Other Databases - Writing 10 (DeBoard) - 2021-2022 - LibGuides at University of California Merced

Additional Databases

These databases may provide a starting point. You may also want to check out Database Subject areas related to your topic (for example, if you are looking at food deserts, a database in Sociology may also be helpful, etc.

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference This link opens in a new window
Contains information on the nutrient content of over 8,000 different foods as the major source of food composition data in the United States. Individual food include scientific name, refuse, and nutrient content information.
FAOStat This link opens in a new window
Note: Registration is free but required. Downloads are limited to 4,000 records at a time. International statistics on production, trade, food balances, forestry, land use, irrigation, fertilizer, pesticides, agriculture, food aid, and fisheries.
AGRIS This link opens in a new window
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural sciences and technology created by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1974. Covers journal articles, books, and on agricultural sciences and techn
Agricola - National Agricultural Library (NAL) Catalog This link opens in a new window
Search the National Agricultural Library Catalog and Article Citation Database or browse by subject. Topics covered include agriculture, agronomy, animal science, aquaculture, biology, botany, breeding, crop management, dairy science, ecology, entomology, environment, fertilizers, pesticides, food agriculture, forestry, and horticulture.
UC Cooperative Extension Archive This link opens in a new window
Historical records held by county Cooperative Extension (UCCE) offices. Records document agricultural trials, animal husbandry, water management, fire management, the development of integrated pest management, rural food and nutrition programs, and youth development programs, among other subjects.
National Library of Medicine’s Collection of Handwritten Recipe Books, 1600–1900 This link opens in a new window
(1600-1900) A digitized collection of "recipe" books created in the 15th through 18th centuries, containing advice for food preparation and preservation, animal husbandry, useful household concoctions, and allopathic medicines and treatments. Through the National Institutes of Health's Library of Medicine.
History Vault: Progressive Era: Reform, Regulation and Rights This link opens in a new window
1872 - 1934. Consists of 11 collections on a variety of the ways that the Progressive Movement tried to improve the lives of the American people. Subjects include women's right to vote, the Standard Oil monopoly case, the efforts of journalist Henry Demarest Lloyd, the University Settlement Society of New York City, prohibition, reform of law enforcement, the Teapot Dome bribery case regarding petroleum reserves on government lands, and regulation of food and drugs. Available through 4/2021, may be purchased by the UC system based on usage.

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