Elsevier Announces New Reference Modules in Food Science and in Materials Science

Elsevier has announced two new Reference Modules, the first in Food Science and the second in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Each will provide researchers, engineers and students access to reference content updated as science progresses. They are available now for pre-sale; access for users will begin on ScienceDirect in late 2015.

Elsevier's Reference Modules combine thousands of related reference work articles into one source of trustworthy information that is continuously updated by experts. Food scientists and materials science researchers and engineers benefit with access to the most up-to-date foundational content that in the past was locked up during the lengthy publishing process. Librarians, under increasing pressure to stretch budgets further and secure content that contributes to meaningful research and learning, see value in the Reference Modules' continuous reviews and updates led by the expert editorial boards.

The Reference Module in Food Science will help researchers access the up-to-date content they require to improve outcomes. Subjects in the new module will include: food chemistry and analysis; food process engineering; food packaging; food safety, defense and microbiology; food quality, storage and transport; food management, policy and regulations; nutrition and health; food products and ingredients; food biosciences; food sustainability, security and effects of global change; food science education, research and professional development; and consumer behavior and food marketing.

Researchers and engineers using the Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering will have access to interdisciplinary subjects including: materials processing; material properties and integrity characterization; composite materials; nanostructured materials; polymeric materials; renewable and sustainable materials; biomaterials; fundamental materials science; electronic materials; metallic materials; research in candidate materials; ceramic materials; material application, performance and life cycle; and energy materials.

The new Reference Modules in Food Science and in Materials Science and Materials Engineering will be available on ScienceDirect, Elsevier's full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from over 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and more than 33,000 book titles. Modules already available to researchers are: Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering, Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, and Biomedical Sciences.

Learn more about the Reference Module in Food Science and the Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering.