The Library reflects the Institute's research interests with comprehensive collections of books and journals in agriculture, botany, chemistry, geology, mineralogy, plant and soil sciences. Over 1000 journal titles are held, of which approximately 150 are current subscriptions. In addition, the library provides staff with access to key electronic journal services.

Online Databases

The following are direct links to online databases for Macaulay staff. Athens id may be required for some these services.

• Agricola
• Agris/Caris Information System
• BIOSIS
• CAB Abstracts
• CalPhotos
• PubMed / Medline
• ToxNet
• Web of Knowledge
• Zetoc

Electronic Journals

• ScienceDirect - (Elsevier)
• Synergy - (Blackwell*)

* username and password for Macaulay staff to access Synergy offsite is available from library staff. It cannot be accessed with Athens username/password

Gateways and Directories

• Agrifor 
• AgWeb
• Biome
• Chemdex
• Chemweb
• Geo-Information
• GEsource
• Gigateway
• SOSIG - The Social Science Information Gateway
• Yahoo Agriculture 

Visitor Access

Visitors are welcome to use the Library by prior arrangement. Material is available for reference, but not for loan. Photocopying is available, at a charge, and subject to copyright regulations.

Opening hours: Monday – Friday:  09.30 - 16.00

Further Information

For any enquiries please email us.