LibGuides: Animals in Research: Searching Alternatives : Databases

Duke Databases

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Below are the most commonly used databases for animal researchers. Use the 'Get it @ Duke' link to see if Duke has full text access to articles via institutional subscriptions. Let us know if you have questions!

PubMed (MEDLINE)
PubMed® is comprised of millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Scopus
Abstract and citation database which includes peer-reviewed titles from international publishers, Open Access journals, conference proceedings, trade publications, and quality Web sources.
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Web of Science
Provides bibliographic data, full-length author abstracts, and cited references for peer-reviewed journals.
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PsycINFO
Covers psychology and related disciplines including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, education, pharmacology, and other areas.
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Biosis Citation Index
Life sciences and biomedical research from journals, meetings, patents, and books.
CAB Abstracts
Provides coverage of the applied life sciences including agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science and nutrition. Includes books, journal articles, conference papers, and reports.
SciFinder-n
SciFinder-n (formerly SciFinder Scholar) provides easy access to worldwide scientific journal and patent literature. Please note: Access is available to Duke users via the Web, but registration for an individual user account is required.
Embase
Biomedical and pharmaceutical database covering drug effects, therapies, and evidence based information to help in delivering systematic reviews of the literature. Includes titles not covered by Medline.
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Zoological Record
Covers all aspects of modern animal research, including behavior, biodiversity, ecology, evolution, genetics, parasitology, physiology, reproduction, and more.

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AWIC Training

In 2014, AWIC trainers visited Duke and held several training sessions on Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act.

Slides from the training are available here. A set of additional slides are available here.

Freely Available Databases

These databases are freely available and most are specifically designed for searching for animal alternatives.

Agricola
Provides access to physical and electronic materials held or licensed by the National Agricultural Library.
ALTBIB
ALTBIB is the Bibliography on Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing and was developed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to provide access to PubMed citations for users seeking information on alternatives to animal testing.

AWIC (Animal Welfare Information Center)
US National Agricultural Library produces bibliographies, briefs, and Fact Sheets on alternatives, humane care, euthanasia, toxicity testing and legislation.
NCI Oncology Models Forum
Fills an important need for the diverse cancer research communities who use various mammalian models.
NORINA
NORINA (A Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives) is an English-language database with information on approximately 3700 audiovisual aids and other alternatives that can be used instead of animals in teaching and training.
PrimateLit
A database for primatology spanning 1940-2010.
The Zebrafish Model Organism Database
An on-line database of information for zebrafish researchers.

Journals and Literature

ALTEX
The journal ALTEX – Alternatives to Animal Experimentation publishes open access academic articles on the development and implementation of alternatives to the use of animals for scientific purposes.
Comparative Medicine
Comparative Medicine is an international journal of comparative and experimental medicine that expands biomedical knowledge and promotes human and animal health through the study of laboratory animal disease, animal models of disease, and basic biologic mechanisms related to disease in people and animals.
Experimental Animals
Experimental Animals is published by the Japanese Association for Laboratory Animal Science.
ILAR Journal (1989-2021)
The ILAR Journal is the peer-reviewed, theme-oriented publication of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research. ILAR is currently on 'hiatus' and its last issue was published in 2021.
Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
The Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (JAALAS) serves as an official communication vehicle for the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS).
Laboratory Animals
The international journal of laboratory animal science, technology, welfare and medicine, Laboratory Animals publishes peer-reviewed original papers and reviews on all aspects of the care of animals in research.
Laboratory Primate Newsletter (1962-2011)
The Laboratory Primate Newsletter provided a central source of information about nonhuman primates and related matters to scientists who use these animals in their research and those whose work supports such research.
Toxicology in Vitro
Toxicology in Vitro is affiliated with the American Association for Cellular and Computational Toxicology & the European Society for Toxicology. It publishes original research focusing on the application and use of in vitro & in silico systems for toxicological evaluations.

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Animals in Research: Searching Alternatives : Databases

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