BOOKS & MEDIA

Locate books and videos by and about culinary arts in the online public access catalog (OPAC) by Author, Title, Subject, or keyword in title & topic. (If you want to browse for recipes, the basic call number for cookbooks begins with the letters TX.)

Here are a few of the subject headings you can use for a SUBJECT search in the online catalog to find specific titles and call numbers of books and videotapes about culinary arts.

MAGAZINES & JOURNALS

Current Print Subscriptions

The current issues of the magazines and journals that the CCC Library receives are on the display racks near the Information Commons. Titles related to Culinary Arts are The Culinarian and Gourmet, but other magazines also may carry articles on cooking, restaurants and food service.

The most current issues may be used in the Library only. Older issues may be checked out of the Library. Lift the tilted display shelf to find the issue from the previous 6 -12 months. If you want issues older than those available here,  you will need to fill out a Periodical Request slip at the Circulation Desk.

Bound Periodicals

Many older magazines and journals were bound in hard covers for preservation. They are kept on the low shelves at the far end of the Library, next to Stack #28. These volumes may be used in the Library only.

Magazine & Journal Indexes & Databases

Use a periodical index to locate specific articles in older issues of magazines and journals. The CCC Library has both print and computerized indexes. Printed indexes list articles by Author and/or Subject. The Library's computerized indexes are databases that also contain the full-text of the majority of their citations; they can be searched by Author, Title, Subject and Keyword.  The database that might be most useful for researching topics related to Culinary Arts is Expanded Academic Index ASAP (an online database available via the Library's Database page)

Ask the librarian at the Reference Desk for assistance with subject headings for your research topic and/or for help in using the computerized databases as needed.

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES

Some newspapers have a weekly section about food and cooking and/or a regular recipe column in addition to relevant feature and news stories. The Library subscribes to several newspapers, including The San Francisco Chronicle and The New York Times. The current issues are in the hanging rack at the end of the Periodicals Display Rack.

Older issues are available on microfilm and/or CD-ROM. The printed indexes to these newspapers are on Index Table #9a. Use the computers in the Information Commons to index the New York Times CD-ROM. Ask a librarian to show you how to use the newspaper indexes, and how to operate the microfilm reader/printer machines.

INTERNET/WEB SITES

There are many, many sites on the Internet where you can find recipes and other types of information pertaining to culinary arts. Use a search engine to help you locate them. Some search engines also provide an directory of sites arranged by broad subject area. These lists are usually broken down into even more specific aspects of a topic. They are great places to browse for interesting sites.

For a list of Internet sites about Culinary Arts that have been reviewed by faculty and/or librarians, see the CCC Site Guide for Culinary Arts.

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