Getting Started in the LibraryThis library guide points you in the direction of some basic library resources for completing library assignments and writing research papers in this course. Many of these resources are available from the library's homepage at http://www.lib.ipfw.edu/, so you may want to bookmark both the homepage and this guide.
Here are some resources to get you started:
Gaining an OverviewTo develop and refine your search, it often helps to consult a specialized dictionary, encyclopedia, handbook, textbook, guide, or bibliography. These tools are designed to offer an overview of your topic or research problem written by an expert. They may provide an historical perspective, a chronology of events, definitions of terms or concepts, or bibliographic references leading to the literature in a particular field of study. Many useful reference works are now available online. These handy e-reference collections are accessible via Find Resources By... Subject, Title, or Type on the library's homepage.
Historical Research ProcessWhen conducting historical research: FIRST. Use specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, and textbooks to identify who, what, when, where, how and why.
SECOND. Use the references cited at the end of chapters or articles in textbooks, specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, and guides, and specialized bibliographies to identify the core scholarly research on your topic or research problem.
THIRD. Use databases and indexes to update core scholarly research with current scholarly material.
FOURTH. Identify and obtain as much primary source material as possible. A primary source documents first-hand accounts or first recordings of events. The historian using a number of such primary sources produces a secondary source. Examples of primary source materials include letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, government documents, statistics, photographs, etc. Consult the History librarian for help in locating primary source materials.
Selected Reference Works for this CourseWomen - GeneralEncyclopedia of Russian Women's Movements (Reference HQ1665.15 .E5 2001) This encyclopedia provides brief descriptions with list of suggested readings and a detailed index.
European Women's Almanac (Reference HQ1587 .S69 1992) is a handy and easy-to-use compilation of information on women's rights and status and how they live in the European continent. A central aim of this guide is to present not the promises of where women ought to be but the facts of where they are. Arranged alphabetically by country, each section of the almanac includes an introductory "snapshot" of the country, with such general statistics as area and population density. Then, fascinating and detailed statistics on women are presented.
Chronology of Women Worldwide (Reference HQ1121.C617 1996) This chronology provides a brief summary of events and includes a detailed index.
Chronology of Women's History (Reference HQ1121 .O47 1994) This chronology is arranged by time period and is then further subdivided by daily life, government and military, education, athletics, business and industry, literature, arts, science and medicine and religion.
Columbia Documentary History of American Women since 1941 (Reference HQ1420 .C65 2003) Contains about 125 articles and such other documents as court decisions, letters, and position statements by organizations, to chronicle the history of American women since the country's entry into World War II. They are arranged in chronological sections on the war; domesticity, work and social activism after the war; different paths to sexual equality; gains and losses during the Reagan and Daddy Bush era; feminism and family values in the 1990s; and old problems and new visions in the new millennium.
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender (Reference HQ115 .E52 2001) The Encyclopedia of Gender discusses psychological differences in personality, cognition, and behavior, as well as biologically based differences and how those differences impact behavior. Coverage includes studies of these differences in applied settings such as education, business, the home, in politics, and sports competition. It includes over 100 In-depth chapters by leading scholars in the psychology of women and gender addressing critical questions of similarities and differences in gendering across diverse groups, challenging myths about gender polarization and the "Venus/Mars" distinction. Maintains a feminist and woman-centered focus
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. Europe, 6 vols. (Reference HQ1467 .G74 2003) This encyclopedia is arranged by country and then provides an overview of women’s issues in the areas of education, employment, family and sexuality, health, politics and law, religion and spirituality, violence. It also includes lists of suggested reading and Web sites.
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge, 4 vols. (Reference HQ1115 .R69 2000) Provides extensive articles written by scholars with a list of references and suggested titles for further reading.
Women and the British Empire: An Annotated Guide to Sources (Reference Z7964.B7 B34 1983) This bibliography provides an overview of women who served as "wives," "settlers," and "missionaries", a list of books and articles about them and a detailed index.
Women Building Chicago, 1790-1990 (Reference HQ1439.C47 W66 2001) A reference work that features biographies of more than 400 women who helped build modern day Chicago.
Women in Ireland: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z7964.I73 B7 1988) This annotated bibliography includes books and periodical articles arranged by broad subjects such as education, religion and witchcraft, and marriage and family.
