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Food Science &
Technology Abstracts
Thomson Reuters
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About Food Science & Technology Abstracts
Food Science & Technology Abstracts, a subset of Web of Knowledge, is an abstract and
citation database which provides thorough coverage of research in the fields of food
science, food technology, and food-related human nutrition. Subjects covered also include biotechnology, microbiology, food safety, additives, nutrition, packaging, and pet
foods. FSTA is published by the International Food Information Service (IFIS) and contains
over one million entries from nearly one thousand international journals and patents.
Dates of Coverage: 1969-present; updated weekly
Access:
1) From the Funk Library ACES homepage (http://www.library.illinois.
edu/funkaces/), click the “Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental
Sciences (ACES)” link under the “Collections and Subjects” heading.
Under “Key Databases,” select “Food Science and Technology.”
1) From the Library homepage (http://www.library.illinois.edu), search
for “Food Science and Technology Abstracts” and click on the direct link
at the top of the search results.
2) From the “Online Journals & Databases” link on the Library
homepage, search for “Food Science and Technology Abstracts” and
follow the links.
**When off campus, log in with your UIUC NetID and password.
Types of searches:
1) Basic Search: search by field (topic, author, publication) and limit by
date.
2) Advanced Search: build a search using field tags, Boolean expressions, and set combinations.
3) Search History: keep track of your past searches and combine them
to create more advanced search queries.
Personalization
Click “Sign In” at the top of the page to register in order to set
preferences, save searches, and access EndNote Web.
Boolean Operators: To limit results, use AND to find articles with both terms (x AND y).
To broaden results, use OR to find articles with either term (x OR y).
To eliminate terms, use NOT to find articles with one term but not the
other (x NOT y).
When parentheses () are not used to group terms, searches with multiple
operators are read in the order NOT, AND, OR. Then the search is read
from left to right.
Truncation / Wildcard symbols:
(*) replaces multiple characters in a word (diet* returns diets, dietetics,
and dietitian).
(?) replaces a single character (disrupt?rs for disrupters and disruptors)
($) replaces one or zero characters (colo$r for color and colour)
NEAR/#: The terms joined by this operator must be within # number of
words of each other. If no number is specified (x NEAR y), the default is
15 words.
Choosing search terms
1. Choose specific terms
closely related to your research topic.
2. Choose terms that you
might use when discussing your topic with a colleague, including current
jargon.
3. Include synonyms and abbreviations.
4. This search is not case
sensitive.
5. FSTA also finds variant
spellings and forms of a
word.
If you need assistance,
contact a
Funk Library librarian!
Phone:
217.333.2416
E-mail:
aceslib@library.illinois.edu
Hours:
http://www.library.illinois.edu/
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General Search Overview
Food Science & Technology searches the bibliographic record, not the full text of articles. The default searches are topic, author,
and publication name. Click Add Another Field to add additional search boxes. You can select different fields to search for each
new search box. To reset the form and clear it of all additional search boxes and terms, click Clear.
Topic
Search numerous fields within a record, including English and foreign title, abstract, descriptors, and geographic
location.
Author/
Inventor
Search for an author or inventor using the format “last name, initials” (i.e., blaschek, h). Note that the system automatically adds an asterisk wildcard when you enter only one initial. So, entering “Johnson M” is the same as
“Johnson M*”
Publication
Name
Search for the name of a journal, conference proceeding, trade publications, or book series. Useful when added
to other searches. Enter a full or partial publication name followed by a wildcard symbol (* ? $). For example,
searching “Food” will bring back minimal results. However, by amending the search to “Food*” results will include
articles from titles such as Food Engineering, Food Science and Nutrition, and Food Technology and Biotechnology.
Results
1) Results are automatically sorted by publication date — newest to oldest. Use the drop-down menu on the right
side above the results to change sorting (i.e., by Relevance or Times Cited).
2) Refine your search by limiting it to specific categories, document types, or publication year with the Refine Results tool on the left side of the page.
3) Click the View Abstract button under a result to quickly access the abstract.
4) Use the checkboxes to select interesting articles, and use the options located at the top of the list to print, email, or export citations to RefWorks or Endnote.
5) Use the Discover full text button to locate full text of articles.
Limits:
Timespan: limit your search to a specific time period (i.e., latest 5 years, current week) or to a range of
years (i.e., 1978-2004).
Adjust your results settings: specify how many results you would like to see per page, how the results
should be organized, and whether to show the Refine Results sidebar.
Phrase searching:
Use “quotes” to identify exact phrases when doing a topic or title search. If two words are separated by a
hyphen, comma, or period, the term will be interpreted as an exact phrase (i.e., searching deep-sea will
return results for deep-sea and deep sea, but not sea deep or sea depth).
Citation Reference & Analysis
Citation reference:
When viewing a full record, note the blue box to the right. This box shows you how often the item has been
cited, related records, and the record’s bibliography. Use these tools to find similar items to expand your
research.
Analyze results:
On the results page, click the Analyze Results link on the right side. This feature allows you to group and
rank your results by collecting data from a variety of fields. For example, search for prevalent authors in a
particular field or discover which research areas overlap with your search results.
Find Full Text, Save and Export Citation, etc.
Find full text:
From the record list or an individual citation record, click the Discover full text button. If the article is available to UIUC users, a link to the article appears in the “Full Text” section. If not, you will be provided with a
link to search for the journal in the library catalog or request a copy of the article through InterLibrary Loan
(ILL). The Discover full text button also allows you to download the citation to RefWorks.
Marked List:
The Marked List is a way to save citations so you can later print, save, e-mail, order, or export them from
the Marked List page. To add an article to the Marked List, look for the
icon. In an individual record,
this is located above the title to the right of the Discover full text button. In the results list, this icon is located directly above the checkboxes and numbered list of results. To select multiple records for the
Marked List, check the boxes and click the Marked List icon.
Save or output citations:
One at a time: On the search results page, click on the document title to go to the full record. At the top
or bottom of the page, select a citation manager (Endnote, RefWorks). The citation will be sent or downloaded automatically. Make sure pop-up windows are enabled in your browser. To print or e-mail the citation, use the print or e-mail icons.
You can also click the Discover full text button in a document record. Under “Reference,” choose an export
method.
Batch: On the search results page, use the checkboxes to select a group of documents. At the top or bottom of the page, select a citation manager. You can also e-mail or print citations using the print or e-mail
icons located at the top or bottom of the page.
Creating a citation
alert:
Track how often a particular document has been cited by other articles over the course of a year. To create
a citation alert, go to the full record for any document by clicking on the title in the search results. Click the
Create Citation Alert button on the right side to go to the My Cited Articles List—Save Confirmation page.
(Note: You must be a registered user of Web of Knowledge to use this tool; see the “Personalization” box on
the first page for more details.) Click OK to create the citation alert and to return to the Full Record page. To
review your citation alerts, click the My Citation Alerts link near the top of the page.
For more Help contact Funk Library at 217-333-2416, OR just Ask A Librarian !
This guide is available online at: http://www.library.illinois.edu/funkaces/handouts/food_science_tech.pdf
Created 8/19/2013 by dh; rev. 8/26/2014