Family & Consumer Sciences

ARTICLES

The databases below are especially helpful for accessing articles and citations in your discipline.

If you are off-campus, use the link for off-campus access to our databases provided at the end of each description on the Find Articles page.

Academic Search Premier  - large interdisciplinary database, with much full-text content
Art Index - articles and abstracts on art topics including fashion, design, and decorative arts
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - evidence-based, full-text health information
OmniFile Mega Full Text - multi-disciplinary database, with much full-text content
 

Here is a list of all Ryan Library databases.
Also try Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles

BOOKS

The databases NetLibrary Collection and Oxford Reference Online have full-text books online.

Below is a representative list of subject encylopedias held at Ryan Library's reference area.

Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion
Encyclopedia of Interior Design
Contemporary Fashion  
Encyclopedia of Food Sciences and Nutrition
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

Check Phineas, Ryan Library's online catalog, for additional books available in the library.

WEB RESOURCES

American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences - info and resources from AAFCS
American Dietetic Association - articles and other information from the ADA
American Society of Interior Designers - professional and educational resources for students
Council of Fashion Designers of America - news, reports, and other services from the CFDA
NICHD - research resources from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Denise D. Nelson, Liaison to Family & Consumer Sciences
Ryan Library, Office 208E
619-849-2477
DeniseNelson@pointloma.edu