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Webster C. Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library: University Libraries

Frequently Used Tools:




For Veterinarians & Veterinary Technicians:

Guide to Services for Veterinary Practitioners <--click here to launch .pdf

Updated May 2, 2008

How to find articles:

Database and coverage

Source & Cost

Total Journals Indexed

Veterinary Journals Indexed

CONSULTANT
depends on disease;
7000 diseases of 8 species
Guide to Consultant (.PDF document)

Cornell CVM

Free

about 70
about 70

NIH/National Library
of Medicine

Free

4000
about 100 - listed in the Guide to PubMed
Veterinary Infomation Network--about $600/year
about 70
about 70

Search CONSULTANT first if your research topic is a disease of one of the 8 species covered by CONSULTANT.

If the species or disease is not in CONSULTANT, or you need more articles than are listed on CONSULTANT, search PubMed next. PubMed News: Compendium is indexed in PubMed from July 2007! The Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery is indexed in PubMedfrom Sept 2007!

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How to get copies of articles :

Are a veterinarian practicing in Tennessee?

Yes--Please contact Tracy Luna, Lending Supervisor at the UT Knoxville Libraries Interlibrary Loan Department to set up an account to receive free copies of articles.

No-- If you do not practice in TN, check with the veterinary library in your state.

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Health Information: quality sites for pets and people

1. Pet Health Web site for Pet Owners / Animal Companions

Brochure in .pdf for the practice waiting area -- add the practice contact information at the top. The brochure features the PetHealth Web site and MEDLINEplus.

 

2. Refer friends, family, clients, and staff to MEDLINEPLUS with confidence.

Medlineplus is accurate, current, commercial free and totally private source of health information selected and continuously refined and updated by the librarians at the National Library of Medicine/National Institutes of Health.

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Questions? Please contact me

Ann Viera, Veterinary Librarian, Pendergrass Library, University of Tennessee, phone 865.974.9015

What to do with older Veterinary Textbooks and Journals? Criteria and Contacts

Are you running out of room in your clinic or home library? Before spending time trying to finding a new home for the older books in your collection, please consider this: medical texts are out of date upon publication. If you have commonly used veterinary textbooks that were published more than ten years ago, most likely the best solution is to discard them. In other words, the textbooks published in the 1970s,1980s,and 1990s that were so expensive and meaningful when you were in vet school are out of date and if not downright dangerous now.  It is o.k. to throw them out.

Books less than 10 years, preferably less than 5 years old, may be needed overseas. The AVMA has just updated (March 2008) a list on the Web of contacts from various countries, organizations, or regions that collect and ship veterinary medical texts (and some journals). Each has varying criteria for the age and type of materials accepted. The list is at . Closer to home, Dr. D.J. Krahwinkel, UT CVM collects books that are not older than the latest edition for his efforts in Central and Latin America. Contact Dr. Krahwinkel at djk at utk.edu (replace at with @ sign in address box) before sending any books to him.

There is a small chance that highly unique books or large runs of journals (complete runs of 10 years or more, preferably bound or in good order) may be needed by the veterinary library at the University of Tennessee or by the library at your alma mater. Please contact Ann Viera at Pendergrass AG-VET MED Library, University of Tennessee (see above for email link and phone) if you have questions about donating unique older books or journals.

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Other Selected links

Practice Management links

State of Tennessee

Dog Bite Prevention

Emergencies, Disasters, Poisonings/Toxcicolgy

Housecall or Mobile Veterinary Practices

Career -- Speaker's Resources, Resume Help, Employment Sites

Veterinary Bookstore of Tennessee (VBOT)

Student-run bookstore--open
12-1 daily during the fall and spring semesters; Tuesdays 12-1 in the summer.
Hours may vary.
Call / email before your visit. See Web site for more information.