Crop Protection Compendium is a time-saving, encyclopedic, mixed-media tool that draws together scientific information on all aspects of crop protection. It features extensive global coverage of pests, diseases, weeds and their natural enemies, the crops that are their hosts, and the countries in which they occur. It has extensive global coverage of crops, pests and natural enemies in a single resource with fast and easy navigation between text, images, maps and databases, and it has up-to-date information on the latest literature on the spread, detection and control of pests and diseases, new abstracts, full text and pest distribution information added weekly. It also allows a site search for a particular species or term across datasheets, abstracts, glossary, library and full text all at the same time.
POSSUMweb
is a dysmorphology database to assist clinicians in diagnosing syndromes in
their patients, using traits and images. It can also be a useful teaching and learning tool, by searching for
specific syndromes and cases. The POSSUM
database includes information on over 4000 syndromes, including multiple
malformations, metabolic, teratogenic, chromosomal and skeletal syndromes and
their images, and is updated continuously. This version of POSSUM allows free text search
(top right of screen), a trait, syndrome and reference searches starting from
the tabs above. In addition there is a
useful trait atlas.
The online Dictionary is a dynamic resource for economists
which contains full text of 2008 print edition, incorporates quarterly
additions and updates, allows remote access to members of subscribing
institutions. It offers excellent search and
browse facilities, which make it possible to explore the content of the
Dictionary with great speed and ease. The online
dictionary also contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles,
making it an indispensable tool for researchers and students. It features carefully selected and maintained
links to related sites and sources of
further information and bibliographical citations.
It enables users to bookmark searches and articles, along with their own
notes, in My Dictionary, or add links to
articles on social bookmarking sites, full text of the 1987 Archive
edition.
New Testament Abstracts Online is a product of a partnership between ATLA and Boston College. The database is an indispensable research and bibliographic aid for scholars, librarians, clergy and students of the New Testament and its historical milieu. The database contains more than 44,000 article abstracts, 1,200 review abstracts, 16,500 book abstracts, and 50 software abstracts. Each year an additional 2,000 articles from more than 500 periodicals in numerous languages are selected for inclusion. In addition, approximately 900 current books are also summarized annually. Article coverage in the database dates back to 1985.
For more information contact your faculty librarian or report any access problems to jsgserials@sun.ac.za or phone +27 21 808 4884/4433.