FSP 161: The Simple Life: Find Books

If you are not able to come to campus to retrieve a book from the library, then you may have other options. 

One option is to request a copy of an e-version of the book (if available) via interlibrary loan (ILL).  For more information about ILL, as well as a link to the online request form, see the ILL LibGuide.

Another option is to request electronic delivery of a single chapter from a book. The Document Delivery LibGuide describes this process and includes a link to the online request form. In order to determine which chapter from a book might be most useful to you, try looking at the detailed book description from the library discovery tool, specifically the Contents Note; this is an example from a book cited elsewhere on this page: The Chain: farm, factory and the fate of our food. You may be able to find more information about each chapter by searching for the book in Amazon or Goodreads, and selecting the link to "open preview" or "look inside."  Google Books might provide a more expansive preview. If available preview pages includes an index, then you may be able to use the index to determine which chapter(s) include the pages where your specific topic of interest appears.

Looking for some directions and help on finding stuff in the library catalog? Refresh your memory from IDS102 by visting the Links Tutorial information (no quizzes this time!) For further help, contact the reference desk.

Try a Subject Heading browse in the online catalog (or click on subject headings within relevant records). A small sample of possible relevant subject headings includes:

Diet and nutrition

Food [see related terms]
Food consumption
Food industry and trade--Law and legislation
Food -- law and legislation
Food--Safety measures
Food--Standards
Food supply
Food supply-International cooperation
Food supply--Law and legislation

Agriculture and crops

Agriculture [see related terms]
Agriculture -- Economic aspects
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
Crops [see related terms]
Family farms
Farm produce
Farms, small
Food crops
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable development
Traditional farming

Manufacturing and production

Athletic shoes -- Economic aspects
Athletic shoes -- Social aspects
Electric batteries
Sporting goods industry
Shoe industry
Textile industry [see related terms]

Transport and distribution

Business logistics --Cost effectiveness.
Delivery of goods --Management
Industrial procurement -- Management
Physical distribution of goods -- Management
Truck drivers -- United States -- Economic conditions
Trucking -- United States -- Costs