A SELECTIVE GUIDE TO MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES IN WOMEN’S STUDIES
This selective guide contains a bibliography of titles and
electronic resources that will assist the students in locating materials for
Women’s Studies. It outlines a general approach to finding materials and
resources housed in the F.D. Bluford Library and also
electronic sources including books, journals, databases, and the internet. This guide will help students organize their
research and at the same time give them some tips on research strategy.
Remember that researching any topic can seem overwhelming.
Using the ONLINE CATALOG
Establishing what resources the library owns on the
subject you are researching should be your first priority. In order to find that information, the
student must use INNOPAC (online catalog). The Online Catalog can be searched
by AUTHOR, TITLE, KEYWORD, JOURNAL TITLE and by
SUBJECT HEADING. If you are going to do
a keyword search you can either
enter a word that may appear in the title or in the description of the
work. If you are going to do a subject search you should use the Library
of Congress Subject Headings located next to the computer workstations to
help you determine the correct heading to use.
There are several other options on narrowing or limiting your search and
on identifying similar titles. Please
refer to the INNOPAC Handout at the Information Center for more detailed instruction or ask for
assistance from a Reference Librarian.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias are also a good place to start,
especially if you are unfamiliar with the topic. Articles in encyclopedias are often written
by recognized authorities and tend to provide established facts and ideas about
the topic, its history, basic theories, and important persons who have written
related articles. Also, most
encyclopedia articles close with a bibliography that may help you to establish
your literature search.
Encyclopedia of Women and
Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender
A&T Ref HQ1115 .E43 2001 v.1, A&T Ref
HQ1115 .E43 2001 v.2
Encyclopedia of Feminist
Theories
A&T Ref HQ1190 .E63 2000
Encyclopedia of Feminist Literary
Theory
A&T Ref PN98.W64 E53 1997
International Encyclopedia of
Women and Sports
A&T Ref GV709. I58 2000 v.1, A&T Ref GV709. I58 2000 v.2, A&T Ref GV709. I58 2000
v.3
Encyclopedia of Women’s Health
Handbooks and Dictionaries
Handbooks and dictionaries can help you
throughout your research by providing quick, factual information that you may
need to support your ideas. Furthermore, often handbooks have brief
instructions, guides, quotations, and examples that may be useful for you to
implement into your work. Dictionaries provide brief entries that are quick and
helpful sources for the definition or identification of a term, quote, or
person.
A-Z of American Women Leaders
and Activists
A&T Ref HQ1412. H54 2002
Amazons to Fighter Pilots: A
Biographical Dictionary of Military Women
A&T Ref U52 .A44 2003 v.1, A&T Ref U52 .A44 2003 v.2,
American Women in Science: A
Biographical Dictionary
A&T Ref Q141 .B25 1994
A Concise Glossary of Feminist
Theory
A&T Ref
HQ1115 .A53 1997
Dictionary of Women Artists
A&T Ref N8354.D53 1997 v.1, A&T Ref N8354.D53 1997 v.2
Feminism: A Reference Handbook
A&T Ref HQ1410 .H365 1998
Handbook of Women’s Health: An
Evidence-Based Approach
A&T Stacks RA778 .H225 2001
Harlem Renaissance and Beyond: Literary Biographies
of 100 Black Women Writers, 1900-1945
A&T Ref PS153.N5 R65 1990
Historical Dictionary of
Women’s Education in the United States
A&T Ref LC1752 .H57 1998
A History of Women in the United States: State-by-State Reference
A&T Ref HQ1410 .H58 2004 v.1 –v.4
International Handbook of
Women’s Education
A&T Ref LC1411 .I47 1989
Notable Women in the American
Theatre: A Biographical Dictionary
A&T Ref PN2285 .N65 1989
Statistical Handbook on Women
in America
Women Composers and
Songwriters: A Concise Biographical Dictionary
Electronic Book
Women’s Rights at Work: A
Handbook of Employment Law
Electronic Book
Journals
The following is a list of selected journals
both print and electronic. Journals are national research and professional
publications. Print journals are located
on the lower level of the library and current issues are located next to the
service desk in alphabetical order.
Bound issues are arranged by call number. Some titles are on microform. Most electronic journals are available in
full-text through the library’s electronic journal page. Be sure to use the Innopac
to determine the exact location and format of a particular title.
