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Resources for Animal Welfare and Alternatives:
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GUIDES TO RESOURCES JOURNALS DATABASES |
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INTRODUCTIONThe greatest advances for alternatives have been achieved in the area of education. Although no comprehensive statistics have been kept on the numbers of animals used in education at any level, observers note a precipitous decline in the use of animals. At the same time, tools to improve or enhance the learning process have been developed. Many of these tools were created at North American veterinary schools, and those tools offer their advantages -- individualized, convenient, available for 24-hour access, nontoxic, reuseable, economic -- to other learning situations.
This guide is intended to provide a brief list of resources on animal alternatives in higher education, with information on how to find additional and new material. It is intended to be helpful, but not definitive. The UC Center for Animal Alternatives has also published a guide to information resources in pre-college education, which cites other organizations and publications. We invite your suggestions for additions and corrections to these guides.
GUIDES TO RESOURCES
Publications listed here are resource bibliographies and guides. Brief lists and company catalogs are not listed here.Alternatives in education database Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights (AVAR)
Includes books, journal articles, computer programs, clinical programs, and other information about actively used resources. Listed material covers educational levels from primary school through specialty residencies in human and veterinary medicine.Audio-visuals relating to animal care, use and welfare / Jean A. Larson and D'Anna J.B. Jensen: Animal Welfare Information Center, National Agricultural Library, 2000. [AWIC series; 2000-01]
EURCA European Resource Centre for Alternatives in Higher Education
From guinea pig to computer mouse : alternative methods for a humane education, 2nd edition. Nick Jukes & Mihnea Chiuia (eds)
InterNICHE, 2002.NORINA : Norwegian inventory of audiovisuals. Editors : Karina Smith, Adrian Smith. Oslo : Norwegian School of Veterinary Medicine.
NORINA is an English-language database of audiovisuals for the use of teachers and instructors in the biological sciences. Its primary purpose is to provide an overview of possible alternatives or supplements to the use of animals in student instruction at all educational levels, from elementary school to university. The database cites computer programs, interactive videos, films, and traditional teaching aids such as slide sets, 3-D models, and classroom charts. It also lists contact persons who are developing or actively using audiovisuals at their institutions, and suppliers of audiovisuals. Entries have been collected from international sources.Tierverbrauchsfreie Verfahren in der Ausbildung von Biologen, Medizinern und Veterinärmedizinern / Projekt Alternativ-forschung des Deutschen Tierschutzbundes e.V.; Herausgeber: Akademie für Tierschutz; Leitung: Brigitte Rusche. München/Neubiberg: Akademie für Tierschutz, 1995. (Gelbe Liste: Tierversuche-Alternativen; 4. Teil). German.
Journals listed here are those most likely to include articles about innovation in higher education in the life sciences. For information about additional titles, see the resource guide, Recommended Journals.
Alternatives in Veterinary Medical Education AVAR main page, link to Publications then to Newsletters
ATLA : Alternatives to Laboratory Animals
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science (JAAWS)
Journal of Biological Education
Journal of College Science Teaching
Journal of Research in Science Teaching
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
PUBLICATIONS
Listed here are selected published articles, books and other resources. They may describe individual tools, compare methods (eg, alternatives vs animals) and their effectiveness, or describe the status of the use of alternatives in a particular environment.Alternatives in veterinary medical education Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights.
AVAR main page, link to Publications then to NewslettersAlternative methods to teach veterinary surgery / Michael S. Bauer, Howard B. Seim III. Humane Innovations and Alternatives, 1992, 6:401-3. UCD HealthSci QY50 H78 v.5-8, 1991-1994.
Alternatives to the Use of Animals in Higher Education: The Report and Recommendations of ECVAM Workshop 33 / Jan van der Valk et. al. ATLA 1999, 27:39-52.
A non-animal alternative for teaching Introductory surgery / David L. Holmberg, Joanne R. Cockshutt. Humane Innovations and Alternatives 8, 1994.
Animal alternatives in veterinary medical education / RL Zasloff. In Vitro Toxicology 1995, 8(2):109-11.
UCI Sci Lib W1 IN998 Drum B1-10(1986/7-97)Animal use in education; proceedings of the second international conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2-5th April 1989 / Bryony Close, Francine Dolins and Georgia Mason. London : Humane Education Centre [1989] iv, 246 p.
