461 .B33 v. 27-28
First supplement to work by Horn and Shenkling (see above). - Forestry Abstracts
SD1 .F58 (1939-1991) (2nd floor)
Indexes all aspects of forestry, including forest entomology. - Index to the Literature of American Economic Entomology
SB934 .I51 (1905-1959).
The most complete and retrospective coverage of north american economic entomology. Arranged alphabetically by subject. - Review of Applied Entomology Series A. Agricultural
Valley Reference QL461 .R4 ser A. (1913-1989).
Indexes all aspects of agricultural entomology. Continued by Review of Agricultural Entomology. - Review of Applied Entomology Series B. Medical and veterinary
Valley Reference QL461 .R4 ser B. (1913-1989)
Indexes all aspects of medical and veterinary entomology. Continued by Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology. - Zoological Record
Valley Reference Z7991 .Z6 sect. 13 (Print format 1864 - 1994) - Bibliography of Agriculture - Valley Reference Z5073 .U53 (1942-1970)
Index of international agricultural literature, including particularly the United States. Continued by AGRICOLA . - Hagen, H.A. 1864 Bibliotheca entomologica. W.Engelman: Leipsig.
Z5856 .H3
An alphabetical list by author of papers up to 1863. Also contains a good subject index. In German.
Classification
- Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms - Valley Reference QH83 .S89
Provides systematic positions of all living organisms down to the family level. Index is located in volume 2 and contains both common and scientific names. Length of entries vary--sometimes just the name is mentioned (though references for the taxon immediately superior may be relevant) May be a brief overview of the organism's characteristics, biology and ecology, as well as literature references.
Handbooks
- American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Valley Reference QL474 .A76 1985
Contains information on Superclass, Class, Order, Suborder, all the way down. Also includes bibliographies, identification features, ecology, and systematics.
Other Useful Internet Sites
Professional Societies
- Entomological Society of America
http://www.entsoc.org
General Entomology Sites
- http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/
This site is linked from the ESA site under EntoLinks.
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