Your Librarians
Linda Davis
Taylor Hibbard Library
lvdavis@wisc.edu
608-262-9488
Beverly Phillips, Steenbock Liaison
119 Steenbock Library
bphillips@library.wisc.edu
608-263-2411
Your librarians will be happy to meet with you by appointment for extended help on any library-related topic.
Quick Links
Locate known journals and articles:
Log in to RefWorks:
Research Databases
These are the top resources for research in agricultural and applied economics. See also the more extensive list of research databases in the AAE Subject Guide
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EconLit (1969- ) Updated quarterly |
Leading database for economics, indexes over 300 scholarly journals, as well as some books. Searching Help | Setting up Alerts |
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CAB
Abstracts (1910- ) Updated quarterly |
The leading agricultural database, CAB has good international coverage of agricultural and natural resource economics, rural development and rural sociology. Includes journals, books, and conference proceedings. Tip: Used "Advanced" tab and search for EE* in field CABICODES (CC) to limit to the economics portion of the database. Searching Help | Setting up Alerts |
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Google Scholar (advanced) |
Good for interdisciplinary coverage. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers,
professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as
scholarly articles available across the web. Searching Help | Enable Find It and citation exporting at Google Scholar Preferences | Alerts Not Available |
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JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive Dates vary, updated irregularly |
Archival access to journals in many fields, including economics. Coverage begins with volume one of each title and continues to within 3 to 5 years of the most current issue. Not for recent literature, but a good source for older literature . Searching Help | Alerts Not Available |
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Web
of Knowledge (1970-) updated weekly |
Interdisciplinary scholarly database offers the unique Cited Reference search, which allows you to find all the papers that have cited a specific author or article. Easy way to follow the experts to find recent developments, responses, and even retractions. Searching Help | Setting up Alerts |
Preprints and Working Papers |
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AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics | Provides full text agricultural economics papers from nearly 200 scholarly institutions and organizations worldwide. These papers will not turn up via Google, Google Scholar or RePEC. |
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Eldis Gateway to Development Information | Gateway to free, online materials of strategic, policy or practical interest on development topics. Includes over 18,000 full text documents from over 4500 different publishers. Predefined email and RSS alerts available |
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RePEC/IDEAS: Reserch Papers in Economics | Over 400,000 items of research in economics can be browsed or searched, and over 300,000 can be downloaded in full text. Some 500 institutions participate. |
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Abstracts of over 130,000 scholarly social science papers, over 100,000 of which can be downloaded. Use this link to access both subscription and free content. | |
Subject Guides
Subject guides provide help for doing research in a specific discipline or on a specific topic. They include quick access to databases and web sites that have been critically evaluated and selected for quality of information. Help and Tips are often included as well.
- Agricultural & Applied Economics Guide
- Agricultural Statistics
- More Subject Guides in areas covered by CALS, SVM, and SoHE
- Campus-wide Subject Guides
Literature Alerts
Feeling overwhelmed by information? Don't have the time to keep current with the published literature? AUTOMATICALLY get journal citations on your topic of interest or table of contents of your favorite journals by email or RSS feed!
AAE faculty and staff should ask Linda to create a table of contents search. For a subject search, you can ask Bev to create an optimal search strategy for your topic, or to advise you on creating your own alerts. You can also fill out the online request form to request this service.
Managing References
RefWorks (log in here) and EndNote are two great software programs that can help you organize and manage the literature you need in your research and/or teaching. With either you can create your own database and instantly format your bibliographies as you write. RefWorks is a web-based system provided free by the UW-Madison libraries. EndNote is a little more sophisticated, and must be purchased through the DoIT Tech Store for installation on your computer.
You can contact Bev to find out more about either one, or to help troubleshoot any problem you may have with either. She will be happy to set up an individual meeting or just chat with you via email/phone. For online help, see the following:
Support for Teaching
Reserves
- To place materials (paper or electronic) on reserve via Steenbock, contact steeresv@library.wisc.edu. (See also detailed instructions.)
- For reserves at Taylor Hibbard, contact Linda.
Library Course Page
A Library Course Page can be created to provide extra help for your students. Your students can access it via MyUW; you can also link to it from another web site if you wish. Depending on your needs, the page could include:
- electronic reserves links
- a link to a list of print materials on reserve for the class in campus libraries
- links to research tools such as journal databases and Web sites
- tips and techniques for making your students' library research faster and more efficient
- Refworks, for help in formatting bibliographies
- librarian contact information for personal assistance when students need help in completing assignments
If you request that items be placed on reserve via Steenbock, a course page will be created. To request any other (non-reserves) information on a course page, contact Bev.
Course-Related Instruction
Steenbock will provide instruction in the use of library resources for your class. Instruction can range from a quick visit to the class, to a workshop with hands-on components in Steenbock's computer classroom, to preparation of an on-line tutorial to address a specific need. A typical session in the library would cover some of the components below. Library staff will work with you to find the most appropriate mix for the purpose of the class and the time available.
- Overview of relevant library resources, both print and electronic
- Library search strategy
- Finding and locating books
- Finding and locating journal articles
- Finding Internet resources
- Critical evaluation and selection of resources
- Specialized resources when appropriate, such as RefWorks, statistics resources, presentation software, etc.
Library sessions should be scheduled at least two weeks in advance. The beginning of each semester is a very busy time for the library instruction program, so having an alternative time in mind when you schedule is helpful. The librarian will typically create a Library Course Page to use in conjunction with the class. To request course-related instruction, contact Bev or use this request form.
Faculty Runners
Faculty members and academic staff with teaching or research responsibilities can designate a currently enrolled student or staff member to borrow material in their name from campus libraries. To designate a runner:
- Fill in the requested information on the attached form
- Print it out on departmental letterhead
- Sign it
- Have the runner take the signed letter to the Memorial Library Card Application Desk, located in the lobby of the Memorial Library. The runner will need to bring his/her UW photo ID.
Recommend a Purchase
We welcome recommendations for purchase of books or journal titles you feel would be valuable additions to our collection.
Please complete our Purchase Recommendation Form