Women's Studies
The Peterson Library has a wide array of resources in this subject area. This guide presents a selection of these resources as well as useful Internet websites. For a good overview of library research and our resources, take our Virtual Reference Tour. For research assistance, visit us at the library Information Desk, call us at 203-932-7189, or e-mail us. For assistance with writing the research paper, visit the Center for Learning Resources in Maxcy Hall.
Library Home Page
Go to the Peterson Library home page at www.newhaven.edu/library and take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with it. If you start at the UNH website at http://www.newhaven.edu/, click on Library in the top middle. All the links for accessing library materials and services are on the left on the library home page. The most important are the ones for Catalog, Databases, Journals, and library Guides, but a quick look at all the links will be time well spent.
Library Catalog
Use the library catalog to find circulating and reference materials, including books, audio-visual resources, government documents, and periodical holdings. Our catalog uses the Library of Congress (LC) classification system and subject headings. LC assigns call numbers (letters and numerals) according to the book's primary subject. Some quick catalog search tips:
- Truncate with ‘?': femin? will get feminine, feminism, feminist, etc.
- Put phrases in " ": "equal pay" or "women's movement" or "affirmative action"
- Sort results by Publish date descending to get newest items at the top of the list.
- Click on Bibliographic and use the subject-heading links below to find additional
material.
- Click on Linked Resources or look for the URL box next to an item for electronic
access.
For additional search tips, consult the library guide on Using the UNH Library Catalog (OPAC) or take our interactive Online Library Catalog Tutorial.
Selected Catalog Holdings
Biology at work: rethinking sexual equality. BF692.2 .B77 2002
The declining significance of gender? HD6060 .D43 2006
Feminism and "race". HQ1111 .F455 2001
The gender gap in top corporate jobs. HB1 .A2 N3 no.7931. Also online.
The gender knot: unraveling our patriarchal legacy. HQ1075 .J64 1997
Gender mosaics: social perspectives: original readings. HQ1075 .G46 2001
Health insurance and the wage gap. HB1 .A2 N3 no.11975. Also online.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007... [U.S. Govt Docs] Y 1.1/8:110-237. Also online.
Marketing masculinities: gender and management politics in marketing work. HF5386.5 .C48
Notable American women, 1607-1950; a biographical dictionary. Ref. CT3260 .N57
Sexing the body: gender politics and the construction of sexuality. HQ1075 .F39 2000
Social identity and preferences. HB1 .A2 N3 no.13309. Also online.
Title IX: 25 Years of Progress. [U.S. Govt Docs] ED 1.2:99009525. Also online.
Women composers and music technology in the United States. ML1380 .H56 2006
Women in mass communication. P94.5 .W65 W67 2007
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If you need something not in our catalog, please use our ILL service to have materials sent here from other libraries. Forms to request books and articles are available at the Information Desk, and also online. Fill out a separate ILL request form for each item. Incorrect or incomplete information will slow down receipt of material, so please be accurate.
Government Documents
A U.S. documents depository since 1971, we currently receive about a third of Government Printing Office (GPO) publications. Documents received since 2000 will show up in catalog searches. Many of these are also available online so be sure to click on Linked Resources for each item. Most documents held in the library can be borrowed. Consult the Government Documents library guide for more information. To request catalog items with the U.S. Govt Docs location or to inquire about older documents, come to the Information Desk.
Journals and Articles
Periodical articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals are a valuable source of information in all research areas. Our Journals link lists of most of the periodical titles, current and historical, to which you have access through the library, in all formats.
Use the upper search box to enter a journal title to get links to databases containing the journal electronically and a link for any available library holdings as well. You can also use the drop-down box here to search for words like gender or women or femin* [truncated].
Use the lower search box to drop down through topical groupings like: Social Studies> Gender & Ethnic Studies> Gender Studies & Sexuality. Click here to identify periodicals
in this subject area and to browse current issues, either online or in the library.
