Women's Studies

Finding Articles

(and Reports, Book Chapters, etc.)

Scholarly / Popular

How can you tell the difference between and scholarly and popular periodicals? The table shown below lists some differences between scholarly and popular sources.

For examples, see the Inflite tutorial.

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Searching Article Databases

Background

University Library subscribes to hundreds of article indexing databases which are available to you on campus or from home once you have logged in with your user ID and password. These databases are important because they allow to search for articles by keyword, topic, title, author, etc. Remember, a library catalog such as IUCAT will allow you to search for journal titles, but will not allow you to search for specific articles within the journal.

Search Tips

To find out which databases are most likely to have the kinds of articles that will be helpful to you, check the "Database Descriptions", "Title List", or other "information" or "about" options available in a particular database. See the section below on Suggested Databases for Women's Studies specific databases.

Before you start entering any search terms, spend a few minutes trying to think of as many relevant terms and combinations of terms as you can. This will help you to avoid getting stuck in a rut with the first terms that come to mind.

If you need help in coming up with terms, you may want to try the databases' "Thesaurus" or "Subject Headings" features.

Check out the "Help" or "Search Tips" to learn some of the search features specific to that database. Most databases provide similar features, but the methods may vary.

Try the databases' Advanced Search feature, which usually gives you the ability to search multiple fields (author, title, keyword, subject, etc) with one search and may offer additional ways to expand or limit your search.

If your first search strategy does not work, try another approach. Remember, too, that you can ask for Reference Help.

Looking for a way to find out which electronic full-text journals IUPUI has access to? Then try here...

• Women's Studies Journals Online
  Alphabetical listing of all electronic full-text journals to which IUPUI University Library has access. Use when you would like to search or browse a specific journal that is not necessarily in the field of Women's Studies or when you already have a specific citation and want to see if the article is available online.

or, if you want to see a listing of all of the Women's Studies journals IUPUI subscribes to, try here:

• School of Liberal Arts Library Journals Database (Available inside Cavanaugh Hall and University Library only)
  "The Liberal Arts Journals database contains journal titles to which the University Library subscribes from the resources account for Liberal Arts." (from website) To see which Women's Studies journals IUPUI subscribes to, go to the Search by a specific Liberal Arts Department: menu and select Women's Studies, and then select Individual Report. This will yield a listing of all Women's Studies journals. The listing is updated at the beginning of the fiscal year.

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Suggested Databases, Journals: Online or at UL, and Newspapers.

Full-Text, Abstract, and Citation Databases (Journals, Magazines, Book Reviews, and some Newspapers)

• Academic Search Premier (access via Academic Search Elite link or EBSCOhost Web link)
  "Academic Search Elite offers full text for more than 2,000 serials, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. This multi-disciplinary database covers virtually every area of academic study. More than 100 journals have PDF images back to 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost." (from website)
• Arts and Humanities Citation Index (1987-)
  Available through ISI's Web of Knowledge's Web of Science. This database features humanities citations from 1987 to the present. Features general, advanced, and cited reference searches.
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Gender Studies
  Links to Open Access (or freely available) full-text, peer or editorial reviewed, gender studies related journals.
• Expanded Academic ASAP
  Includes citations and lots of full-text. Very general database, but includes articles from women's studies, and sociology journals.
• GenderWatch
  “A full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of important historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgendered community, and the changes in gender roles over the years. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports.”—database website
• Humanities Full-Text (via Wilson Web)
  Includes full text of social history. Good source for examining how various topics have been presented in literature throughout history.
• Humanities Index International (access via EBSCOhost Web link)
  "Humanities International Index is a comprehensive database covering journals, books and other important reference sources in the humanities. Produced by Whitston Publishing (an imprint of EBSCO Publishing), Humanities International Index provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting for over 2,000 titles and contains more than 2 million records." (from website)
• IngentaConnect
  Includes citations and lots of full-text. Very general database. Not all content is peer-reviewed, but you can limit your search to return only peer-reviewed items.
• J-STOR
  All full-text. All scholarly. Presents the backfiles or the complete run of important journals No controlled vocabulary or subject headings used. May limit keyword search to abstract, title, full-text. Please view this tutorial for guidance in searching within JSTOR.
• LexisNexis
  For more current full-text articles in newspapers and magazines search the News section of LexisNexis. Most articles are from late 1980's-present.
• Master File Premier (access via EBSCOhost Web link)
  "Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 1,700 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1975. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Premier also includes nearly 500 full text reference books, 84,774 biographies, 100,554 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 202,164 photos, maps and flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost." (from website)
• Periodicals Archive Online
  "Periodicals Archive Online is the new name for PCI Full Text - an archive of hundreds of digitised journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences." (from website)
• Periodicals Index Online
  "Periodicals Index Online is the new name for Periodicals Contents Index - a database of millions of article citations published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, across more than 300 years." (from website)
• Project MUSE
  All full-text, all scholarly.

