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Databases A-ZDatabases are alphabetical

Databases by Subjecte.g. Food Science and

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SUBJECT GUIDEFOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION

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JOURNALS: SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS• Article can be peer reviewed or refereed• Written by a subject expert• Minimal advertising• Original research including studies and reports

e.g. Journal of American Dietetic Association Appetite Nutrition Research

TYPES OF JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES

CONSUMER TRADE

• Geared towards a reader from a particular trade

• Some advertisements from industry

• Targets specifically to industry• Some graphs, charts, photos• Uses technical terminology

e.g. Nutrition Business Journal Chilton’s Food Engineering Better Nutrition

• Focus is lay reader• Many advertisements• Written by an anonymous

author or freelance writer• Easy reading

e.g. Cooking Smart Food and Fitness Advisor Nutrition Action Health Letter

HEALTH REFERENCE CENTERAcademic

Scholarly full-text articles on

Food Additives in Academic version

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Full-text and peer reviewed

AgricolaSearch For Full Text

Search keywords vitamin E and

elderly

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FIND ARTICLE

Note citationAgricultural Research

2010 July 58 (6)

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ONLINE AND PRINT JOURNALS

Search by TitleAgricultural Research

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SELECTING THE DATABASE

Choose database within date range of citation

e.g. 2010 July

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MATCH YOUR CITATION

July 10 vol. 58 iss 6

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OMNIFILE MEGA FULL TEXTBiological and Agricultural Index Plus

Basic search on high fructose and

metabolism

Choose Subject IndexBiological and Agricultural

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Full Text

WORLDCAT• A list of library holdings of books, periodicals and

audiovisuals from around the world.

• Locate books and journals when not available at CSE.

• NJ libraries appear first

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WORLDCAT

Search Periodical by Title:

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Select Serial Publications

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INTERCAMPUS/INTERLIBRARY LOANS

Forms for ILLBooks and

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FINDING PRINT RESOURCES

CHOOSE A TOPIC (e.g. pineapple) How do we go about choosing a topic?

Browse the Reference collection.

Encyclopedia of Foods: A Guide to Healthy Nutrition Mayo Clinic, University of California, Los AngelesDole Food Company 2002 In Reference Room: Ref 641.3 En19

OTHER SOURCES ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE REFERENCE ROOM.

BOOKS

REFERENCE• ‘R’ or ‘Ref’ on book spine before call #• Does not circulate• Current but not like newspapers, magazines or journals• e.g. encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, reports…

Examples of Reference titles• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture• Encyclopedia of Junk Food and Fast Food• Manual of Clinical Dietetics• Nutrients in Food• Nutrition and diet therapy reference dictionary• Food and nutrition controversies today: a reference

guide• Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease• Clinical Nutrition: Enteral and Tube Feeding• Opportunities in nutrition careers

CIRCULATING• Has call # on book spine to locate in library collection.• Circulates for 28 days• Current and historical• e.g. anthologies, series, novels, books on a subject… NO

TEXTBOOKS

Examples of Circulating titles• Advanced Nutrition: Macronutrients, Micronutrients and

Metabolism• Introduction to nutrition and metabolism• Food Politics: how the food industry influences nutrition and

health• Tomorrow’s table, organic farming, genetics and the future of

food• Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease• Present Knowledge in Nutrition• Sports and Exercise Nutrition• Genomics and Proteomics in Nutrition• Food in World History• Nutrition and Diet Therapy: evidence-based applications• Molecular Nutrition and Genomics: Nutrition and the ascent of

humankind

SEARCHING TOOL FOR BOOKS COOLCATNJ CATALOG

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Title Keyword Search:

Food Allergies

LOCATING BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY COLLECTION

Food Allergies as a Title Keyword

Call Number: Key for locating the book in the collection

Location: CSE ground floor

Status: Is the book checked out?

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ENo access to E-Books at FDU

IS AN ENCYCLOPEDIA A PRIMARY, SECONDARY OR TERTIARY RESOURCE?

Here are some definitions and examples to help you identify the various categories:

Primary – firsthand information or original data e. g. Newspaper articles, and transcripts, surveys, interviews statistics etc. (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)

Secondary – Interprets, analyzes and evaluates primary sources. e.g. Books, Commentaries, Bibliographies, Research articles, Biographical Works (Food in Medieval Times)

Tertiary – Reference sources that compile and organize information from primary and secondary sources in a specific subject area.

e.g. Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Directories (Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition)

NEED A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE?

Newspapers Online found on Mahoney Library Home Page provides links to online Newspapers and newspaper databases. Also included are a number of key news sites on the web.

SELECTING WEBSITESCriteria for evaluating websites:• Up-to-date information• Credibility of author or organization• Domains – e.g. .com; .edu; .gov; .org• Links to resources and may have list of references

American Dietetic Associationhttp://www.eatright.org/Public/

FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration)http://www.fda.gov

Nutrient Data Laboratory (U.S. Department of Agriculture)http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl

Centers for Disease Control and Preventionhttp://www.cdc.gov

EVALUATING RESOURCESCriteria to look for:

1. Currency2. A balance of primary, secondary or tertiary resources3. Credibility of the publication - Scholarly and peer reviewed journals - Government document4. Identity of the author

- A professional from a reputable institution

- Author’s name cited in other scholarly works5. Does the resource have a bibliography

HOW DO I CITE SOURCES?

1. Print copies of citation guides on Reserve and in Reference Additional guides available online through Mahoney Library Home Page (How do I?... Cite sources – Style Guides )2. Convert a citation to MLA in databases such as Proquest

or Academic Search Premier3. RefWorks: an online bibliographic web-based manager that will create your bibliographies for you. See your reference librarian for further information.

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