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FYS 190L: Women Who Dared to Dare

The Guide to Library Research provides an introduction/review to the research process, including an overview of "Scholarly" and "Popular" Publications

Reference Books and Databases

Depending on your topic, you may want to venture into various areas of the Reference section. The Library of Congress Classification Outline provides an outline of the LC Call Number system.

Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Ref HQ76.25 .E535 2000 (2 volumes)

Feminism in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion. Ref PN471 .F43 2005 (6 volumes)

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. Ref. HQ1115 .G74 2003 (6 volumes)

Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women. Ref HQ1236.5.E85 E5313 2003

Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage. Ref HM278 .P76 1997

The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-wave Feminism. Ref HQ1115 .W644 2006 (2 volumes)

Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over. Ref HQ1236 .H46 2006

Biographical Reference Sources

Search in SOPHIA (McCain Library catalog) for

women and biography

Use the drop down list on the right to search only in Reference.

You'll find many books containing biographical information about notable women in different fields and from different backgrounds.

Example of some Biographical Reference Sources that may be of interest are:

A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists. Ref HQ1412 .H54 2002

A to Z of Women in Science and Math. Ref Q141 .Y675 1999

The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-20th Century. Ref Q141 .B5285 2000 (2 volumes)

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Ref E98.W8 B38 2001

Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Ref CT3260 .N5725 2004

Notable Black American Women. Ref E185.96 .N68 1992, 1996, 2003

Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Ref HQ1115 .W6 1999 (17 volumes)

New General Reference Database

Credo Reference

Credo Reference features full-text content from over 240 reference books from over 50 publishers, covering such subjects as medicine, art, technology, and history. The collection includes encyclopedias, dictionaries and thesauri, as well as subject-specific titles.

Specialized Database - Biography

Biography Reference Bank

Biography Resource Center

Selected Databases for Journal Articles

General Databases, covering scholarly & popular publications. Many articles available full-text online.

Academic Search Complete

Research Library (at ProQuest)

Databases for Humanities and Social Sciences

JSTOR

Project Muse

News Databases and Websites

News Web Sites - Good for current coverage.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: www.ajc.com
CNN: www.cnn.com
The New York Times: www.nytimes.com
The Washington Post: www.washingtonpost.com
BBC: news.bbc.co.uk

General News Databases. Many articles available full-text, depending on the time frame.

ProQuest Newspapers

The Christian Science Monitor; Boston, Mass. Full Text: 1988 - current
The Christian Science Monitor (pre-1997 Fulltext); Boston, Mass. Full Text: 1990 - 1996
Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif. Full Text: 1996 - current
Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext); Los Angeles, Calif. Full Text: 1985 - 1996
New York Times; Late Edition (East Coast) Full Text: 1980 - current
New York Times Book Review; New York Full Text: 1997 - current
New York Times Magazine; New York Full Text: 1997 - current
Wall Street Journal; Eastern edition Full Text: 1984 - current
The Washington Post (pre-1997 Fulltext); Washington, D.C. Full Text: 1987 - 1996
The Washington Post; Washington, D.C. Full Text: 1996 - current

Lexis-Nexis

Lexis-Nexis off campus access

Newspaper Source

U.S. National & Regional newspapers, some international coverage, some television & radio news transcripts.

Specialized News. Mostly full-text.

Ethnic News Watch

GenderWatch

LGBT Life with Full Text

Specialized Databases for History

America History & Life
"The premier bibliographic citation tool for the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It covers 2,000 English language historical journals including selected local history journals. The database also includes citations to dissertations and book reviews in American and Canadian history."

Historical Abstracts
"Covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada that are covered in its companion database, America: History and Life). It provides bibliographic citations and article abstracts on all aspects of history from over 2,000 scholarly journals, dissertations and selected books."

Specialized Databases for Sociology

SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 242 core coverage journals dating back to 1895, and 72 priority coverage journals. This database also includes full text for 547 books and monographs, and full text for 6,711 conference papers.

Sociological Collection
Includes citations, abstracts and some full-text from approximately 475 journals in all areas of sociology. Coverage is from 1984.

Another very useful database

WorldCat: find books & publications owned by databases worldwide.

You do not need to know who owns a book or journal before placing an InterLibrary Loan request.

Does McCain Library have this journal? Is it full-text?

If the database you are searching does not include your journal or article, search the Journal/Article Locator.

This will show you if we have your journal through any database. The journal/article locator will also tell you if we have a publication in our print or microfilm collections. If we don't have access to the publication, you can request the article through Interlibrary Loan, or, check to see if another local library that you can visit owns it.

Other local libraries may have books in their collections on your topic. Try searching their catalogs for relevant materials.

For additional assistance, please contact the McCain Library Scottie Research & Rescue (Reference) Desk in person, by phone (404-471-6096), email us, or IM us at asclibrarian (AOL & Yahoo)