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Viticulture and Enology Research Guide

This guide includes useful resources for research in grape growing and wine making

Collections

The V.E. Library consists of historic and contemporary periodicals, books, conference proceedings, pamphlets and brochures, research reports, and theses.  These cover the topics of viticulture and enology, as well as general agriculture, ag business and marketing, soil science, molecular and micro-biology, chemistry, pest management, and sustainable and organic farming.

The collection is open to students, staff, and faculty of California State University, Fresno, industry, and the general public for free (for more information on how to obtain a community borrower's card, see here).  

OneSearch: Fresno State Library Catalog

OneSearch will find both what the Fresno State library and the VE Library have. It searches for books, ebooks, articles, videos, maps, and more.

If you only want to see only what the VE Library has:
Once you have searched, in the Refine Results column to the left of the search results, scroll down to Location and select Viticulture and Enology Library to limit your search returns.

All CSU Libraries (CSU+)

If you can’t find your item at Fresno State, expand your search to CSU+ Books&Articles. If your item is available at another CSU library, you can request it and have it sent to Fresno State (books) or to your email (articles and book chapters)

  • When you search the library catalog, you will find the All CSU Libraries link on the left side of the page.  Click it to see if there are other libraries that have what you may need.  If it is available at other CSU+ libraries, click on GET IT to request an article, and either Get a physical copy OR Need a chapter? for books.

Interlibrary Loan

When an item is unavailable from the library and CSU+, you can request it via our Interlibrary Loan service.  You will need to enter your Fresno State email username and password before submitting your request.