Finding Research
Best Bets for AgBusiness Research
- Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
Includes AGRICOLA, TOXLINE, Environmental Impact Statements, and Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management. - AGRICOLA This link opens in a new window
Citations to worldwide agriculture literature, including books, journal articles, etc. Produced by the U.S. National Agricultural Library. - Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
Database of private and public business data, industry news from Key Business Ratios and First Research reports, and job search tool. - Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
A collection of thousands of law, news, and business publications. It is especially useful for legal research, and it is regularly updated with the most recent news and legal information. - ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window
Millions of full-text items across scholarly and popular periodicals, newspapers, market research reports, dissertations, books, videos and more.
Reliable Websites
Reliable Websites
- Bureau of Labor StatisticsSource: Bureau of Labor Statistics
News releases and statistical series on labor, employment, productivity, demographics, occupations, regional news releases, etc. - AGRIS/CARIS Information CenterSource: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Agricultural science and technology information. Papers, data, statistics, and multimedia material. - U.S. Census Bureau: Business and Industry DataSource: US Census
Reports and statistics from the 2007 Economic Census.
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- Welcome to the LibraryLearn about library spaces, services, and collections.
- Starting Your SearchLearn about where to start your research and how to develop search terms. (QUIZ)
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- Using SummonLearn to use Summon, which provides access to almost the entire library collection through one interface.
- Evaluating Reliable SourcesLearn to evaluate sources critically and identify what will help you with your research. (QUIZ)
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- RefWorks Citation GeneratorLearn how to use RefWorks, a new way to collect, manage, and organize research. You can read, annotate, organize, and cite your research as well as collaborate.