Customized library information for culinarians!
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These subject headings can help you search for a topic in the library’s catalog, Voyager. These terms might also be helpful in an Internet search.
- Appetizers
- Baking
- Cake decorating (see also: Sugar art)
- Careers (use Cookery - Vocational guidance)
- Catering
- Condiments
- Cooks - Biographies (or try individual names)
- Cookery (will catch almost anything related to Culinary)
- Cookery and [subtopic, style, or type of resource]
- Cookery (subtopic), e.g. Cookery (Fruit), Cookery (Eggs)
- Cookery - [type of material], e.g. Cookery - Dictionaries, - Encyclopedias, - Equipment and Supplies, - Periodicals, - Technique, - Vocational guidance
- Cookery, [style], e.g. Cookery, French; Cookery, International; Cookery, Jewish
- [Type] cookery, e.g. Barbecue cookery, Holiday
- cookery, Quick and easy, Vegetarian, etc.
- Cost control (see: Food Service)
- Cutting
- Desserts (also try: Cakes, Pastry, Baking)
- Diet (see also: Low-fat, Low-cholesterol, Diet therapy)
- Food
- Food habits
- Food - History [- Chronology, - Social aspects]
- Food service [- Cost control, - Safety, - Sanitation]
- Garnishes
- Gastronomy
- Herbs
- Ingredients (also try individual or classes of ingredients, e.g. Herbs, Spices, etc.)
- Ice carving (used for Ice Sculpture)
- Kitchen utensils
- Knife skills (see: Cutting)
- Low-cholesterol diet
- Low-fat diet
- Meat (also try specific kinds of meat)
- Menus
- Nutrition
- Pastry (see also: Baking, Desserts)
- Quantity cookery
- Recipes
- Restaurant management
- Sauces
- Side dishes
- Spices
- Sugar art
- Table service
- Vegetables (also try specific vegetables)
- Wine & winemaking
The following Call Numbers relate to this program.
These items may be found in the main book shelves, as well as in the Directory (DIR), OVERSIZE, Ready Reference (RREF), Reference (REF), and SMALL BOOKS sections. Please ask at the Circulation Desk for Videos, DVDs and CDs.
- GT 2850-2960 - Eating & drinking customs
- RA, RC, RM - Health, Nutrition: Diets (e.g. for diabetes, diary-free, weightreducing,etc.); Low-Fat & Low-Cholesterol Recipes; Medicinal Herbs
- TP - Beverages (as drinks): alcoholic & non-alcoholic
- TX - Culinary Arts & Hospitality topics are primarily in this section which issubdivided into specific topics
- TX 341-641 - Cooking technique, Nutrition, History of Food,Food Supply
- TX 642-840 - Cookery
- TX 656-658 - Kitchen equipment & supplies
- TX 681-691 - Cooking processes (boiling, braising, frying, etc.)