Women in the Third World (Reference HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998) Original essays cover the entire Third World, summarizing the most recent scholarship on topics such as: developments in the prevention of violence against women; the conditions of women's lives across regions and countries; women's participation in government, science, and technology; hidden curriculum issues in higher education; and women's experiences as small-scale entrepreneurs. The encyclopedia focuses on traditional concerns (political participation, human, rights, nutrition, housework, the family, equality, and health), as well as issues such as domestic and sexual violence, patriarchal ideologies as religious beliefs, the needs of older women, exploitation in industrial production, and AIDS.
Women in Western European History. 19th and 20th Century, vol. 2 and Supplement. (Reference Z7961 .F74 1982) This is a select bibliography of books and articles arranged chronologically, geographically and topically.
Women's Progress in America (Reference HQ1410 .F76 1994) An alphabetical reference that chronicles the more than 300 years of struggle for equality by American women, including key events, landmark state and federal legislation, important concepts, and people who paved the way, from colonial poets and female soldiers who dressed as men on the battlefield to the ongoing controversy over women's reproductive rights and recent Supreme Court decisions.
Art, Literature, and Performing ArtsAmerican Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present. Provides coverage on the best-known American women writers spanning from colonial days to the present, including biography, criticism, and bibliography for each; also includes lesser-known writers whose work is found in journals, letters, stories, and even hymns. Entries feature an assessment of the writer's works; basic biography and complete bibliography, as well as comprehensive data on writers' names, including pseudonyms, aliases, parents' names and husbands' names, etc.
American Women Writers, 4 vols. (PS147 .A4)
Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature (Reference PN471 .B57 1992) This guides includes brief biographical entries arranged by country or region.
Contemporary Women Artists (Reference N8354 .C66 1999) This volume provides brief biographical information, discussion of the artist's work, and list of works by and about the artist.
Encyclopedia of British Women Writers (Reference PR111 .S34 1988) This encyclopedia includes brief biographical information and lists of works by and about the authors.
Films For, By and About Women (Reference PN1995.9.W6 S95 1980)
International Encyclopedia of Women Composers, 2 vols. (Reference ML105 .C7 1987) This encyclopedia provides brief biographical information and a list of the composer’s works.
North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary (Reference N6503 .N67 1995)
Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States (Reference PS147 .O94 1995) From The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States provides a comprehensive, authoritative, and highly informative survey of these writers and their work as it illuminates the issues that fired their imaginations. Here is a goldmine of information about women's writing, women's history, and women's concerns--over eight hundred entries, ranging from brief identifications to extensive essays. Perhaps most important, there is extensive coverage of the many personal, cultural, and historical issues that have been explored by and have influenced the lives and productivity of women writers, including AIDS, race and racism, violence and sexual harassment, the Civil War, the civil rights movement, and much more. There is also coverage of the publishing world (including bookstores and women's presses), the art and practice of writing, and contemporary literary criticism (including lesbian literary theory, black feminism, and deconstruction).
Spanish Women Writers (Reference PQ6055 .S63 1993) This volume provides extensive biographical information, a study of themes in the author's writing and lists of works by and about the author.
Women Artists: An Historical, Contemporary and Feminist Bibliography (Reference Z7963.A75 B32 1994) Arranged by century, this bibliography provides a brief biography and list of articles about the artist and her work.
Women Film Directors: An International Bio-Critical Dictionary (Reference PN1998.2 .F67 1995)
BiographyA-Z of Women in World History (Reference CT3202 .K84 2002)
Black Women In America: An Historical Encyclopedia (Reference E185.86 .B542 1993)
Notable American Women, 1607-1950, 2 vols. (Reference CT3260 .N57) This biographical dictionary covers the lives of exceptional women throughout three and a half centuries of American history. Here are artists, lawyers, reformers, educators, entrepreneurs, physicists, writers, pioneers, presidents' ladies, film stars. Here are those known for their deeds and those famed for their looks--the genteel and the disreputable, the highborn and slave-born. Here are the famous in all areas of endeavor. Here also are many names rescued from obscurity.
Notable American Women: The Modern Period (Reference CT3260 .N573)
Notable Black American Women, 2 vols. (Reference E185.96 .N68 1992) Narrative biographical essays, discuss each woman's significant achievements and the public response to those achievements.
Notable Women in American History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies (Reference CT3260.B6 A27 1999) This guide will enable students to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women in American history. Spanning from colonial America through 1998, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women who have achieved recognition in more than 100 fields of endeavor. It annotates approximately 1350 recommended books published since 1970 about these women.
