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Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering: Catalog, Book & Thesis Searching

This guide provides key resources for researching biosystems and agricultural engineering topics, including bioenergy, food safety and quality sensors, water quality, sustainable ecosystems, resource conservation, and biosensors.

Catalog Subject Headings

Quick links to relevant subject headings (topics) in the library catalog.

Agricultural engineering
Biological systems (used for Biosystems)
Biomechanics
Systems biology

Thesis/Dissertation Research

The Library catalog contains MSU theses and dissertations as well as some select theses and dissertations from other institutions. Formats include print, microform and links to electronic full text (1997-). Please note that there may be a slight processing delay for current items.

  • MSU Libraries Catalog
    Change the 'Any Field' drop-down box to author, title, or subject . You can also search by specific department or college; i.e., chemical engineering or education.

  • ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) database is the world's most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1861 to the present day and offering full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997.

  • Dissertations & Theses @ CIC Institutions - This ProQuest site provides access to dissertations and theses from MSU and other CIC institutions. Full text is available from 1997 onward; citations and abstracts are available for earlier documents.

  • For more assistance locating Theses & Dissertations, see the Library Research Guide Finding Dissertations and Theses