Food Safety & Security : Articles
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Heather Shimon | Steenbock Library
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 EconomicsProvides full text reports of scholarly research in the field of agricultural and applied economics. Adobe Acrobat reader softward 2.0 or higher required for viewing.
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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 (United States National Agricultural Library) (EBSCO)-(National Agricultural Library), (1970-), citations/abstracts-
Indexes 2500 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. -
Agricola (open to everyone)Public access through the National Agricultural Library.
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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 Abstracts (ISI)Topic coverage includes anatomy, bacteriology, biotechnology, clinical medicine, genetics, microbiology, nutrition, parasitology, pharmacology, toxicology, virology, and zoology.
ISI Thomson Scientific -
CAB (Agriculture & Veterinary) Abstracts (ISI)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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Environmental Sciences and Pollution ManagementTopic coverage includes pollution, bacteriology, ecology, toxicology, environmental engineering, environmental biotechnology, waste management and water resources.
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FSTA - Food Science & Technology AbstractsCovers 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. Indexes more than 1,800 journals, books, theses, conference proceedings, reviews, standards, legislation, and patents.
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PubMed (special access for UW campus full text enhanced)Covers the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, allied health, health care systems, and pre-clinical sciences. Indexes nearly 4,500 journals
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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 KnowledgeIncludes Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. Best for finding articles citing a particular author or paper.
Getting Full Text
Follow the Find It button in most databases to:
- access online full text (when available)
- see if the journal is available in print (Library Catalog)
- request a free pdf of the article if full text is not available online (Request a Copy/Book and Article Delivery)
If you already have a citation, use this citation search to search for your article.
Manage your References
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EndNote BasicEndNote Basic is a Web-based citation manager free to UW-Madison staff and students that can be used as a standalone citation manager or in conjunction with EndNote Desktop. It is made available through the UW-Madison Libraries’ subscription to Web of Science.
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ZoteroZotero is a free Firefox plug-in that allows you to save citations, documents and copies of web pages. It's easy to learn, but not robust enough to support writing large documents.