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Women's
Studies
Departmental Research Guide
This research guide relays some basic information on library
and information resources pertaining to Women's Studies, as
provided by University Libraries and/or sites on the World
Wide Web.
1.
LC Call Nos. - - - 2.
Finding Articles - - - 3.
Reference Collection - - - 4.
WS Faculty - - - 5.
Professional Societies - - - 6.
Web Sites
1.
To Shelf-Browse for Books (using main Library
of Congress Subject Divisions)
Books
on subjects associated with this field are shelved under
the call number ranges listed below. Use TOPCAT
to search for specific items in the collection, or more
narrowly-defined subjects.
HQ
(family, marriage, women, Feminism) -------- HN (social
history and condition) -------- PS (literature, women's
writing, feminist literature)
2. To Find Journal and Magazine
Articles (using indexing/abstracting/full-text services)
- MLA
(Modern Language Association): A WWW-based database
available through FirstSearch which exhaustively
indexes all literature of the field of Literature, Languages,
Linguistics, and Folklore, including feminism and feminist
topics, and the use of women in literature.
- ArticleFirst:
This all-subject FirstSearch-based database indexes
almost 13,000 journals and magazines from 1990 onward, including
some ninety percent of the ones University Libraries carries
in hardcopy.
Full-Text Databases:
- Sociological
Collection & Psychology and Behavioral Sciences
Collection: These fulltext databases in EBSCOhost
are both excellent places for a student to look for materials
on Women's Studies.
- Academic
Search Premier & MasterFILE Premier:
These two all-subject WWW-based services (part of the EBSCOhost
system) feature indexing and abstracting of many journals
and magazines WKU Libraries receives in hardcopy, plus a
large selection of articles in full-text. Both databases
have a somewhat limited range of materials concerning Women's
Studies or Feminism, but they do have some full-text journals
in the areas which are scholarly and useful for the undergraduate
researcher.
Special
resource: TDNet
Electronic Journal Finder [use to access Libraries'
electronic journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as
some indexes and databases containing full-text articles;
includes a comprehensive A-Z listing of titles]
3.
Monographic Reference Materials in the Helm Library
The following are recommended for use:
General
- American
Women's History Ref. HQ1115 .W4 1994
- Anthologies
By and About Women Ref. HQ1111 .C35 1982
- Encyclopedia
of Birth Control Ref. HQ766 .E52 2001
- Encyclopedia
of American Women and Religion Ref. BL2525 .B45 1998
- Encyclopedia
of Women and World Religion Ref. BL458 .E53 1999
- Encyclopedia
of Women's Associations World Wide Ref. HQ1883 .E53
1993
- Encyclopedia
of Women's History in America Ref. HQ1410 .C85 2000
- From
the Goddess to the Glass Ceiling: A Dictionary of Feminism
Ref. HQ1115 .L37x 1996
- From
Sufferage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of Women in Politics
Ref. HQ1236.5 .V6 S32 1991
- Great
Lives From History: American Women Series Ref. HQ1412
.G74 1995
- Kentucky
Women Ref. HQ1458 .K4 D68x 1997
- The
Nature of Women: An Encyclopedia and Guide to the Literature
Ref. HQ1115 .W37
- Routledge
International Encyclopedia of Women Ref. HQ1115 .R69
2000
- Women
in World History Ref. HQ1115 .W6 1999
- Women's
Sourcebook Ref. HQ1101 .I64 1995
- Women
of Strength Ref. HQ1123 .B35 1996
- Women's
Roles in Ancient Civilizations Ref. HQ1127 .W654 1999
Feminism
- Dictionary
of Feminist Theory Ref. HQ1115
.H86 1995
- A
Feminist Dictionary Ref. HQ115 .K73 1991
- Encyclopedia
of Feminism Ref. HQ1115 .T87 1986
- Historical
Dictionary of Feminism Ref. HQ1115 .B65 1996
- Routledge
Critical Dictionary of Feminism Ref. HQ1115 .R68 2000
Women's Studies
- Directory
of Women's Studies Programs and Library Resources
Ref. HQ1181 .V5 D57 1990
- Women's
Studies Encyclopedia Ref. HQ1115 .W645 1989
Women's
Writing
- Women
Writers in the United States Ref. PS147 .D38 1996
- Women's
Writing in the United States Ref. PS147 .O94 1995
4.
Women's Studies Programs and Faculty
5.
Related Professional Societies (for
professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)
6.
Women's Studies Web Sites
Feminism
Women's Studies and Centers
Gender and Sexuality Sites
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