Resources for Action 

• A-Z of Food and Drink
• Cambridge World History of Food
• Contemporary Encyclopedia of Herbs & Spices : Seasonings for the Global Kitchen (Stacks TX406 .H55 2004)
• Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
• Encyclopedia of North American Eating and Drinking Traditions, Customs, and Rituals (Reference GT2853 .U5 1995)
• Food Encyclopedia : Over 8000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques and People (Science Reference TX349 .R644 2006)
• International Dictionary of Food & Cooking: Ingredients, Additives, Techniques, Equipment, Menu Terms, Catering Terms, Food Science and Outline Domestic and Production Recipes
• New Food Lover's Companion: Comprehensive Definitions of Nearly 6,000 Food, Drink, and Culinary Terms
• New Wine Lover's Companion
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America

Restaurant: From Concept to Operation - This basic hospitality text is available on Reserve at the library’s Service Desk. A student ID is required.

For information on how to search for articles go to the Finding Articles Tutorial

Academic Search Premier -

Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available.

Web of Science -

Coverage: 1985 to present. Brief Description: The Web of Science provides an interface for searching the Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts and Humanities Citation Index, separately or together, from 1985 to present. These unique citation indexes provide indexing and selected abstracts for millions of source articles in more than 10,000 major journals published worldwide. Each record indexes every source article's entire list of cited references or bibliographic footnotes. Use the Web of Science to discover scholarly materials based on the citation network within a vast multidisciplinary literature. Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns a demonstration printed set (1991 only) of Science Citation Index (Science Reference Z7401 .S365), Social Sciences Citation Index (Science Reference Z7161 .S65), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (Science Reference AI3 .A63). Tools Available: Training Resources Technical Support Web of Science Tutorial Journal Title List > Arts & Humanities Citation Index Journal Title List > Science Citation Index Journal Title List > Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science Search Steps Simplified (PDF) Also see Journal Citation Reports Helmke Library Cited Reference Search Policy and Procedures Best Practices for Using Citation Data

For information on how to search IUCAT Catalog go to the Searching IUCAT Tutorial

IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) -

Brief Description: Search Helmke Library's online catalog to find books, electronic resources, periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, or newspapers), government publications, music CDs, videorecordings (DVDs, VHS), and other library materials. Tools Available: Searching IUCAT Tutorial Request Delivery Tutorial How Do I Use IUCAT Guides IUCAT Library Help Topics IUCAT Library Locations IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet IUCAT Shelving Locations

WorldCat -

Brief Description: Provides access to the OCLC database with more than 1 billion bibliographic records for materials in all formats. Tools Available: Online tutorials are available. WorldCat Facts and Statistics "Watch WorldCat Grow" Launch Page

IPFW's print collection for Hospitality is primarily located on the library's fourth floor under call number TX. Use IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog) to do keyword searches for specific subjects. IUCAT allows you to search the entire IU system for materials and place hold requests.

If you require further print resources beyond what is available in IUCAT try searching the WorldCat catalog.

Business Resource Center - Marketing Research

The Business Resource Center is designed to help you find authoritative and useful business information on the Web and in the library.  Included are links to local Allen County and Fort Wayne demographic and economic trends. 

City of Fort Wayne - Business Information

Provides information on doing business in and around Fort Wayne.

County Business Patterns

Indiana Retail Food Laws & Rules

Indiana State Department of Health

National Restaurant Association

Restaurant and Hospitality Association of Indiana

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Service Desk BF76.7 .P83 2010)

APA Style.org: Electronic References

The recommended style guide this course is the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (sometimes referred to as the APA style guide). A print copy is also on reserve at the Service Desk.