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. 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)

• Academic Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier: These two all-subject WWW-based services (they are 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.
• Alt-Press Watch has full text of over 170 alternative and independent newspapers, magazines and journals.
• Alt-Press Index: FirstSearch database available to faculty and graduate students (and to undergraduate students by special permission). Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
• Contemporary Women's Issues (LexisNexis): Full-text articles on women and feminism.
• Literature Online: Contains full text of over 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, along with literature journals and other key criticism and reference resources. Also Indexes scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Includes a combined search with the MLA International Bibliography.
• MLA (Modern Language Association): A WWW-based database available through Literature Online which exhaustively indexes all literature of the field of Literature, Languages, Linguistics, and Folklore.
• Google Scholar: A free Web-based Google service that restricts searches to the scholarly literature. Now features linking to full-text of articles held by WKU.
• Reader's Guide to Periodicals Literature (Ref. Per. Ind. A13 .R48): Paper index covering articles on all subjects in magazines since 1904.

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]
Special resource:  KenCat [A searchable catalog of the collections at the Kentucky Library & Museum. KenCat includes manuscripts, letters, sheet music, photographs, museum exhibits, images, journals, and books.]

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

• 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

• Directory of Women's Studies Programs and Library Resources Ref. HQ1181 .V5 D57 1990
• Women's Studies Encyclopedia Ref. HQ1115 .W645 1989

• 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

• The Women's Studies Program at Western Kentucky University http://www.wku.edu/Dept/Academic/Graduate/WStudy/
• Women's Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers
  http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/programs.html
• Artemis Guide to Women's Studies in the U.S. http://www.artemisguide.com/

5. Related Professional Societies (for professional news, careers/jobs, memberships, etc.)

• American Association of University Women http://www.aauw.org/
• American Association for Women in Community Colleges http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/aawcc/
• National Women Studies Association (NWSA) http://www.nwsa.org/
• Women's College Coalition (WCC) http://www.womenscolleges.org/
• Women's Funding Network (WFN) http://www.wfnet.org/

6. Women's Studies Web Sites

Feminism 

• The English Server-Feminism and Women's Studies http://eserver.org/feminism/
• Feminist.com http://www.feminist.com
• Feminist Majority Foundation http://www.feminist.org/
• Feminist Theory Website http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/

Women's Studies and Centers

• Academic Info: Women's Studies http://www.academicinfo.net/women.html
• Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/
• Center for Women Policy Studies (CWPS) http://www.centerwomenpolicy.org/
• Foundation for Women's Resources http://www.womensresources.org/
• Global Fund for Women http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
• Women of Color Web http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/WoC/
• Women of the World http://www.wownow.org/
• WomensNet http://www.igc.apc.org/womensnet/index.html
• Women's Resources on the Internet http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wresources.html
• Women's Studies Database http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/
• Women's Studies Information Sources http://www.york.ac.uk/services/library/subjects/womenint.htm
• Women's Studies Resources http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/wstudies/
• Women's Studies Online Resources http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/
• Women's Studies Programs, and Campus Women's Centers in the U.S. http://creativefolk.com/directories.html
• Women's Studies (R)E-sources on the Web http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cyber.html
• Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html
• WSSLINKS Women and Gender Studies Web Sites http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html

• COLAGE: Children of Lesbian and Gays Everywhere http://www.colage.org/
• Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol/
• Gender and Sexuality http://eserver.org/gender/default.html
• International Gender Studies Resources http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/
• Lesbian Org http://www.lesbian.org
• Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples http://www.buddybuddy.com/toc.html
• Queer Resources Directory http://www.qrd.org/