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Subject Guide: Women's Studies
Reference Books: These books are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the library and may be used in the library. Reference books can be good sources of factual and background information on a topic and can help you get started with your research.
A History of Women in the United States, Ref. HQ 1410 H58 2004
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family, Ref. HQ 9 E52 2003
Notable Women in World History…, Ref. CT 3230 A28 1998
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women, Ref. HQ 1115 R69 2000
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia, Ref. HQ 1115 W6 1999
Women's Studies Encyclopedia, Ref. HQ 1115 W645 1989
Books: To search for books in the circulating collections of the Mantor Library and other University of Maine System libraries, use URSUS (the the online catalog). Books with a location of FAR Stacks, FAR Young Adult, and FAR Juvenile are in the Mantor Library's collection. Books available from other URSUS libraries may be requested online using your library barcode.
Journal Articles: Use the Indexes and Databases resources to locate journal articles. Some databases that are useful for research in this subject area are:
Academic Search Premier
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
Sociological Abstracts
Women's Studies International
Print Indexes
Feminist Periodicals
Women Studies Abstracts
Recommended Web Resources:
American Women: A Gateway to the Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States: (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/)
Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/)
Education Index: Women’s Studies (http://www.educationindex.com/women/)
Encyclopaedia Britannica's 300 Women Who Changed the World (http://search.eb.com/women/)
IISH: Women’s Studies (http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/)
Intute: Women’s Studies Resources (http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/womensstudies/)
National Women’s Studies Association (http://www.nwsa.org/)
Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies (http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2711)
Women and Gender Studies (http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html)
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000: (http://womhist.binghamton.edu/index.html)
Women Watch (http://www.un.org/womenwatch/)
Women Working, 1800-1930 (http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/)
Women’s Health Initiative (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/whi/)
Women’s Studies Database (http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/)
Women’s Studies/Issues Resources (http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html)
Women’s Studies Online Resources (http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/)
If you have questions about using the library or any of its resources or if you would like assistance with your research, please see a librarian.
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