On-line journals
A number of journals and newsletters are available on-line, either as full text articles or as abstracts or indexes.
The following sites publish information which relates to the care and use of animals for scientific purposes.
AWIC Bulletin
First published in 1990; full text and all back issues available on-line.
www.nal.usda.gov/awic/newsletters/awicnews.htm
ANZCCART News
Published since 1988; complete index on-line. Full published on-line since September, 1999.
www.adelaide.edu.au/ANZCCART
Animal Welfare and Technology
Journal of the Institute of Animal Technology and the European Federation of Animal Technologists (IAT previously published Animal Technology). List of contents available on-line.
www.iat.org.uk
ATLA (Alternatives to Laboratory Animals)
Published by FRAME; index to current issue available on-line.
www.FRAME.org.uk
Contemporary Topics and Comparative Medicine
Published by the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS). Free on-line access to abstracts and index for Contemporary Topics from volume 32 (1993) and Comparative Medicine from volume 50 (2000).
Full articles available by subscription.
http://aalas.org
ILAR Journal - (previously ILAR News)
PDF files of articles are available on-line from volume 38, (1997).
http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/
IVIS (International Veterinary Information Services)
The IVIS website provides free access to original, up-to-date publications organized in electronic books each edited by highly qualified editors, proceedings of veterinary meetings, short courses, continuing education (lecture notes, manuals, autotutorials and interactive websites), an international calendar of veterinary events, image collections and much more with the help of private and corporate sponsors.
International Veterinary Information Service (IVIS) is a not-for-profit organization established to provide information to veterinarians, veterinary students and animal health professionals world wide. On-line texts of particular interest include:
- Recent Advances in Anaesthetic Management of Large Domestic Animals (E.P.Steffey)
- Recent Advances in Anaesthetic Management: Companion Animals (R.D.Gleed & J.W.Ludders)
- Zoological Restraint and Anaesthesia (D.Heard)
- Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management
Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science
Table of contents and abstracts available on-line from volume 1 (1998). The site also has a search capability for journal articles.
www.psyeta.org/jaaws/index.html
Lab Animal
Lab animal is a peer-reviewed journal emphasising proper management and care. Editorial features include animal models, breeding and research methods, animal care and nutrition, personnel and facility management, facility design, education and training and new equipment.
Some articles available on-line. Search capability for full index from 1972.
www.labanimal.com
Laboratory Animals
Published by Laboratory Animals Ltd (UK). Access to articles on-line available to subscribers.
Free access to abstracts and index of issues since January 2001 (vol 35) available at:
www.lal.org.uk/
Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science
Publication of the Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science (Scand-LAS) Online access to abstracts and index from 2001, (volume 20) can be found at:
http://biomedicum.ut.ee/sjlas/index.html