Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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Indexes and Databases

African American Biographical Database (1800s-1900s) more info
Alternative Press Index (1991-present) more info: Prior coverage available as Alternative Press Archive (1969-1990) more info
Indexes over 250 alternative, radical, and left journals, newspapers, and magazines. Covers topics of cultural, economic, political, and social change, including those related to women, women's rights, and other women's issues. Includes selected abstracts from research journals.
ComAbstracts more info
Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) more info
Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-7/2006) more info: Provides full-text access to global information on women. It includes articles from journals and newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies. Covers information on women in over 190 countries and in many disciplines, such as sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration, political science, and women's studies. It focuses on such issues as: development, human rights, the workplace, violence & exploitation, education, politics, family life, pay equity, legal status, lesbian concerns, health, gender equity, and reproductive rights. Although it does include some references to important scholarly journals, this database is most useful for its access to newsletters and research reports of women's rights and advocacy groups.
Current Biography (1940-present) WOO Reference CT100 .C8
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index more info
Gender Studies Database (1972-present) (EBSCOhost) more info
LGBT Life (EBSCOhost) more info
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (EBSCOhost) (1970s-present) more info
PsycINFO (1967-present) more info: Prior coverage available as Historic PsycInfo (1887-1966) more info
SocINDEX (EBSCOhost) more info
Social Sciences & Humanities Index (1965-1974) WOO Reference AI3 .R49
Social Sciences Index (1974-1983) WOO Reference AI3 .R497
Sociological Abstracts (1963-2005) more info
Sociological Collection (EBSCOhost) (1970-present) more info
Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (2000-present)
WOO Reference HQ1180 .S78: Formerly entitled Studies on Women Abstracts (1982-1999)
WOO Reference HQ1180 .S78
Provides indexing to major women's studies journals as well as references to essays in books on women's studies topics. Coverage is from a British perspective, but there is significant overlap with material covered in Women Studies Abstracts.
Women's Studies International (EBSCOhost) (1972 and earlier to the present) more info: Includes Women Studies Abstracts (1974-present) WOO Reference HQ1101 .W65
Women Writers Online (1400-1850) more info

Reference Sources

Reference sources are particularly useful for background information on topics , such as biographical information, definitions on concepts and specialized terminology, statistics, topical encyclopedias and handbooks, and bibliographies of additional sources. A wide variety of such sources in women's studies can be found in our reference collection. Rather than create a bibliography such sources here, listed below is a convenient outline of useful browsing areas for reference sources specifically on women, women's studies, or feminist studies.

Reference Call Number Browsing Area Description of Type of Materials: Reference CT3200’s women’s collective biography
Reference G1201.E atlases of women
Reference HQ100-Reference HQ1900 dictionaries, handbooks, statistical sources, directories, etc. on feminism and women’s studies.

Selected Internet Sites

Femina Web Search for Women: Comprehensive, searchable directory of "female friendly" web sites for, by and about women.
Feminist Majority Foundation Online: An thoroughly-developed, activist women's organization site that provides comprehensive links to information on activist groups, activist advice, chat rooms, and web sites related to women's rights and other women's issues.
University of Wisconsin System, Women's Studies Librarian's Office: This is a well-known, comprehensive, annotated listing of web sites of interest to academic researchers in Women's Studies.
Women's Studies on the Internet: (selected by Ruth Dickstein, University of Arizona Library)A clearly organized, well-maintained, selective list of web sites of interest to academic researchers.
Women's Studies Resources / Links for Students: (maintained by Dawnelle Loiselle, Women's Studies, Towson University) A highly-selective list of web sites of interest to those doing research on Women's Studies topics.
Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites: (maintained by Joan Korenman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County) A highly acclaimed site that links to carefully selected resources of interest to academic women's studies students and faculty.
WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites: (World Wide Web Virtual Library site maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries) This is an authoritative, annotated list of web sites of interest to academic Women's Studies researchers.

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