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 | Subject Librarian: Megan Kocher E-Mail: mkocher@umn.edu This subject covers: the food continuum from the producer to the consumer, including food processing, product development, sensory evaluation, distribution and marketing, food safety, packaging and storage, preparation and serving. Related topics are: Nutrition, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Toxicology and Agriculture. |
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Article Databases and Indexes
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PubMed    Primary source of journal article access for the health sciences - the campus version provides full text access to all MEDLINE e-journals subscribed to by the University of Minnesota TC Libraries.
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Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
| AGRICOLA Search here to find citations and abstracts for articles from over 600 periodicals, as well as USDA and state experiment station and extension publications, and selected books on agriculture, animal husbandry, animal and human nutrition, forestry, plant pathology, plant science, human ecology, agricultural economics, rural sociology. The basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *.
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| CAB Abstracts Plus Full Text Select CAB Abstracts covers agriculture in its broadest sense, including crop production, forestry, environment, animal health and nutrition, veterinary science, agricultural engineering, biotechnology, soil and water, agricultural economics, recreation and tourism, rural sociology, and human nutrition and health. Indexes journal articles, monographs, conferences, and other primary literature.
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| Food Science and Technology Abstracts Search here to find citations and abstracts for journal articles, conference papers, technical reports and international patents in food processing, storage, and safety, food additives, food chemistry and properties. Basic truncation symbol is the asterisk: *.
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| MEDLINE (OVID) OVID, like PubMed, is an interface to search the MEDLINE database. It includes citations from the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the basic biomedical sciences.
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database/article index that contains over 17 million references to journal articles. Coverage is from 1949 to the present. Over 5200 journals worldwide in over 37 languages are indexed.
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| SciFinder SciFinder is the best database for chemistry-related topics. Registration is required, and you must download and log in to VPN for off-campus access. Access is contractually restricted to current U of MN faculty, students and staff (non-affiliate options).
SciFinder includes journal and patent references back to 1907,chemical regulatory data, and supplier, reaction, and substance information. SciFinder Mobile is best for quick searches and has limited functionality. It has no seat or IP access restrictions but requires a SciFinder account. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
| Academic Search Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for over 4,600 scholarly (peer-reviewed) publications back to 1975. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Catalogs and Bibliographies
Bibliographies
| ADA Evidence Analysis Library From the American Dietetic Association, a synthesis of the most relevant nutritional research on important dietetic practice questions.
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Catalogs
| MNCAT Classic Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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| WorldCat This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education Covers all subjects. Provides bibliographic citations of books, serials, manuscripts, maps, music scores, sound recordings, films, theses/dissertations, and machine-readable data files published worldwide. Provides holdings information for nearly 30,000 libraries. Producer/Publisher is OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 65 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
General Reference Sources
Biographical Sources
| American Men & Women of Science Provides brief factual information on approximately 130,000 living scientists in biology, physical sciences, public health, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Includes birthdate, education, professional career, and honors received.
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| Dictionary of Scientific Biography Provides authoritative, in-depth biographical articles on deceased scientists from classical antiquity to modern times. Each article includes bibliographies of works by and about the scientist who is the subject of the article. For biographical information on living scientists, check American Men and Women of Science or other sources.
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Dictionaries
| Dictionary of Food Microbiology [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology, 6th ed. [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Directories
| Directory of Food and Nutrition Information for Professionals & Consumers Lists professional organizations and government agencies, food and nutrition programs at colleges and universities, software and databases, journals, magazines and books. 2nd ed.
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Encyclopedias
| Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Encyclopedia of Food Science and Technology [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia Covers aspects of food, nutrition, and health with historical and interpretive context. Also includes recommended daily allowances and deficiency symptoms of some nutrients
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| Keyguide to Information Sources in Food Science and Technology [ more information ][ Add To myLibrary!] |
Handbooks and Manuals
| Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used |
| Composition of Foods This is better known as USDA Handbook No. 8. Standard tables of data on nutritional content of thousands of foods.
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| Food Chronology Year-by-year list of food and nutrition facts from ancient times to the present. Includes detailed index. Origins of many commercial food products.
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| Food Engineering Data Handbook Compendium of chemical and physical data on food processing, preserving, and manufacturing.
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| Food Properties Handbook Detailed compendium of chemical and physical data on foods and food processing.
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| Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International, 16th ed. (1995) Standard compendium of laboratory methods for analyzing foods and related substances.
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| Source Book of Flavors, 2nd ed. Standard compendium of descriptions and data for flavor ingredients.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides
Bibliography Software
| RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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University of Minnesota
Related U of M Web Sites
| Peer Research Consultants: Research Your Way to an A! Peer Research Consultants provide one-on-one assistance with your research topic. View the schedule of drop-in hours at various locations (Walter, Wilson, MCAE at Appleby) or make an appointment.
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Library Information
Primary Subject Location
Magrath Library
Books, journals and government publications in agriculture, biological sciences, design, applied statistics, food science, family social science, applied economics and more.
Campus: St. Paul Campus
Address: 1984 Buford Avenue
Telephone: Circulation: (612) 624-2233; Reference: (612) 624-1212
Main URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/magrath
Reference URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/contact
Map URL: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/CentLib/index.html
Hours URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/collections/magrath/hours
Secondary Subject Location(s)
Bio-Medical Library
Health sciences: allied health, dentistry, medicine, mortuary science, nursing, pharmacy, psychiatry and public health.
Campus: East Bank, Minneapolis Campus
Address: Diehl Hall, 505 Essex St. S.E.
Telephone: Reference: 612-626-3260; Circulation: 612-626-4045
Main URL: http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/biomed
Reference URL: http://hsl.lib.umn.edu/biomed/services/reference
Map URL: http://onestop.umn.edu/Maps/DiehlH/index.html
Hours URL: http://www.lib.umn.edu/about/collections/biomed/hours
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