CABIs Information Services

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CABIs Information Services
Chris Ison Sales and Training Manager c.ison_at_cabi.
org
http//www.cabi.org/publishing
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CAB INTERNATIONAL

• An intergovernmental, international organisation
  owned and administered by its member
  governments.Established in 1928, it is a Centre
  for Agriculture and Biosciences, providing
  information, scientific and development services,
  throughout the world, for all those involved in
  agriculture, forestry, human health and the
  conservation of natural resources.

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CABIs Information Service
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CAB ABSTRACTS

• 1973 to present
• International coverage in all languages
• Over 3.6 million records to date
• 150,000 new records added each year
• 9,000 serials scanned plus other relevant
  literature
• Articles reporting or reviewing original research
• Broad subject coverage - more than just
  Agriculture

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CAB ABSTRACTSSubject Coverage

• Crop sciences
• Crop protection
• Forestry, forest products agroforestry
• Animal sciences
• Animal health veterinary medicine

• Human medicine
• Food nutrition in man
• Economics and social sciences
• Leisure tourism
• Agricultural engineering
• Miscellaneous

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CAB HEALTH

• 1973 to present - AIDS section since 1986
• International coverage in all languages
• 675,000 records to date
• Over 40,000 records added each year
• Over 1,800 serials scanned each year plus other
  relevant literature
• Articles selected from scientific and
  non-scientific literature
• Some annotations and critical comment

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CAB HEALTHSubject Coverage

• Human nutrition
• Infectious diseases
• Parasitic diseases
• Toxicology and poisoning
• Non-communicable diseases
• Sociology and economics
• Community and public health issues
• Medicinal and poisonous plants

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Database Products and ServicesPrinted Products

• CAB ABSTRACTS
• 25 Main Abstract Journals
• 15 Specialist Abstract Journals
• News and Information Journals
• CAB HEALTH
• Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases
• Tropical Diseases Bulletin

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CAB ABSTRACTSOn-line

• DIALOG (California, USA)
• DataStar (Bern, Switzerland)
• DIMDI (Cologne, Germany)
• ESA/IRS (Frascati, Italy)
• STN (Columbus, USA)
• OVID (Utah, USA)

Dialog Classic
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CAB HEALTHOn-line

• DIALOG (California, USA)
• DIMDI (Cologne, Germany)
• DataStar (Bern, Switzerland)
• OVID (1998 load)
• BIDS (Bath, UK)

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CD-ROM Database Products

• CAB ABSTRACTS (1973-Present)
• CAB HEALTH (1973-Present)
• CAB SPECTRUM
• CAB COLLECTION (new from 1997)

CABCD on the Web
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CAB SPECTRUM CD-ROMs(1973-Present)

• PlantGeneCD
• HORTCD
• SOILCD
• E-CD
• PARASITECD

• CABPESTCD
• CROPCD
• TREECD (from 1939)
• AgECONCD
• VETCD
• BEASTCD

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CAB Collection

• SilverPlatter Partner Publishing
• Three CDs published in-house
• NutritionCD (bi-annual)
• TourCD (annual)
• Organic Farming CD

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Subscription Options for CD-ROM(Locally hosted
or accessed via the Internet)

• Lease with a purchase buy-out
• Discounts on multiple subscriptions
• Fixed-fee networking surcharges
• WAN and Consortium pricing

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CABWebs(Forerunners of the Community Web sites)

• Free feature articles
• Book information
• Links to relevant specialist sites
• Searchable database subsets
• Free to print journal subscribers
• Annual subscriptions available
• Primary journals in PDF file format
• Events calendar

www.cabweb.org
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PEST CABWeb

• Internet site for crop pest management
• Free access for print subscribers
• Review of Agricultural Entomology
• Nematological Abstracts
• Review of Plant Pathology
• Weed Abstracts
• Biocontrol News and Information
• Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (from
  1998)
• Bulletin of Entomological Research (Primary)
• Free news, articles and hot links

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AgBiotechNet

• Agricultural biotechnology research
• A collaborative project
• A searchable abstracts database
• Five leading books in PDF format
• Topical news, updated weekly
• International review articles
• Patent information
• Calendar of events
• Links to other Web sites of interest

www.agbiotechnet.com
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CABI Databases - Important Features

• Abstracts
• International coverage
• CABICODES for broad concepts
• Comprehensive, controlled subject indexing
• Selective up-posting
• Integrated Thesaurus

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2001 and beyond

• CAB Direct
• CAB ABSTRACTS and CAB HEALTH
• Direct from CABI via the Web
• CABI Publishing Journals via the Internet
• Internet Communities
• Nutrition
• Animal Health and Production
• Full-text linking to ingentaJournals

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Online Abstract Journals

• All 46 Abstracts Journals
• 10 year backfiles
• Electronic only subscriptions
• Reduced prices
• Print and electronic package prices
• Full text linking

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Internet Communities

• Enhanced CABWeb service
• Subject specific Web sites
• Human and Animal Nutrition
• Animal Health and Production
• Leisure and Tourism
• Organic Farming
• Searchable database subsets
• News, reviews, features, job listings
• Books and conference proceedings
• Links to other relevant sites

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Crop Protection Compendium

• Crop pest management tool
• On CD-ROM or via the Web
• Pests of the worlds major crops
• Mixed media
• Diagnostic keys
• Taxonomy
• Data sheets
• Pictures
• Distribution maps

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Forestry CompendiumGlobal CD-ROM

• Unique guide to characteristics of tree species
• Mixed Media
• CABIs TREE NAMES database
• Colour pictures and drawings
• Global and regional maps
• Data sheets
• Multilingual glossary of forestry terms
• Interactive advisory system
• Internet Hot Links

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Topics in International Health

• Published by CABI for The Wellcome Trust
• A series of educational multi-media CDs
• Interactive Tutorials
• Image Collections
• Terms glossary
• Covers many common causes of illness and
  mortality world-wide
• Aimed at medical and life science students,
  teachers, researchers and healthcare workers

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Other Products and Services

• Primary Journals
• Newsletters
• Pest and Pathogen Maps
• Taxonomic Guides
• Books and Reference Works
• Document Delivery (Database back-up)

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CABI Publishing
Chris Ison Sales and Training Manager c.ison_at_cabi.
org
http//www.cabi.org/publishing
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IIN Authorized Distributor in

• Middle East Bahrain
• Egypt
• Iran
• Jordan
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Oman
• QatarSaudi Arabia
• Syria
• Turkey
• U. A. E.
• Yemen

• CIS Armenia Azerbaijan
• Georgia
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgystan
• TajikistanTurkmenistanUzbekistan

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contact

• Integrated Information Network
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