Aquaculture Resources
Articles
Hint - if you want to get a whole article that you can't get online for free, don't pay for it - ask a librarian to get it for you.
Science Direct. This article database provides abstracts (summaries) and full text articles.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO). This database has full-text articles on a broad range of topics. Hint: You can search this and other EBSCO databases even after you leave WCC - by going to the Public Library website.
Agricola (via EBSCO). This database from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library. Citations to journal articles, books, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture.
GreenFILE (EBSCO). Has "scholarly, government and general-interest" information on "all aspects of human impact to the enviroment", including sustainable agricuture.
Sea Grant Publication Search. Abstracts and full-text articles (and other publications) from the National Sea Grant Library.
Google Scholar. "Peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations."
Books
Hawaii Voyager Catalog. Find books (including ebooks), pamphlets, videos and more in the University of Hawaii libraries. Hint: if you want an item that's at another UH library, you can go there to use or borrow it, or ask the WCC librarian to request it to you.
Ebrary. Over 32,000 full-text books on a wide range of topics.
Hawaii State Public Library Catalog. Books and more. Hint: You can request items from other libraries (even other islands) to be transferred to the branch of your choice (Library card needed - they're free).
National Academies Press: Aquaculture and Fisheries. Free full-text books (click on the "Read this book online, Free!" tab near the top left corner of the page)
Google Books Advanced Search. Limited preview or full-text books.
General Aquaculture News
Topix Aquacuture News "Continually updated from thousands of sources around the net."
Topix Aquaculture News Wire "Comprehensive news feed for aquaculture."
Google Aquacuture News News articles indexed by Google within the last 30 days.
Google Aquaculture News Archive News articles indexed by Google beyond 30 days ago.
Aquacuture Discussion Lists and Forums
AQUA-L An aquacuture discussion list owned by the Aquacuture Association of Canada and maintained by the marine Institute of Memorianl University of Newfoundland.
Portals/Gateways
AquaNIC - Aquacuture Network Information Center. Aims to be "the gateway to the world’s electronic resources for aquaculture information."
TheFishSite.com. News, discussion forums, and more. Check out the Aquacuture and Fish Farming Links Page, which includes links to statistical information, conferences, government and regulatory agencies, state organizations, professional trade and research organizations, academic and research organizations, and extension services.
Fisheries & Aquaculture. links from the Food and Agricuture Organization of the United Nations. Includes sections on aquaculture, development, ecosystems, governance, issues, research, resources, statistics, technology, trade and utilization.
Agriscape: Aquaculture. Provides an alphabetical list of links to organizations, journals, and more around the world.
Aquaculture Information Center. This site from the NOAA Central Library is no longer maintained due to staff and funding shortages. However, some documents remain fairly current, and most of the links to other resources still work.
Search Engines and Web Directories
Science.gov - Fisheries and Aquaculture. This search engine helps you find information on government websites in the US.
Scirus. A science-only search engine to find journals articles, scientists' homepages, and information from institutional repositories and websites.
Aquaculture. Links from the Librarian's Index to the Internet (lii.org).
Local Resources
Aquaculture Development Program. Part of the State of Hawaii's Department of Agricuture.
University of Hawaii Sea Grant Program
Anuenue Fisheries Research Center
Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA). A joint program of the Oceanic Institute and the University of Hawaii.
Citing Your Sources
You must tell your audience where you got your information, whether it's from a book, podcast, blog, journal article, personal interview, email exchange, photo, sound recording, video clip, or wherever. Why?
- To give credit where credit is due.
- To increase your own credibility in the eyes of your audience.
- To help your audience find those items for their own research.
- To avoid plagiarism.
There are TWO parts to citing sources:
- Cite the source of your information when/where you use it (called "In-text citation").
- Provide a list of Works
Cited
WCC Library's Citing Sources Page
Check out NoodleBib Express! The librarians at WCC can also help you cite your sources (Tara, in particular, likes the tricky ones).