Subject Specialist
Beginning your project
Welcome to the Research Guide for NFS 2130. This guide will help you complete your Processed Foods Project.
Choosing your topic: Browsing some of the reference books and encyclopedias at the Purdy-Kresge Library can help you identify a topic.
Research your topic: This guide points you to some key resources to use in your research.
- Books in the library
- Encyclopedias
- Reference books
- Knovel Library Database
- eBooks
- Internet Resources
eBook Resources
The WSU Libraries have many eBooks that can help you research your topic. Here are a few examples.
Nutrition eBook Database
- Knovel LibraryKnovel provides a one-stop e-book source for finding answers to science and engineering questions. Subject areas include chemistry and plastics, materials science, environmental science, microelectronics materials, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, chemical engineering, systems engineering, food sciences, and mechanical engineering.
eBooks you may find helpful:
- Cereals processing technologyeBook available from Knovel.
- Technology of functional cereal productseBook available from Knovel.
- Microorganisms and fermentation of traditional foodseBook available from EBL.
- The mini farming guide to fermentingeBook available from EBL.
- Food preservation techniqueseBook available from Knovel.
- Handbook of aseptic processing and packagingeBook available from CRCnetBASE.
- Dairy processingeBook available from Knovel.
Internet Resources
- Food FYIFood FYI provides resources and links to information for a variety of foods.
- United States Patent and Trademark Office. Patents Full-TextUnited States issued patents and published patent applications available for searching and display from the U.S. Patent Office.
Classic Catalog Search
Books in the Library
The Wayne State University Library System has many books on processed foods. You can search the Library catalog to find books on your topic.
If you are interested in using a book from the Storage, you may use the Get It! feature in the catalog to request books. For more information on Get It! click here. For a video on how to use Get It! click here.
Books in the WSU libraries are arranged by call number. Many of these titles can be found at the Purdy-Kresge Library, either in the Reference collection on the first floor or in the general collection on the 3rd Floor. Call numbers related to Food Science are listed below:
| SF1-1100 | Animal Culture (Meat and Dairy) |
| TP368-659 | Food Processing and Manufacture |
| TX341-641 | Nutrition, Foods and Food Supply |
- Encyclopedia of Dairy SciencesPurdy-Kresge Library Reference Collection
SF 229 .E52 2003 - Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and NutritionPurdy-Kresge Library Reference Collection
TX 349 .E47 2003 - The Wiley encyclopedia of packaging technologyOnline Encyclopedia available from EBL.
The WSU Libraries have many reference books that can help you research your topic. Here are a few examples.
- Dairy science and technologyPurdy-Kresge Library
SF 250.5 .D385 2006 - Handbook of cereal science and technologyPurdy Library Reference
TP 434 .H36 2000 - Handbook of food and beverage fermentation technologyPurdy-Kresge Library
TP 371.44 .H358 2004 - Handbook of frozen foodsPurdy-Kresge Library Reference
TP 372.3 .H36 2004 - Handbook of fruits and fruit processingOnline book available from Ebrary
- Cheese : chemistry, physics, and microbiology.Sci and Eng Storage
SF 271 .C43 2004 - Fundamentals of cheese scienceSci and Eng Storage
SF 271 .F86 2000 - Snack food technologySci and Eng Storage
TP 451 .S57 M37 1992b - Food engineering aspects of baking sweet goodsSci and Eng Storage
TP 431 .F66 2008