Literature Searches

The literature search is one of the most important parts of any Institutional Animal Care and Use Protocol and is a requirement of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Included here are several sites to enable you to perform a search of available or pertinent information related to the area of your study, as well as alternative research models/resources or techniques.

• CAB Abstracts
• Biosis
• MedLine
• Agricola database
  
• PubMed
• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)
• Web of Science
• PsycINFO
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
• CAAT Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)
• UC Davis Center for Animal Alternatives Information

Animal Welfare Libraries can also be located at the following: http://libguides.uky.edu/iacuc

Assistance can be obtained by contacting the following individuals in the University of Kentucky Libraries.

• Valerie Perry vperry@uky.edu 257-2758 at Agricultural Information Center
• Frank Davis fldavi2@email.uky.edu 323-3983 at Medical Center Library
• Rick Brewer rabrew02@email.uky.edu 323-5296 at Medical Center Library

Additional assistance can be obtained by contacting the University of Kentucky Libraries at the following addresses:

MCL homepage: www.uky.edu/libraries/MCL

Ask a Librarian form: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=211&llib_id=12

MCL classes page: http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/libpage.php?lweb_id=33&llib_id=12

In addition, you may contact any of the DLAR veterinarians or the Office of Research Integrity to assist with protocol design. Their contact information can be found on the Contacts page as well as the e-Sirius page on the left.