Use the indexes in the next section to find periodical articles. For more help, consult our library guide on Finding Articles.
Databases
Searching for articles on a subject is best done using an electronic index that searches the contents of many journals at one time. These databases now often provide the full text of articles as well. For tips on finding articles, take our interactive Database Searching Tutorial.
Access all our Databases via the link on the library home page and enter your UNH network log-in when requested. Most are available 24/7 from any Internet terminal. Databases below with ** are only available in library. Ask at the Information Desk for log-on.
Databases dealing with women's studies are listed below. Use the Annotated Listing to get additional information about them. Use the Subject Listing to look for others by topical category. Those under General/Multidisciplinary will be most broadly useful.
ABI/INFORM Global. International business periodical index; covers women in the workplace.
Academic OneFile. Multidisciplinary journal index, good for all research topics.
**AltPressIndex and Archive. Alternative press periodical index covering social change.
BNA Human Resources Library. Legal guidance on gender issues in employment.
Credo Reference. Use the Biography and History links to get to The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History, The Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography, and other e-texts.
CQ Researcher and CQ Global Researcher. Analysis of current social and political issues.
**CWI. Index of periodical articles on contemporary women's issues.
Education Journals & Wilson Education Abstracts. Education articles via linked indexes.
ERIC. Freely available federal education index; covers gender issues in the classroom.
LegalTrac. Indexes legal journals; look for harassment and sex-discrimination cases.
ProQuest Newspapers and Historical Newspapers. Indexing for major U.S. newspapers.
PsycINFO. Indexes journals, books, dissertations and more. Interlinked with PsycARTICLES and Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection for full-text articles.
Sociological Abstracts. Indexes journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more.
Selected Internet Resources
The websites below are largely from academic institutions and government agencies. It is usually best to focus on ones like these with .edu and .gov domains. Google "women's studies" for additional sites and examine them carefully for their content, currency, and credentials. Always look for the About us link. Here's a good website to help you to critically evaluate Internet resources.
American Memory. From the Library of Congress, click on the Women's History link for manuscripts, ephemera, photographs, books, and pamphlets covering four centuries.
American Women's History. A research guide with state and subject indexes and research tools for finding historical sources. Especially useful are the links to online digital collections dealing with women and topics like suffragism, temperance, labor, medicine, and war.
Census Bureau. This federal agency publishes many reports based on the decennial census of population and intervening updates. Type women in the search box to find statistics on women and families, women in the labor market, home and business ownership, etc.
Librarian's Internet Index. Acclaimed California website with librarian-approved resources.
Feminist Majority Foundation. Advocacy group for women's equality. Links for women's health, reproductive rights, women in sports and education, treatment of women in foreign countries like Afghanistan, and a research center listing programs, journals, and archival documents.
Global Gender Gap Report. Published annually by the World Economic Forum, this report ranks countries by percentages of women in the workforce and economic affairs, educational attainment, health and survival rates, political participation and office holding, etc.
National Organization for Women. Founded in 1966, NOW bills itself as the largest women's rights organization in the United States with a focus that extends to sexual and racial equality.
National Women's History Project. The Resource Center link takes you to biographies, a history of the women's rights movement, noted speeches, museums, organizations, etc.
National Women's Studies Association. Membership organization that promotes professional development and awards scholarships in the field of women's studies.
Women and Gender Project. From the University of Texas at San Antonio, an index of UTSA archival resources as well as an index by state of other useful research repositories.
WomenWatch. Site hosted by a United Nations inter-agency network. The Topics link leads to statistics and indicators as well as sub-topics like gender mainstreaming, violence against women, HIV/AIDS, human trafficking, men and boys, women with disabilities, and more.
WSSLinks. From the Association of College & Research Libraries, links to resources supporting women's studies with topical areas like art, business, film, philosophy, theology, and more.
Any questions? Stop at the Information Desk, call us at 203-932-7189, or e-mail us.
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