Journals and Newsletters Online

• Advancing Women in Leadership
  • A professional, referred journal created in 1997 for women in leadership.
• Feminist Collections
  • A quarterly of Women's Studies resources.
• The Feminist Majority Report
  • A quarterly newsletter created in 1995 featuring feminist news and events.
• Gender Policy Review
  • A monthly magazine for policy professionals and others interested in gender, international development, and domestic politics.
• Gender and Society
  • Focuses on the social and structural study of gender as a basic principal of the social order and as a primary social categor. (JSTOR)
• Journal of South Asian Women's Studies
  • A journal created in 1995 to address the concerns of Asian women.
• On Campus With Women
  • Provides readers with the most up-to-date information on women in higher education.
• National NOW Times
  • A newsletter created in 1995 by the National Organization for Women.
• Violence Against Women
  • Original research and scholarship on all aspects of violence against women, including sexual assault and coercion, sexual harassment, female infanticide, domestic violence and incest.
• Womanist Theory and Research
  • A biannual, international journal on women of color.
• Women and Performance
  • A journal of feminist theory.
• Women in Higher Education
  • A monthly practitioner's news journal for college and faculty administrators.
• Women in Management Review
  • Covers a diverse range of topics about women in management. (Emerald FullText)
• Women's History
  • A journal published each March pertaining to the history of women with biographical profiles.
• Women's History Review
  • A major international journal whose aim is to provide a forum for the publication of new scholarly articles in the rapidly expanding field of women's history.
• Women's Studies International Forum
  • Bimonthly journal to aid the distribution and exchange of feminist research in the multidisciplinary, international area of women's studies and in feminist research in other disciplines. (Elsevier Science Direct)
• Women's Writing
  • An international journal focusing on women's writing before about 1900.

Journals at University Library

• CHOICE 1964/1965-Present Z1035.C5 4th Flr
• Differences 1989-Present HQ1101 .D54 3rd Flr
• Feminist Studies : FS 1972-1983, 1985-Present HQ1101 .F46 3rd Flr; 1994 HQ1101 .F46 Philanthropic St Lib
• Frontiers 1981-Present HQ1101 .F76 3rd Flr
• Gender & Society 1987-Present HQ1075 .G457 3rd Flr
• Gender, Work, and Organization 2001 HD6050 .G46 Current Periodicals-2nd Flr
• Hypatia 1987-Present HQ1101 .H96 3rd Flr
• International Journal of Women's Studies 1979-1985 HQ1101 .I55 3rd Flr
• International Supplement to the Women's Studies Quarterly 1982 HQ1181 .U5 W6571 3rd Flr
• Journal of Women's History 1989-Present HQ1101 .J68 3rd Flr
• Ms 1972/1973-1988/1989 HQ1101 .M55 3rd Flr
• New Woman 1973-Present HQ1101 .N48 3rd Flr
• NWSA Journal 1988-Present HQ1101 .N97 3rd Flr
• Psychology of Women Quarterly 1976-Present HQ1206 .P76 3rd Flr
• Sex Roles 1980-Present HQ768 .S4 3rd Flr
• Signs 1975/1976-Present HQ1101 .S5 3rd Flr; 1994-1995 HQ1101 .S5 Philanthropic St Lib
• Trivia 1984-Present HQ1402 .T75 3rd Flr
• U.S.-Japan Women's Journal 1995-Present HQ1101 .U538 3rd Flr
• Women in the Arts 2001 N858.N36 A3 Current Issues- 2nd Floor
• Women in German Yearbook 1985-1986, 1988-1989, 1991, 1994 HQ1180 .W67 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies 1975-1994 HQ1101 .W77 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies Abstracts 1972-Present HQ1101 .W65 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies International 1982 HQ1181 .U5 W6571 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies International Forum 1982-Present HQ1101 .W775 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies International Quarterly 1981 HQ1101 .W775 3rd Flr
• Women's Studies Quarterly 1981-Present HQ1181 .U5 W657 3rd Flr
• Working Woman 1990-Present HQ1101 .W78 3rd Flr
  

Newspaper Databases

• Historical New York Times (ProQuest Newspapers)
  Searchable online database which houses full-text digitized version of New York Times from 1860's-2004. Includes advertisements and images.
  
