You are required to search at least TWO relevant databases.
Below are the most commonly used databases for animal researchers.
Scopus is the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. Scopus provides a comprehensive overview of worldwide research output in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research. Use the “Create account” option to manage your search results.
more than 3 million records on peer-reviewed literature; 1872-present
This collection includes more than 1.8 million records from 19 journals across the applied life sciences from 1910-1972.
These databases are freely available and most are specifically designed for searching for animal alternatives.
There may be several different full-text links for you to try from publisher links to the Find It button. Each database looks a bit different or has different options.
If you were unable to get to the full-text through the database you were searching, try using the Clemson Libraries search box. Search the full title of the article and try any of the full-text links. If there are none, you can try looking for free full text (Step #2).
If you were unable to get to the full-text through the database you were searching via the widget, you can search for the specific E-Journal to see if Clemson has access. (NOTE: You will need the article citation to look for full-text access.)
Search the name of the journal; then, browse to determine if the library subscribes to the specific year. Select the first link that includes the year the article was published. Each publisher website will look different. Find the specific year, volume, and issue that you need and then look for your specific article title.
If you are unable to find full-text articles using the links below, you will need to order it via InterLibrary Loan (Step #3).
1. Make sure your Google Scholar is connected to Clemson, as this will give you the Full Text at Clemson link. To do this: In Google Scholar > Settings > Library links > Search for Clemson > Check all that apply and Save.
2. If you are retrieving too many results, try putting the article title in quotes and / or adding the author last name.
For difficult to find citations, try regular Google.
1. Use the same techniques of putting the title in quotes and adding author information if needed.
Before making a request for full-text articles through Interlibrary Loan (ILL), please try steps #1 and #2 to search for the full-text. This allows our service to focus on articles that are not available for free nor via our Clemson subscriptions. Our Interlibrary Loan service is no charge to Clemson borrowers for all article requests. If there are copyright or other fees associated with your article request, we will contact you.