DATABASES FOR JOURNAL ARTICLES
AgeLine
This database on middle age and aging prepared by the American Association
of Retired Persons, is largely based on the association's own extensive
collection. Popular magazines, scholarly journals, books, government-funded
project reports, and conference papers are all scanned for indexing.
Although there have been relatively long time lags in indexing literature,
AgeLine is recommended for retrieval of literature on pets and the
aged. There is no print counterpart to this database. AgeLine is the
recommended source for materials on pets and aging. Recommended online
search term(s): Pets
AGRICOLA
National Agricultural Library's database of selected journal articles,
book chapters, and short reports, as well as books, serials and
audiovisuals held by NAL. The database is free, and is searchable
using keywords.
Wilson
Art Index
Prepared by the H.W. Wilson Company, the Art Index indexes
a selection of the world's archaeological, architectural, and art
journals. Art Index is recommended for the archaeo-zoological
literature pertinent to the history of the domestication of animals
(cattle, equids, canids, felids, water buffalo, etc.). Significant
literature on animals in contemporary arts and the historic fine arts
(painting, sculpture, etc) can also be found in Art Index. Use
these terms to initiate searches in Art Index: Animal Remains
(Archaeology), Animals. Note additional headings given in individual
issues, such as: Camels, Domestic animals, Equestrian statues, Felidae,
Fish in art, Symbolism of Animals
MEDLINE
(PubMed)
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is one of the
major sources of biomedical and life sciences literature. It corresponds
to three printed indexes: Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature,
and International Nursing Index. MEDLINE covers virtually every subject
in the broad field of biomedicine. MEDLINE indexes articles from over
3,000 international journals published in the United States and 70
other countries. MEDLINE is indexed using NLM's controlled vocabulary
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). It is a highly recommended source
for the pet loss literature. Search under Bonding, Human-Pet.
Consider also browsing the heading Animals, Domestic from the beginning,
as it also stands for dogs and cats.
Cumulative
Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL)
Designed to meet the specialized needs of nursing and allied health
professionals, the Nursing & Allied Health database provides access
to more than 300 English-language nursing journals, publications of
the American Nurses' Association and the National League for Nursing,
primary journals in more than a dozen allied health disciplines, and
almost a dozen library science journals. It also includes pertinent
citations from approximately 3,200 biomedical journals in Index Medicus,
and from the psychological, management, and popular literature. It
is recommended for retrieval of animal-assisted therapy literature.
Recommended online search terms: Human Pet Bonding, Animal-assisted
Therapy, Pets
PAIS
International in Print
Produced by Public Affairs Information Service, New York, PAIS
International provides access to the public policy literature
of business, economics, finance, government, and other social sciences.
It provides comprehensive coverage of material published worldwide
in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. It is
recommended for issues involving public policy.
Search the printed subject indexes beginning at the words Animal,
and Animals, and note related headings given below them such as Animal
rights, Endangered species, Laboratory animals, Livestock, Pets, Wild
animals
The Philosopher's
Index
Prepared at the Philosophy Documentation Center, Bowling Green State
University, the Philosopher's Index indexes and abstracts books
and journals of philosophy and related interdisciplinary fields. It
is recommended as a primary source for the philosophies of science
and of mind, including animal and environmental ethics and related
issues. Coverage: 1940 to the present Recommended online search
term: Animal
PsycINFO
Prepared by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers
the world literature on psychology and the related behavioral sciences.
Over 1,300 journals, technical reports, monographic series, books,
and dissertations are scanned per year to provide coverage of original
research, reviews, discussion, theory, conference reports, panel
discussions, case studies and description of apparatus. Recommended
as first source for recent journal literature. Covers both animal-assisted
therapy, animal behavior, including the behavioral aspects of applied
ethology, and grief issues well. Coverage: 1967 to the present.
Recommended online search terms: For 1982 and later literature, only
Pets; For 1991 and later literature, Interspecies Interactions. You may wish to restrict your retrieval with the term Human, which
will retrieve human and animal interactions. For the entire file, search text words pets or animal-assisted therapy
or companion animal
Sociological
Abstracts
Sociological Abstracts indexes the world's literature in the social
& behavioral sciences. Over 1,600 journals and other serial publications
are scanned, providing coverage of original research, reviews, discussions,
books, panel discussions, case studies, conference papers, and dissertations.
It is recommended as a primary source for social aspects of animals
and the animal rights movement. The following subject term will be
helpful: Animal human relations.
