Family, Consumer, & Nutritional Sciences databases

Nutrition Databases

Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA)

An index to publications in food science, food technology, and human nutrition [More info]

Please note: Only one person can use FSTA at a time. Please be sure to select Logoff when you are done working in FSTA.

 

Biological Abstracts

Covers the life sciences, including biology, agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, ecology, environment, genetics, medicine, neuroscience, nutrition, physiology, and public health [More info]

 

MEDLINE

Premier bibliographic database covering all fields of medicine and medical research

MEDLINE via EBSCO [More info]

MEDLINE via PubMed [More info]

 

AGRICOLA [password required]

Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture, forestry, and animal science [More info]

 

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

More than 500 full-text journals from many medical disciplines [More info]

 

Health Reference Center Academic

A general health sciences database, with coverage of nursing and allied health [More info]

 

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Medical, health, and nutrition information from journals, magazines, and reference books [More info]

Databases for Consumer Information

General Reference Center Gold

A multidisciplinary database indexing mostly popular or general interest magazines such as you would find in a public library [More info]

 

MasterFILE Premier

A multidisciplinary database designed specifically for public libraries [More info]

Databases for Textiles, Fashion, and Design

Women's Wear Daily (WWD Archive) (some features not available off-campus)

The full text of Women's Wear Daily back to 1994 [More info]

 

CAMIO

Search and view images of art works (including textiles, costume, and jewelry) in museums around the world [More info]

 

Also see the more general databases listed below.

More general databases with some coverage of FCNS

Academic Search Premier

An all-purpose academic database covering many disciplines [More info]

 

Expanded Academic ASAP

A multidisciplinary database; a good starting point for many academic research topics [More info]

 

Business Source Premier

Covers all areas of business, including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more [More info]

E-Books and other resources

Collections of online encylopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.:

• Credo Reference: Food | Art (includes Fashion) [More info]
• NetLibrary Reference Center: Food & Drink [More info]
• Oxford Reference Online: Food & Drink [More info]

 

For additional resources, see our subject guide for FCNS.