Food Safety & Security : Articles
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Core Article Databases
These databases are a good starting point for most Food Safety / Food Security topics
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AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied EconomicsFree, open access repository of scholarly materials, working papers, and government documents covering agribusiness, food supply, environmental economics, policy issues, economic development, and other areas of agricultural economics.
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AgNic: Agricultural Network Information CenterSearchable on-line guide to quality agricultural information via the Internet. Resources are selected and produced by the National Agricultural Library, land-grant universities and partners in the public sector.
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Agricola (open to everyone)Public access through the National Agricultural Library.
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AGRICOLA (United States National Agricultural Library)Includes research journals, USDA publications, FAO publications, conference proceedings, and books. Covers agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, agricultural products, animal industries, animal nutrition, botany, plant science, soil science, and environmental impact.
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Agricultural & Environmental Science DatabaseFocused research tool for cross-disciplinary agriculture and environmental sciences research. Discover journals, trade publications, and conference proceedings. Featuring Agricola Index.
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Agris (FAO Agriculture-United Nations)-(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), (1986-) citations/some abstracts-
Topic coverage includes agricultural economics, agriculture, animal production, aquatic science and fisheries, machinery and buildings, natural resources, plant production, pollution, and rural sociology. -
Biological AbstractsLarge article database covering all aspects of biology including bacteriology, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, pathology, physiology, toxicology, virology, zoology, and more.
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CABI CAB Abstracts (Agriculture & Veterinary)Leading scholarly database covering agriculture and natural resources worldwide.
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CINAHL Plus (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature)CINAHL Plus with Full Text provides indexing for 3,024 journals from the fields of nursing and allied health; includes the areas of food and nutrition in human health and well-being.
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EconLitIndexes and abstracts more than 300 scholarly periodicals and books in the field of economics.
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FSTA - Food Science & Technology AbstractsSearch scholarly materials, standards, legislation, and patents covering beverages, cocoa and chocolate, commodity technology, dairy products, dietetic foods, fats and oils, fermentation technology, fish, flour and bakery products, food additives and engineering, food hygiene, food laws, meat and poultry, sugars, and toxicology.
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PubMedDeveloped by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), provides free access to thousands of scholarly articles in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, health care systems, and more.
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Sociological AbstractsIndexes and abstracts 2,000 worldwide journals in sociology, as well as dissertations and websites. Includes Social Planning Policy and Development Abstracts.
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Web of ScienceA collection of databases that index the world’s leading scholarly literature across the sciences.
Getting Full Text Articles & Book Chapters
Follow 
(Find It button) or the "Find It at UW Madison" link in most databases to:
- access online full text (when available)
- see if the journal or book is available in print if it is not accessible online
- request a free pdf of the article or book chapter if full text is not available online (Request a Copy)
If you already have a citation, use this Citation Search to search for your article.
Citation Managers
Citation Managers such as EndNote, EndNote Basic, Mendeley, or Zotero are software tools for managing your citations. Citation Managers will help you:
- Create and organize a personal research database
- Download citations from online databases
- Format bibliographies and citations in papers
- Share your citations with others