WOMEN'S STUDIES RESOURCES IN THE PSU LIBRARY

The information resources listed below are located in the Reference Area on the 2nd floor of the Library unless otherwise noted.

 

Sections of this guide: Encyclopedias | Reference books  | Statistical Sources | Bibliographies |   Databases and Indexes | Subject Headings |  Call Numbers |  Organizations & Societies | Online Journals | Web Resources

Encyclopedias Provide excellent background/overview information. An excellent place to begin research. Contain articles written by experts for a general audience. Provide indexes indicating scope of coverage of a topic and pinpointing in which articles a concept will be discussed. Provide bibliographies for further reading. From suffrage to the Senate: An encyclopedia of American women in politics, 2 vols. HQ1236.5 .U6 S32 1999 Women in the Third World: An encyclopedia of contemporary issues HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998 Women's studies encyclopedia, 3 vols. HQ1115 .W645 1999 Encyclopedia of feminist theories HQ1190 .E63 2000 A to Z of Native American women E98 .W8 S65 1998 Facts on File encyclopedia of Black women in America, 11 vols. E185.96 .F2 1997 Women's issues, 3 vols. HQ1115 .W6425 1997 Encyclopedia of women and world religion, 2 vols. BL458 .E53 1999 Encyclopedia of women artists of the American West N8214.5 .U6 K68 1998 American women in technology: an encyclopedia T36 .Z54 2000 Go to top of page

Reference Books Women in World History : a biographical encyclopedia, 13 vols. HQ1115 .W6 1999 Women's atlas of the United States G1201 .E1 G5 1995 Nobel prize women in science Q141. M358 1998b Chronology of women worldwide : people, places & events that shaped women's history HQ1121 .C617 1996 Historical dictionary of feminism HQ1115 .B65 1996 Dictionary of feminist theory HQ1115 .H86 1995 The Information please women's sourcebook: resources and information to use everyday HQ1406 .I54 1995 1001 things everyone should know about women's history HQ1121 .J634 1998 Directory of financial aids for women, 1997-99 LB2338 .D564 The women's movement in the Seventies: an International English-language bibliography Z7961 .K74 Feminist research methods : an annotated bibliography Z7963 .F44 M54 1991 Statistical Sources Statistical handbook on women in America HQ1420 .T34 1996 Statistical handbook on the American family HQ536 .S727 1999 Statistical handbook on women worldwide HQ1420 .T34 1996 Where to find BLS statistics on women 1998 HD8051 .A7876 Statistical Abstract of the United States (annual) HA202 Bibliographies For additional bibliographies on women of specific countries or ethnic groups, search the subject field in Vikat using "women - [name of country/ethnicity] - bibliography. You can also find many bibliographies on women in many areas using the subject "women-bibliography." African American women: an annotated bibliography E185.86 .T43 2001 Cuban and Cuban-American women: an annotated bibliography Z7964 .C85 S76 Women in Japanese society: an annotated bibliography of selected English language materials Z7964 .J3 H82 1992 Gender equity in education : an annotated bibliography Z5814 .D5 S75 1994 Z5814 .D5 S75 1994 INTERNET Gypsies: an interdisciplinary reader DX145 .G94 1998 Muslim women throughout the world : a Bibliography Z7963 .I74 K56 1997 Z7963 .I74 K56 1997 INTERNET Northwest women : an annotated bibliography of sources on the history of Oregon and Washington women, 1787-1970 Z7964 .U5 O73 1997 Z7964 .U5 O73 1997 INTERNET Notable women in world history: a guide to recommended biographies and autobiographies Z7963 .B6 A28 1998 Reader's guide to women's studies Z7961 .R43 1998 Women & aging: a guide to the literature Z7963 .A4 W54 Z7963 .A4 W54 INTERNET Women and children of the mills: an annotated guide to nineteenth-century American textile factory literature Z1227 .R36 1999 Women and health: an annotated bibliography Z6671 .B45 1997 Women and mass communications in the 1990's: an International annotated bibliography Z5633 .W65 L45 1999 Women and social movements in the United States, 1820-1940 [computer file] HQ1410 .W644 INTERNET Women in modern American politics : a bibliography, 1900- Z7963 .P64 C69 1997 Z7963 .P64 C69 INTERNET Women in U.S. history: a resource guide HQ1410 .H3645 2000 Go to top of page

Databases and Indexes Magazine, periodical and journal articles provide information on current developments, research trends, experiments and hot topics in a discipline. For every discipline, there are specific databases or indexes that provide article level information. Once articles are identified through the database or index search, look up the source journal in Vikat, PSU Library's online catalog, to locate them in the library. For a complete list of online databases and indexes, see the Library's Online Databases pages. Sage Family Studies Abstracts HQ728 .S24 Women Studies Abstracts HQ1101 .W67 Women's Studies Index Z7962 .W66 America History and Life Historical Abstracts PsycInfo Social Work Abstracts Sociological Abstracts Wilson Biographies Plus Social Sciences Index Women's Studies on Disc Go to top of page

Subject Headings Subject headings allow you to search library catalogs for materials on a particular topic. Often subject heading searching can be more productive than searching by simple keywords. Listed here are some major subject headings of interest for research in women's studies. Copies of the complete set of the Library of Congress Subject Headings are available at the reference desks throughout the library.        Feminism   Feminist theory   Feminists   Lesbianism   Lesbians   Mothers   Sex Role   Women   Women-[country name]   Women artists (authors, etc.)   Women's rights   Women's studies   Go to top of page

Call Numbers Browsing the library shelves by call number ranges is another strategy for locating information on a topic; call numbers can help you get to the "right neighborhood" in the library stacks.   HQ1101-HQ2030   Go to top of page

Organizations Often the best way to find information on a topic is to look for material published by a professional society  or an organization. National Women's Studies Association http://nwsa.org/ National Abortion and Reproductive Rights League (http://www.naral.org/index.html) National Organization for Women (NOW) (http://www.now.org)   Go to top of page

Selected Online Journals   Differences 1998-present Hypatia 1999-present Also in print (HQ1101 .H9 v.1-8 1986-1993) Journal of Women's History 1999/2000-present Also in print (HQ1101 .J68 v.1- 1989-) NWSA Journal 1999-present Also in print (HQ1101 .N9 v.1- 1988-) GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian & Gay Studies 2000-present   Go to top of page

Web Resources National Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org Women's Studies Programs, Departments & Research Centers http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/programs.html WSSLINKS: Women & Gender Studies Web Sites http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/wscd.html Women's Studies/Women's Resource Sites http://umbc7.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html Ecofeminism http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~orenstei/ecofem/ SAWNET: South Asian Women's NETwork http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/ Margaret Sanger Papers Project http://www.nyu.edu/projects/sanger/index.html Go to top of page

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