Literature Search for Alternatives Worksheet

For additional information on completing this form contact the veterinarian, librarian, or the AWIC web site at www.nal.usda.gov/awic/alternatives/alternat.htm

  1. Principal Investigator:__________________________

    2. Phone number: ________________________________

    Email address: _________________________________

  2. General area of study: Examples include ethanol, fetal alcohol syndrome, lipid metabolism, etc.

  3. Title of Animal Study Proposal:

  4. Proposed animal species:

  5. Protocol objectives/endpoints: List 3 or more objectives of the study and/or experimental endpoints.

  6. List any proposed procedures that may cause pain or distress to the animal:

  7. List any additional "non painful" animal procedures:

  8. List keywords:

  9. Database selection: (Choose at least two):

    10. ____Current Contents ____TOXLINE

    ____EMBASE ____RTECS

    ____MEDLINE ____BIOSYS

    ____CABABSTRACTS ____Others

    ____As recommended by the Information Specialist.

  10. Publication year(s) covered: __________ to __________

  11. List any other methods used to determine that alternatives are/are not available: This should be secondary to the literature search, and it may be useful to support or rebuke potential alternatives found in the search. Examples of other sources are: conference attendance, committee membership, professional expertise, and training.

  12. Database searcher: ____________________________