Find databases and websites related to the field of bioeconomy (agriculture, forestry, etc.) in this information source guide. More sources can be found in the Janet database.

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Remote Access

You can use most of JAMK Library’s e-books and databases via Janet at home or on the road. Log into Janet using your personal JAMK ID .

Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK username and passwordIn the information source guides the pink key symbol next to a database title signals that logging in with a JAMK ID is required.

 

Search tips

Utilise dictionaries, ontologies, lexicons, and thesauri when searching for information in databases. Note that databases can have their own inbuilt lexicons for you to use. The search terms in these lexicons are often referred to as "Subject Terms", "Subject Headings", or "Descriptors".

MOT Dictionaries Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password
Finto Vocabularies and ontologies (Finnish, English, Swedish)
AFO Agriculture and Forestry Ontology
EnDic Environmental dictionary
LCHS Library of Congress subject headings

 

E-books

Ebook Central Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password
eBook Collection (EBSCO) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password
Knovel Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password
Dawsonera Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password Dawsonera is no longer available as of July 2020.

All of the library's e-books can also be found via Janet.
Instructions on the use of e-books.

Open Access e-books
DOAB - peer-reviewed books
Google Books | Instructions |
National Academies Press NAP - e-books (pdf) freely available, covering different subject areas.

 

Article databases

ProQuest databases Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password Agricultural sciences, environmental sciences, etc.
Business Source Elite (EBSCO) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|
Green File (EBSCO) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|
Medline (EBSCO) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|
Science Direct (Elsevier) Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password |Help|
Agris (FAO) Bibliographic information on agricultural science and technology | Help |

 

Statistics

Statistics of Natural Resources Institute Finland
Eurostat Statistics of European Commission
Statista Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password Statistics, forecasts, dossiers, reports and infographics
Finland in Figures Statistics Finland
Statistics Finland Homepage

 

Standards and patents

Standards

SFS Online Accessible in the JAMK network or off-campus with a JAMK user name and password

Patents

Espacenet
Patent databases
Finnish Patent and Registration Office
 

Theses and other publications

Search for theses and dissertations in online repositories.

Theseus – theses and publications of Finnish Universities of Applied Sciences on the Internet
University of Helsinki | HELDA Digital Repository
Jyväskylä University| JYX Digital Archive
University of Eastern Finland | UEF Electronic Publications
Lappeenranta University of Technology | LUTPub Publication Repository
Aalto University | Aaltodoc Publication Archive
OpenDOAR - the Directory of Open Access Repositories

 

Other sources

Bioeconomy - Learn about Finnish bioeconomy
Natural Resources Institute Finland
Global Forest Information Service GFIS
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Food and Agriculture Organization's (UN) publications
Base - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
Google Scholar