Encyclopedias, Handbooks, & dictionaries
Specialized encyclopedias and other reference materials can introduce you to a range of possible research topics. These sources also provide excellent background information.
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Encyclopaedia of Food Science,
Food Technology, and Nutrition |
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Encyclopedia of Food and Color
Additives |
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Diet & Nutrition Sourcebook |
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Encyclopedia of Food Science and
Technology |
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Foods and Food Production
Encyclopedia |
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Foods and Nutrition Encyclopedia |
For additional items, please try browsing
for these subjects in the BYU Library Catalog:
NUTRITION ENCYCLOPEDIAS; FOOD ENCYCLOPEDIAS; FOOD DICTIONARIES; FOOD INDUSTRY
AND TRADE DICTIONARIES; FOOD INDUSTRY AND TRADE ENCYCLOPEDIAS; NUTRITION; FOOD
INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Periodical databases
Periodical databases, such as the ones below, allow you to search for journal articles on your topic. (See Techniques for Keyword Searching) For the science disciplines, the bulk of your research will be found in the journal literature. While you may find some full-text articles within these databases, the majority of the references you find will include only the citation and abstract. See Tips for Locating the Full Article.
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Biological &
Agricultural Index |
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General Science
Abstracts |
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Applied Science
& Technology Abstracts |
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Medline |
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Agricola |
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BIOSIS/Biological
Abstracts |
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Web of Science |
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CAB Abstracts |
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Food Science & Technology
Abstracts |
selected web sites
Food and Nutrition Information Center
This site comes to us under the direction of the National Agriculture Library and part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its purpose is to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition. A wealth of resources is available at this site.
Nutrition.gov is a portal to nutrition information across the agencies of the federal government and provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition.
Official homepage of the United States Department of Agriculture. Find information on human nutrition and food production, processing, and safety.
Official homepage for the American Dietetic Association. Contains a wealth of information including Nutrition Fact Sheets, Daily Nutrition Tips, Dieting for Dummies, and Careers in Dietetics.
Official website of the Food and Drug Administration.
FoodSafety.gov is a gateway website that provides links to selected government food safety-related information.
Subject librarian
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Subject
Librarian: |
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Office: 2320 HBLL |
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Phone: 422-9066 |
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Email: randy_ward@byu.edu |
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LIBRARIAN ASSISTED RESEARCH SERVICE The
librarian assisted research service provides a way for you to locate
bibliographic references and abstracts using online databases that are
otherwise not available to students. It provides the advantage of searching
several databases simultaneously in a wide range of subject areas in a short
period of time. Such
librarian assisted research is a mediated search service and a fee is charged
beyond a base amount that is subsidized by the library. The library
subsidizes the first $5, $10, and $15 of each search for current
undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty of Contact
Randall Ward to make an appointment for a librarian assisted research search
in the following subject areas: chemical engineering, chemistry, food science
& nutrition, or molecular biology. Randall
Ward For
other subjects, inquire with the corresponding Subject Librarian. A
sample of the databases available: AGRIS
International
Using
Boolean Operators Combine
these keywords using AND, OR, NOT to get back from the database what you
want. |
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OPERATOR |
WHAT IT DOES |
EXAMPLE* |
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AND |
Use
to narrow a search. Combines words so that the concepts represented are both present
in the same reference |
bioceramics
AND implants |
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OR |
Use
to broaden a search. Combines words so that any of the concepts may be
present, but not necessarily all |
(bioceramics
OR ceramics) AND implants |
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NOT |
Used
to eliminate a term from the search. Use cautiously! |
bioceramics
NOT biomaterials |
*The
Boolean operators do not need to be uppercase. Most search engines are not case
sensitive.
Using Truncation Symbols
*,#,$,?
Use
truncation symbols to broaden your search results by retrieving terms with various
endings. Truncations symbols vary with the database you are using, but all work
essentially the same way.
The
most common truncation symbols are *, #, $, ?
Use
the trial-and-error method (try one, if you retrieve zero hits try a different
one!) or use the database help screens to find out which truncation symbol
(also known as a wildcard) is appropriate to use.
Example:
degrad* will retrieve the following
degrade
degraded
degrading
degradable
degradability
etc.
tips for locating the full article
If the full text of the article is not given in the periodical database (very likely with most science databases), you will need to conduct a search in the BYU Library Catalog to determine whether the Lee Library has a subscription to the journal in which your article is published.
Step 1 Search for the full journal title in the BYU Library Catalog
How? Does the database you are searching have a Check BYU holdings message at the end of each record?
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YES! |
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Many (but not all) of the databases have a hyperlink that will initiate a search for the journal of interest in the library catalog. If the library carries a subscription to this journal, the library record will be shown. |
Select the Library Catalog tab from the library home page. Click on From the pull-down menu select periodical title and then enter the full journal title in the text box. Click the search button.
If the library carries a subscription to this journal, its title will appear in the browse list. Click on the journal title to view the library record. |
from the list of search options.
If you want to check for the full text article online try Step 2A. If not, go to Step 2B, then 2C.
Step 2A Check for an electronic version of this journal
If the library subscribes to an electronic version of this journal you will
see a 
icon within the library record that will take you to the homepage for
the journal. Follow the links on the journal homepage to reach your
desired article. You should not be asked for any passwords. Keep in
mind that full text articles may only be available for articles published since
about the mid 1990s. If you do not see the
icon as shown below, go to Step 2B.
Step
2B Check the (Resources) Articles & Journals
If the library catalog record shows no electronic access, you can try one
more place. Go to the library
homepage. Click on Articles & Journals. This is a “round-about” way to get to full
text electronically (if available).
Search the name of the journal.
At the results page, see if the desired journal is listed in the top of
the page. If so, it’s likely you can get
to full text this way. We may not have a
direct subscription to the journal, but we may have access going through a
database (to which we DO have access).
Step
2C Check the library holdings and locate the call number.
The library holdings tell you exactly which volumes of this journal the library has in its collection. Make sure that the volume from your reference in the periodical database is listed somewhere in these holdings. If it does, then write down the call number found at the very bottom of the record. This call number, along with the volume and page number from your reference is the information you will need to locate your article in the Periodicals Room (Level 2).
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
If the Lee Library does not have a subscription to the journal you need, you may request a copy of the article through interlibrary loan. There are two ways to do this.
ILLiad (Lee Library web request service)
ILLiad provides interlibrary lending for all materials. The turnaround time is 3-5 days for journal article requests, 7-10 days for book requests. Book requests are free. Article requests are $0.10/page. With ILLiad you may set up a personal profile with your own username and password, then use this to quickly submit requests and track the status of them.
UTAD (Utah
Provided through the Utah Academic Library Consortium, this is a fax delivery service for journal articles only. The turnaround time is about two working days and there is currently no cost to you. However, you must provide your own fax number (not the library's) and because your request will not go through the Lee Library's Interlibrary Loan office, the library has no responsibility for your request.