UNB Libraries' Guide to Women's Studies

Key Resources

• Women's Studies International
  Covers the core disciplines in Women's/Gender Studies, including history, sociology, political science, public policy, international relations, humanities, business and education. ALso relevant to family violence research,nursing and other disciplines. Contains Women's Studies Abstracts, Women's Studies Bibliography Database and Women's Studies Librarian.

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• America: History and Life (EBSCO)
  "America: History & Life is the definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present ... The database also includes citations and links to book and media reviews."--Database information page.

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• Historical Abstracts (EBSCO)
  "Historical Abstracts is an exceptional resource that covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more ... Provides indexing of more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955."--Database information page.

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• Canadian Periodical Index Quarterly (CPI.Q)
  Indexes over 400 Canadian periodicals (English and French) with full-text and reports from 165 periodicals.

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• PsycINFO
  PsycINFO is an abstracting and indexing database of more than 2000 journals (approximately 3 million records) devoted to peer-reviewed literature (journals, books and dissertations) in the behavioural sciences and mental health.

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• Social Services Abstracts
  Social Services Abstracts "provide bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development."

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• Sociological Abstracts
  Sociological Abstracts "covers the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behaviorial sciences."

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• Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International and Archive
  The PAIS International database contains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed. Also included in PAIS are the PAIS Archive and ProQuest Deep Indexing: Public Administration and Policy databases.

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Key Resources

• Encyclopedia of sex and gender men and women in the world's cultures
  Gives a comparative perspective on issues involving conceptions of gender, gender differences, gender roles, relationships between the genders, and sexuality.

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• Encyclopedia of gender and society [HIL-REF HQ1115 .E54 2009 vols. 1-2]
• Penguin biographical dictionary of women, The
  This title is part of the Credo Reference e-book collection.

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• Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, The
  The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, edited by Bonnie G. Smith, captures the experiences of women throughout history in a far-reaching, four-volume work. Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no other text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is the definitive reference work in the field.

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• Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex and Similarities and Differences and the Impact on Society
  see also [HIL-REF HQ1115 .E43 2001 vols. 1-2]

  Intended as a wide-ranging, yet in-depth resource for those seeking overviews of issues connected with women, this two-volume reference comprises about 100 alphabetically arranged articles; its emphasis on psychological aspects is not entirely clear from the title. The article topics were selected to represent scholarly issues--in the many disciplines that deal with gender issues--as well as areas of public interest and concern; thus, the following sampling of topics only partially reflects the scope: abortion and its health effects, child care, the feminist movement, hate crimes, imprisonment in the United States, reproductive technologies, sport and athletics, test bias, and women in non-traditional work fields. The articles are accessible enough to be useful to students, yet meaty enough for more sophisticated readers who want a starting point for further research; each article begins with an outline and a glossary and ends with a reading list. Although the articles are cross-referenced, and the indexing is thorough, a thematic grouping of the article topics would have helped give shape to the contents. Editor Worrell is professor emerita (psychology, U. of Kentucky); the contributors are affiliated with institutions all over the US. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

• Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia [HIL-REF HQ1115 .W6 1999 vols. 1-17]

  Projected to be 15 volumes upon completion in late 2000 (with an index to follow in mid-2001), this ambitious set will be international in scope and span from antiquity to the 20th century. (The first three volumes are reviewed here.) The scope is generally limited to women born before 1926, except for those active in the women's movement or whose place in history is assured. Initially hatched while the editors were working on Historic World Leaders (1994)--which profiled mainly men--this resource will include more than 10,000 entries varying in length from several pages to brief paragraphs. Frequent sidebars give information on women closely associated with the main entry, and numerous See references address name variations. Although indexes by time period, nationality, and subject would greatly enhance its usefulness as a reference, this set far exceeds recent single-volume international dictionaries (the Larousse Dictionary of Women, LJ 1/97, has about 3000 entries) and is unlikely to have any competitors on this scale soon. Recommended for large public and academic libraries and women's studies collections.Patricia A. Beaber, Coll. of New Jersey, Ewing Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc. From: Reed Elsevier Inc. Copyright Reed Business Information

• Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide, The [HIL-REF HQ1115 .G74 2003 vols. 1-4]
• Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (Basic Edition)
  Women and Social Movements in the United States serves as a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. It provides learning modules in the form of mini-monographs, each of which is organized around a specific question about a single social movement.

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• Historical Dictionary of Feminist Philosophy [HIL-REF HQ1190 .G36 2006 ]
• Handbook of Feminist Research : Theory and Praxis [HIL-REF HQ1180 .H35 2007]
• Handbook of Gender and Women's Studies [HIL-REF HQ1180 .H355 2006]
• Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
  see also [HIL-REF HQ1190 .E63 2000]

  The path-breaking "Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories" is an accessible, multidisciplinary insight into the complex field of feminist thought. The "Encyclopedia" contains over 500 authoritative entries commissioned from an international team of contributors and includes clear, concise and provocative explanations of key themes and ideas. Each entry contains cross references and a bibliographic guide to further reading; over 50 biographical entries provide readers with a sense of how the theories they encounter have developed out of the lives and situations of their authors. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Additional Resources

• Glossary of Feminist Theory, A [HIL-REF HQ1190 .A53 2000]

  This glossary is both an introduction to the key words of feminist critical theories and a guide to their origins. Acknowledging the variety of contemporary feminist theories, the glossary includes entries on black, post-colonial, Italian, and French feminisms, and draws on a wide range offields including semiotics, psychoanalysis, structuralism, poststructuralism, and deconstruction. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

• Sourcebook on Violence Against Women, The [HIL-REF HV6250.4 .W65 S68 2001]

  This textbook comprises a collection of original scholarly writings extensively coving current research on violence against women. It is an excellent resource for students, practitioners, and academics.

• Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
  see also [HIL-REF HQ1236 .R29 2001 vols. 1-2]

  The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.