Veterinary Technology: Finding Articles

The Journal of American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) is the industry standard for veterinary research. Access articles from 2000-2021 for free from the link provided. You can access more recent articles by going to Journal Finder, typing in your ACC eID and password, and then typing in the title or JAVMA.

In addition to JAVMA, these recommended databases are a great way to begin your research. Need help? Ask a Librarian!

PubMed is the primary medical journal literature index for the National Library of Medicine. Our link to PubMed from ACC highlights journal articles that are available through ACC.

There are several ways you can limit your results to articles in the Veterinary Sciences:

• On the main search page, under PubMed Tools, click the link for Topic-Specific Queries, and then scroll down to choose Veterinary Science in the Subject section. This will apply to all searches during your browser session.
• Add AND veterinary [sb] to the end of any search to limit to the veterinary science subset. This will apply only to that specific search.
• After any search, you can click the Veterinary filter link on the right-hand side of the results screen. This is a powerful tool that can be used in combination with other filters to limit to veterinary journal articles available through ACC.

PICO.vet βeta is a specialized search engine for veterinary articles in PubMed that uses the PICO model to search for evidence. PICO stands for:

• Patient (or Population or Problem)
• Intervention
• Comparison Intervention
• Outcome

Using a form, PICO.vet βeta can help you construct an evidence-based veterinary search in PubMed. It can be a little tricky to get good results, so be sure to check out the help page.