• Indiana Newsstand (ProQuest Newspapers)
  "Full-text coverage of major Indiana newspapers including the South Bend Tribune, and the Evansville Courier, plus selected coverage of other regional sources and indexing for the Indianapolis News and Star." (from the website)
• Indianapolis Star (via NewsBank)
  Online version of the Indianapolis Star, covering from 1/1/1999 to the present.
• LexisNexis
  For more current full-text articles in newspapers and magazines search the News section of LexisNexis. Most articles are from late 1980's-present.
• Los Angeles Times (ProQuest Newspapers)
  "Major daily newspaper from Los Angeles. With the nation's largest editorial department, it offers extensive coverage of national, international, and local news." (from website) Covers from 1985 to the present.
• McClasky-Tribune Collection (access via EBSCOhost Web link)
  "The McClatchy-Tribune Collection includes a 90-day archive of approximately 290 newspapers from the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. This database is updated daily." (from website)
• Newspaper Source (access via EBSCOhost Web link)
  "Newspaper Source provides selected full text for nearly 30 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost." (from website)

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Access

When you find a reference for an article by using a database:

In the record for the article, if there is an icon for the PDF of the article (PDF Full Text - or something similar), click on it and the PDF of the article will open. You can then read, print, email, or save it. (If you want to print, be sure to use the Adobe printer icon or you will only get blank pages.)

If there is a choice between PDF and HTML, use the PDF because it will look like a photocopy of the article. If you need to quote something from the article, you will be able to see the correct page numbers of the quote (which you will need when citing your sources). In most cases, the HTML version will not indicate page breaks and will sometimes not include graphics.

If full text is not an option in the database you are searching, there should be an "SFX" linking icon shown.

Clicking on this icon will lead you to a menu of Access options. Please see this brief Flash tutorial if you have questions about this menu.

If the article is not available electronically or in print through University Library, or if you are a Distance Education student and the article is only available in print, you can place an Interlibrary Loan for the article. When the article comes in (which usually takes at least a week), you will receive an email explaining how to access it electronically.

When you find a reference for an article from some source other than a database:

To find out if University Library has access to an article that you have found in a bibliography or some other source, you can:

Enter the citation (reference) information into Citation Linker. This should bring you to the Access menu. Please see this brief Flash tutorial if you have questions about this method.

Or

Check the Electronic Journal List to see if the journal and issue are available electronically. If not, search IUCAT by Periodical Title for the journal and check to see if University Library has access to the journal and issue you need. If you would like to see how to check IUCAT for access to journal holdings, please see this brief Flash tutorial.

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Finding Books & Media

Library Catalogs

Library catalogs have been created to help you find out what a library has in its collection and where these items are located. IUCAT and WorldCat are two libraries catalogs that will be helpful to you.

IUCAT can be used to find out what is available in all of the Indiana University Libraries.

This catalog is open to the public, but as an IU student, staff or faculty member you have special privileges. For example, if you live near any of the Indiana University Libraries, you will want to log in so that you can use Request Delivery to request that books not available at your local IU campus library be delivered to the campus library of your choice.

Options for learning to use IUCAT features:

OCLC's WorldCat can be used to find out what is available in many public and university libraries in this country and in some other countries.

If you find a book, CD, DVD, or video in WorldCat that is not available through the Indiana University libraries, you can make an Interlibrary Loan request for the item. Keep in mind that it will usually take at least 7-10 days for the item to come in and these items must be picked up and returned to IUPUI University Library if you are an IUPUI student, staff or faculty member. If you are not able to pick up items at IUPUI, please make an Interlibrary Loan request through your local public library instead of through University Library.

Options for learning to use WorldCat features:

• Check the Help Feature
• Look at these brief Flash tutorials
  • WorldCat Subject Search
• Ask a Librarian to explain how to use WorldCat
• Experiment with WorldCat on your own

Other University Libraries

• The Institute for Women's Health - Texas Women's University
• Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Columbia University
• San Francisco State University Department of Women Studies
• Women's Studies at the University of California Berkeley

If you are searching by keyword or subject heading:

• Before you start entering any search terms, spend a few minutes trying to think of as many relevant terms and combinations as you can. This will help you to avoid getting stuck in a rut with the first terms that come to mind.

