This is an expanded and updated version of the eight-volume Encyclopedia of Food Science, Food Technology and Nutrition (1993). Comprising ten volumes, this new edition provides a coverage of the fields of food science, food technology, and nutrition.
covers the diverse fields of biomedicine, food sciences, environmental sciences and plant sciences. The collection includes the book series Current Topics in Genetics.
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AgricolaThis link opens in a new windowA bibliographic database created by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library and covering all aspects of agriculture and applied disciplines. Ebsco. 1979- It contains more than 2.5 million citations to journal articles, books, reports, theses and more.
The database covers all aspects of agriculture, including forestry, aquatic sciences and fisheries, and human nutrition. It indexes journal articles, books, unpublished scientific and technical reports, theses, conference papers, government publications, and more.
CAB AbstractsThis link opens in a new windowA comprehensive database incorporating CAB Reviews and providing information and analysis about international research in the applied life sciences. Coverage includes agriculture, applied plant science, biotechnology, forestry, food and nutrition, environmental sciences, veterinary medicine and related disciplines.
ScienceDirectThis link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary A scientific database offering science, medical and technical (STM) journal articles from over 2, 600 peer-reviewed journals. The collection is browsable by title journals or by subject and 754 of the titles are accessible from volume one, issue one. Science Direct. 1997-
A multilingual, on-line index and catalogue of documents, and publications produced by FAO since 1945, books added to the library collections since 1976, and serials held in the FAO library.
Food Science and Technology AbstractsThis link opens in a new windowFood Science and Technology Abstracts Premier resource for all aspects of food science including biotechnology, food safety, functional and novel foods, food additives, nutrition, and packaging. International scope. IFIS. 1969- Provides worldwide coverage of all scientific and technological aspects of the processing and manufacturing of human food products and nutrition. It includes journals, reviews, standards, legislation, patents, books, theses, and conference proceedings. International Food Information Service. 1990-
MEDLINE (Web of Knowledge)This link opens in a new windowMEDLINE is the electronic version of Index Medicus published by the National Library of Medicine.ISI. 1950- (Bethesda, USA), plus citations taken from the International Nursing Index and the Index to Dental Literature. It is the major bibliographic database for the biomedical literature, containing references to articles taken from more than 4600 international journals. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
PubMed is a bibliographic tool that includes more than 20 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. National Library of Medicine. 1950s-
ScopusThis link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinaryExcellent for citation searching A multidisciplinary database that contains records going back to the mid 1960s, offering newly-linked citations across the widest body of scientific abstracts available in one place. Coverage includes nearly 18,000 peer-reviewed titles from 5,000 international publishers, proceedings, trade publications as well as patents. Elsevier. 1996 - present for citation searching; 1823 - present for general searching.
Web of ScienceThis link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinaryExcellent for citation searching Authoritative, multidisciplinary database indexing conference proceeding and articles gathered from thousands of high impact scholarly journals. ISI. 1900-present for citation and general searching.
(IPL) and the Librarians Internet Index (LII) merged. features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines;
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, this site offers hundreds of collections of digitized material about math and science, intended to enhance science education at all levels.
"The Google Public Data Explorer makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become easier to understand. You don't have to be a data expert to navigate between different views, make your own comparisons, and share your findings."
An index to several Virtual Library pages related to biology, with links to biodiversity and ecology, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, medicine, zoology, and more.
