In-class visit materials
- Comprehensive Guide for Minnesota & Local Government InformationA thorough directory of sources for policy and legislation in the state of Minnesota.
- InterLibrary Loan & Digital DeliveryInterlibrary Loan (ILL) & Digital Delivery offers access to materials needed for courses and research, including materials not currently available within the University of Minnesota Libraries, AND digital copies of articles and book chapters from our print and microform collections. Free for currently-affiliated University students, faculty, and staff.
- LATIS workshopsA series of workshops created by LATIS (Liberal Arts Technology and Innovation Services) that are free and open to all faculty and graduate students.
- Library workshopsLearn something new at a library workshop! Register for everything from using citation managers to finding grant funding.
- Managing your Research Data video playlistShort playlist of research data management basics developed by the UMN Libraries.
- Library tutorialsA directory of tutorials from the University Libraries on a number of topics, including but not limited to: evaluating sources, search strategies, academic integrity, and more.
Article Databases
- Agricultural & Environmental Science DatabaseSearch journals and literature on agriculture, pollution, animals, environment, policy, natural resources, water issues and more. Searches tools like AGRICOLA, Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM), and Digests of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) databases.
- CAB Abstracts Plus Full Text SelectCAB Abstracts covers agriculture in its broadest sense, including crop production, forestry, environment, animal health and nutrition, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, soil and water, agricultural economics, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, and human nutrition and health.
**Please Note: The publisher's most recent update of the CAB Abstracts database on February 1, 2024, created is causing searches of the database to return incomplete and/or fewer results than expected. Publisher is working to fix but indicates problem may be fully fixed before early April, 2024. - PAIS Index (Political Science and Public Policy)PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) searches journals and other sources on issues of political science and public policy. This includes government, politics, international relations, human rights and more.
- ScopusSearch for information from scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Covers the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
- Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial ChemistryOnline encyclopedia of chemistry and chemical and life science engineering which covers inorganic and organic chemicals, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, polymers and plastics, metals and alloys, biotechnology and biotechnological products, food chemistry, process engineering and unit operations, analytical methods, and environmental protection.
- Web of ScienceA comprehensive interdisciplinary collection of journal article citations. Subjects generally covered are within science and technology, arts and humanities, and social sciences. View this tutorial to learn how to go from a general idea to a very precise set of results of journal articles and scholarly materials.
Citation managers
Feature | Zotero | Mendeley (not recommended) | EndNote 20 | EndNote Online |
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Cost | Free | Free | Price options | Free |
Styles | Many citation styles | Many citation styles | Many citation styles | Fewer citation styles |
Plug-ins | Microsoft Word, Google Docs | Microsoft Word (not compatible with UMN Office 365) | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Word |
Access | Desktop/Web | Desktop/Web | Desktop/Web | Web |
Storage | 300MB free | 2GB free | Unlimited | 2GB free |
PDF reader | yes | yes | yes | no |
Editor integration | Word, Google Docs | Word | Word | Word |
Sharing | Unlimited | Limited | Unlimited | Limited |
Support | Zotero support | Mendeley support | EndNote 20 support | EndNote Online support |
zoterobib
ZoteroBib is a free service that helps you build a bibliography from any computer or device, without creating an account or installing software. It is a quick and easy way to create a one-time bibliography for a paper.
Last Updated: Feb 16, 2024 5:26 PM
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