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Subject Guide: Animal Care: Home

Welcome

Welcome to the 'Animal Care' Subject Guide.

Books

Search the library catalogue for books using title, author or keyword searching.  The catalogue gives the location and shelfmark for printed books.   

Ebooks are also accessible via the library catalogue.

Shelfmarks relevant to this subject are:

 Animal Behaviour  591.5
 Animal Ethics  179.3
 Animal Welfare  636.0832
 Birds as Pets  636.68
 Cats  636.8
 Dog Training  636.70887
 Fish as Pets  639.34
 Reptiles as Pets  639.39
 Mammals  599
 Zoos  590.73

 

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Journals

Print journals are arranged alphabetically by title on the library shelves, older volumes may be held in the stack.  All journal titles are listed on the library catalogue.

Electronic journals are also listed on the library catalogue – click the link on the catalogue record to access the resource.

If you do not have a specific journal title or wish to search for journal articles on a topic, use a database. Find these on the Moodle library page.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

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Internet Resources

Online Tutorials

There are a number of online tutorials available for you to work through at your own pace.

                                                                                                                               © Nietjuh (2018), CC0

(Click on the image link above, to access Online Tutorials)

References

References for images included within this guide:

Eldar Vagapov (2006) I am watching you. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eldar/124592780/ (Accessed: 11 October 2019).

Getty Images (2003) hr_gettydv413003_animal_01.psd. Available at: https://digitalmediacentre.sruc.ac.uk:8095/digital_media_centre/#/ (Accessed: 16 October 2019).

Nietjuh (2018) Technology, Computer, Flatlay, Modern, Digital, Office. Available at: https://pixabay.com/photos/technology-computer-flatlay-modern-3221099/ (Accessed: 26 May 2020).

SRUC (2018) SRUC logo. [Graphic] Edinburgh: SRUC.

SRUC (2019) Daisy-Moo Cow matriculation card. [Graphic] Edinburgh: SRUC.

Animal Care (Image)

© Getty Images (2003)

Shelfmark

Each book has a shelfmark, which is a combination of numbers and letters. 

Break this down in to sections, to make it easier to find the book you are looking for:

 

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Search for eResources

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© Eldar Vagapov (2006), CC BY 2.0