Books & Audio-Visual
AlleyCat
Use AlleyCat, the CCAC online catalog, to find materials at any of the CCAC libraries
Reference & Overview Sources
Full Text? Database Name Vendor Help
yes AccessScience McGraw Hill info
yes Credo Reference - Science Credo info
yes Science On-Line FactsOnFile info
Magazine & Journal Articles
Full Text? Database Name Vendor Help
yes Academic Search Premier EBSCOhost info
yes MasterFILE Premier EBSCOhost info
no AGRICOLA FirstSearch info
yes Science Full Text Select H. W. Wilson info
Web Sites
American Horticulture Society
"Get connected to great gardens around the world, gardening education for all levels of skill, sources of information on any garden subject imaginable, a community of gardeners eager to share their experiences, other great gardening events and activities."
Common Names of Plant Diseases
The American Phytopathological Society's searchable database.
International Plant Name Index
This is a searchable database of names and associated bibliographic details of all seed plants.
Leaf Identification
This site provides a tutorial on leaf identification from the Department of Horticulture at Penn State University, containing simple diagrams, helpful photos, and clear explanations of this topic.
Phipps Conservatory-Education
This page of the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens web site offers a link to "plants and gardening information", and an "Ask Dr. Phipps & Greenline" link, for specific horticultural questions or problems. There is a link to an archive of questions & answers on many horticultural topics.
Plant Diseases and Damage
This site is a resource covering diseases and damage with an extensive image gallery, maintained by the Iowa State University Entomology Department.
Plants Database
The Plants Database, maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is a comprehensive resource for finding information about plants in the United States. The database can be searched by common name, scientific name, or symbol. Over 16,000 high resolution images are available via search results, along with data, charts, maps, guides, etc.
Stanford University - Soil and Environmental Chemistry Group
Focuses on trace element transport and movement of inorganic contaminants through soils.
WebGarden
This is a searchable site which covers various aspects of horticulture and crop science. Resources include a dictionary, pocket gardener to download plant guides and videos, tutorials, etc. It includes a link to Plant Facts a resource which allows searches for plant related information.