LibGuides: Animal Alternatives in Research: Articles

Tutorials

Searching the Literature for Animal Testing Alternatives
Tutorial from University of North Carolina . The information about search PubMed for Animal Alternatives is very useful for researchers. Links to databases and library services are not available at UW Libraries. Please see the list below to databases in the tutorial that available at University of Wyoming. Please contact coeref@uwyo.edu if you would like further assisstance.
Worksheet and Instructions for Literature Search for Alternatives Literature Searching
"This webpage, along with the worksheet is designed to assist researchers, information specialists, and IACUC members, when conducting literature searches to determine if alternatives exist and to determine whether the protocol unnecessarily duplicates previous research." From the USDA
Searching for alternatives to painful procedures used on research animals (PDF)
This guide serves as a tip sheet for preparation of the Literature Search for Alternatives Worksheet. From the NIH Library

PubMed

Databases for Articles on Animal Alternatives in Research

BIOSIS Citation Index
Index to life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more.
CRIS Current Research Information System
The Current Research Information System (CRIS) provides documentation and reporting for ongoing agricultural, food science, human nutrition, and forestry research, education and extension activities for the United States Department of Agriculture; with a focus on the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant programs.
NTIS National Technical Information Services
"The National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. For more than 60 years NTIS has assured businesses, universities, and the public timely access to approximately 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas." Search the National Technical Reports Library. Can limit to electronically available reports. For full text of print only, use the UW Request IT service before considering purchasing the item.
Refinement of Housing and Handling and Conditions for Animals Kept in Laboratories
This information resource disseminates reference material on all aspects of housing and handling refinement and environmental enrichment for laboratory animals except primates.
RePORTER
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on NIH expenditures and the results of NIH supported research. Broaden your search by clicking on the link to Federal Reporter.

Search QuickSearch Scopes

UW Libraries QuickSearch: includes the collections of the University Libraries, UW Law Library, and the American Heritage Center. Searches almost everything.

Use this QuickSearch link to search Books, E-Books & Media.

Lastly, use this QuickSearch link to search Course Reserves.

Interlibrary Loan: UW students, faculty and staff can request books, journal volumes, journal articles and other materials, regardless of whether it is available in the UW Libraries, online or in libraries around the world. A free service! Interlibrary Loan link.

Library Search/Retrieval Options

UW Libraries QuickSearch: includes the collections of the University Libraries, UW Law Library, and the American Heritage Center.

Prospector: a unified catalog of twenty-three academic, public and special libraries in Colorado and Wyoming. UW students, faculty and staff can borrow materials from Prospector.