Notable Women in World History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies (Reference Z7963.B6 A28 1998) This guide will enable students to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women throughout world history. Spanning from 1503 B.C. to the present, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women from 60 countries who have achieved recognition in more than 50 fields of endeavor. It annotates more than 1,300 recommended books published since 1970 about these women. The compilation of works selected here is unavailable in any other reference. The entry contains a brief biographical sketch of the woman and an annotated list of up to five recommended biographies, autobiographies, letter collections, or journals concerning her life. Three appendices listing women according to year of birth, country of birth, and main field of interest, acquired title, or occupation will help researchers easily locate women from specific time periods, countries, or professions.
The Part Taken by Women in American History (Reference CT3260 .L57 1972)
FeminismConcise Glossary of Feminist Theory (Reference HQ1115 .A5 1997)
Feminism in Literature This work explores the history of women and feminism throughout literature, from classical antiquity to modern times. Topics covered include misogyny and women's social roles in ancient civilizations, 16th-century women's devotional literature, 17th- and 18th-century women's captivity narratives, the women's suffrage movement in 19th-century America, women writers of the "Lost Generation," lesbian literature, modern feminist theory, criticism and scholarship and much more. Also included are detailed studies of prominent women writers, including Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Isabel Allende, Margaret Atwood, Doris Lessing, Adrienne Rich and many others.
Feminist Chronicles, 1953-1993 (Reference HQ1420 .C37 1993)
Feminist Companion to Literature in English (Reference PR113 .F45 1990) This volume includes brief biographical sketches of women writers from the middle ages to the present.
Feminist Encyclopedia of French Literature (Reference PQ149 .F47 1999) This encyclopedia covers concepts and writers of French literature and includes suggestions for further reading.
Feminist Encyclopedia of German Literature (Reference PT41 .F46 1997) This encyclopedia covers concepts and writers of German literature and includes suggestions for further reading.
Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature, 2 vols. (Reference PQ6055 .F46 2002) This encyclopedia covers concepts and writers of Spanish literature and includes suggestions for further reading.
Feminist Writers (Reference Z5304.A8 F46 1996) This volume includes brief biographical information and lists of writings by and about the author. It provides indexes by nationality, subject and genre, and title.
Historical Dictionary of Feminism (Reference HQ1115 .B65 2004) Offers 1,000 entries on significant people, organizations, campaigns, court cases, achievements, and current and future directions of the feminist movement in this resource. The introduction provides an overview of the history and development of feminism as a movement and philosophy is internationally focused.
Significant Contemporary American Feminists (Reference HQ1412 .S56 1999) This book highlights the lives and work of fifty second wave feminists, women who have served as catalysts in the developing feminist movement. A diverse group--playwrights and politicians, grassroots organizers and scientists, poets and theologians--they provide the reader with compelling stories of individual women's lives, collective feminist struggles, and the possibilities of feminist social change.
Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, 2 vols. (Reference HQ76.25 .E53 1990)
Gay and Lesbian Atlas (Reference HQ76.3.U5 G355 2004)
Gay Rights (Reference HQ76.8.U5 K73 2000) provides an overview of the topic, chronology of important events, glossary of terms, biographical listing, and an annotated bibliography.
Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia (Reference HQ75.5 .L4395 2000)
Speaking for Our Lives: Historic Speeches and Rhetoric for Gay and Lesbian Rights, 1892-2000 (Reference HQ75.16.U6 S53 2004)
Labor St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide Provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world. Each entry, written and signed by an expert in the field, is three to five pages in length and includes a description of the event, information about the key players involved and discusses the event in historical context.
Working Americans, 1880-2005, vol. VI: Women at Work (Reference HD8066 .D47 2006 v.6) Each section deals with a decade and opens with a brief overview. Numerous reproductions of cartoons, advertisements, posters, and photographs of families, workers, and working conditions, as well as portions of magazine articles and quotations are interspersed with information about significant events of the decade and bits of social and economic information.
Women's Work in Britain and America from the Nineties to World War I: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z7963.E7 M43 1982) This bibliography covers books, pamphlets and periodical articles published 1890-1980. It includes a subject index.
PoliticsAlmanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics (Reference HQ1236 .M347 2000) This handbook covers pertinent facts on women and/or minorities (e.g. indigenous people, hyphenated Africans, Jews, gays/lesbians) on the global political stage from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Includes a chronology of international female heads of governments and state (monarchs excepted).
Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics (Reference HQ1236.5.U6 E53 1999)
Women and Political Participation (Reference HQ1236.5.U6 B8785 2004) This is an overview of feminism's impact on public opinion and women's current status in the US. It traces protest politics since suffrage days, women's movements since the Nineteenth Amendment's passage, women in public office, and documents from 1848 to 2000. The volume includes case studies; an A-Z summary of key figures, laws, and terms; resources; a chronology from the colonial era to the present; and an annotated bibliography.
Women and Politics Worldwide (Reference HQ1236 .W6363 1994) This book charts the political history, institutions, and women's movements in 43 countries, and analyzes women's political demands and governments' responses to them.
Women in Modern American Politics: A Bibliography, 1900-1995 (Reference HQ1236.5.U6 C69 1996) Identifies nearly 6,000 books, articles in general and scholarly periodicals, research reports, dissertations, and chapters in edited works on women from the first three elected to state legislatures in 1894 to the 1996 elections. Arranged by such topics as political participation and behavior, running for elective office, public institutions, voting behavior, political theory, and advocacy movements.
ScienceHistorical Encyclopedia of Nursing (Science Reference Collection RT31 .S66 1999) This encyclopedia provides articles on subjects and people and includes sources for further reading, and a detailed bibliography and index.
Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary (Science Reference Collection Q141 .N734 1997) This volume provides a biographical sketch with photo, list of scientists by profession and a detailed index.
Nursing: A Historical Bibliography (Science Reference Collection RT31.N7 B84 1981) This bibliography includes books and articles arranged by broad subjects such as biography, government, military, and wartime, education and nursing in individual countries.
Women and Science: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z7963.S3 O35 1996) This bibliography provides an annotated listing of books and periodical articles with indexes by field of science, nationality, time periods, persons and institutions, and themes.
Searching IUCAT for Books and PeriodicalsSearch IUCAT Catalog (Indiana University's online library catalog), to find books and periodicals (scholarly journals, popular magazines, newspapers, and other serials), or library materials such as music CDs, electronic resources, and videos. Materials at the Fort Wayne Helmke Library are designated by the library location FORTWAYNE.
IUCAT searches from on-campus computers will show only materials held by the IPFW Fort Wayne Helmke Library. To search all IU libraries, choose ALL from the Select Library pull-down menu on the search screen.
Sometimes IUCAT will lead you to articles in periodicals, but the most efficient way to locate articles is to use a periodical database or index to search many periodicals simultaneously.
Learning about IUCATSave time in the long run by investing a half-hour with our interactive Searching IUCAT Tutorial. It is an easy way to grasp fundamental search techniques and try your hand at practice searches designed to reinforce your knowledge. Also check our other IUCAT Guides for help in using IUCAT to your best advantage.
Choosing the Type of SearchUse the default Basic Search search option to find important keywords or phrases in an IUCAT record, in any order. Choose this search when you are unsure of the exact author or title of works on your topic.
Choose the Begins With (Browse) option from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches to find words or phrases exactly as typed, letter-for-letter, searching from left to right. Choose this search to find known authors or titles. Step 1. Enter term(s) in Title, Author, or Keywords Anywhere search boxes.
Step 2. Under Library, leave Fort Wayne Helmke Library as default, or change to ALL.
Step 3. Click the Search button.
Keyword Search ExamplesKeywords Anywhere will search for words anywhere in a record. This search is the default when the Enter key is used instead of clicking the button.
Example: women and holocaust not (united adj states)
[phrase not (united adj states) searches for women and holocaust and eliminates any records that include United States as a phrase]
Author will search for first or last names in any order in the author fields of a record. Included are personal names, organizations, agencies, corporations, conferences, etc.
Example: nightingale florence [finds books by Florence Nightingale]
Title will search for important words in the title. Do not use initial articles: a, the, la, das, etc.
Example: subjection women [finds The Subjection of Women by John Stuart Mill]
Subject will search for important words in the official Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Example: women and politics and president$
Finding Periodicals in IUCATStep 1. Choose Periodical Title Search from the box labeled More IUCAT Searches.
Step 2. Enter the periodical title. Choose Keyword or Exact depending on the search you need.
Step 3. Select the correct record from the Search Results screen.
