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FST 385: Communicating Food and Fermentation Science

Library guide to help with the literature review and managing sources for Food Science & Technology 385.

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Finding the full text of an article

 Look for the 360 link to full text button to open the full article.

Options for getting to the PDF will open in a new window. Sometimes the link will take you to the journal, not the individual article. Use the citation information for the article to get to the right year, volume and issue of the journal.

If the library doesn't have it, request the article for free from Interlibrary Loan: https://library.oregonstate.edu/illiad On average, articles arrive digitally in 13 hours.

Recitation Topics - Suggested Search Tools

This guide is designed to help you find scholarly articles on your recitation topic.

Start by using one of the broad search tools listed on below: 1Search, Google Scholar, or Web of Science.

Learn more about 1Search and Web of Science on the next two tabs.

Next try one of the more subject-specific search tools suggested below your recitation topic.

Start Broadly - 1Search

Find books, online scholarly articles or newspaper articles that OSU subscribes to.  If you need to find specific items, such as books by a particular author, use the advanced search option for more precise searching. Access 1Search from the library's home page.

1Search search bar showing two links: Databases A through Z and eJournals A through Z

 

Google Scholar

Google Scholar

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A simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature.

Find out how to set your preferences in Google Scholar, so you can use OSU Libraries subscriptions to get free access to content that is not free on the web:

How to use Google Scholar (without Paying for the Articles)

Web of Science

Web of Science is one of the most popular databases for scientific researchers. Find scholarly articles from a wide range of science fields.

Explore the connections between articles with quick links to citation information.

What is Beer?

Tips: Academic Search Complete includes both scientific articles as well as legal and news sources. Nexis Uni includes legal and news sources and is your best bet to look at legal cases in depth. JSTOR provides information about history if you want to explore how beer was developed and integrated into cultures over time.

In either of the databases, start with a few broad keywords, but then add in more keywords or use the narrowing options on the sides of the search results pages to clarify your results. 

The Microbiome in the Food Industry

Tips: Both PubMed and SciFinder have scientific, peer-reviewed research articles written for a researcher audience. If you need more basic information on the microbiome, try Academic Search Complete, which has a blend of scholarly and popular articles.

 

Terroir of Food - Science or Marketing Gimmick

Tips: Both Agricultural & Environmental Science Database and CAB have a grower and producer focus - articles will tend to be scholarly; Academic Search Complete includes both scientific articles as well as popular sources and will contain more sources about marketing.

In either of the databases, start with a few broad keywords, but then add in more keywords or use the narrowing options on the sides of the search results pages to clarify your results. Terroir is such a specific term that it is likely you won't need too many other terms to find relevant sources.