| Producer | CABI (United Kingdom) |
|---|---|
| History | 1973–present |
| Languages | Fifty languages, English abstracts |
| Access | |
| Providers | CABI Digital Library (CABI's own platform), Datastar, Dialog bluesheets, STN International, Thomson-ReutersWeb of Knowledge, EBSCO, OvidSP, Dimdi |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | applied life sciences - agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science and nutrition |
| Record depth | bibliographic, abstracting and indexing |
| Format coverage | journal articles, abstracts, proceedings, books, book chapters, monographs, annual reports, handbooks, bulletins, newsletters, discussion papers, field notes, technical information, thesis papers |
| Temporal coverage | 1973–present |
| Geospatial coverage | Global - international |
| No. of records | 11 million + |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Title list(s) | www |
| Producer | CABI |
|---|---|
| Languages | 50 languages (158 countries) |
| Access | |
| Providers | CAB Direct, SilverPlatter, Web of Knowledge, EBSCO, OvidSP, Dialog, Dimdi |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | international health research (medical and public) |
| Record depth | bibliographic, abstracting and indexing |
| Format coverage | scientific journals, reports, books and conferences |
| Temporal coverage | 1973 to present |
| Geospatial coverage | global-international |
| No. of records | 4+ million scientific records |
| Links | |
| Website | https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/product/he |
CAB Direct is a source of references for theapplied life sciences It incorporates two bibliographic databases:CAB Abstracts andGlobal Health. CAB Direct is an access point for multiplebibliographic databases produced byCABI.[1] This database contains over 11 millionbibliographic records, which includes 746,000 full text articles. It also includes noteworthy literature reviews. News articles and reports are also part of this combined database. CAB Direct has now migrated to CABI's new platform CABI Digital Library - the new home of CABI's research content.[2][3]
In the U.K., in 1947, theImperial Agricultural Bureaux became theCommonwealth Agricultural Bureaux orCAB. In 1986 theCommonwealth Agricultural Bureaux becameCAB International orCABI.[4]
CAB Abstracts is an applied life sciences bibliographic database emphasizingagricultural literature, which is international in scope. It contains over 11 million records, with coverage from 1973 to present day, adding around 360,000 abstracts per year. Subject coverage includesagriculture,environment,veterinary sciences,applied economics,food science and nutrition. Database covers international issues in agriculture,forestry, and allied disciplines in the life sciences. Indexed publications are from 120 countries in 50 languages, including English abstracts for most articles. Literature coverage includes journals, proceedings, books, and a large collection of agricultural serials. Other non-journal formats are also indexed.[5][6][7]
CAB Abstracts Archive is a searchable database produced byCABI. It is created from 600 volumes of printed abstracts, which are the collected and publishedscientific research from 1910 to 1972, and then digitized to form the archive. This archive database contains more than 1.8 million records which covers agriculture,veterinary science, nutrition and the environment. Subject coverage also includesbiodiversity,pest control,environmental pollution,animal disease (includingzoonotic diseases),nutrition, andfood production.Natural resource management includes plant andanimal breeding. CAB Abstracts Archive is also indexed in other databases, which also serve as access points. These other databases areCAB Direct,Web of Knowledge,EBSCOhost,OvidSP, andDialog.
The following print journals (digitized) comprise CAB Abstracts Archive:
Weed Abstracts, derived from CAB Abstracts, is an abstracts database focused onpublished research regardingweeds andherbicides. This includesweed biology, encompassingresearch areas fromgenetics toecology, includingparasitic,poisonous,allergenic andaquatic weeds. Further coverage includes all topics related toweed control, in bothcrop and non-crop situations. Research on herbicides, includes formulations,herbicide resistance and the effects ofherbicide residues in the environment. 10,000 records are add to this database per year.
Weed Abstracts is updated weekly with summaries from notable English and foreign language journal articles, reports, conferences and books about weeds and herbicides. With the back-file, coverage is from 1990 to present day bringing the total of available research summaries to 130,000 records.[8]
Global Health is a bibliographic database which focuses onresearch literature inpublic health andmedical health science sectors (including practice). Information (see infobox above) in indexed in more than 7000academic journals, and indexed from other sources such as reports, books and conferences. Global Health contains over 4 millionscientific records from 1973 to the present, with an addition of 90,000 indexed and abstracted records per year. Sources are abstracted from publications in 158 countries written in 50 languages. Any relevant non-English-language papers are translated into English. Proceedings, patents, thesis papers, electronic publications and relevant but difficult-to-find literature sources are also part of this database.[9][10][11]
Global Health Archive is a searchable database produced by CABI. It is created from 800,000 records, from six printed abstract journals, which are collected published scientific research from 1910 to 1972, digitized to form the archive. Global Health Archive is also indexed in other databases, which also serve as access points. These other databases areCAB Direct,Web of Knowledge,EBSCOhost,OvidSP, andDialog.[12]
When combined with theGlobal Health database indexing coverage can be from 1910 to present day. Hence, coverage is made up of pastepidemics, from rates and patterns of diseasetransmission, duration ofpandemics, timing of epidemiological peaks,geographic distribution of diseases, andgovernment preparedness andquarantine provisions. The following can also be taken into account: effects on different age andsocial groups, severity in developing vs. developed countries,symptoms, causes ofmortality - such as secondary problems likepneumonia - and mortality rates.[12][13]
Records for this database are derived from the following journals throughout certain years:[12][13]
Subject coverage includesPublic health,Tropical andCommunicable diseases, Nutrition,Parasitology,Entomology, andMycology.
Tropical Diseases Bulletin is a bibliographic and abstracts database which focuses on research published regardinginfectious diseases andpublic health indeveloping countries and thetropics andsubtropics. This includes research areas fromepidemiology todiagnosis,therapy todisease prevention,tropical medicine, and related aspects oftravel medicine. Published research coverage onpatients and populations encompasses the health of marginalized populations:immigrants,refugees, andindigenous peoples.[14]
Back-file coverage is from 1990 to present day, with an accessible base of 195,000 abstracts and the addition of 11,000 records per year. As a monthly journalTropical Diseases Bulletin is also available in print. This print journal has author, subject and serials cited indexes. Coverage of the print back-file is to 1912. A searchable, electronic database version of this journal is part of theGlobal Health Archive (see above).[14]
This indexing database focuses on scientific literature pertaining to all topics inorganic farming, in both thetemperate andtropical zones. This includessustainability issues andsoil fertility. Coverage is global; literature is obtained from 125 countries. The temporal coverage spans 30 years, 180,000 organic research abstracts, along with the addition of 8000 records per year. Linking to full text articles, guided searches, broad subject categorization along with subject refinement are also provided. The editorial advisory board of this database also commission reviews pertaining to organic farming.[15][16]
CABI full text repository is integrated into allCABI databases including CAB Abstracts, and Global Health. Both of these are online and print journals. Coverage includes 770,000 full text articles, through agreements with third party publishers. Eighty percent of the content is exclusive to CABI.[17]
The full text repository is made up of fifty percent journal articles, and equal percentage of conference (proceeding) papers, and other accessible literature is also included. Eighty percent of the articles are in English and coverage includes 56 countries. Also included in this database are relevant but hard to find materials which crosses disciplines consisting ofagriculture,health and thelife sciences. Mainstream literature and hard to find materials of equal relevance are given equal access.[17]
CABI full text repository is indexed in other databases, which also serve as access points, consisting ofWeb of Knowledge (Thomson Reuters),CAB Direct,OvidSP, Dialog, Dimdi, and EBSCOhost.