Key Databases
Selecting a Database
Since Food Industry is an interdisciplinary field touching on a wide range of subject areas, you will want to search a variety of databases to find scholarly articles. Choose databases from the categories below:
Databases -- General & Interdisciplinary
Databases -- Economic & Social Sciences
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
- CQ Researcher
- EconLit
- Emerald Journals
- PAIS Index
- Political Science (ProQuest)
- Social Sciences Premium Collection
Databases -- Business & Marketing
Databases -- Medical
Legal & Regulatory
Topic Suggestions
Many databases will include articles on food safety and food industry. Try some of the databases listed above for articles in scholarly journals, magazines and newspapers.
- farm to table
- farm bill
- food safety
- genetically modified foods
- food (in)security
- child nutrition
- global food markets
- organic agriculture; certification
- local food
- animal health
- energy drinks
- food labeling & packaging
- dietary supplements regulation
- recalls
- food allergies
Research Tutorials
Take a look at a few of these videos designed to jump start your search skills and speed up the research process. No time for a video? Take a look at one of our slide presentations.
Take a look at these brief videos to help speed up your research process. No time for a video? Take a look at one of our slide presentations!
Not sure if an article is peer-reviewed or not? Take a look at this video!
If We Don't Have It
Try Interlibrary Loan to request books or articles not available at NU.