Nutrition: Home

This guide is designed to highlight library resources and services for the faculty and students of the Nutrition division of the College of Pharmacy & Nutrition.

Key Nutrition Resources

MEDLINE: Ovid MEDLINE
Major bibliographic database for clinical medicine, including: internal medicine, general medicine, primary care, family medicine, and general practice, as well as: veterinary medicine, nursing, allied health, dentistry, and pre-clinical sciences.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law. Access Note: When creating an Ovid personal account, users will be asked to sign an End User License Agreement. Existing users will be asked to update their accounts by signing this new agreement, effective March 2021.
PEN: Practice-based Evidence in Nutrition
Current and authoritative guide to answers to day-to-day nutrition questions encountered in dietetics practice in all settings.

License Information: Access is restricted to nine (9) simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
Natural Medicines
A resource providing information on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.

License Information: This license was negotiated by the Saskatchewan Health Information Resources Program (SHIRP). There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
FSTA Direct: Food Science and Technology Abstracts
Database produced by the International Food Information Service. Content is focused on food science, food technology, food safety, pet foods, and other food-related topics.

License Information: There are no restrictions to the number of simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content, including the downloading of a full issue, is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
eNCPT
Designed to improve the consistency and quality of nutrition care and the predictability of the nutrition care outcomes. It is not intended to standardize nutrition care for patients/clients, but to establish a standardized process for providing care.

License Information: Access is limited to four (4) simultaneous users. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to walk-in users of the University of Saskatchewan Library for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law.
Review of Natural Products
Provides detailed information about natural products, including their botany, history, chemistry, pharmacology, medicinal uses, toxicology, and patient information. It also includes significantly documented drug interactions. Provides up-to-date, objective assessment of the latest medical and scientific studies on natural products, including medically active foods (nutraceuticals).

License Information: Access is restricted to one (1) simultaneous user. Access is restricted to current students, faculty, and staff of the University of Saskatchewan, and to "walk-in" users of the University of Saskatchewan for educational, research, and non-commercial personal use. It is accessible in the library, on campus, and remotely. Systematic copying or downloading of electronic resource content is not permitted by Canadian and International Copyright law. Access Note: When creating an Ovid personal account, users will be asked to sign an End User License Agreement. Existing users will be asked to update their accounts by signing this new agreement, effective March 2021.

Information Retrieval Videos for Nutrition

Training Videos
A suite of 8 online training modules to help guide you in finding books, articles, videos, and statistics in the library. Additionally, it will teach you to plan out your research and become a comprehensive searcher of key nutrition databases.

Health Sciences Librarian

Kevin Read

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Room 1437
Academic Health Sciences Building
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Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5

(306) 966-1643

Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition