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Listed below are some useful links to sites on the Internet, UK & European Government Links, Subject Gateways, Search Engines, Library Catalogues and Newspapers
Useful Links
- ADLib - Adlib Agricultural Document Library. ADLib was officially launched in April 2004 and now contains over 1000 indexed and cross-linked documents. Login using ct226 as the username, and sueyirv as the password.
- Botany.com - An encyclopaedia of flowers and plants
- Business Eccountant - Weekly business news from 40 of the world's major companies
- Business Nation - A web site providing useful information and links to a variety of business areas (small and large businesses) and topical discussions
- CAAV - The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers - provide professional advice and valuation expertise on issues affecting the countryside
- CLA - The Country Landowner's Association
- Crop Specific Protocols - The latest Crop Specific Protocols produced by Assured Produce (AP)
- British Standards Online - The British Standards Institution website
- Copyright Licensing Agency - The UK's Reproduction Rights Organisation
- Dairy-Manager.com - Dairy management tool - includes national and local dairy margins updated monthly
- Environment Agency NetRegs - sector-specific guidelines to environmental legislation
- Encyclopaedia Britannica - The encyclopaedia online
- FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- FWAG - Farm and Wildlife Advisory Group. Good selection of information sheets. Select 'Environmentally Responsible Farming' and then 'Information Sheets'
- HDC - Horticultural Development Council (Login 12507 Password H11234)
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office - Includes Government information resources and full-text of UK legislation
- HGCA - The Home-Grown Cereals Authority site. Login: libhelp@harper-adams.ac.uk Password libhelp)
- MAVIS - Medicines Act Veterinary Information Service
- MultiMap - Maps and travel directions with local information
- National Farmers Union - The official site
- National Rural Knowledge Exchange (NKRE) - Fully searchable directory of more than 2000 rural organisations
- National Statistics - The official U.K. statistics site
- The PigSite.com - A website devoted to Pigs and their good health and welfare - includes news articles, business directory
- Pig Veterinary Society - the official society site
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBAs) - Online Library Catalogue exists to advance architecture and promote excellence in the profession. The Online Library has an index of over 300 of the worlds most respected architectural periodicals. It also includes books, audiovisual materials and photographic collections etc.
- Soil Association - The UK's leading campaigning organisation and certification body for organic food and farming
- Star UK - Statistics and research on tourism
- Tropical Forest Conservation & Development - This web site database from the University of Minnesota (USA) offers material from 1982 up to the present day. Subject index includes Tropical Forest resources, de-forestisation, conservation, indigenous peoples, management, policy, trade and industrial development, non-timber forest products, research, education, training and history
- U.K. Libraries Plus - A reciprocal borrowing scheme between academic libraries
- UK Official Publications on the Internet - This site contains a selection of Government titles covering a very broad range of topics including the economy, work & welfare, health, transport and the environment
- U.K. Vet Livestock - The journal for Veterinary Surgeons
- (Centre for) Urban Forest Research - Pacific Southwest Research Station - Web site offers information on areas of research, new technology, training, technical assistance etc, in the development of urban forests. The web site is produced by the American Pacific Southwest Research Station
- World Farmer - global network in which farmers from industrialised and developing countries exchange concerns and set common priorities
- YourDictionary.com - An online dictionary and thesaurus
- ZETOC - Electronic table of contents from the British Library
UK & European Government Links
- Access to Europe - Office for Official Publications of the European Communities
- clicktso - Business and professional bookshop from the Stationery Office
- Countryside Agency - Statutory body working to conserve and enhance the countryside
- DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- English Nature - Government agency for conservation of English wildlife and natural features
- Europa - the official site of the European Union
- Food Standards Agency - Government agency for food safety
- Her Majesty's Stationery Office - Includes Government information resources and full-text of UK legislation
- National Statistics - Official UK statistics site
- ODPM - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Subject Gateways
- Agrilink - Directory of mainly UK agriculture related web sites
- AgriSurf - An international agricultural web site index
- BUBL - A national information service for the higher education community, including:
- BUBL Link - a catalogue of 12,000 selected Internet resources
- BUBL Journals - abstracts and full text from over 200 titles
- Chrysalis – an internet gateway for the West Midlands including:
- information on learning & skills development
- regional collections relevant to cultural identity & local history
- HERO - Information service for UK education
- INTUTE - a gateway to high quality websites covering subjects such as agriculture, business, engineering, leisure and tourism. Formerly known as RDN
Search Engines
Library Catalogues
- British Library Integrated Catalogue - British Library's online catalogue
- COPAC - Access to the online catalogues (OPACs) of some of the largest university research libraries in the U.K. and Ireland
- Libdex - A worldwide index of library homepages and catalogues
- HERO - Library OPACs - a directory of library catalogues in Britain and Ireland
- UK Sensitive Map - Universities - A map of the U.K. with links to universities and library catalogues.
