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| Indexes & Databases |
| Scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database including peer-reviewed publications. | |
| Contemporary Women's Issues | 1992 to present - For health and human rights, Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets. |
| Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index | Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages |
| In the First Person | Indexes more than 4,000 collections of oral history from around the world, including letters, diaries, oral histories, memoirs, and autobiographies. Note: some material in this database require a subscription and may not be available. |
| JSTOR | Journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences with various articles relating to Women’s Studies. This database has back issues up to the last 5-7 years. |
| MLA International Bibliography | 1963 to present - An essential index to articles and essays on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore. |
| Project Muse | Full-text articles from humanities, arts, social sciences and Women’s Studies journals. 1993 to present. |
| Social Sciences Index | 1980 to present. |
| Wilson Select Plus | 1994 to present - scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 3,600 scholarly publications. |
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Women's Studies Call Numbers Ranges: |
HQ1101-HQ2030.9 Most materials about women are classified in their specific subject. For example, biographies of women scientists are in the Q's, while women's poetry collections are in the P's. The Ames Library uses Library of Congress Classification. |
| Women's Studies Subject Headings |
Use these subject headings in to locate books in The
Ames Library on Women's
Studies: For narrower, more specific topics, there are several
options. Use subheadings under "Women," for
example: Use the term "Women" at the beginning of the heading,
for example: Check the Library of Congress Subject Headings books
located in the Reference collection for more specific
terms to search, such as: |
| Reference & Web Resources |
| General Reference Resources |
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Black Women in America |
REF. E185.86.B542 1993 |
| Encyclopedia of Abortion in the United States | REF. HQ767.5.U5 P35 2002 |
| Encyclopedia of Feminism | REF HQ1115.T87 1986 |
| Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature | REF PN471.W455 2004 |
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Encyclopedia of Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America - 3 Vols |
REF. HQ76.3.U5 E53 2004 |
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Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family 2 Vols. |
REF. HQ9.E52 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - 2 Vols. | REF. HQ16.E53 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Women's History in America | REF HQ1410.C85 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of Women and Gender - 2 Vols. | REF. HQ1115.E43 2001 |
| Encyclopedia of Women in American History - 3 Vols | REF. HQ1410.E53 2002 |
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Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics |
REF. HQ1236.5.U6 E53 1999 |
| Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide - 6 Vols. | REF. HQ799.5.A72 2004 |
| International Encyclopedia of Women - 4 Vols | REF. HQ1115.R69 2000 |
| Men & Masculinity - 2 Vols | REF. HQ1090.3.M436 2004 |
| The New A to Z of Women's Health: a concise encyclopedia | REF RA778.A494 1995 |
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The New Quotable Woman |
REF PN6081.5.N49 1992 |
| United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990 | REF Z7964.U49H85 1993 - v. 1 Social issues; v. 2 Labor |
| Women and Society | An internet reference project providing links to resources on women’s history and culture. |
| Women in the Middle Ages - 2 Vols. | REF. HQ1143.W643 2004 |
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Women in World History, v.1-17 |
REF HQ1115.W6 1999 |
| Women Writers Projects | The Brown University Women Writers Project is a research project devoted to early modern women's writing and electronic text encoding. |
| Women's studies encyclopedia, v. 1-3 | REF HQ1115.W645 1999 |
| Women's history sources: a guide to archives and manuscript collections in the United States | REF HQ1410.H5 |
| Women's thesaurus: an index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women. | REF Z695.1.W65 1989 |
| Statistics |
| IWU Ames Library Data and Statistics Resources -http://www.iwu.edu/library/dataset/intro.htm |
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American Men and Women: demographics of the sexes |
REF HB1755.A3A44 |
| Statistical handbook on women in America, 2nd ed. | REF HQ1420.T34 1991 |
| Women's Atlas of the United States | REF G1201.E1G5 1995 |
| World's women, 2000: trends and statistics | REF HQ1154.W675 2000 |
| Biographies |
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A to Z of Native American Women |
REF E98.W8S65 1998 |
| African American Women: a biographical dictionary | REF E185.96.A45 1993 |
| American women writers | REF PS147.A4 - a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present, 5 vols. |
