Recommended Resources
Tutorials & Guides
- How to Read a Scientific PaperTips from working scientists on how to get what you need from reading a research paper.
Course Resources
Important Journals and Trade Publications
- Dairy FoodsTrade publication
- Hoard's DairymanTrade publication
- Journal of Dairy ResearchScholarly, peer-reviewed journal
- Journal of Dairy ScienceScholarly, peer-reviewed article
Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences
Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences 2nd Edition, Four-Volume Set by
Dairy Science includes the study of milk and milk-derived food products, examining the biological, chemical, physical, and microbiological aspects of milk itself as well as the technological (processing) aspects of the transormation of milk into its various consumer products, including beverages, fermented products, contentraed and dried products, butter and ice cream. This new edition includes information on the possible impact of genetic modification of dairy animals, safety concerns of raw milk and raw milk products, peptides in milk, dairy-based allergies, packaging and shelf-life and other topics of importance and interest to those in dairy research and industry. *Fully reviewed, revised and updated with the latest developments in Dairy Science *Full color inserts in each volume illustrate key concepts *Extended index for easily locating information
Call Number: (INTERNET)ISBN: 9780123744074Publication Date: 2011-05-06
Searching for Articles
- Food Science and Technology Abstracts (FSTA) (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowFSTA focuses on pure and applied research in food science, food technology, and food-related nutrition. It covers the complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging, and includes research and development literature, patents, standards, and legislation.
- CABI: CAB Abstracts and Global Health (Web of Science) This link opens in a new windowCAB Abstracts provides research information on agriculture and related applied life sciences, including Agriculture, Animal Health, Forestry, Human Health and Nutrition, and Natural Resources Management. Global Health from CABI is the definitive international public health database.
- AGRICOLA (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAGRICOLA is a comprehensive index to journal articles, book chapters, theses and more in the field of agriculture. Disciplines covered include food & human nutrition, agricultural engineering & technology, earth & environmental sciences.
- Web of Science (Core Collection) This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science (Core Collection) provides a single search across Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index. Additional Web of Science databases are easily accessible.
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive index of peer-reviewed scholarly journals in social sciences, humanities, general science, education and multicultural studies, as well as popular magazines published from 1990-present. Provides Full-text access to peer reviewed articles from thousands of journals.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowGoogle Scholar allows you to simultaneously search scholarly content across many disciplines, databases, and information sources. Results can include books, articles, chapters, conference proceedings, and more.
Tips on using Google Scholar are available here.
Avoiding Plagiarism
- What is Plagiarism?Information about plagiarism, its definition, and Cal Poly's disciplinary process from the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities.
- Tutorial - PlagiarismA short video on plagiarism courtesy of Clemson University.
Citing Your Sources
For this class, you will use cite your sources in the style that is used for Journal of Dairy Science. Below is a list of resources to help you to cite your sources in proper format. Contact Katherine if you need assistance.
- Instructions to Authors for Journal of Dairy ScienceGo to the guidelines for references starting on page 6 of this document for instructions and examples for citing sources in-text and in the Literature Cited.
- Journals Database from PubMedUse this database to find journal title abbreviations for specific journals by title.
