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Biology 1371 : Nutrition for Today
Brennan

DEFINE TOPIC

This first part is designed to assist you in limiting or defining your research topic. These sources are some of the SAC reference materials that can be used to do nutrition research.

  Ref GT2850 .E53 2003   Encyclopedia of food and culture
  Ref HV5066 .N34 2008   Alcohol
  Ref HV5804 .E53 2001   Encyclopedia of drugs, alcohol, & addictive behavior
   
  Ref QP141 .B523 2006   CRC desk reference for nutrition
  Ref QP141 .E526 2005   Encyclopedia of human nutrition
  Ref QP141 .E82 2007   Essentials of human nutrition
  Ref QP771 .E53 2004   Encyclopedia of vitamins, minerals, and supplements
  Ref RA776.9 .T35 2008   Taking sides : clashing views in health and society
   
  Ref RA784 .A659 2002   Encyclopedia of sports & fitness nutrition
  Ref RA784 .B2483 2002   Prescription for nutritional healing
  Ref RA784 .D89 2002   American Dietetic Association complete food...
  Ref RA784 .N837 2007   Nutrition almanac
  Ref RA784 .N838 2004   Nutrition and well-being A to Z
  Ref RA784 .R646 2003   Encyclopedia of nutrition and good health
  Ref RA784 .T35 2004   Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues...
   
  Ref RC81 .A543 2004   American Medical Association family medical guide
  Ref RC552 .E18 C37 2006   Encyclopedia of obesity and eating disorders
  Ref RC552 .E18 E282117 2005   Eating disorders information for teens : health tips about anorexia, bulimia,...
  Ref RC552.E18 M364 2005   Management of eating disorders and obesity
  Ref RC628 .F72 2008   Obesity
  Ref RC660 .R67 2003   Diabetes & related disorders
  Ref RC660 .P424 2002   Encyclopedia of diabetes
   
  Ref RJ399.C6 P36 2006   Parent's guide to childhood obesity
  Ref RM214.5 .G55 2008   Diets and dieting : a cultural encyclopedia
  Ref RM216 .M285 2007   Krause's food & nutrition therapy
  Ref RM216 .N8628 2006   Nutritional health : strategies for disease prevention
  Ref RM216 .W684 2001   Nutrition and diet therapy
  Ref RM258.5 .T354 2003   Guide to understanding dietary supplements
  Ref RZ440 .N354 2006   Natural pharmacy : complete A-Z reference to natural...
   
  Ref TX349 .E482 2002   Encyclopedia of foods : a guide to healthy nutrition
  Ref TX355.5 .G65 2002   Controversies in food and nutrition (also avaliable as an ebook)
  Ref TX370 .S63 2006   Encyclopedia of junk food and fast food
  Ref TX551 .P385 2005   Bowes & Church's food values of portions commonly used
  Ref TX551 .N399 2000   Complete Book of Food Counts
   


DEVISE STRATEGY

Once you have defined your topic, you will need to know where to search for additional information. The sources you use are often determined by the instructor or assignment. You will need to make a list of keywords to search the library catalog, databases, and the Web.

SEARCH SOURCES

Begin at the library's home page at http://www.accd.edu/sac/library/

Searching these sources can be as easy as using the index of a book or it may involve advanced searching methods used in the catalog, databases, or Web search engines. Use your list of keywords to search in the following:

Click on Books & Media to search the catalog for books, government documents, microforms, audiovisuals, and electronic/digital resources. You may search by author, title, subject, and keyword. On the keyword search page on the right are examples of boolean operators (and, or, and not) and wildcards (*) (**) (?).

Examples of keyword searches:

  • alcohol and prevention
  • cancer and nutrition and prevention
  • child* and nutrition
  • child* and obesity and prevent*
  • diabetes and prevention
  • dietary supplements
  • eating disorders
  • fast food*
  • nutrition and fitness
  • nutrition* and supplements
  • obesity and (treatment or prevention)
  • organic food* or natural food*
  • vegetar**

Use a subject search when you know the Library of Congress Subject Heading.

Examples of subject searches:

  • Alcoholism
  • Cancer -- Nutritional Aspects
  • Cancer -- Diet Therapy
  • Children -- Nutrition
  • Convenience Foods
  • Diabetes -- Prevention
  • Eating disorders
  • Dietary supplements
  • Junk Food
  • Natural Foods
  • Nutrition
  • Obesity
  • Obesity In Children -- United States -- Prevention
  • Physical Fitness
  • Vegetarianism

Click on View eBooks to access eBooks only.

Click on Articles & Reference to search for magazine, journal, newspaper articles, reference, and more. The following databases may be helpful for your assignment:

Full text articles may be emailed to your address, downloaded, or printed after purchasing a print card. If an article is not full text it may be available in another database or in paper or microfilm on the 4th floor. Check Journals by Title to see if the article appears in another SAC database, or do a title search in the catalog to see if the library subscribes to the journal you need.

Click on Web Guides to find additional sources on the Web.

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