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Last updated 1/20/2008 - This list of electronic resources is designed to assist students in "getting started" with online research. Additional resources, including books and periodicals, may be relevant.
Databases
Academic Search Premier - Ebscohost General interest database with full text articles for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals.
Business Source Premier - Ebscohost Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business, including the restaurant and hospitality industry.
Ebscohost Multiple Databases Search Search all or a combination of Ebscohost databases.
Academic OneFile-Gale General interest database of more than 10,000 journals, most peer-reviewed, covering a vast range of academic disciplines.
Business & Company Resource Center - Gale Company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Expanded Academic ASAP - Gale Full-text articles from 2,000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines.
General Business File ASAP - Gale Useful for researching the restaurant and hospitality industry. Offers company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.
Health Reference Center Academic - Gale Includes nutrition articles.
PowerSearch Gale Search all or a combination of Gale databases.
Health and Wellness Resource Center General health database has many full-text articles about the culinary arts and nutrition.
Credo Reference General online reference sources. Includes some information for the culinary arts.
Internet Resources (opens in new window)
All You Want to Know Conversion Table Conversion comparisons for American and European liquid and solid measurements, and temperature conversion.Bread Bakers Guild of America Bread-baking articles and recipes.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Extensive links to sites for over 70 topics on food safety and nutrition. Sponsored by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
CultureGrams Requires Greenville County Library System library card. Five native recipes for each of the 202 countries indexed.
Commercial Food Safety Food safety/sanitation practices and procedures in food service operations. Maintained by Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health.
Epicurious: the World’s Greatest Recipe Collection Over 15,000 recipes compiled from Gourmet and Bon Appétit magazines from the 1990s to the present. Includes food and wine dictionaries.
Feeding America: the Historic Cookbook Project Over 70 cookbooks from 19th to early 20th century. Created and maintained by Michigan State University Library and the MSU Museum.
Food Network Provides recipes for all cooking shows hosted on the Food Network.
The Food Timeline Culinary history research, including period-correct and historical recipes. Created and maintained by the Morris County Public Library in New Jersey.
Integrated Food Safety Information Delivery System Food service employee training for food handling. Fact sheets available in 13 languages. Maintained by the Food and Consumer Safety Bureau of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.
Nutrition.gov Resources and information on nutrition and food safety. Sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture.
Pastry Chef Central Professional resource for pastry chefs including recipes, assistance from other pastry chefs, and a directory of baking sites.
Profitable Hospitality Provides information about the hospitality business.
Star Chefs Lives and works of world renowned chefs.
Wine Institute Advocacy association of California wineries. Includes industry statistics and links.
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