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Getting
Started
These sources can help you identify a topic
for your research. Some provide an overview
of a specific issue and suggest other materials
which might be useful for your research.
Others help you to notice a topic that might
be of interest to you.
Bibliographies
An annotated critical bibliography of
feminist criticism
REF Z7963.F44 H85 1987
Introduction to library research in women's
studies
REF HQ1206 .S42 1985
Feminist research methods : an annotated
bibliography
REF Z7963.F44 M54 1991
Women's studies : a guide to information
sources
REF Z7961 .C37 1990
Dictionaries/encyclopedia
Encyclopedia of feminism
REF HQ1115 .T87 1986
A feminist dictionary
REF HQ1115 .K73 1985
Womanwords : a dictionary of words about
women
REF HQ1115 .M546 1992
Women's studies encyclopedia
REF HQ1115 .W645 1989
Statistics
Statistical handbook on women in America
REF HQ1420 .T34 1991
Statistical record of women worldwide
REF HQ1150 .S73 1991
Women, a world survey
REF HQ1154 .S547 1995
The World's women, 1995 : trends and
statistics
REF HQ1154 .W675 1995
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Books
To search for books, you need to use a
library catalog. Depending on how much time
you have, you have a couple of options.
Books at Cal
State San Marcos
Library Catalog
Search our local collection of about 250,000
books.
Other Options
Circuit (1-3
day delivery)
Search the collections of other San Diego
area libraries -- about 3,000,000 books.
Find and request books directly online;
pick them up at our Library in 1-3 days.
WorldCat
(5-10 day delivery)
Search the collections of libraries world-wide
-- about 52,000,000 books. Find a book
in this database, and fill-out an Interlibrary
Loan delivery request. Book will be
delivered to Library for pickup.
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Journal
Articles
To look for articles in journals, you will
need to start with a research database.
The following databases provide abstracts
of articles from thousands of journals and
other sources, often providing full-text.
Most Useful Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest international findings in theoretical and applied sociology, social science, and political science.
Coverage: 1963→current Womens Studies International
Includes over 204,000 records drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases.
Coverage: 1972→current JSTOR
Contains (EXCEPT for the latest five years) core scholarly journals in sociology, history, economics, political science, mathematics, African-American & Asian studies, literature, humanities, music, and biological, health & general sciences.
Coverage: 1838→2003
Also Useful ScienceDirect
Provides full text access to over 1,000 journals covering all fields of science.
Coverage: 1995→current Project Muse
Full-text coverage for hundreds of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics
Coverage: 1993→current America: History & Life
Abstracts of journal articles covering American & Canadian history, from pre-history to the present.
Coverage: 1964→current Historical Abstracts
Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present.
Coverage: 1973→current MLA
Includes abstracts of articles from critical literary and language journals.
Coverage: 1963→current PsycINFO
Available via EbscoHost: A comprehensive international database of psychology, covering the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology from over 45 countries in more than 30 languages.
Coverage: 1887→current Social Services Abstracts
Abstracts of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Coverage: 1980→current Blackwell
Blackwell includes over 800 journals in Arts, Business, Health Sciences Humanities, Social Behavioral Sciences, and Science and Technology.
Coverage: current Sage Journals Online
Sage Journals Online includes over 460 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
Coverage: current
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Special
Topics
Each year, during Women's History Month,
a special theme is chosen. The following
pages list resources for each theme.
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Web Sites
There are a number of useful Women's Studies
Web sites. Make sure you evaluate each site
for accuracy and authority.
Several
sites include only those web resources
that are tailored to college and university
audiences. One such site is Academic
Info. Another is the site at the University
of California Riverside called InfoMine
where you can search for more information
under the topics of women, gender
studies, or the more specific topic you
are focusing on.
Women Issues (University of Amsterdam)
Provides links to sites related to women's
studies. It is a comprehensive site
maintained by the sociology department
of the university.
Internet Resources for Women's History
and Women's Studies
From University of Massachusetts Amherst
provides to links to several research
universities' special and archival collections
for women studies. They provide
primary sources for research in women's
history studies.
Women's resources online
List women's studies resources by category.
Women3rdworld!
Includes female circumcision, marriage
customs, daily life of women worldwide,
trafficking of women and much more. Another
great site is the
Q Web is the women's global
communication network for exchange of
knowledge, experience and ideas on women's
health and gender issues.It is searchable.
Celebration of Women Writers
A site from Carnegie Mellon University
recognizes the contributions of women
writers throughout history.
Artemis
Guide to Women's Studies Programs throughout
the United States
Provides links to most women's
studies programs in the U.S. Keep in mind
only those programs with web sites will
be listed.
Women's Organizations
Feminist Bookstores, Publishers, Reviews,
and First Chapters of Women's Studies
Books (University of Wisconsin)
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