This guide provides an introduction to resources related to the study of forest products. Listed below are electronic and print sources related to this subject. Please contact the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of Mitchell Memorial Library, (662) 325-7667, or Email a Librarian for further assistance with any of these resources or with any questions.
The indexes and databases listed below can assist in finding journal articles and other research materials. For additional indexes and databases, see the Mississippi State University Libraries' Indexes and Databaseswebsite.
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AGRICOLA (Agricultural Online Access) contains bibliographic records of materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating institutions in the agricultural and related sciences. Primary coverage is back to 1970, with some coverage back to the early 1900s. | |
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Business Source Complete provides abstracting and indexing for over 1,500 journals and full text for nearly 930 journals covering business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and much more. Coverage back to the 1920s. | |
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CAB Abstracts provides abstracts to research on agriculture, forestry, environment, and allied disciplines, including agricultural economics and rural sociology, aspects of human health, veterinary medicine, crop protection, and biotechnology. The EBSCO version provides coverage back to 1990. | |
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This database allows users to access bibliographic records and abstracts of thousands of masters theses and doctoral dissertations in all fields. Most theses and dissertations from 1997 to the present are available in full-text as (very large) pdf files. | |
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Provided by the USDA Forest Service, this database contains the full-text of decades of Forest Service publications, including publications of the Forest Products Laboratory. | |
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** For remote access, you must be affiliated with Mississippi State University.** |
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The Web of Science provides up-to-date coverage of leading journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. In addition to general searching, the Web of Science has a cited reference search, which allows you to find journals that have cited a given article or book. The online version provides coverage pack to 2000. Previous years are covered in CDs and print volumes, available in the Reference Department. | |
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WorldCat provides access to the catalog records of libraries throughout the world. Books found on WorldCat that are not owned by the MSU Libraries can be obtained via InterLibrary Loan. | |
| Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences Oxford: Elsevier, 2004. (Ref SD 126 .E53 2004) |
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This four volume set provides good background information on a wide range of forest science topics. | |
| Forestry Abstracts Wallingford, Oxon, etc.: C.A.B. International Information Services, etc., 1940- (Ref SD 1 .F66) |
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This publication contains abstracts to forestry-related journal articles dating back to 1939. | |
| Hough, Romeyn B. Encyclopedia of American Woods New York: R. Speller, 1957-1979. (Ref SD 536 .H382) |
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This reference set comes in two parts. The first provides a description of the various type of trees found in the United States, and the second part provides actual wood samples. | |
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| Terms of the Trade: A Reference for the Forest Products Industry, 3rd ed. Eugene, Or.: Random Lengths Publications, 1993 (Ref SD 126 .T4 1993) |
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"This book defines words and phrases used in forestry, logging, primary and secondary manufacturing, marketing, futures trading, construction, and other related fields." |
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| Wood Handbook: Wood as an Engineering Material. Madison, WI: Forest Products Society, 1999 (Ref TA 419 .F63 1999) |
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This handbook is also available online at http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/fplgtr113.htm. |
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This is the website of the Forestry Department of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization.Provides country profiles and forestry-related news from around the world. |
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"The Forest Products Society is an international not-for-profit technical association founded in 1947 to provide an information network for all segments of the forest products industry - from standing tree to finished product." | |
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Forestry AgNIC, which is hosted by the Forestry Library of the University of Minnesota, provides links to hundreds of forestry resources available on the Internet. Categories for Wood & Paper Science include Academic Associations, Research Institutes, Government Agencies, Companies, and Electronic Journals. | |
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Federal government resources have been organized into various categories based on the feedback received for the site.
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This site contains a wealth of information on forest products, including freely available online technical reports. | |
This page created and maintained by Brad Brazzeal, Assistant Professor/Instruction Services Librarian. |
