Veterinary sciences resources and support

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• Books and journals for clinical veterinary sciences are held in the Veterinary Sciences Library at Langford.
• Books and journals for pre-clinical veterinary sciences are held in the Medical Library in Bristol
• Some useful resources relating to animal behaviour, biology and conservationcan be found in the Biological Sciences Library in Bristol.
• New books (UOB access only) - a list of recent new books.
• New books in the Veterinary Sciences are placed in the New Book Display for two weeks, during which time they may be reserved using the Library Catalogue but not borrowed.
• The Veterinary Sciences Library classmark scheme shows how the books and journals are arranged. Use the Library catalogue to find the classmark for an item.

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• Quick search on the Library homepage
  search for books, journals, or articles and databases using our various search tools, plus Internet search using Google Scholar.
• The Subject resources section of these pages includes key veterinary sciences databases (via MetaLib) for searching for journal articles references, etc, quick reference tools, Internet links, and reviews and bibliographies.
• Our Library collections and eResources pages give full advice on finding all types of materials.

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The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. There is a charge for this service, though it may be possible to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this:

• Veterinary Sciences academic staff and research postgraduates can request Inter-library loan vouchers from Jennie Roberts, in the Churchill Building.
• Undergraduates and taught postgraduates should check with their supervisor or tutor first that the item is suitable, or if they know of a locally available alternative. You may then be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher from Jennie Roberts, in the Churchill Building.

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• Our Research support pages cover finding information, managing information, and exploiting your research, together with sources of further help and advice.
• Each academic department in the university has its own library representative, whose duties are detailed in these guidelines. The Library Representative for Veterinary Sciences is Dr Ross Harley.
• New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.
• Medical Library Collection Management Policy (Word, 58 KB)
• Medical Library Collection Management Policy (PDF, 258 KB)
• Library Collection Management Policy
• Book purchase recommendations can be made using the 'Make a book suggestion' option at the top of this page.
• New journal / database subscription requests can be made to the Subject Librarian or the Library Representative, though you will need to suggest how we might fund a new subscription.

Note: some of the documents on this page are in PDF format. In order to view a PDF you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader

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MetaLib: your resource gateway provides access to a vast range of online resources, including databases, search engines, subject gateways, and selected Internet resources.

• Veterinary sciences databases via MetaLib (cross-search list)
  This link takes you to the list of veterinary sciences databases and other information resources, with a cross-search option. For details of a particular resource click on the Info icon next to the resource name.
• Alternatively, Veterinary sciences databases via MetaLib (list with brief details) lists the same databases, but with with brief details displayed against each. Click on the Info icon to display the full details.

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Professional societies

• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• American Veterinary Medicine Association

Internet research skills

• Internet veterinary medicine - A free 'teach yourself' tutorial on Internet information skills for Veterinary medicine from Intute. This will help you to find and learn how to use veterinary medicine information. Other subjects available also.

Gateways to Veterinary sciences Internet resources

• Scirus a searchable gateway to science resources on the web.
• Google Directory - veterinary medicine - over 2000 selected Internet resources for veterinary medicine, including animal welfare, which can be searched or browsed.
• Google Directory - food science - selected Internet resources for food science, which can be searched or browsed.

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• Saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary - Veterinary Sciences Library at SF609 BLO
• Black's veterinary dictionary - Veterinary Sciences Library at SF605 BLA
• Dictionary of veterinary nursing. D.R.Lane - Veterinary Sciences Library at SF745.5 LAN
• Encyclopedia of meat sciences - Veterinary Sciences Library at TX373 ENC
• Encyclopedia of animal rights and animal welfare - Veterinary Sciences Library at HV4708.E53 ENC

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Reading review articles can be a good way of familiarising yourself with a topic quickly. Review articles can be published in normal journals, or in review type journals like the following. In many databases you can search for review articles, eg by refining search results in Web of Science by Document type.

Look for titles including such words as Annual Review ..., Advances in ..., Progress in ....

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• Database search guides
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• Database search guides
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• Video tutorials - topics include the Library Catalogue, understanding references on reading lists, using the MetaLib resource gateway, off-campus access to eResources, etc.
• Finding and using information pages - covering key aspects of information skills, including researching a topic, effective use of Google, evaluating your search results, avoiding plagiarism, etc. Also includes a Jargon-buster page.
• Library guides - downloadable guides to each branch library, our main search tools, special library services, etc.
• External resources for developing your information skills - including online tutorials and downloadable guides.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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Citing references in your work

There is no single way of writing references. The two most common styles are the Harvard system and the Numeric system, details of which can be found in the guides mentioned below. You will need to use the style specified by your department or by the body or journal to which you are submitting your work. For Veterinary sciences the numeric system is most widely used, though many journals use their own version of this system. If there are no guidelines specified, you should make sure that you write your references in a consistent way.

• General referencing guidance
  includes Why reference? What is included in a reference? Referencing styles, How to reference, Links to useful sites on referencing, and brief details of EndNote and EndNote Web referencing software (see the EndNote referencing software section below for more details).

Journal title abbreviations

Literature references are often written with abbreviated terms. Probably the most troublesome are abbreviated journal titles which can make finding a journal difficult.

If you are unable to find the abbreviation you are looking for, please ask a member of the Library staff for assistance. Alternatively, these online resources may help:

• PubMed Journal Browser

Unofficial abbreviations

Sometimes very short unofficial abbreviations are employed in dental reference books or journals. Here are some examples that you may encounter:

• JDR - Journal of Dental Research
• JOR - Journal of Oral Rehabilitation

Please note: these should not be used in the references that you write, unless they are stipulated by the body or journal that you are submitting your work to.

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• Various guides to writing for Medical Sciences are available at classmark AA6c in the Medical Library
• Books on study skills in general are available at classmark AA7d in the Medical Library.
• Our Plagiarism: information and advice for students page explains what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and the consequences of plagiarism.

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EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended bibliographical management software, which can be used to collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies. A particularly useful function is 'Cite While You Write', enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.

• EndNote Basic (formerly EndNote Web) help, advice and training sessions
  This is the recommended version for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students - it is available free to UoB students and staff.
• EndNote Desktop support
  Academics, researchers and research postgraduates can use the desktop version, which may be installed on their UoB PC. See the 'Help and support' page of EndNote Desktop support for details of self help training materials.

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