Subject Guides: Food Science


Journal & Research Databases

Food Industry and Business
Food Science and Technology
Food Safety, Health and Nutrition

 

Food Industry and Business
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. ABI/Inform (American Business Institute) 1971- Covering scholarly and trade business periodicals, popular journals. Covering management techniques, corporate strategies, trends, and business conditions.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Academic Search 1984- Journal literature covering the full range of biological sciences, though with a popular rather than scholarly emphasis. Many articles are full-text.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Business Abstracts and Full-Text 1982- Covers all aspects of business, from management, production, and marketing to activities of specific businesses and trades. 
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe Web U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, wire services, newsletters, trade journals, company and industry analyst reports, and broadcast transcripts.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. ProQuest Research Library 1988- A mix of general interest and academic journals that cover the arts, business, education, health, humanities, psychology, sciences, and the social sciences.
Open to everyone. UnCover/Ingenta 160 food and foodservice related journals are included among the 26,000 journals covered by this table of contents and document delivery service. Updated monthly.
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Food Science and Technology
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Agricola (National Agriculture Library) 1970- Human nutrition, extension documents, animal science, biology, breeding, nutrition and veterinary science.
Open to everyone. Agricola (open to everyone) Public access through the National Agricultural Library. More about Agricola
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Agris (FAO Agriculture-United Nations) 1986- Covering English and foreign-language journals, books, reports, conference papers, and patents. Its subject matter covers agriculture, animal production, aquatic science and fisheries, extension work, machinery and buildings, natural resources, plant production and protection, pollution, protection of stored products. 
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Analytical Abstracts Analysis, biochemistry, chemicals, energy, industry, pharmaceuticals, science and technology.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) 1982-  Studying bacteriology from its pure biochemistry and genetics aspects to its clinical and agricultural applications.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Beilstein/Gmelin CrossFire Beilstein Crossfire covers preparations and properties of organic compounds. Gmelin Crossfire covers preparations, properties, and reactions of inorganic chemicals. 
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Biological Abstracts Journal literature covering virtually every life science discipline including biochemistry, biotechnology, clinical and experimental medicine, immunology, microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, public health and toxicology.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) Life science books, conference proceedings, meeting papers and research reviews. Journal articles are indexed in Biological Abstracts.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Biotechnology Abstracts (Derwent) 1982-  Genetic and biochemical engineering, fermentation, tissue culture, plant cell culture and breeding, biological control, downstream processing, and waste disposal. 
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. FSTA: Food Science and Technology Abstracts 1969- Journals, books, theses, conference proceedings, reviews, standards, legislation, and patents each year. (One of the best)
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Industrial and Applied Microbiology Abstracts (Microbiology A) 1982- Practical microbiological applications in the field of agricultural, food and beverage, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Risk Abstracts 1990- Journals covering materials dealing with risk that arises from industrial, technological, and environmental conditions.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. TOXNET Chemical information (nomenclature, identification, structures), references to literature on biochemical, pharmacological, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other chemicals, developmental and reproductive toxicology, and environmental teratology. More about TOXNET
Open to everyone. UnCover/Ingenta 160 food and foodservice related journals are included among the 26,000 journals covered by this table of contents and document delivery service. Updated monthly.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Web of Knowledge 1982- Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Best for finding articles citing a particular author or paper. Steenbock Library offers an Alert Service whereby a weekly search can be run against Web of Knowledge with results delivered automatically to your email.
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Food Safety, Health and Nutrition
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Agricola (National Agriculture Library) 1970- Human nutrition, extension documents, animal science, biology, breeding, nutrition and veterinary science.  
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Agricola (open to everyone) Public access through the National Agricultural Library. More about Agricola
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. CAB Abstracts Includes Human Nutrition. International applied agriculture and veterinary index.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Health and Safety Science Abstracts 1981- Public health, safety, and industrial hygiene including environmental safety, medical safety, occupational safety, and ergonomics.
Open to everyone. PubMed (National Library of Medicine) 1966- The source for clinical medical information covering all aspects of biomedicine, including the allied health fields; biological and physical sciences; and humanities and information science as they relate to medicine and health care.
Licensed access for UW-Madison students, faculty and staff. Web of Knowledge (1982-) Includes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Best for finding articles citing a particular author or paper. Steenbock Library offers a Alert Service whereby a weekly search can be run against Web of Knowledge with results delivered automatically to your email.
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Resources by Topic

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Dairy Products

Meat and Poultry Products

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Grain and Bakery Products

Fruits and Vegetables

Confectionery and Snacks

Beverages

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Directories

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Other Resources

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News

Foodservice

Calendars

Images

Recipes

Culinary Sites

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Mailing Lists

Electronic mailing lists (also known as listservs or discussion groups) on food science topics can be found through liszt or The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences. Here are some lists that may be of broad general interest.

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Hot Topics

Obesity Epedemic

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Organic Food

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Promoting Food Safety [Steenbock Library has created a Food Safety & Security subject guide]

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On the Go Food Packaging

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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Low-carb Diet Craze

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Millenials/Generation Y: Food Trend-Makers

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New Food Guide Pyramid

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Plant-made pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals/functional foods

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Feeding on the way to Mars

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Books/Background Reading

Search for books and backround reading in MadCat - library Catalog. More about Madcat

Useful subject search terms in the area of food include

Food   685 uses
see also Cookery   933 uses
  example - Cookery, American 957 uses
  example - Cookery (cheese) 39 uses
see also DIET   482 uses
see also Gastronomy   137 uses
see also Nutrition   1315 uses
Food Adulteration and Inspection Major subject heading for HACCP 152 uses
Food handling   133 uses
Food handling safety measures frequently used for government publications 24 uses
Food safety measures   17 uses
Nutritionally induced diseases   72 uses

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Statistics/Facts

Selected Reference Books

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People, Places, Organizations

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Jobs and Funding

Job Hunting

Grants and Funding Opportunities

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Edited by Sarah Schild, 2005.

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Last updated: November 13, 2007
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