- TX 703-725 - Cookbooks (by country/region, e.g. American,European, Asian, etcÖ)
- TX 726-739 - Special meals or fare (e.g. breakfasts, buffets, holiday fare)
- TX 740 - Miscellaneous Recipes (canapes, hors díoeuvres,appetizers, salads)
- TX 743-754 - Animal foods (eggs, fish & seafood, meat, poultry, game, shellfish)
- TX 757-759 - Soups & Dairy Products
- TX 761-799 - Baking / Confectionary (e.g. bread, cakes, desserts, pastry, sugar art)
- TX 801-809 - Vegetables & Cereals
- TX 811-814 - Fruits, Nuts & Other (e.g. flowers, tofu)
- TX 815-840 - Beverages (in cookery); Condiments; Other special varieties of cookery (e.g. quantity cooking, vegetarian,sandwiches)
- TX 851-953 - Hospitality Industry: Hotels & Restaurants; Dining-room & Food Service (including finance, inventory, management, menus, personnel, planning, prices,purchasing, safety, sanitation, table & wine service)
Library Collection
VoyagerVoyager is the library catalog - use this to find materials in the library. |
Graphic NovelsThese hefty volumes of sequential art are first in line for motion picture development. |
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SustainabilityLearn about the movement that's reshaping consumer culture. |
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Street ArtFrom the hugely influential Banksy to the anonymous graffiti artis; they ruin buildings as they shape our perceptions. |
MultimediaStand on the shoulders of giants by using our vast collection of stock images, sound clips, tutorials and more. |
Research
ProquestFull-text articles from ABI Complete, National Newspapers 27, and Proquest Psychology. |
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WilsonWebFull text of over 2,000 popular, trade & scholarly magazines. |
eLibraryFull text magazine, newspaper & encyclopedia articles, images and more |
Oxford Reference LibraryOnline reference access to encyclopedias and dictionaries. |
Oxford Art Online34 volume Dictionary of Art. |
First Research via ProquestMarket analyses for dozens of industries, from Ad Agencies to Wineries & Vineyards, and everything in between. |
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Marketline On-Campus Access
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SRDS: Local Market Analyst
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Manuals & Tutorials
Safari Books OnlineThousands of online technical manuals and streaming video tutorials. |
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Virtual Training Company (VTC)Over 60,000 streaming software tutorials. |
Audio, Images & Video
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FirstCom MusicDownloadable sound files of compositions in a variety of styles, genres, and instrumentations. |
Camio ImagesHigh-res images of art from around the world, from a variety of prominent museums. |
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Getty Images & FootageStock image and footage collection for use by students and faculty. To sign up, fill out this User Agreement Form. We'll email the username, password, and instructions within 24 hours (longer on weekends). |
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Reuters - DVDs available for checkoutCopyright-free news footage from the archives of European news agents ITN and Reuters. |
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Footage Firm - DVDs available for checkoutBroadcast quality, royalty free, stock footage clips from around the world, many in high-definition. |
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The library has over 300 magazine and newspaper titles.
A selection of current issues is displayed near the library’s computer lab and does not circulate. Back issues are located in the last three book shelves and may be checked out for one week. If you’re looking for a specific article, please talk to a librarian about using a subscription database.
- Art Culinaire
- Art of Eating
- Bon Appetit
- Chef
- Chile Pepper
- Cooking for Profit
- Cooking Light
- Cook's Illustrated
- Dessert Professional
- Eating Well
- Fine Cooking
- Food & Wine
- Food Arts
- Food Management
- Gastronomica
- Gourmet News
- Martha Stewart Living
- Martha Stewart Weddings
- National Culinary Review
- Nation's Restaurant News
- New York Times
- NW Palate
- Saveur
- Slow
- So Good: The Magazine of Haute Patisserie
- Southern Living
- Thuries Gastronomie
- Today's Dietician
- Vegetarian Times
- Wine Spectator
Possibly helpful, always interesting sites.
- Bakery-net : Online versions of several baking magazines.
- Chef-2-Chef : Recipes, news, job listings and more.
- Chef Desk : Tools for managing your kitchen and your career.
- Cook's Thesaurus : A cooking encyclopedia.
- Elegant Ice : Ice, techniques, and tools for ice sculpture.
- ExploreCulinary : International recipes from Ai.
- Epicurious : Recipes galore.
- iCook : Ai recipe management. User name and password required. How- to guide here.
- Food Safety : Your gateway to federal food safety information.
- LA Public Library Menu Collection : Historic menus from the Los Angeles area.
- Restaurant Manager : Jobs.
- Restaurant News : The name says it all.
- UW Library Menu Collection : Historic NW menus and more.
- The Wine Wall : Chef Redman's blog.
- Professional Organizations
- American Culinary Federation
- Institute of Food Science & Technology
- International Association of Culinary Professionals
- National Restaurant Association
- Network of Executive Women in Hospitality
- Society for Food Service Management
Eat, Pray, Love
Have you read Eat, Pray, Love or seen the movie? Want to talk about it? Join us in NC515, Sept. 9th at 4:00pm. Snacks inspired by the book and prepared by the culinary club will be served.
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