Research Tips for Books and Beyond
Physical books and ebooks are available for use while public patrons are in the Library.
Once you find a book of interest in a library catalog, make note of the Subjects listed for the book to assist you in identifying related search terms. Use these search terms to identify even more books
Example of a book and the Subjects assigned to it:
TITLE Food System Transparency: Law, Science and Policy of Food and Agriculture
SUBJECTS
- Food law and legislation Food - Labeling - Law and Legislation
- Food fraud
- Agricultural ecology - Law and legislation
- Food - Labeling - Law and Legislation
- Food - Quality
- Food - Safety Measures
- Food - Standards
Books
Food System Transparency : Law, Science and Policy of Food and Agriculture by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9781000384512Publication Date: 2021This book brings together an international group of agriculture and food lawyers and scientists to define the field of Food System Transparency in three parts: the big picture, food safety and health, and the global view, investigating social, economic, political, scientific and legal frameworks,
Fighting for Farming Justice: Diversity, Food Access and the USDA by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9780429401053Publication Date: 2021This book provides a detailed discussion of four class-action discrimination cases that have recently been settled within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and have led to a change in the way in which the USDA supports farmers from diverse backgrounds.
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If you search for ebooks through EBook Central (see Databases section) you are searching the full text of every one of thousands of books. Helpful filters can help you narrow your search.
Ebooks can also be searched for in JULIEN, but the full text of each book is not searched: just title, author, subject headings, table of contents, etc.
Caution: If you limit your search in JULIEN to Location > Environmental Collection, you eliminate all ebooks from your search.
Books
Farming for Our Future : The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture by Call Number: K3870 .L442 2021ISBN: 9781585762378Publication Date: 2021Farming for Our Future examines the policies and legal reforms necessary to accelerate the adoption of practices that can make agriculture in the United States climate-neutral or better. These proven practices will also make our food system more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Agricultural policy of the United States : historic foundations and 21st Century issues by Call Number: EbookISBN: 9783030364526Publication Date: 2020This book serves as a foundational reference of U.S. land settlement and early agricultural policy, a comprehensive journey through the evolution of 20th century agricultural policy, and a detailed guide to the key agricultural policy issues of the early 21st century. This book integrates the legal, economic and political concepts and ideas that guided U.S. agricultural policy from colonial settlement to the 21st century, and it applies those concepts to the policy issues agriculture will face over the next generation.
