FAB 341 - Sustainable Food Tourism: Culture Resources
Resources to support research-based assignments related to tourism attractions that cater to people who travel to specific locations with a primary reason to learn about cuisine unique to the area, in order to gain a real sense of place.
Academic Search PremierThis link opens in a new windowSearchable articles from academic and professional journals and magazines covering every academic discipline.
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Update frequency: Updated daily
This excellent one-stop resource lets you search citations and summaries by keyword and then instantly retrieve the full text of articles from journals online. The Get Text button helps you locate any article without linked full text in alternate online sources or in UNLV's print journal collection.
An extensive collection of food content that combines comprehensive reference works with cutting-edge academic research, a wealth of educational resources, and primary resources.
FactivaThis link opens in a new window 1950s - present
Access is limited to 6 simultaneous users.
Continuously updated news and business information from major news sources.
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This database combines over 30,000 sources from 200 countries, in 28 languages. Users have access to a wide range of information from newspapers, newswires, industry publications, websites, company reports, and more. The broad range of content provides both local insight and global perspective on business issues and current events – especially with regard to research requiring current information on companies, industries, and financial markets.
9th century-2015
Cookbooks, advertising ephemera, government reports, films, and other primary sources revealing the evolution of food and drink within everyday life and the public sphere.
Gale OneFile: Culinary ArtsThis link opens in a new windowFind a variety of information from major cooking and nutrition magazines as well as key reference titles.
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JSTORThis link opens in a new windowAn archive of more than 700 important scholarly journals covering business, ecology, education, ethnic studies, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology with content ending 3-5 years ago
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JSTOR digitally archives more than 700 scholarly journals. Subjects include African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, business, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, and more.
SocINDEX with Full TextThis link opens in a new window1895-
Indexes the literature of sociology and related disciplines.
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Includes full text for selected journals, monographs, and conference papers and contains full text for over 325 journals dating back to 1895. Encompasses all subdisciplines of sociology, including abortion, anthropology, criminology, criminal justice, marriage & family, politics, religion, rural sociology, social psychology, social structure, social work, sociological theory, sociology of education, substance abuse, urban studies, and many others.
Books and E-Books
Search library holdings for print and online books about culture . . .
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culture
name of country
topic
Video Databases
Academic Video OnlineThis link opens in a new windowAcademic Video Online provides access to almost 70,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.
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Films on DemandThis link opens in a new windowContains over 14,000 full length educational videos from Films Media Group covering humanities & social sciences, science, business & economics, health, archival films & newsreels.
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KanopyThis link opens in a new windowThis streaming video service provides access to thousands of titles in such areas of the arts, humanities, business, sciences, media/communications, education and more.
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Source producers include Media Education Foundation, BBC, PBS, Kino Lorber, Documentary Educational Resources Collection, among others.
Reports and Internet Sources
CIA World FactbookThe World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. The Reference tab includes: a variety of world, regional, country, ocean, and time zone maps; Flags of the World; and a Country Comparison function that ranks the country information and data in more than 75 Factbook fields.