Electronic
Databases
Gerritsen
Collection
The Gerritsen
Collection covers women’s history from 1543-1945. The database provides
historical coverage of the evolution of feminist consciousness and women’s
right in specific countries. Includes books and periodicals that span over four
centuries and fifteen languages, text appear exactly as in the original printed
works.
North
American Women's Letters and Diaries
The North American Women’s Letters
and Diaries contains 150,000 pages of historical
diaries and letters of 1, 325 women from the Colonial time to 1950. The database includes biographies and an
extensive annotated list of sources included in the database.
Primary
Sources in American Women’s History
Primary
Sources in American Women’s History provides access to the full-text of primary
sources including autobiographies, speeches, legislation, Supreme Court
decisions and secondary sources (articles from reference books and scholarly
journals). The database also includes photographs and prints.
Women and Social Movements in the United
States
Women and Social Movements in the United
States 1600-2000 include over 20,000
full-text documents organized around the history of women in social movements
in the U.S. Includes over 600 images, links to relevant websites, and reviews
of books and films.
Government
Documents
Government Documents cover a broad range of
topics including criminal justice; laws and regulations; congressional
hearings; Supreme Court opinions; and economic, demographic and agricultural
statistics. You can access our
Government Documents Collection several ways:
through the Innopac Catalog using GPO Access;
the printed Monthly Catalog housed in the Index Area; GPO on CD-ROM and using
the Internet. These items are classified
by the Superintendent of Documents Classification Scheme and must be retrieved
using that call number. The library's
Government Documents Department is located on the lower level of the
library.
Statistical
Sources
Statistics provide a factual basis for your
ideas. Most of the handbooks and
electronic resources listed will give some general statistics. The following resources can provide information
on very specific topics, either giving the actual data or listing citations to
books, articles, or reports that will have the needed information.
Statistical Abstract of the United States
A&T Ref HA202.A384 (Current edition on Ready Reference)
Statistical Abstract of the
World
A&T Ref HA154.S68 (Current edition on Ready Reference)
Statistical Reference Index
Indexes A&T Ref Z7554.U5S7
Internet
Resources
American Association of University Women
American Association of University
Women promote education and equity for women and girls
in the nation.
Access: http://www.aauw.org/
The Feminist Majority Foundation Online
An organization dedicated to
women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. Access: http://www.feminist.org/
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters of the United
States is a nonpartisan group working to
influence policy through education and advocacy.
Access: http://www.lwv.org/
National Organization for Women
The largest
organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW take action to bring about equality for all women by
working to eliminating discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools,
the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure reproductive
rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate
racism, and sexism.
Access: http://www.now.org/index.html
National Women’s History
Project
National Women’s History Project is a nonprofit organization that
provides information and educational materials and programs as a way to
recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women.
Access: http://www.nwhp.org/index.html
National Women's Studies Association
NWSA supports and promotes feminist teaching,
learning, research, and
professional and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels.
Access: www.nwsa.org
Women’s Organizations
Women's Studies
Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Access: www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/orgs.htm
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
A selective, annotated web site containing resources
and information about women's studies/women's issues with emphasis on sites of
use to an academic women's studies program.
Access: http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html
Women Watch
Information and
resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women
throughout the United Nations system.
Access: http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
Government
and Business Resources
National
Women’s Health Information Center
This site provides health
information and serves as a referral center. This site includes resources and
information for professionals and consumers.
Access: www.4women.gov
Office
of Violence Against Women
This is the U.S. Justice Department
office that handles legal and policy issues regarding violence against women.
Access: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/
Office of Women in Development.
This Web site from USAID contains a
collection of documents from a variety of agencies concerned with gender and
development issues.
Access: http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/cross-cutting_programs/wid/
Online Women’s Business Center (OWBO)
OWBO is provided by Small Business
Administration’s Office of Women’s Business Ownership.
Access:
http://www.onlinewbc.gov/about_us.html
U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau
This site provides
updated information regarding women’s labor issues.
Access: http://www.dol.gov/wb/
WomanOwned
This site offers a variety of
resources for women business owners, including professional networking opportunities,
business startups, and management.
Access: http://www.womanowned.com/
Women: Archives Library Information Center
(ALIC) [U.S. National Archives and Records
Administration: Women]
ALIC is part of the service of the
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s library and includes links
to a variety of subjects. The link to “Women” provides a listing of historical
Web sites relevant to women in the United States,
including a guide to materials, bibliographies, journals, and primary
documents.
Access: http://www.archives.gov/research_room/alic/reference_desk/womens_history_links.html
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