LibGuides: Food History (APFS-310): Finding Articles

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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.
ProQuest Central Essentials This link opens in a new window
ProQuest Central Essentials provides comprehensive, full-text, periodical coverage from 12 complete ProQuest databases, including Research Library and US Newsstream.
These curated databases are focused on science, technology, business, health, religion, arts, literature, humanities, social sciences, and education. The top national and regional US newspapers and newswires are available alongside academic and professional journals, consumer magazines, blogs, and reports. Each of the 12 databases may be searched together or separately.
ProQuest Research Library This link opens in a new window
A diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and other timely sources across the most common subject areas.
World History Collection (NOVELNY) This link opens in a new window
Access balanced coverage of events in world history and scholarly work being established in the field. From NOVELNY.
U.S. History Collection (NOVELNY) This link opens in a new window
Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily. From NOVELNY.
Culinary Arts Collection (NOVELNY) This link opens in a new window
Academic journals and professional & popular magazines on all aspects of cooking and nutrition. The database includes searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Food Science Reference Module This link opens in a new window
This online Reference Collection forms the definitive source for those entering, researching, or teaching in any of the many disciplines making up this interdisciplinary area of study. Key subject areas include: food security, sustainability, food systems, agriculture, nutrition, safety and microbiology as well as specific food group science (dairy science, meat science and grain science).

Encyclopedia entries provide introductions and background information for a wide range of food science topics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A full-text digital archive of scholarly journals.

Food Bibliography
Food History – A Bibliographic Database. Citatons only, NO FULL-TEXT
Materials for researchers in the field of food history. The bibliography contains over 20,000 records. Special attention has been devoted to areas that are not usually covered by other dataqbases: articles in journals, papers in conference proceedings, etc. A collaboration between: European Institute for Food Culture and History & The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies.
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stocks AND sauces {search results must have both terms}
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