If you are searching by title:

• Leave out the first word of the title if it is a common article such as "the" or "an"
• If you are searching in WorldCat, do not include punctuation such as a ":"

Learn at least a few of the search features

• The most common one is Boolean searching:
  • using AND between terms to narrow the results to items containing both (or all) of the search terms
  • using OR between terms to expand the results to include items containing any one of the search terms

Subject Searching

Searching library catalogs by Subject Heading, rather than by Keyword, can help to target your search. The catalog records for most of the books and other items in IUCAT and WorldCat include Subject Headings that come from a list defined by the Library of Congress. This can be helpful because it narrows down the options for useful search terms, but you need to know the approved Subject Headings in order to take advantage of this system.

Options for finding/using applicable Library of Congress Subject Headings:

• Most library Reference departments will have a copy of the "Red Books" containing the Library of Congress Subject Headings
• WorldCat has a feature that allows searching for subject headings.
  • Go to the Advanced Search screen.
  • Or see the Flash tutorial on using this feature.
• When you do run across a catalog record for a book that is relevant to your topic, both IUCAT and WorldCat allow you to click on the hyperlinked subject headings to find more books on that topic.
• This Word document shows a list of some Subject Headings relevant to Women's Studies topics.

Locating/Viewing

When you want to view an e-book:

Click on the link in the IUCAT record. For a demonstration, see the Viewing e-books Tutorial or ask for Reference Help.

When you want to find an item on the Library shelves:

University Library and many other academic libraries use the Library of Congress Classification System and Call Numbers, not the Dewey Decimal System that you may have seen at your local public library.

At the bottom of an IUCAT record, you will see the call number and basic location for the item as shown in this example:

If the location for an item in the University Library collection says "Stacks" the item will be on the:

• 3rd floor shelves if the call number starts with the letters A-N
• 4th floor shelves if the call number starts with the letters P-Z

Reference materials, Current Periodicals, Microforms, and Government Documents are all in the Reference Room on the 2nd floor.

IUPUI's Philanthropic Studies Library is on the 2nd floor.

DVDs are kept behind the Circulation desk on the 2nd floor.

Special Collections are on the Lower Level

Library Maps

E-Books

If you are looking for full-text books that can be accessed and read online, then e-books are for you. Most of our e-books can be found by title in our catalog, IUCAT, but they can also be accessed or browsed directly in the database through which they are provided.

E-Book databases

ACLS Humanities E-Book A fully searchable collection of high-quality books in the Humanities, recommended and reviewed by scholars and featuring unlimited multi-user. The majority of the titles are older but foundational works. Pages from the e-books are NOT designed for easy printing.

Ebrary A multi-discipline collection of recent and older published books both scholarly and popular in nature. Workstation must have special, free Ebrary viewer downloaded to view the books. One can print multiple pages at a time and multiple users can view the same title at the same time.

Google Book Search Google has photocopied and made available online thousands of books, both scholarly and popular, from libraries across the county. Some books can be viewed in full-text while others provide only snippets from the book. Because of the controversial (due to copyright issues) nature of the Google Book Search project you may want to make sure it is OK with your professor before using Google Book Search as means for class research.

Net Library A multi-discipline collection of recent and older published books both scholarly and popular in nature. You can print one page at a time and only one user may view a specific title at a time.

Reference Materials

Bibliographies   Biographies   Chronologies   Dictionaries   Directories

Encyclopedias   Indexes and Abstracts   Online Sources   Statistics

This is a selected list of some of the more useful Women's Studies reference sources. Check IUCAT for more options. Keep in mind that you can search for a topic and add the terms Handbooks, Manuals, etc.; Dictionaries; Encyclopedias; or Bibliography to your search. If you need to find an e-book, you can also add the keywords electronic resource. For help with searching IUCAT, please see Books/DVDs/CDs/Videos or Reference Help.

Note: All materials listed are found in the Reference Room and are listed in order by Library of Congress call number.