Step 4. In the IUCAT record look for the URL (for Electronic Resources available Online) or Holdings (for printed periodicals) to find what specific years and volumes are available at IUCAT's FORTWAYNE location.
Step 5. When the library owns the printed volumes you need, write down the call number and location. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine where an item will be shelved in the library. Or if the resource is available online, follow the URL link to the full-text content.
Locating Books and Periodicals in the LibraryBooks, printed periodicals, and other library materials are shelved in Library of Congress Classification (LC) call number order. The call number and IUCAT Shelving Locations will help you determine on which floor of the library an item will be shelved.
Searching for Periodical ArticlesThe most efficient way of finding a high-quality periodical article , is to search a periodical database or index that provides descriptive abstracts, subject indexing, and often, the full-text content of articles. Check out the interactive Finding Articles Tutorial to learn the basics of choosing and searching the Academic Search Premier database. Below is a selection of databases useful for your course. For a complete list, see the library's Find Resources By... page. Select a resource by Subject, Title, or Type (choose Abstracts, Databases, & Indexes).
Databases for this Course
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Coverage: Indexing coverage varies, with full-text content for some titles beginning 1975 or earlier, and most titles indexed from the 1990s. |
Brief Description: Provides abstracts and indexing of articles in more than 8,000 popular magazines, scholarly journals, and major newspapers in all fields of study, with nearly 4,000 titles available full text. |
Tools Available: A complete list of titles covered is available. |
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Coverage: 1991 to present |
Brief Description: Produced by the Alternative Press Center, this is a major source for access to over 300 alternative, radical and left popular and scholarly periodicals. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW owns the printed index 1969-1990. |
Call Number: Reference AI3 .A27 |
Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. |
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America: History and Life - |
Coverage: 1954 to present |
Brief Description: Bibliographic references with abstracts to journal articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, 1954 to present.Also included are references to book and media reviews and to dissertations. Focus of content is from U.S. journals, but includes international journals covering America. Ninety percent of the articles are in English. |
Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. |
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Coverage: 1926 to present |
Brief Description: Produced by the Modern Language Association, this international resource contains bibliographic references (without abstracts) to articles in more than 4,000 journals as well as books, book chapters, proceedings, and dissertations in the fields of literature, modern languages, folklore, and linguistics. |
Other IPFW Formats: IPFW library owns the printed index 1921-25 |
Call Number: Reference Z7006 .M64 |
Tools Available: The MLA Directory of Periodicals is the list of periodicals indexed in the MLA International Bibliography. |
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Periodicals Index Online - |
Coverage: 1665 to 1995 |
Brief Description: Covers many scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences, from their first issues (the earliest is 1665) through 1995. |
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Periodicals Archive Online - |
Coverage: 1665 to 1995 |
Brief Description: Periodicals Archive Online Includes the full-text of periodicals in the humanities and social sicences from 1665 through 1995. |
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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - |
Coverage: 1975 to present |
Brief Description: The database provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of books, dissertations, films, software and international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, labor relations, and public administration/policy. |
Tools Available: An online list of journals indexed is available. An online database guide is also available. |
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NOTE: Access to Historical Abstracts is available by appointment with History librarian, Cheryl Truesdell (truesdel@ipfw.edu or 260-481-6506)
Is Your Article Scholarly or Popular?University instructors often ask students to use articles from scholarly journals rather than from popular magazines for their research assignments. The following Is Your Journal Scholarly? (PDF) summarizes major differences between scholarly journals and popular magazines. Which type of source have you located?
What about Full Text?Full text means that the text of the article is available in PDF or HTML digital format. Graphics and tables are not automatically included unless the database producer has rights to publish them. Many of the library's licensed databases offer the full-text content of periodical articles. IPFW students, faculty, and staff now have access to more than 20,000 full-text journals. Find them in E-Journal Finder.
When an article you need is not available full text in the database you are using, choose  to see all of your delivery options. You may be able to access the full-text content in another database, request the article from another library through Document Delivery Services, or make a photocopy of the article if the printed periodical is owned by Helmke Library.
When a Resource is Not Available in the LibraryRequest Delivery is an IUCAT feature that allows IPFW faculty, students, and staff to request materials held by other Indiana University Libraries and to have them delivered to Helmke Library (see the IUCAT Request Delivery Fact Sheet).
You may also request any item that is not available at Helmke Library through Document Delivery Services (DDS). DDS borrows books and provides photocopies of periodical articles from other library collections. The service is free for IPFW faculty, staff, and students.
