LibGuides: Applied Food Studies: Reference Books

Getting Started with Reference Resources

Use dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases and handbooks to find background information, definitions, data, and more. Helpful for choosing a topic, narrowing or expanding a topic, and identifying terminology.

Opposing Viewpoints in Context (NOVELNY) This link opens in a new window
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Britannica Academic (NOVELNY) This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and journals, and other research tools. Includes editor-selected Web sites; an interactive World Atlas; the World Data Analyst with comprehensive statistics; and a variety of media, such as photographs, videos, tables, graphs, and illustrations.

Reference eBooks

Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new window
Bloomsbury Food Library offers cross-searchable access to a broad and expanding range of encyclopedias, references works, e-books, images, and more. It reflects the interdisciplinary nature of this growing subject, making it an essential resource for students and scholars studying food, on courses as wide-ranging as history, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, human geography, sustainability, agriculture, culinary arts, literary studies, political science, and development studies.
Food Science Reference Module This link opens in a new window
Peer-reviewed, comprehensive content from Major Reference Works.
"Search within" for full-text articles.
Encyclopedia entries provide introductions and background information for a wide range of food science topics.