NST 10: Guide to Library Research

• Finding Books
• Finding Articles
• Suggested Print Resources
• Suggested Web Sites
• Managing Your References/Evaluating Your Sources

Finding Books

Use a library catalog to find books, journals, magazines, government reports, maps, and other materials owned by the UCB libraries.

Resource	Coverage	Unique Features
OskiCat OskiCat Quick Guide (PDF)	Most UCB libraries (more information)	Renew your books online Find course reserves Request checked out or offsite items Restrict your search to a specific library, online items, or available items only.
Melvyl Melvyl Guide	Most UCB libraries and many libraries worldwide, plus citations to selected articles (more information)	Search libraries worldwide Request items UCB doesn't own Create and save lists and add tags to items Automatically format citations
Electronic Books	Links to Google Books, Open Library, and other electronic book resources categorized by subject.	Search the full text of relevant materials Full text may be available online

Finding Articles

The Electronic Journals page allows you to find specific journal titles; you can then search or browse for articles within each journal.

Article Databases allow you to search for articles in multiple journals, magazines, conference proceedings, and/or newspapers. Most database records include article citations and abstracts (summaries); to access the full text of articles, use the button.

Core Article Databases in the Nutritional Sciences	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
AGRICOLA Agriculture, nutrition, biotechnology, ecology, economics, and forestry; indexes journal articles and USDA reports. US focus. (About AGRICOLA)	1970-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences article database; indexes over 6000 peer-reviewed journals. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1926-present	Most
CAB ABSTRACTS Agriculture, nutrition, ecology, forestry, rural sociology, and economics. U.S. and international focus.	1910-present	Some
PUBMED The National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database, indexing articles from more than 4500 journals in biology and biomedicine. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1947-present	Most
Related Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
Academic Search Complete Multidisciplinary source for scholarly journal and popular magazine articles; indexes and abstracts articles from more than 10,900 English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Portuguese sources. Full text is available for over 5300 journals.	1865-present	Some

Suggested Print Resources

General Information:

1. The Oxford companion to food / Alan Davidson ; edited by Tom Jaine. 2nd ed.
   Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
   Bioscience TX349.D36 2006 Ref Shelves.
   Doe Reference TX349.D36 2006 Non-circulating.
   
2. Encyclopedia of food sciences and nutrition / editor-in-chief, Benjamin Caballero, editors, Luiz C. Trugo and Paul M.... 2nd ed. San Diego, Calif. : London : Academic, c2003.
   Bioscience TX349.E47 2003 Ref Shelves. Library has: v.1-10 (c2003).
   
3. Nutrition : concepts and controversies / Frances Sienkiewicz Sizer, Eleanor Noss Whitney. 10th ed. Australia ; Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, [2005], c2006.
   Bioscience QP141.H34 2006 Reserve: on 2 hour reserve.
   
4. Bowes & Church's food values of portions commonly used / Jean A.T. Pennington & Judith Spungen Douglass. 18th ed. Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2005.
   Bioscience TX551.P385 2005 Reserve: on 2 hour reserve.
   

For Further Reading:

1. Fast food nation : the dark side of the all-American meal / Eric Schlosser. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2001.
   Bioscience TX 715.S2968 2001. Library has: 3 copies.
   Moffitt TX715.S2968 2001. (Other libraries on campus also have copies.)
2. Food politics: how the food industry influences nutrition and health / Marion Nestle. Berkeley: University of California Press, c2002.
   Bioscience TX 360.U6.N47 2002 Reserve. Library has 3 copies on 7-day reserve.
   (Also held at Anthropology, Public Health, and Moffitt libraries.)
3. The curious cook : more kitchen science and lore / Harold McGee. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1990.
   Bioscience TX 651.M268 1990 Reserve. On 7-day reserve.
4. The omnivore's dilemma : a natural history of four meals / Michael Pollan. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.
   Bioscience GT 2850.P65 2006. Library has 5 copies. 2 copies are on 2-hour reserve. (Other libraries on campus also have copies.)
5. "Food culture around the world" series. Search OksiCat for "food culture around the world" to find all volumes in the series. Titles include Food Culture in France, Food Culture in India, Food Culture in South America, etc.

Suggested Web Sites

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
• Nutrition Care Manual [Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics]
  
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans [NAL/USDA]
• FDA Information for Consumers [US Food and Drug Administration]
• Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
• Medline Plus: Nutrition - The National Library of Medicine's consumer health information center.
• Nutrition.gov - Federal government information on nutrition.
• USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference - Includes information published in Agriculture Handbook no. 8, Composition of Foods.
• Dietary Reference Intakes and Recommended Daily Allowances

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

• Critical Evaluation of Resources Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.
• Citing Your Sources and Avoiding Plagiarism Quick guides to APA, MLA, and Chicago-Turabian styles.
• RefWorks The UCB Libraries have purchased a site license to RefWorks. Sign up for a free account, and manage your references and format bibliographies with just a few clicks. (Tutorials and Guides)