To celebrate National Nutrition Month, here is a curated list of key library resources (books/eBooks, and journals/eJournals) available to MSK users and related to the fields of nutrition and dietetics. All content listed can be found using the main search box on our website or searching Tri-Cat (our online catalog). Note: if you are not on campus, please first login to the library website using Remote Access to view full, subscribed content in the links below.

Books/eBooks – click here for a complete list:

• Bales, Watkins C. Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging. (2015)
• Chen, Chunxian. Pigments in Fruits and Vegetables Genomics and Dietetics. (2015)
• Guandalini, Stefano. Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition A Comprehensive Guide to Practice. (2016)
• Henry, Jeyakumar. Advances in food and nutrition research Volume seventy four. (2015)
• Seres, S D. Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill. (2016)
• Width M, Reinhard T. The clinical dietitian’s essential pocket guide. (2009)

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Photo by Jet Lowe,1995. Library of Congress.

A recent Slate article dove into the innovative ways one company revolutionized libraries by just changing its shelving. Accelerated growth of libraries and literacy initiatives in the beginning of the 1900s put a strain on libraries and their collections. Previously, libraries stored their collections on regular, fixed wooden shelving but it was becoming clear that the rapid growth of printed information and library usage were going to overpower the stacks. However, one company from Louisville, Kentucky had a plan.
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The worlds of art and science have always been linked.  Before the advent of photography, early medical practitioners and students had to be able to accurately sketch their subjects in order to retain and study the images.  Many of these works are beautiful pieces of art in their own right.  Sometimes it’s not just the images of subjects that can be beautiful, sometimes the subjects themselves can be used as the artistic medium.  In this month’s Do You Know, I thought I’d delve into the world of Agar Art.

Credit: www.microbeworld.org/component/jlibrary/?view=article&id=14478

Scientists typically use agar in Petri dishes to grow and study bacteria and fungi.  Some scientists use this method to create works of art, painting bacteria on a canvas of agar.  Agar art was the cover story of a recent issue of New York Magazine.  The story featured an art project which grew subway line letter “signs” from bacteria collected on the corresponding subway lines.  The images of Petri dishes against a black background are eerily beautiful and almost make up for the fact that our morning commute is spent mingling with E. coli and Salmonella. Continue reading →