UCD HealthSci HV4704 A58 1989An assessment of the outcome of the alternative medical and surgical laboratory program at Tufts University / Michael M. Pavletic, Anthony Schwartz, John Berg, Deirdre Knapp. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 1994, 205(1):97-100.
UCD HealthSci W1 AM957 v.48, 1915-
UCD Shields SF601.A5 v.172, 1978-Cardiovascular physiology teaching: computer simulations vs. animal demonstrations / Richard W. Samel, Gregory A. Schmidt, Jesse B. Hall, Lawrence D.H. Wood, Sanjeev G. Shroff and Paul T. Schumacker. American Journal of Physiology 1994, 266(6)Suppl:36-46
A comparison of interactive videodisc instruction with animal laboratories / Amy L Fawver, Charles E Branch, Landa Trentham, BT Robertson and SD Beckett. American Journal of Physiology 259(5 pt 3) 1990 Dec:S11-S14
A comparison of student reactions to biology instruction by interactive videodisc or conventional laboratory / William H. Leonard. Journal of Research in Science Teaching 1989, 26(2):95-104.
UCD Shields Q181 A1 J6 v.1,1963-Effect of experience on medical students' attitudes toward animal laboratories in pharmacology education / Willis LR, Besch HR Jr. Academic Medicine,70(1) 1995 Jan:67-9
UCD HealthSci W1 AC120 V.64, 1989-The impact of computer-based alternatives on the user of animals in undergraduate teaching: a pilot study / David Dewhurst and Linda Jenkinson. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals 23(4) 1995 Jul/Aug:521-30; 28 refs
An interactive laser video disc to teach the functional anatomy of the rat / Megan Quentin-Baxter and David Dewhurst. Journal of Biological Education 29(1) 1995:34-9
UCD Shields QH315 J6 v.1,1967-Multimedia computer technology as a tool for teaching and assessment of biological science / Robert DE Sewell, Robert G Stevens, and David JA Lewis. Journal of Biological Education 29(1) 1995:27-32
UCD Shields QH315 J6 v.1,1967-An overview of animal use alternatives in veterinary education / Ken Boschert. Lab Animal 22(9) 1993 Oct:36-42
UCD HealthSci W1 LA109 v.20, 1991-Perspectives, partnerships, and values in science education: a university and public elementary school collaborattion / Stanley R. Herwitz, Marion Guerra. Science Education 80(1) 1996 Jan:21-34
UCD Shields Q1.S335 v.67, 1983-Replacement of laboratory animals in an introductory-level psychology laboratory / Perrin S. Cohen, Martin Block, Humane Innovations and Alternatives, 5 1991:221-5. UCD HealthSci QY50 H78 v.5-8, 1991-1994.
A survey of the use of live animals, cadavers, inanimate models, and computers in teaching veterinary surgery / Michael Stephen Bauer, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 203(7) 1993 Oct 1:1047-51
UCD HealthSci W1 AM957 v.48, 1915-
UCD Shields SF601.A5 v.172, 1978-The use of animals in behavioural science education in the USA: finding alternatives that address personal concerns and ethical dilemmas / Perrin S Cohen, Martin L Block. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals 18 1990 Nov:51-6
CALFComputer Assisted Learning Facility, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis.
Award-winning educational tools including: Software, Videos, Vascular Access ModelsMartindale's Health Science Guide, a multimedia specialized information resource currently (12/02/02) contains over 62,300 teaching files, over 135,500 medical cases, 1,293 multimedia courses or textbooks, 1,728 multimedia tutorials, over 4,410 databases and over 420 journals. The Virtual Medical Center includes medical specialty centers (eg, Pathology & Virology), along with discipline centers (eg, Veterinary Center).
UCI Medical Education Software Repository
Public-domain software, shareware, and similar information relating to medical education are available at this FTP site developed by the University of California, Irvine, Science Library. Commercial medical education software is not included.
ORGANIZATIONS
For additional organizations, see also the UCCAA's expanded resource, Organizations.Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences (CELS) is a coalition of professional societies that support life sciences education, focusing on the first two years of post-secondary education. CELS publishes proceedings of its meetings, e.g., Strategies for teaching the life sciences to undergraduates, for its 1993 meeting.
InterNICHE: The International Network of Individuals and Campaigns for Humane Education.
InterNICHE is a non-profit, charitable network of students and teachers working to introduce educational alternatives to harmful animal use.
UC Center for Animal Alternatives
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California, Davis10/7/05