| Bibliographic dictionary of Women in Science | REF Q141.B5285 2000 |
| Black women in America | REF E185.86.B542 1993 - an historical encyclopedia, 2 vols. |
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Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion |
REF BL458.E53 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of Women and Sports | REF GV709.S44 1996 |
| Great lives from history. American Women Series, v.1-5. | REF HQ1412.G74 1995 |
| Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times | REF CT3202.I73 |
| International Who's Who of Women - 2nd Edition. | REF CT3235.I58 1997 |
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Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers |
REF ML105.N38 1995 |
| Notable American Women, 1607-1950 | REF CT3260.N57 - a biographical dictionary. |
| Notable Black American Women | REF E185.96.N68 1992 |
| Notable Hispanic American Women | E184.S75N68 1993 |
| Notable Women Ancestors | An online listing of women often overlooked throughout history who provided some meaningful benefit to society. |
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Notable Women in the American Theatre: a biographical dictionary |
REF PN2285.N65 1989 |
| Notable Women in the Physical Sciences | REF Q141.N734 1997 |
| Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women, v.1-4 | REF HQ1115.R69 2000 |
| Who's Who of American Women | REF CT3260.W5 |
| Women of Classical Mythology: a biographical dictionary | REF BL715.B445 1991 |
| Bibliographies |
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American Women Writers: a critical reference guide |
REF PS147.A42 2000 |
| Sources: An annotated bibliography of women's issues | REF Z7961.M4 1991 |
| United States government documents on women, 1800-1900 | REF Z7964.U49.H83 1993 |
| ViVa | ViVa is a current bibliography of articles about women's and gender history. Articles published in English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish are selected from 180 European, American, Canadian, Asian, Australian and New Zealand journals. |
| WAVE | Women's AudioVisuals in English is a database maintained by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office that lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women. |
| Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies | A series of bibliographies published by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office. |
| Women's history sources, v.1 & 2 | REF HQ1410.H5 |
| Web Resources & Metasites |
| American Women's History: A Research Guide | Citations of print and Internet reference sources, as well as selected large primary source collections. |
| Center for Women and Information Technology: Resources | University of Maryland site includes Bibliography on Gender and Technology in Education |
| FeMiNa | A comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web. |
| Feminist Research Center | Links to feminist journals, women's centers, and more. |
| Library of Congress American Memory Women's History Collection | Provides access to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, and prints that document women's history. |
| New York Public Library Center for the Humanities: Women's Studies | Retrospective holdings relating to women, including manuscript and archival material, as well as a broad range of current Women's Studies materials reflecting new trends and thought on feminist theory and scholarship. |
| University of Wisconsin System, Women's Studies Librarian's Office | Links to book and video databases, along with listings of program and organization websites. |
| Voice of the Shuttle - Gender Studies | Briefly annotated guide to online resources. |
| Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600-2000 | Primary and secondary documents, including text, images, and web links about key issues in women's social history. |
| Women Writers Project | The Brown University Women Writers Project is a research project devoted to early modern women's writing and electronic text encoding. |
| Women's Studies Database | University of Maryland’s guide to online resources. |
| Women's Studies/Women's Issues WWW Sites | Annotated listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program. |
| Women Working, 1800 - 1930 | Provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources exploring women's roles in the US economy between the turn of the 19th century and the Great Depression, including working conditions, conditions in the home, costs of living, recreation, health and hygiene, conduct of life, policies and regulations governing the workplace, and social issues. |
| WSSLINKS - Women's and Gender Studies Web Sites | Developed and maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. |
| WWW Virtual Library Women's History | A directory for women's history institutions and organizations, archival and library collections, and links to Internet resources on women's history. |
| Professional Associations |
| The Feminist Majority Foundation | Cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. |
| National Organization for Women | Works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society. |
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