Subject Guides
Key Databases
Academic Search Complete
Over 6,400 active full-text journals, more than 5,700 being peer-reviewed titles,
providing access to critical information unique to this database. Covering STEM research,
including biology, and other topics.
ProQuest Research Library: Health & Medicine
Search the health and medical journals within ProQuest databases, including Research
Library and Physical Education Index.
Science Direct
Nearly 30 full text, peer-reviewed food science & nutrition journals, covering topics
like food processing and engineering, nutritional policies and nutrition biochemistry.
National Library of Medicine
Published by the National Institute of Health, NLM is the world’s largest biomedical library. It also supports and conducts research, development, and training in biomedical informatics and health information technology. There are four databases available to the public:
- MEDLINE, which uses Medical Subject Headings (MeSH®) to index citations.
- Medline Plus, which provides easy-to-understand information on various medial topics
- PubMed, which contains both full-text and paywalled articles (use ILL to request paywalled articles)
- PubMed Central (PMC), which only contains articles with full text available for free
For a complete understanding of these three databases go to the MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different? Fact Sheet.
Websites
Other Resources
AGRICOLA
2,200 journals covering the agricultural sciences, including food science and human
nutrition. Full text not included, but may be available through other sources.
BioMed Central
Open access journal articles covering diabetes and other medical conditions, nutrition,
lipids, and metabolism. Free registration required.
AGRIS Search
Literature related to agriculture and human nutrition from 1975 to the present. Material
includes citations from scientific journals, grey literature such as unpublished scientific
and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.
Some links to full text.
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
Courtesy of Cornell University, this digitized collection includes select titles historically
important to the fields of agriculture, food science, and human nutrition, published
between 1800 and 2000.
Streaming Video
Films on Demand: Nutrition
Over 5,000 videos on nutrition, including food safety, nutrition and fitness, nutrients
and energy, and more.
Online Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Food Labels (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Provides a unique source of information on food, nutrition, food labels, and associated
legislation, organizations, and diseases and conditions. Coverage includes various
topics related to nutrition and food labels.
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Two-volume reference examines the relationship between food and health and analyzes
how nutrition has affected quality of life, health and fitness on a historical, national
and personal level.
Citing Sources
AMA Manual of Style
Zotero
A citation generator and management tool, Zotero can help you keep all of your citation
information together and generate a bibliography for you.