Suggested Resources for Women's Studies
Indexes & Databases Web Sites Research Help
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Indexes
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Good places to start your research ...
| Info | Database Name | Access | Database Description |
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| Academic OneFile | Interdisciplinary index of major academic periodicals | ||
| Academic Search Premier | Interdisciplinary index to academic journals; provides full-content for over 3400 titles. | ||
| SAGE Premier | Provides access to 485+ SAGE journal titles in the social sciences, humanities, medicine, engineering, and physical and life sciences, with backfile to 1999. |
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| Women's Studies International | Provides access to Women's Studies core disciplines and to the latest studies in feminist research. |
Indexes & Databases to Articles
For further research ...
| Info | Database Name | Access | Database Description |
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| Access UN | Indexes documents produced by the United Nations | ||
| Alternative Press Index | Indexes 250 alternative, radical, and left publications | ||
| America: History and Life (EBSCO) | Index to articles on United States and Canadian history | ||
| Census | Information on how to find data from Census 2000 and earlier censuses | ||
| Ethnic News Watch | Full-text newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic, minority and native presses. | ||
| FEDSTATS | Statistics from over 70 federal agencies on demographics, business, taxation, environment, politics, crime, employment, military, climate, health, and education. | ||
| Feminism in literature: a Gale critical companion (2005) | This is a reference book in electronic format, accessible to UMD students, faculty, and staff over the internet by authentication. For more information about this resource, please find it by searching the UMD Library Catalog. | ||
| Historical Abstracts (EBSCO) | Index to articles on world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada) | ||
| JSTOR | Full text of over 100 periodicals from first issue. A tutorial is available | ||
| Law Reviews | Law | ||
| LexisNexis Academic | Business, law, medical, news | ||
| LexisNexis Statistical | Indexes statistical publications from federal and state governments and international agencies | ||
| NCJRS Abstracts (National Criminal Justice Reference Service) | Indexes articles and book chapters on criminal justice | ||
| PAIS International | Public affairs, political science, international studies, economics, and many related fields. | ||
| Project Muse | Covers the arts, humanities, social sciences, and mathematics. | ||
| Sage eReference | Electronic reference books published by Sage. | ||
| Social Services Abstracts | Index to current research articles focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development | ||
| Sociological Abstracts | Indexes articles in sociology and social policy | ||
| Web of Science | Online versions of ISI's citation indexes--Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. ![]() | ||
| WorldCat -- UMD Students, Staff & Faculty | Catalog of approximately 50 million records, entered by OCLC member libraries worldwide. |
Web Sites
For searching assistance or help using any of the above databases, contact:
Jodi Carlson, Reference Librarian Email:jlcarlso Phone:726-7880 L274 University of Minnesota 416 Library Drive Duluth MN 55812-2495
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Provides access to 485+ SAGE journal titles in the social sciences, humanities, medicine, engineering, and physical and life sciences, with backfile to 1999. 