Food 133: Community Food and Nutrition

Professor Dowdell

For academic research, it is often important to use peer-reviewed (or refereed) journals rather than popular magazines. Peer-review is the process by which a journal article is evaluated by experts in the field before publication, ensuring that only scientifically valid research is published. An example of a peer-reviewed journal is the American Dietetic Association Journal. An example of a popular magazine is Time.

Suggested journals for your assignment and databases where they are indexed (and any print or electronic holdings) are listed below:

American Dietetic Association Journal (indexed with full text in ScienceDirect) (1925 - 2004, 2007 - in the Milne Library basement)

Journal of Home Economics (1975 - 1994 in Milne Library basement: continued by the Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences in 1994.  For historical research, 1909 - 1980 is available via the Home Economics Archive from Cornell University)

Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences (indexed with full text in the Health and Wellness Resource Center; 1994 - present on microfilm in the Milne Library basement)

***Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ***(indexed with full text in Academic Search Premier) (2002 - present in Milne Library basement)

Nutrition Today (indexed with full text in the Health and Wellness Resource Center; 1966 - present in the Milne Library basement)

Nutrition Week (indexed in Agricola) (current 2 years in the Milne Library basement)

School Foodservice & Nutrition; title changed to School Nutrition in 2007. (indexed in Agricola) (1994 - present in the Milne Library basement)

 

Academic Search Premier (link in the Milne Library home page)

Provides full text for nearly 4,650 journals (including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications) and indexing and abstracts for more than 8,200 journals in nearly every area of academic study. You can limit a search to one journal.

 

AGRICOLA (link on the Milne Library home page under Find Articles/Alphabetical List of Databases)

Available through FirstSearch. From the National Agricultural Library. Indexes about 5000 journals. Subjects covered include food and human nutrition, environmental science, agriculture. You can limit a search to one journal. Five simultaneous users.

ERIC (Educational Research Information Center) (link in the Milne Library home page)

Can be limited to a certain age group.  Some full-text is available.

 

Health and Wellness Resource Center  (link in the Milne Library home page)

Provides academic journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and information on complementary and alternative medicine.

 

ScienceDirect  (link in the Milne Library home page)

Provides full text access to over 2000 Elsevier journals in the fields of science, psychology, medicine, and technology.

When the full text is not in the database, follow these steps, beginning with number one, until you are able to obtain a copy of the article.

1.      Find It! Look for Find It! button. This links to a menu that indicates other databases where the full text of the article might be found. Often there is a direct link to the full text of the article. If not, search the indicated database by the title of the article. If the full text isn’t available, go to step 2.

2.      Serials Solutions. Open a new browser window. From the library home page select Serials Solutions. Type in the title of the periodical (NOT the title of the article) you’re looking for. This will bring up a screen listing databases that have full text for the periodical you want. Once in a databases, search by the title of the article. If one of the listed databases doesn’t have the full text of the article you want, go to step 3.

3.      Library Subscription. From the library home page select Search the Catalog. Click on Reserves or Journals in the top bar, then choose Journal Titles in Milne Library, then type in the title of the journal. This will tell you if the library subscribes to the journal in print. If the library does not subscribe to the periodical, the article can be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

Microsoft Office Word 2007 has a tab for managing references including endnotes, footnotes, and bibliographic citations. Does not include all types of citations. Be sure to check the citation for accuracy and make sure the volume number is included.

 

How to Write a Bibliography.

Covers both APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association) styles.

 

Citation Machine

Machine generated citations.  A time-saving start, but the citations should be checked for accuracy.

Evaluating Internet Sites:

*Anyone* can publish on the Internet. Therefore, it is important to learn to evaluate any information found on the net.

Five points to consider in the evaluation of a web site:

1. AUTHORITY: Who is responsible for creating the page? Does the URL contain .edu (education), .gov (US government), .org (organization) .int (international organization)? Or does the URL contain  .com (commercial) or .biz (business)? Is it a personal site (.name)? (Country codes also may be part of a URL. See Domain name registries around the world for a listing of country codes.)

2. CURRENCY: Is there a date indicating when the page was created or updated? Is the information up to date?

3. COVERAGE: What is the purpose of the site? Does it address the topic? Is it detailed or broad? 

4. OBJECTIVITY: Is the site expressing a slanted point of view or trying to sway your opinion?

5. ACCURACY: Can you verify that the information is correct? Are the facts consistent within the page?

Examine these web sites. Which information is accurate?

FDA approves new high-intensity sweetener Sucralose

Splenda/Sucralose Homepage

Sucralose Toxicity Information Center

Need more help?

Reference/Information specialists are available to help you with your research most hours the library is open.  Reference librarians can also be reached by email (http://www.oneonta.edu/library/reference/ask/askform.html) or telephone (607-436-2722).  In addition, Research Consultations (http://www.oneonta.edu/library/info/consult.asp) are available for in-depth research assistance.

Nancy Cannon

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