Veterinary Medicine
Find journal articles, newspaper articles, book reviews etc.
Note: the search above won't find every article, for a more comprehensive search see the information below on databases.
To find relevant and good quality information for your work, searching databases is the most effective method. You have free access to a range of searchable databases though you may need your GUID and associated password to use some of them. Databases contain quality-assessed journal or newspaper articles on particular topics.
Databases
Internet sites
UK Vet Schools
- University of Bristol Vet School
- University of Cambridge Vet School
- University of Edinburgh Vet School
- University of Glasgow Vet School
- University of Liverpool Vet School
- University of Nottingham Vet School
- Royal Veterinary College
Other Subject Related Sites
- Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (U.K.)
- Equinevetnet: information for horse owners and veterinary surgeons
- FDA: United States Food & Drug Administration
- IVIS: international veterinary information service
- NetVet veterinary resources
- Pighealth: pig diseases information centre
- ProVet: Clinical updates for veterinarians and animal health information
- Scottish Government Farming and Rural Affairs
- Veterinary Medicine Directorate - for the safe and effective use of veterinary medicinal products
- Vetsonline: the veterinary world at your fingertips
- Internet Tutorial for Veterinary Medicine
Professional Associations
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- AVMA: American Veterinary Medical Association
- Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists
- British Cattle Veterinary Association
- BEVA: British Equine Veterinary Association
- BSAVA: British Small Animal Veterinary Association
- BVA: British Veterinary Association
- BVNA: British Veterinary Nursing Association
- European College of Veterinary Pathologists
- ESVD: European College of Veterinary Dermatology
- European Society of Veterinary Neurology
- European Society of Veterinary Pathology
- FVE: Federation of Veterinarians of Europe
- FAB: Feline Advisory Bureau
- Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
- Sheep Veterinary Society
- SPVS: Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons
- Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
- STVM: Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary History Society
Once you have decided on your dissertation topic use the Library's webpages on Information Skills which contains helpful tips on doing a literature review, searching for information, finding theses and dissertations and so on.
If you would like some advice on searching for information, please contact me by email susan.ashworth@glasgow.ac.uk or by phone 0141 330 6703.
You might find some resources useful for your dissertation which we don't have available from this Library. Through our Inter Library Loan service you can order books and journal articles free of charge. See the Need Something We Don't Have section on our website.
Referencing and citing – using your sources
What is referencing?
Referencing is the acknowledgement of items you have read and used while creating a written piece of work for your essay, dissertation, article or thesis.
It is important to keep an exact and complete record of the details of all the sources of information that you use for coursework, essays, dissertations or publications. Sources can include books, journal articles, web pages and legal cases. If you don’t keep a precise record you will have difficulty (and a lot more work) when you need to list the sources in your reference list.
Citations
When writing an essay, report or dissertation, it is usual to cite [mention] the sources that you used, referred to, or took quotes from. These references might describe journal or newspaper articles, books, government reports, web pages
Citing accurate references is important for the following reasons:
- To give credit to concepts and ideas from other authors
- To provide evidence of the extent of your reading
- To use other work to support the arguments you make
- To allow the user to locate the cited references easily
- To help you avoid plagiarism
Which style of referencing does the Vet School use?
There are many styles for references, however, the most commonly used styles are Harvard (a version using author/date format) and Vancouver (numbered format). See Harvard referencing guide from Leeds University
Managing your references using Reference Manager or EndNote software
Reference Manager and Endnote - These are reference management software programs [available locally] which help you to record and store references to books or journal articles and many other sources while you are working on a project. You can then use the stored information to generate bibliographies for your essay, thesis or article using a wide range of styles.
How do I get help with using referencing programs?
See our local Support web pages
IT Services also runs introductory courses where you can make an online booking to attend a training session on an advertised date.
Plagiarism – what is it and how to avoid it
You must always acknowledge the sources you use. Use of material without cknowledgement of the sources is called plagiarism which is considered to be an act of fraudulence and an offence against University discipline - see the University Plagiarism webpages
TurnitinUK – in University of Glasgow, Turnitin is a program used by some departments to detect plagiarism in student work submitted for assessment.
College Support Librarian for Veterinary Medicine
Susan Ashworth, susan.ashworth@glasgow.ac.uk - 0141-330-6703 - Room 810 (Level 8)
I am the Librarian responsible for Veterinary Medicine. You are welcome to contact me for advice on how to find information for your assignments, projects or dissertations.
For more general information have a look at the Information for students/staff/subscription members pages.