CEAS LIBRARY RESOURCES IN CULINARY ARTS & SCIENCE

By Ted Baldwin, Head Librarian
College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) Library, University of Cincinnati, 850L Baldwin Hall, ML #0018, (513) 556-4211

Locating Library Resources | Reference Resources | Periodicals | Research Databases | Related Web sites

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Locating Library Resources

Use UCLID (UC’s Library Catalog) to locate books, periodicals, videos, and other materials owned by UC, and the OhioLINK catalog for items owned by other Ohio college and university libraries.

From the catalog menu, select SUBJECT and initiate your search using your topic terms (subject, place name or personal name). Some examples of subject headings are:

To search specific words in the title, series title, organization, association, content notes, publisher, and subject, use the KEYWORD search option.

Use the LIMIT/SORT button to limit your results to items located at one particular UC Library, Electronic Resources, and other options. Use the REQUEST button to have AVAILABLE materials delivered from one UC Library to another.

If you don’t find items you want in UCLID or they are not Available, search OhioLINK, a shared catalog for Ohio's colleges and universities. Use the OhioLINK CENTRAL button to enter the database, perform a search, and request materials.

The Lloyd Library, located in downtown Cincinnati, may also be a useful resource for research in the areas of medicinal plants, pharmacy, and botany/horticulture. Lloyd Library research materials are also searchable in the UC Library Catalog, but they may only be used at the Lloyd Library and may not be sent to other locations.

Related Book Series

Culinary Chronicle Highlights and recipes from acclaimed worldwide restaurants.
Food Culture Around the World Focused on the impact of food across world cultures.

Browsing in the library

If you are browsing for books in the library's circulating or reference collections, the following Library of Congress call number ranges contain many Culinary and Food Science books:

Chemistry	QD (Most titles in Chemistry-Biology Library)
Food Engineering & Chemical Engineering	TP
Culinary Science/Cookery	TX (most titles in Langsam and DAAP libraries)
Food History/Eating Habits	GT 2850-2853 (Most titles in Langsam Library)
Food Industry	HD 9000-9490 (Most titles in Langsam Library)

Electronic Books & Images (Handbooks, Databooks, etc)

Note: Many electronic books are also searchable in the UC Library Catalog.

FoodNetBase Full-text books on every aspect of the food industry, including topics ranging from food safety, regulations, quality assurance, packaging, biotechnology, and product development.

CultureGrams In-depth descriptions of world cultures. Includes world recipes and images.

Knovel Food Science Technical books in food science and many other engineering areas. All books are full-text searchable.

Reference Resources:

Reference resources are useful for selecting topics, quick descriptions, and general information. These include general and specific encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, almanacs, etc., that are frequently used. Listed below are some reference resources for Culinary Arts & Science:

Access Science Science and Technology electronic encyclopedia. Contains biographies, images, and updates on the latest research.

International Dictionary of food & cooking (Electronic book)

Concise encyclopedia of foods and nutrition (Electronic book)
An encyclopedia that concentrates on nutritional value, food composition, food processing, bacteria, enzymes, diseases and safety.

Periodicals

PERIODICALS can be used to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments in a field, important research information, and to provide a historical perspective.

Useful periodical titles can be found by searching UCLID with the selected SUBJECTS or KEYWORDS, then using LIMIT/SORT to choose PERIODICALS/SERIALS (from the OTHER MATERIAL TYPES drop down menu).

Selected list of culinary science journals and magazines:

More electronic periodicals in construction and architectural engineering are available through the Full-Text Journal Finder.

Article Databases

Article databases help find ARTICLES WITHIN PERIODICALS. There are many different databases that search articles from magazines, journals, and other publications.

Academic Search Complete General database covering magazines and journals in all subject areas. Content includes food-related publications.

Agricola Journal and magazine articles on agricultural and related research.

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC) Scholarly articles from full-text journals

Health Source Nutrition and other health periodicals are indexed here. Try Consumer edition or Nursing edition.

LexisNexis Academic Search Business News, Industry & Market, Companies, Directories, both national and international. Also useful for health topics.

Newspaper Source, major newspapers, and Business Source Complete, selected business periodicals, are useful for finding newspaper articles.

Note: Databases for searching technical journals can be found on the Chemical Engineering Reference Guide.

Related Web sites

Culinary Research Guide Research guide produced by New York Public Library. Contains an extensive list of research resources and Web sites in culinary arts, particularly historical resources.
Science.gov Gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including food and health agencies and topics.
Web Sites on Food From “The edible monument,” an exhibit held at the Getty Research Institute.

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Last modified: twb 9/19/11