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Introduction

To find additional information, conduct a Subject search in the library catalog using subject headings such as NUTRITION RESEARCH or NUTRITION CHILDREN UNITED STATES.

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Locate books, videos, online resources and more available through the URI Libraries.

Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost)
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Full text for over 8,500 journals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Covers topics including: archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and other fields. Updated daily. Coverage varies, but generally covers the mid 1990s - present.
BIOSIS Previews [Biological Abstracts] (EBSCOhost)
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Indexing and abstracts of journals in the life sciences and biomedical research covering pre-clinical and experimental research, methods and instrumentation, animal studies, and more. 1926-. Updated weekly.
FSTA - Food Science and Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost)
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Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA) provides access to citations and abstracts dealing with all human food commodities and food processing (except for the production of raw food). Topics covered include microbiology, toxicology and hygiene, economics and statistics, engineering, packaging, and many food products. FSTA indexes articles, patents, standards, books, conference proceedings, research reports, dissertations, and legislation. 1969-. Updated weekly. 1 simultaneous user.
PubMed (linked to URI holdings)
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PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations and additional life science journals. 1947-. Updated daily.
SciFinder Scholar (Chemical Abstracts)
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Indexes 1,600 key chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering journals and selectively indexes 8,000 more, plus conference proceedings, patents, technical reports, and other materials. Also contains information on chemical substances and reactions, regulations, and chemical suppliers. 1907-. Updated daily. Access restricted to URI students, faculty, and staff; for instructions on setting up an account, click more link.

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Created and Revised by

Robin Devin & Jim Kinnie rev. 5/01; Larry Kelland rev. 9/02; James Austin 07/10; Anthony Loffredio rev. 5/13; Lauren Morrissette updated 6/18