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Look in the following catalogs for books, videos and other types of audiovisual items held in libraries.
COD Library Catalog : for materials in the COD Library only. In this online catalog you can conduct a KEYWORD search by using the search statement "food and culture" and come up with many items. A good SUBJECT search is FOOD HABITS, or try a KEYWORD search using FOOD HABITS AND [here type in the name of a country or culture group].
"Food Culture around the World" series books at the C.O.D. Library.
I-Share (formerly Illinet Online): For the library catalogs of 65 Illinois libraries, including nearby Wheaton College, Benedictine University, Elmhurst College, North Central College, Northern Illinois University, and Harper College..
WorldCat: Items at libraries in this country and around the world. This will help you identify materials and figure out if they are located close by. Internet resources and hot links are included as well.
Outline of the Library of Congress Classification System (what COD uses to arrange its books).
Other Nearby Public and Academic Libraries
An A to Z of Food and Drink. (Oxford, 2002).
Anthropology Research Guide. (COD Library Resources.)
The Dictionary of American Food and Drink. Reference TX 349 .M 26 1994.
Dictionary of International Food and Cooking Terms. General Collection TX 349 .W 24 1970.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Reference GT 2850 .E 53 2003.
Encyclopedia of North American Eating and Drinking Traditions, Customs, and Rituals. Reference GT 2853 .U 5 G 39.
Food: An Authoritative and Visual History and Dictionary of the Foods of the World. General Collection TX 349 .R 58.
The Foodlover's Atlas of the World. General Collection TX 355 .S 48 2002.
Geography Research Guide (COD Library resources).
The International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. Reference TX 349 .A 236 1993.
Library Jargon: A Multilingual Glossary.
Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America. Reference TX 349 .E 45 2004.
The Penguin Atlas of Food. Reference HD 9000.5 .M 52 2003.
Sociology Research Guide. (COD Library Resources.)
The World Atlas of Food: A Gourmet's Guide to the Great Regional Dishes of the World. General Collection TX 725 .A1 W 66 1974.
The World Encyclopedia of Food. Reference TX 349 .C 69 1982.
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. Reference GN 333 .W 67 1988.
Article Indexes
You must have a valid College of DuPage library card to access the electronic indexes and databases from off-campus.
Does the C.O.D. Library own the journal that I need?
Explanation of the Difference between Journals and Magazines .
How to Read a Research Study Article.
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) is a collection of ethnographic materials, mostly books, which provides historical and some contemporary information on the ways of life of people in over 350 cultural, ethnic, religious, and national groups around the world. There is a lot of information included on the diet and foods of the various culture groups. Located on microfiche, the material in HRAF is typically descriptive rather than theoretical, and the vast majority of the sources are primary documents which have resulted from field observation by anthropologists. There are two manuals used to access the material in HRAF: Outline of World Cultures and Outline of Cultural Materials. There is a separate manual called HRAF Source Bibliography for a complete list of the sources used for each cultural group.
The following Internet sites are "mega-lists" of anthropology resources. All three list the same sites, but you will find some unique sites in each one.
The Library can obtain copies of articles or books from other libraries for you. Inquire at the Reference Desk. You may also consult journal title lists from other libraries in the area.
Dan Blewett, Reference Librarian, (630) 942-2279, FAX (630) 858-8757, Office: SRC 3035 blewett@cdnet.cod.edu