Bibliographies

• American Indian Biographies REF E89 .A46 1999 
• Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times  REF HQ1123 .I74 Suppl. 1988
• An Index to Women's Studies Anthologies: Research Across the Disciplines, 1980-1984  REF HQ1180 .B76 1994
• The Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy REF B105 .W6 C65 1997
• Interdisciplinary Bibliographic Guide to Women's Studies REF HQ1180 .I575 1998, v.1-v.2
• Journal of Women's History: Guide to Periodical Literature  REF HQ1101 .F57 1992
• Music by Black Women Composers: A Bibliography of Available Scores REF ML128 .W7 W35 1995
• Notable Women in World History: A Guide to Recommend Biographies and Autobiographies REF CT3230 .A336 1998
• WAVE: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in Women's Studies  REF HQ1180 .W38 1993
• Women: A Bibliography of Bibliographies  REF HQ1121 .B32 1986
• Women and Children of the Mills: An Annotated Guide to Nineteenth Century American Textile Factory Literature REF PS217 .W64 R368 1999
• Women and Music: A Selective Annotated Bibliography On Women and Gender Issues in Music, 1987-1992 REF PQ2623 .E386 1982
• Women in English Social History  REF HQ1593 .G7 K36 1987 v.1-3
• Women in the Biological Sciences: A Biobibliographic Sourcebook REF QH26 .W66 1997
• Women in the Third World: A Directory of Resources  REF HQ1870.9 .F46 1987
• Women's History Collections Bibliography  REF HQ1438.I6 W664 1994
• Women's Movement: References and Resources  REF HQ1236.5.U6 R936 1996
• Women's Organizations: A National Directory  REF HQ1903 .W66 1986
• Women's Studies: A Recommended Bibliography REF HQ1180 .L63 2004
• Women's Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography, 1980-1985  REF HQ1180 .L63 1987

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Biographies

• African American Biographies, 2: Profiles of 332 Current Men and Women  E185.96 .H38 1994  Philanthropic St Ref
• Against the Tide: Women Reformers in American Society  HQ1412 .A343 1997  Philanthropic St Lib
• Black Texas Women: A Sourcebook  E185.93 .T4 W56 1996  Philanthropic St Ref
• Black Women Scientists in the United States REF Q141 .W367 1999
• Great Lives from History: American Women Series  REF HQ1412 .G74 1995, v.1-v.5
• Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times  REF HQ1123 .I74 Suppl. 1988
• Modern Women Writers REF PN471 .M62 1996, v.1-v.4
• Nine American Women of the Nineteenth Century: Leaders into the Twentieth  HQ1412 .R49 1988  Philanthropic St Lib
• Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century REF HQ1767 .5.A3 N68 2000
• Reader's Guide to Women's Studies REF HQ1180 R433 1998
• They Changed Their Words: Nine Women of Asia  HQ1726 .T47 1987  Circ. Collection
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• Two Biographies by African-American Women  E185.96 .T88 1991  Philanthropic St Lib
• Women Artists of Color: a Bio-critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas REF N8354 .W656 1999
• Women Champions of Human Rights: Eleven U.S. Leaders of the Twentieth Century  HQ1412 .R497 1991  Philanthropic St Lib
• Women Composers: Music Through the Ages REF M2 .W88 1996, v.1-v.8
• Women Composers, Conductors, and Musicians of the Twentieth Century  ML82 .L46  3rd Flr
• Women of Strength: Biographies of 106 Who Have Excelled in Traditionally Male Fields, A.D. 61 to the Present  HQ1123 .B35 1996  3rd Flr
• Women Pioneers in Television: Biographies of Fifteen Industry Leaders  PN1992.8 .W65 O34 1997  4th Flr
• Women's Gymnastics: A History  GV464 .S55 1995  3rd Flr

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Chronologies

• A Century of Women: The Most Influential Events in the Twentieth-Century Women's History REF HQ1410 .F44 1998 
• Chronology of Women's History  REF HQ1121 .O47 1994
• From Convent to Concert Hall:  A Guide to Women Composers REF ML82 .F76 2003
• The Timetables of Women's History  REF HQ1121 .G74 1994
• The Wilson Chronology of Women's Achievements: a Record of Women's Achievements from Ancient Times to the Present REF HQ1121 .F65 1998
• The Women's Chronology: A Year-By-Year Record from Prehistory to the Present  REF HQ1122 .T73 1994
• Women Writers Dramatized: a Calendar of Performances from Narrative Works Published in English to 1900 REF PN2581 .B64 2000

