NST 135 : 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. You can also follow the links on our Electronic Books page, which will take you to Google Books and other electronic book resources categorized by subject.

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 and other electronic book resources categorized by subject.	Search the full text of relevant materials Full text may be available online

Finding Articles

Article databases: Search to find articles from scholarly journals, conference proceedings, magazines, newspapers, and other sources. Most records include citations and abstracts with links to the full text of articles (when available). To access the full text, use the button.

Electronic Journals: Browse or search by title

To connect from off-campus locations, see Off-Campus Access.

Core Article Databases in the Nutritional Sciences	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
AGRICOLA Agriculture, biotechnology, economics, food and nutrition; indexes journal articles, USDA reports, and some books, with many state agricultural and USDA publications from the early 1900s now being added. Focuses on U.S. publications. (About AGRICOLA)	1970-present	Some
BIOSIS The most comprehensive biological sciences database; contains references to articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings on a wide variety of biological and biomedical topics. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1926-present	Most
CAB ABSTRACTS Agriculture, biotechnology, economics, forestry, environmental science, sustainable development, and rural sociology. Indexes books, journals and conference proceedings. Excellent coverage of international (non-U.S.) sources.	1910-present	Some
PUBMED The major database for articles published in biomedical journals; use the link above to see a customized version of PubMed that includes links to the University of California's full text holdings. MedlinePlus, also from the National Library of Medicine, provides information on consumer health. (Guide: HTML | PDF)	1946-present	Most
Related Article Databases	Years Covered	Peer-reviewed Content?
ACADEMIC SEARCH COMPLETE Multidisciplinary source for scholarly journal and magazine articles. Indexes articles from over 10,000 English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese journals. Full text is available for approximately 5300 journals.	1865-present	Some
BUSINESS SOURCE COMPLETE Full text articles from more than 7400 scholarly business journals. Includes management, economics, finance, accounting, and detailed company profiles for top business companies. Updated daily.	1965-present	Most

Suggested Print Resources

Ask at the Bioscience Library circulation desk for materials on reserve at the Bioscience Library.

• Bowes & Church's food values of portions commonly used / Jean A.T. Pennington & Judith Spungen. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2010 (2009).

  Bioscience Reserves: TX551 .B64 2010 (on 2 hour reserve)

  Bioscience: TX551 .B64 2010 c. 2 (2nd copy in regular stacks)

  
  

• Foodservice management : principles and practices / June Payne-Palacio, Monica Theis. Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2012.

  Bioscience Reserves: TX911 .3 .M27 P39 2012 (on 2 hour reserve)

  
  
• Foodservice organizations : a managerial and systems approach / Marian C. Spears, Mary B. Gregoire. 7th ed. Boston : Prentice Hall, c2010.

  Bioscience Reserves: TX911 .3 .M27 S69 2010 (on 2 hour reserve)

  
  
• The HACCP food safety training manual / Tara Paster. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2007.

  Bioscience: TX537 .P292 2007

  
  
• In defense of food: an eater's manifesto / Michael Pollan. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.

  Bioscience Reserves: RA784 .P643 2008 (on 2 hour reserve)

  Bioscience, Moffitt, and Morrison: RA784 .P643 2008

  
  
• Portion photos of popular foods / Mary Abbott Hess, editor. Chicago, Ill.: American Dietetic Association, c1997.

  Bioscience Reserves: f TX360 .U6 P65 1997 (on 2 hour reserve)

  
  
• ServSafe coursebook, 6th ed. / National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Chicago, IL: Prentice Hall, 2013.

  Bioscience Reserves: TX911 .3 .S3 S4723 2013 (on 2 hour reserve)

  
  

Suggested Web Sites

• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly American Dietetic Association)
• Cornell Food and Brand Lab (food psychology)
• Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (USDA ARS)
• Food and Nutrition Information Center (USDA)
• Institute of Food Technologists
• Let's Move! (childhood obesity)
• National Food Service Management Institute
• National Institutes of Health (Nutrition)
• National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference (USDA Handbook 8)
• Nutrition.gov (National Agricultural Library, USDA)
• U. S. Food and Drug Administration
  
  
• Additional Food & Nutrition Web sites [UCB Bioscience Library]

Managing Your References and Evaluating Your Sources

• RefWorks The UCB Libraries have purchased a site license to RefWorks. Sign up for a free account, and easily manage your references and format bibliographies. See our Tutorials and Guides to get started.
• Critical Evaluation of Resources Questions to ask when evaluating the suitability of a book, article, website, or other material.