Research Guides: Women & Gender Studies: Research Help

Welcome to the Women & Gender Studies Research Guide!

This guide is to help you get a jumpstart on Women & Gender Studies Research by giving an overview of what Women & Gender Studies Resources are available in the library, along with some quick tips on how to find and use them. For more detailed research on specific classes within this minor area, see the individual guides for Anthropology, Economics, English, History, Political Science, and Sociology.

Resources

Databases

Sherratt Library provides access to a number of databases on a wide range of subjects. Below is a list of databases with content related to Women & Gender Studies:

Academic Search Ultimate (ASU) This link opens in a new window
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General collection of journals, magazines, and newspapers in most academic subjects. Search results can be limited to full text and scholarly (peer reviewed) journals.
Academic Video Online (AVON) This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive video database covering more than 79,000 titles on anthropology, business, counseling, film health, history, music, and more curated for the educational experience of all types of library patrons.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Full text articles for more than 2,200 business journals, available from 1965 to present, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Additional content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Regional Business News is a supplemental database for customers of Business Source Premier, provided at no additional charge. With daily updates, Regional Business News provides comprehensive full text for regional U.S. and Canadian business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). Regional Business News has full text for 106 sources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Full text academic journals in many disciplines, typically limited to issues older than 1-5 years. Search for your topic from the JSTOR search window or select BROWSE by Subject.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
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Journals and select books from the university presses of Johns Hopkins, Ohio State, Penn State, U of California, U of Arizona, U of Maryland, U of North Carolina, U of Virginia, and other institutions
Covers literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, and others.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive database of sociology journals, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
In addition to nearly 900 full-text journals, SocINDEX with Full Text also contains informative abstracts for more than 1,500 "core" coverage journals dating as far back as 1895. In addition, this file provides data mined from nearly 420 "priority" coverage journals and over 2,900 "selective" coverage journals. Complete with extensive indexing for books/monographs, conference papers, and other non-periodical content sources the database also includes searchable cited references are provided.

Journals and Periodicals

Although many of the journals we have in Sherratt Library are available in electronic form, there are times when a print copy is the way to go. Below is a list of journals we have in print and electronic formats. (Note: Print copies of journals are housed on the first floor of Sherratt Library, organized alphabetically by title.)

Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work (online)
European Journal of Women's Studies (online)
Feminist Review (online)
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies (online)
Gender & Society (online)
International Feminist Journal of Politics (online)
Journal of Gender Studies (online)
Psychology of Women Quarterly (online)
Women's Studies International Forum (print)

Books and Ebooks

Here at Sherratt Library, we use the Library of Congress classification system (call numbers) to organize most of our items, including print books and e-books. Below is a general list of call numbers that relate to Women & Gender Studies (they can help you find items faster).

Because there are so many different call number ranges that would pertain to Women & Gender Studies, it is probably best to visit the guide for the specific class you are currently taking and doing research for. Some of the major call number ranges are listed below and linked to the guide:

Anthropology: GN 296-674

Economics: HB 1-3840 and HC 10-1085

English: PE, PN, PR-PS

History: D-DX

Political Science: JZ 5-6530 and KZ 1-6795

Sociology: HT 51-1595