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Dictionaries

• A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepenuers REF HD6054.4 .U6 S5 2002
• A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts REF PN2286.8 .S66 2002
• A to Z of American Women Writers REF PS147 .K67 2000
• Amazons to Fighter Pilots: a Biographical Dictionary of Military Women REF U52 .A44 2003, v.1-v.2
• American Women Historians, 1700s-1990s: A Biographical Dictionary REF E175.45.S27 1996
• American Women in Science: 1950 to the Present: a Biographical Dictionary REF Q141 .B254 1998
• American Women Prose Writers, 1870-1920 REF PN451  .D538, v.221
• American Women Writers, 1900-1945: a Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook REF PS151 .A45 2000
• Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women: Notable Women from Sappho to Helena REF HQ1136 .L54 2000
• Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women REF JK1012 .F57 1999
• Biographical Dictionary of Women Economists REF HB76 .B535 2000
• Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science REF Q141 .B5285 2000, v.1-v.2
• Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English REF PR111 .S24 1999
• Celebrating Women Coaches: a Biographical Dictionary REF GV697. A1 H367 2000
• Concise Dictionary of Women Artists REF-HERRON ART LIBRARY N8354 .C663 2001
• Contemporary Women Poets REF PS151 .C67 1998
• Dictionary of Feminist Theory  REF HQ1115 .H86 1995
• Extraordinary Women of the Medieval and Renaissance World: a Biographical Dictionary REF HQ1143 .E93 2000
• Historical Dictionary of Feminism  REF HQ1115 .B65 1996
• Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States REF LC1752 .H57 1998
• International Women in Science: a Biographical Dictionary to 1950 REF Q141 .H2167 2001
• Native American Women: a Biographical Dictionary REF E98 .W8 B38 2001
• Nineteenth-century American Women Writers: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook REF PS217 .W64 N56 1997
• Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography REF CT3202 .N67 1999
• Notable American Women: a Biographical Dictionary Completing the 20th Century REF CT3260 .N5725 2004
• Notable Hispanic American Women: Book II REF E184 .S75 N683 1998
• Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: a Biographical Dictionary REF CT3290 .N68 2001
• Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary REF QA28 .N68 1998
• Notable Women in the Life Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary REF QH26 .N68 1996
• Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary REF Q141 .N734 1997
• Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America REF GV697 .A1W69 1998
• Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing REF PN 471 .W496 2001
• Womanwords: a Dictionary of Words about Women  REF HQ1115 .M546 1992
• Women and the Military: an Encyclopedia  REF U21.75 .S54 1996
• Women Composers and Songwriters: A Concise Biographical Dictionary REF ML105 .C593 1996
• Women Film Directors: An International Bio-critical Dictionary REF PN1998.2 .F67 1995
• Women Filmakers & Their Films REF PN1998.2. W66 1998
• Women Humanitarians: a Biographical Dictionary of British Women Active between 1900 and 1950 REF HQ1595 .A3 O43 2001
• Women in Scripture: a Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament REF BS575 .W593 2000
• The Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: A Biographical Dictionary GV875 .A56 M34 1997
• Women under the Third Reich: A Biographical Dictionary REF HQ1623 .C65 1998
  

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Directories

• Big Book of Opportunities for Women: The Directory of Women's Organizations REF LB2337 .2 .B52 1997
• Directory of Women's Media  REF HQ1101 .I52 1994
• Directory of Women's Studies Programs & Library Resources  REF HQ1181 .U5 D57 1990
• Encyclopedia of Associations  REF AS22 .E5 1996  (Ref Desk)
• Encyclopedia of Associations: International Organizations  REF AS22 .E54 1997
• Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide: A Guide to Over 3,400 National and Multinational Nonprofit Women's and Women-Related Organizations  REF HQ1883 .E53 1993  Philanthropic St Ref
• National Minority and Women-owned Business Directory REF HD2346 .U5 N34 2007
• W.I.S.H.: International Handbook of Women's Studies  REF HQ1180 .W57 1993
• Professional Directory of Indy Women  REF HD6054.2 .U62 I526
• A Woman's Mailing List Directory  REF HQ1901 .W66 1990  Philanthropic St Ref
• Women in the Third World: A Directory of Resources  REF HQ1870.9 .F46 1987
• Women's Information Directory  REF HV1445 .W67 1996  Philanthropic St Ref
• Women's Organizations: A National Directory  REF HQ1903 .W66 1986
  

