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Glickman Library - Portland Branch

EYE 113 (H/I) - Eating/Animals

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

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Pat Prieto
Reference & Instruction Librarian
207-780-5662
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 Reference Sources

Bowes and Church's food values of portions commonly used
POR Reference TX551 .B64 1994   

Encyclopedia of bioethics
POR Reference  QH332 .E52 1995 

Encyclopedia of applied ethics
POR Reference  BJ63 .A66 1998 

Encyclopedia of human nutrition 
POR Reference QP141 .E526 2005 

Encyclopedia of vitamins, minerals, and supplements
POR Reference QP771 .E53

Food and nutrition information guide
POR Reference  Z5776 N8 94 1987    

The Penguin atlas of food
POR Reference HD9000.5 .M52 2003   

 Indexes and Databases
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Agricola
 Indexes journal articles, books, and other materials on agricultural topics acquired by the National Agricultural Library and co-operating institutions.

America: History and Life
Index to research on the history of the United States and Canada, from prehistoric times to the present. Includes references to journal articles, books and book reviews, dissertations, and collective works.

EconLit
Contains citations and abstracts to economic research dating back to 1969. Provides comprehensive information on accounting, capital markets, econometrics, economic forecasting, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics and much more.

FSTA: Food Science & Technology Abstracts
Index to over 1400 journals as well as standards, conference proceedings, theses, patents, and books in subject areas including food chemistry and microbiology, food product development, food safety, and nutrition. Updated weekly.

PsycINFO
Index to the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines, including medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, and other areas. Coverage includes references and abstracts to over 1,300 journals in more than 20 languages, and to book chapters and books in the English language. The database includes information from empirical studies, case studies, surveys, bibliographies, literature reviews, discussion articles, conference reports and dissertations. Updated weekly.

Covers sociology and related disciplines including anthropology, criminology, demography, education, gerontology, mental health, minority studies, political science, public health, social psychology, social work, urban studies, welfare programs, and women's studies. Comprehensive and international in scope. Covers about 2,600 journals in 30 different languages from 55 different countries. Also includes books, conference papers,and doctoral dissertations.

 Internet Resources

Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

Maine Department of Agriculture. Food and Farm Resources

Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of North America

Judaism 101 - Kashrut: Jewish Dietary Laws

 Writing the Paper

The sources listed here provide assistance in this process. Check with your professor or a reference librarian if you have questions.

Writing Handbooks

Research and Documentation site by Diana Hacker ( Bedford St. Martin's Press): This site offers examples of term papers formatted in MLA, ALA, APA, and Chicago style.

A Writer's Reference by Diana Hacker
POR and GOR Reference PE1408 .H2778
Includes sections on composing and revising, design, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, writing, and documentation.

Online! A Reference Guide Using Internet Resources

Plagiarism

Plagiarism Examples (Indiana University School of Education)

Plagiarism and cyber-plagiarism 

Created by: Pat Prieto
Created on: 08.29.2005
Last Updated: 09.01.2005
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