Using Government InformationThe U.S. government is an excellent source for primary research materials. Helmke Library has been a selective federal depository for U.S. government publications since 1965, receiving items in the categories of business, the census, commerce, defense history, education, health, justice, foreign affairs, presidential and congressional materials. Many federal government publications are freely available in digital format, and these resources can be accessed using IUCAT Catalog. The library's Public Information Reference Service (PIRS) provides research assistance as well as access to the wealth of local, state, federal, and international government information on the Web. The Allen County Public Library is also a federal depository library.
Primary Source materialsIdentify and obtain as much primary source material as possible. A primary source documents first-hand accounts or first recordings of events. The historian using a number of such primary sources produces a secondary source. Examples of primary source materials include letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, contemporaneous newspaper accounts, government documents, statistics, photographs, etc. Consult the History librarian for help in locating specific primary source materials.
Examples of Primary Source Materials for this CourseContemporaneous News AccountsHistorical New York Times
Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, PapersBritish and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
Wayward Women: A Guide to Women Travellers (Reference Z6011 .R65 1990) This volume provides descriptions of diaries and travel accounts written mostly by British women traveling beyond the frontiers of their native land.
Women's Diaries, Journals and Letters: An Annotated Bibliography (Reference Z7963.B6 C55 1989) This bibliography includes annotated listings by profession or significant characteristics, by subject, and by location.
Government DocumentsUnited States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990: A comprehensive bibliography, 2 vols (Reference Z7964.U49 H85 1993)
Records from Associations, Organizations, CorporationsWomen and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
History of American Women's Voluntary Organizations, 1810-1960: A Guide to Sources (Reference HQ1904 .B53 1989)
Statistics and SurveysAmerican Women: Who They Are and How they Live (Reference HQ1421 .A486 1997)
Sourcebook on Violence Against Women (Reference HV6250.4.W65 S68 2001)
Statistical Handbook of Women in America (Reference HQ1420 .T34 1996)
Statistical Record of Women Worldwide (Reference HQ1150 .S73 1995)
Searching the InternetFor some information needs, the Internet may supplement library resources. To begin an Internet search, try one of the many search engines on our Internet Search site. One that works well is Google, which ranks results by number of links leading to a site. The section on Subject-Oriented Tools includes directories that have evaluated and selected sites for specific subject areas, such as the Librarians' Index to the Internet.
Because the World Wide Web is a massive, tangled directory of knowledge producers, research, facts, and entertaining tidbits of information, you must be critical about the material you find there. Quality and validity are not assured when anyone can publish anything, anytime, without the benefit of scholarly peer review. There are many useful guides and tutorials to help you understand how to navigate and evaluate Web sites, including Is Your Web Site Credible?
Finding Internet sites for this CourseThe Internet has become a useful place to locate primary and secondary source material. However, each Web site needs to be evaluated for its quality. The library's Judging Sources: Is your Web site Credible? provides a checklist for determining the validity of a Web site for your research needs. American Women's History: A Research Guide American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. Site maintained by Middle Tennessee State University.
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement: An Online Archival Collection (Duke University) The materials in this on line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group.
Internet Women's History Sourcebook This sourcebook attempts to present online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas.
IPFW Helmke Library's Women's Studies Resources provides a list of recommended and useful print and electronic resources available to iPFW students and faculty
Victorian Web This site is an encyclopedic resource comprising an astounding variety of primary and secondary sources, photographs, essay, and links.
Women and Gender Resources (Princeton University Libraries) Provides selected links to resources worldwide.
Women Working, 1800-1930 (Harvard University Library) Women Working, 1800 - 1930 focuses on women's role in the United States economy and provides access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections. The collection features approximately 500,000 digitized pages and images.
Women's Studies Section: Women's History (Association of College and Research Libraries) This site lists annotated links of various comprehensive sources of U.S. and global women's history.
WWW Virtual Library: Women's History
Style Guides and Useful Tools for WritingA variety of style guides are on reserve at the Service Desk on the first floor. These tools help you organize and write your paper, and format in-text references and bibliography lists. For more information, also see our Style, Publishing, & Writing Guides.
And Finally, Ask a LibrarianLibrarians and skilled information assistants are always available to assist you. Visit the Service Desk to meet an information assistant who will help you get started. You are welcome to make an appointment with Your Subject Librarian if you need more in-depth assistance.
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