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Encyclopedias

• A to Z of American Women in Sports REF GV697 .A1 E28 2002
• A to Z of Native American Women REF E98 .W8 S65 1998
• A to Z of Women in Science and Math REF Q141 .Y675 1999
• American Women in Technology: an Encyclopedia REF T36 .Z54 2000
• Black Women in America REF E185.86 B542 2005 v.1-v.3 
• Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion REF BL2525 .B45 1998
• Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: from Colonial Times to the Present REF HD6054.4.U6 K753 2004, v.1-v.2
• Encyclopedia of British Women Writers REF PR111 .E66 1998
• Encyclopedia of British Women's Writing, 1900-1950  REF PR111 .E667 2006
• Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature REF PN471 .S58 2006
• An Encyclopedia of German Women Writers, 1900-1933: Biographies and Bibliographies with Exemplary Readings REF PT1141 .L495 1997, v.1-v.10
• Encyclopedia of Muhammad's Women Companions and the Traditions They Related REF BP135.A3 E5 1998
• Encyclopedia of Women and Crime REF HV6046 .E56 2000
• Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender REF HQ1115 .E52 2001, v.1-v.2 
• Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures REF HQ1170 .E53 2003 v.1-v.5
• Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America REF GV709 .E53 1998
• Encyclopedia of Women and Sports REF GV709 .S44 1996
• Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion REF BL458 .E53 1999, v.1-v.2
• Encyclopedia of Women in American History REF HQ 1410 .E53 2002, v.1-v.3
• Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics REF HQ1236.5.U6 E53 1999
• Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space REF TL539 .W395 1998
• Encyclopedia of Women in Radio, 1920-1960 REF PN1991.8.W65 E53 2003
• Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World REF HQ 1127 .S25 2001
• Encyclopedia of Women in the Middle Ages REF HQ1183. L38 2001
• Encyclopedia of Women's Health REF RA778 .E5825 2004
• Encyclopedia of Women's History in America  REF HQ1410 .C85 2000
• Encyclopedia of Women's Travel and Exploration REF G465 .N47 2001
• Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America REF E185.96.F2 1997, v.1-v.11
• Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature REF PQ149 .F47 1999
• Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature REF PT41 .F46 1997
• Feminist Encyclopedia of Italian Literature REF PQ4063 .F45 1997
• Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature REF PQ 6055 .F46 2002, v.1-v.2
• From Suffrage to the Senate: an Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics REF HQ1236.5.U6 S32 1999, v.1-v.2
• The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide REF HQ1115 .G74 2003, v.1-v.6
• International Encyclopedia of Women's Suffrage REF JF851 .H28 2000
• Latinas in the United States: a Historical Encyclopedia REF E184. S75 L35 2006 v.1-v.3
• The New A to Z of Women's Health: A Concise Encyclopedia REF RA778 .A494 1995
• Political & Historical Encyclopedia of Women REF HQ1236.5 .E85 E52 2003
• Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge REF HQ1115 .R69 2000, v.1-v.4
• The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets  REF BL458 .W34 1983
• Women and American Television: an Encyclopedia REF PN1992 .8.W65 L69 1999
• Women and Gender in Medieval Europe: An Encyclopedia REF HQ1147 .E85 W66 2006
• Women and Music in America since 1900: An Encyclopedia REF ML82 .W625 2002, v.1-v.2
• Women during the Civil War: An Encyclopedia REF E628 .H37 2004
• Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia REF LC1569 .W66 2002
• Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia REF HQ 1143 .W643 2004, v.1-v.2
• Women in World History; a Biographical Encyclopedia REF HQ1115 .W6 1999, v.1-v.17
• Women's Issues  REF HQ1115 .W6425 1997, v.1-v.3
• Women's Progress in America  REF HQ1410 .F76 1994
• The Women's Sports Encyclopedia  REF GV709 .W589 1997
• Women's Studies Encyclopedia  REF HQ1115 .W645 1999, v.1-v.3
• Writing African American Women: An Encyclopedia of Literature by and about Women of Color REF PS153 .N5 W756 2006, v.1-v.2

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Indexes and Abstracts

•  Arts & Humanities Citation Index  1987 - Present  Available through Web of Science
• Arts & Humanities Citation Index  1975 - 1994  Scholar's Workstation(Windows Platform Only)
• Ethnic NewsWatch  1985 - Present  Scholar's Workstation
• GenderWatch  1978 - Present  Scholar's Workstation
• PsycINFO  1967 - Present  Scholar's Workstation
• Social Sciences Citation Index  1987 - Present  (Available through Web of Science)
• Social Work Abstracts  1977 - Present    Available through WebSPIRS
  • (Guide to Searching WebSPIRS Databases; PDF format)
• Sociological Abstracts (formerly called Sociofile)  1963 - Present  Scholar's Workstation

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Online Reference Sources

• Black American Feminism: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography Extensive bibliography of Black American Feminist thought from across the disciplines.
• A Celebration of Women Writers A comprehensive listing of links to biographies and bibliographical information about women writers.
• Directory of Women's Media Directory of media owned and operated primarily by, for and about women.
• Feminist Majority Foundation A gateway site that provides access to feminist and liberal resources.
• The Librarians' Index to the Internet Features over 100 links highlighting directories and specific resources for and about women.
• ViVa A bibliography of women's history in historical and Women's Studies journals.
• Women in Cinema  A reference guide to films.
• Women In Politics A guide to finding out current and historical information about women involved in every aspect of politics in the United States.
• Women Nobel Prize Laureates A complete list including biographical information.
• Women's Studies and Women's Issues Internet Resources Women's studies guide to online resources from the University of Maryland website.

