This page has links to information that may be useful for the FOOD Research assignment. Most of the links are for information from library databases. Some links are for government information. All of these links should lead to good quality sources.
Pikes Peak Library District (Public Library) Databases You will need a PPLD library card to use these databases outside of PPLD Libraries' buildings. If you use a guest computer inside a PPLD Library, you can use any of their databases
Encyclopedia of Food & Culture
Web sources
Links to over 500 eBooks on food topics. Type in your food keyword into the second or third search box. Sometimes you'll need to broaden your search and use a more inclusive keyword, such as grains instead of wheat, or beverages instead of soda. You can read these books immediately on your computer screen (choose full-text), or login and download them to read offline.
Look in the top left corner of the book screen & choose Search Within to find pages that refer to specific food keywords.
Links to reference books such as the Cambridge World History of Food, Encyclopedia of American Food and Drink, and The Atlas of Food.
Browse the contents, or look for this box to search within a book.
United States Statistics/Demographics
Colorado Statistics
International Statistics
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