Evaluating Journal Articles
Passkey
If you are doing research off campus, you can access the full-text of many books and articles by going through the Cornell library catalog or through databases. You will be asked to authenticate with your NetID and password.
If you choose to do research by searching the Internet or using Google Scholar, you will not automatically be taken to the full text of articles. Sometimes, you go to the publisher's page and are informed that you can access the article if you pay a fee (this is known as a paywall).
To make it easier to get full text access off campus, it is recommended that you install Passkey into your browser. Then when you hit a paywall, you just click on the Passkey icon and it changes the URL of the article so that you are recognized as a Cornell affiliate and allows you to access the content for free. However, this only works if Cornell subscribes to the journal! Not everything is available with Passkey.
Consult the library guide on Passkey for more information about installation.
Using Databases to Find Articles
Library databases provide an efficient way to locate journal articles on enology and viticulture related topics. Not all databases have the same interface, but almost all use some kind of search box and have tools that help limit your search.
Many of the articles you find using a database will be available to you in full-text (often as a PDF). Sometimes you will need to click on the
Get it! Cornell icon to locate the actual article. Reference librarians can assist you with questions about obtaining documents.
- VITIS-VEA (Viticulture and Enology Abstracts) (1969 - present )VITIS-VEA, Viticulture and Enology Abstracts covers the field of viticulture and enology and includes articles and documents on grapevine morphology, physiology and biochemistry, soil science, genetics and grapevine breeding, phytopathology and grapevine protection, cellar techniques, economics of viticulture and enology, and the microbiology of wine. Technical papers are available in German.
- AGRICOLAProduced by the National Agricultural Library, AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) contains bibliographic records of materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions in agricultural and related sciences. The catalog provides citations to books, serials, pamphlets, government documents, research reports, FAO and USDA publications, conference proceedings, and translations, patents, audiovisuals and technical reports. The article database provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, reports and reprints. Coverage is from 1970 to the present and encompasses many disciplines such as agriculture, animal science, food science, life sciences, pesticides, plant science and rural sociology. Ebsco interface.
- BIOSIS PreviewsIssued as part of the ISI Web of Knowledge, the database covers original research reports and reviews in biological and biomedical areas, as well as many other related disciplines such as microbiology, agriculture and ecology. The database covers content summaries, books, meeting abstracts, papers, and posters. Web of Science interface.
- CAB AbstractsCAB Abstracts covers the significant research and development literature in the broad fields of agriculture, food science, horticulture, natural resources and veterinary medicine, as well as many narrower disciplines. Includes journal articles, working papers and bulletins. Web of Science interface.
- Food Science and Technology AbstractsProvides access to abstracts of the world's food science, food technology, and food-related human nutrition literature. Coverage is 1969 to date and includes journals, patents, books, conference proceedings, reports, theses, standards and legislation. Web of Science interface.
- Web of ScienceChoosing "All Databases" allows you to search an index of journal articles, conference proceedings, data sets, and other resources in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.