Why does this page exist?

The purpose of this site is to link resources of many flavors and formats in one go-to place for the ever-evolving subject of foodways and to encourage your participation in the process.

Please browse, click, add to, question, and ponder these topics - input is welcome. Just as friends share good restaurant tips and recipes, librarianwannabes share good resources.

As this is a project for a reference course in library school, I have tried to explain my purpose for including it, how I came across the material in the first place, and requested permission from the authors of other food research websites to add links to their resources; it's hard (enjoyable) work compiling information, so I do my best to give credit to those who have already trail-blazed this luscious jungle path.

How is this wiki organized?

That is a great question...
One of the most appealing aspects of a wiki is the ability to interlink and hyperlink information. I toyed with the idea of creating pages based on the information source: database, social bookmarks, library catalogs, etc. - but didn't find it practical for other users. Sooo...You'll currently find the wiki pages roughly sorted by media type, with some repeat appearances here and there.

In general, the top of each wikipage will have hyperlinks to the most recent collection additions. Below these active links are specific titles I found to be most useful. Please add your comments and additions to these pages too.

To navigate this wiki:

- see the top-left sidebar of "wiki pages" to visit any of those pages.

- click on the blue hyperlinks for internal links within this wiki and/or possibly be whisked off to other websites (opened in either a new window or tab depending on your web browser preferences).

- The blue hyperlinks to book titles will lead you to the book's entry in WorldCat for the dual purpose of giving users more information on the book, and as a helpful guide to locating a local copy of the text.

- Related gardens in this project are the foodways del.icious website, bigdig.foodways@gmail.com RSS reader, and RefShare folders. I have been building, planting, tending, weeding, and experimenting combinations with these intriguing technologies.

- Experiment with the tags placed on pages and hyperlinks. Please add your own as you see fit.