HNF 406: Global Foods and Culture

An online collection of some of the most important and influential American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century.

Provides historical information on the foods commonly eaten in history. Developed by a reference librarian with a passion for food history, it also provides hints on how to approach research on particular foods, as well as links to individual ingredients, and to complete dishes and historically important cookbooks. Includes teacher resources, historic menu collections, digitized cookbooks, and historic food pieces. The original website is no longer maintained, but past content is available through the Internet Archive.

A University of Mississippi effort to "document, study, and celebrate the diverse food cultures of the changing American South."

MSU's Cookery & Food Collection includes more than 25,000 cookbooks and food-related works from all over the world. The collection spans more than five centuries, from as early as the 16th century up to the present.

Food Studies is a growing, interdisciplinary field of interest, encompassing historical, social, cultural, philosophical, political, economic, environmental, and scientific aspects, among others.

Links to citation style guides and information on how to cite specific types of information.

Tools for quickly generating citations in a select number of styles. Generators are maintained by third parties outside the MSU Libraries so always make sure to check generated citations for accuracy.

Guide to EndNote and EndNote Online, including information about training offered by the MSU Libraries.

Guide to Mendeley, including information about training offered by the MSU Libraries.

Guide to Zotero, including information about training offered by the MSU Libraries.

ReadCube Papers (Papers3) is another popular citation management software. While the MSU Libraries does not offer support or training for Papers, information is available for using it with the MSU Libraries databases.