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Statistics

• Statistical Handbook on Women in America  REF HQ1420 .T34 1996
• Statistical Record of Women Worldwide  REF HQ1150 .S73 1995
• The Status of Women in Indiana: Politics, Economics, Health, Rights, Demographics REF & STACKS HQ1438 .I6S73 2000
• World's Women, 2000: Trends and Statistics  REF HQ1154 .W95 2000
• American Woman  REF HQ1402.A52 1996/1997

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Organizations & Associations

Web Resources

Women's Studies and Women's History Websites

300 Women Who Changed the World By Encyclopaedia Britannica.

4000 Years of Women in Science Includes inventors, scholars and writers as well as mathematicians and astronomers.

The Ada Project Promotes and encourages women to investigate potential careers in computer science.

American Women: Library of Congress Resources Includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials.

American Women in Uniform Amazing women from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf War.

American Women's History: A Research Guide Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections.

American Memory "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850 - 1920.

Cairns Collection of American Women Writers to 1920: Author List.

Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) Hosted by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

Civil War Women An On-line Archival Collection of the Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics An archive of 20th century women who made original and important contributions to physics before 1976.

The Contributions of Women to the United States Naval Observatory The early years for women.

CWLU Herstory Project Documents the history of the women's liberation movement in Chicago during the 1960's-1970s.

Diotima An interdisciplinary resource for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present Biographies of women who have contributed to our culture in many different ways.

Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement An on-line archival collection of the Special Collections Library, Duke University.

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index Scholarship on women, sexuality, and gender during Medieval times.

Feminist.Com A subject specific resource highlighting local and regional information.

Gifts of Speech Contemporary women's speeches from around the world.

Independent Women's Forum Provides a voice for American women who believe in individual freedom and personal responsibility.

In the First Person An index to letters, diaries, oral histories and personal narratives.

Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction

Living the Legacy The Women's Rights Movement, 1848 - 1998. 1998 is the 150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement, launched at the world's first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York.

Margaret Sanger Papers Project Historical editing project to locate, arrange, edit, research, and publish the papers of the noted birth control pioneer.

Multimedia Sites in Women's History

National Women's History Project Source for updates about events, conferences, publications, films and other resources related to U.S. women's history.

*North American Women's Letters and Diaries "Includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters. Particular care has been taken to index this material so that it can be searched more thoroughly than ever before." (from website)

ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies Journals

WAVE: Women's Audio-Visuals in English Lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women.

*Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-2000 1000 primary documents offering new ways to study American History.

Women.Com A new media network providing a centralized link to sites geared toward professional women.

Women's Internet Information Network News and views, focus and opinion, and the writings of noted author, activist and mentor of new generations of womenpower - Irene Stuber.

Women at IU Women who made a contribution to the history of Indiana University.

Women Come to the Front Journalists, photographers, and broadcasters During World War II.

Women in America, 1820-1842 The life of the American woman as seen from a traveler's perspective.

Women in Print Compilation of published articles and materials on feminist/lesbian bookselling and publishing.

Women's Rights National Historical Park The park commemorates the First Women's Rights Convention and the early leaders of the women's rights movement in the United States.

WSSLINKS Contains women and gender studies web sites.

WWWomen A search directory for women online.

XYOnline.net Link to Feminist academic sites on feminist theory and women's and gender studies.

*Sites are databases of primary resource material that IUPUI University Library subscribes to.  Only IUPUI affiliates will be able to access.

Other Sources

Book Reviews

Many article indexing databases actually allow you to limit your search to only book reviews by checking a box. Reviews can also be found by simply adding the word "review" to your search string. For example: women and United States and review. If you are searching for the review of a particular title try searching by that title or author.

Book Review Digest Plus and Book Review Digest Retrospective (via Wilson Web)
Indexes book reviews from a variety of subject areas including many peer-reviewed women's studies journals. Reviews written 1905-present. An index with abstracts, may lead to full-text.

Find Brief Biographical Entries (that may lead to more extensive sources)

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
"Biography and Genealogy Master Index enables users to locate biographical entries contained in more than 1,000 volumes and editions of important current and retrospective biographical reference sources. This index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor"-- Biography and Genealogy Master Index (Gale) Website. Includes citation only does not include full-text.

Biography Resource Center
"This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to hand-picked web sites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search"--Biography Resource Center (Gale) Website.

Dissertations & Theses (excellent source for "chasing footnotes")

Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest)
Includes full-text of the first 24 pages of many of the dissertations and some items can be downloaded in entirety, free of charge. Use Illiad (inter-library loan) to request entire dissertation.