Books

Books are important sources of basic information on a topic, providing necessary definitions, background information, and statistics. Books provide a foundation for research which can be supplemented by more current information from periodical articles. Books may also contain useful bibliographies which may lead to additional sources of research. To locate books, use DELCAT, the Library catalog. Examples of subject terms:

Besides subject searching, the researcher can perform searches for known author(s), title(s), and specific formats like videos or journals.

Periodicals including Electronic Journals

Use databases to identify articles on specific topics in journals. Consult the selected list below to get started. For more options, go the list of Databases for Nutrition and Dietetics on the Nutrition and Dietetics Subject page. Once you have identified pertinant articles, search for the title of the journal in DELCAT or in the Library Electronic Journals list to determine if the Library subscribes to the journal.

You can also see a listing of electronic journals in Nutrition and Dietetics on the Library Web.

Current issues of journals to which the Library subscribes in print format can be found in the Periodicals Room (arranged by title). Older issues in are bound into volumes by year of publication. These volumes can be found in the book stacks by call number.

Additionally, the Library also has access to journal articles in a number of databases featuring selected journals with full text content. Go to the Databases page and click on "Full-Text Databases."

Searching for journal articles can be a complex process; if you have questions, Ask a Librarian.

Databases

These resources are relevant to most periodical literature searches in nutrition and dietetics. Sometimes it is necessary to use more than one database to adequately cover a topic. If you are uncertain about the database(s) to use, browse the Databases for Nutrition and Dietetics Web page or Ask a Librarian.

AGRICOLA
Location: Library Databases
Location: Internet (http://agricola.nal.usda.gov/)

From the National Agricultural Library. This database covers 1970 to the present.

Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
Location: Library Databases

This database covers 1985 to the present.

Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
Location: Library Databases

This index access information from 1983 to the present.

CINAHL (Nursing & Allied Health)
Location: Library Databases

This database covers 1982 to the present.

Health Reference Center - Academic
Location: Library Databases

This database covers 1980 to the present and contains references to articles and other types of resources on all aspects of health, disease, and health care. The other kinds of resources include full text information from medical dictionaries, encyclopedias, pamphlets, brochures, and Web sites; and some full-text articles from journals, international newspapers, and magazines.

PubMed. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine.
Location: Internet (http://www.pubmed.gov)

This is the official version of MEDLINE available for free from the National Library of Medicine. The literature is covered from 1953 to the present. There is access to other very useful databases from this site. National Center for Biotechnology Information and National Institutes of Health are both linked from PubMed.

PsycINFO
Location: Library Databases

This database covers 1840 to the present.

Web of Science
Location: Library Databases

This database contains three different files: Science Citation Index (1900-present), Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present). One of Web of Science's strengths is that it lists papers cited.

Guides, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Etc.

Dictionaries, guides, encyclopedias, and handbooks often provide very significant research information in the initial stages of a research project.

Caballero, Benjamin, et al., eds. Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 2nd ed. Amsterdam; Boston: Academic, 2003.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref TX349 .E53x 2003)

This comprehensive, ten-volume set includes additional reading at the end of each section and lots of cross references. It also boasts a comprehensive table of contents and an index in the last volume covering the entire set.

Consumer and Food Economics Institute (U.S.) Composition of Foods: Raw, Processed, Prepared. Revised ed. Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref TX551 .C74 1976)

These handbooks, consisting of the primary USDA nutrient tables, contain nutrient data for raw, processed, and prepared food groups. Food values are given for energy, proximate composition, minerals, vitamins, fatty acids, cholesterol, phytosterols, and amino acids.

Altman, Philip L., and Dorothy S. Dittmer, eds. Biology Data Book. 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 1972.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QH310 .A39 1972)
Location: Agriculture Library - Reference (Agr Ref QH310 .A39 1972)
Location: Marine Studies Library (Mars QH310 .A392)

This 3-volume set is comprised of the following arrangement: Volume I covers genetics, cytology, reproduction, development and growth of plants and animals. Volume II includes information on biological regulators and toxins; on the biological effects of the environment; parasitism of plants on plants, animals on animals, and each on the other. There is also a section on sensory and neuro- biology. Volume III closes out the series with information on nutrition, digestion and excretion; metabolism; respiration and circulation; and blood and other body fluids.

Netter, Frank Henry. The Ciba Collection of Medical Illustrations: a Compilation of Pathological and Anatomical Paintings. 7 vols. in 9. Summit, NJ: Ciba Pharmaceutical Products, 1959-1983.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QM25 .N48) Reference has vols. 1-5.
Location: Morris Library (QM25 .N48) Library has vols. 2-4.

Volume 1. Nervous System. -- Volume 2. Reproductive System. -- Volume 3, Part 1. Upper Digestive System. -- Volume 3, Part 2. Lower Digestive system. -- Volume 3, Part 3. Liver, Biliary Tract, and Pancreas. --Volume 4. Endocrine System and Selected Metabolic Diseases. -- Volume 5. Heart.

Bender, David A. and Arnold E. Bender. Bender's Dictionary of Nutrition and Food Technology. 7th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1999.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref TX349 .B4 1999)

Sadler, Michele J., ed. Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition. 4 vols. San Diego: Academic Press, c2005.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QP141 .E526 2005)

The coverage in this encyclopedia is "wide and broad-based. It includes physiological aspects of nutrient and energy requirements by different population groups; measurement of dietary intake and nutritional status; nutrient composition of the main food groups; associations between diet, lifestyle and disease; clinical applications of nutrition to improve health; topical issues relating to the food processing industry; influences on food choice and eating behavior; nutrition guidelines and public health policies in both developed and developing countries; international aspects of food labeling, and a range of related topics in between these key subject areas."

Encyclopedia of Human Biology. Ed. Renato Dulbecco. 2nd ed. 9 vols. San Diego: Academic Press, c1997.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref QP11 .E53 1997)

Long, Lucy et al. Food Products Formulary. 2d ed. 4 vols. Westport, CT: AVI Pub. Co., 1981.
Location: Library Annex (TP370.4 .F66 1981)

This set of formularies deals with processed foods: meats, poultry, fish and shellfish; fruit and vegetable products; cereal products; and candy and confections.

Health, United States. Rockville, MD: U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health Statistics.
Location: Morris Library - Reference (Ref RA407.3 .H44 2004)
Location: U. S. Documents (U.S. Doc HE 20.6223:)

Smith, Drew. Food Industry and the Internet. London; Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 2001.
Location: Morris Library (HD9000.5 .S595 2001)

Other Sources of Information

Food and Nutrition Information Center. USDA
Location: Internet (http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/)

This is the "official" information center Website of the Department of Agriculture that deals with food and nutrition. It is broad-based and an excellent jumping off point.

National Academies
Location: Internet (http://www.nas.edu/)

This publisher Web site full text reports and information, including the latest reports of Reference Dietary Intakes. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council.

Health Web
Location: Internet (http://www.healthweb.org/index.cfm)

HealthWeb is a collaborative project of the health science libraries of the Greater Midwest Region, of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine and of the Committee for Institutional Cooperation (over 20 participating libraries) supported by the National Library of Medicine.

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. release 19. Riverdale, MD: USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Location: Internet (http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=8964)

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