http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rqs.phtml?subject_id=105 Contact Librarian: Jill Hollingsworth en-us Georgetown University Library, 2009 Primary index to research in American and Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Limit by language, time period, and document type (articles, collections of articles, books, and dissertations). http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=120&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Indexes more than 2200 publications (books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets). Full-text sources provide information dealing with women's issues in over 190 nations. Includes book reviews. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=188&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Publications focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas and include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, non-governmental organization and special reports. The database provides in-depth coverage of subjects that are central to women's lives as well as topics on the impact of gender and gender roles. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=40&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=122&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Indexes the major scholarly English-language journals in the humanities (including history and literature). Under Open Database Selection Area, select Humanities Full Text. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=119&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Index to the world's literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. This database contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 LGBT-specific core periodicals. Includes some full text. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=450&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences, including public policy, since 1983. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=27&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Index to scholarly literature written about women, including book and media reviews. Often includes bibliographic essays. Identifies and annotates special issues of journals and reports. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1751&infotype_id=29&masterinfotype_id=3 Issue-oriented source of current and historical statistics, chronologies, biographical sketches, and organization listings, divided into two sections (US women and world women). Includes histories of women by US state. Analyzes the demographic characteristics of the female population and offers state-by-state comparisons of such subjects as education, income, health, political participation, and crime. Worldwide coverage of landmarks in women's history from 20,000 B.C. to 1993. Entries for most years are organized around the following categories: General Status and Daily Life; Government, Military, and the Law; Literature and Visual Arts; Performing Arts and Entertainment; Athletics and Exploration; Activism; Business and Industry; Science and Medicine; Education and Scholarship; and Religion. A dictionary of terms related to the history of feminism and the feminist movement. Includes a chronology of events significant to feminism and an extensive bibliography. Brings together concepts from the feminist movement as they have been redefined over the past century. Part I of the volume provides an overview of feminism's history and cultural context with 15–20-page essays on topics such as the development of feminist thought, "Feminism and the Developing World," and "Feminism and Popular Culture." Part 2 offers 2–3-paragraph dictionary entries about key themes, terminology, and major figures in feminism. A single-volume collection of over 250 short, signed articles. Subjects covered include: arts, literature, and popular culture; body, health, and sexuality; class, ethnic, racial and religious identities; concepts and theories; family and fatherhood; general history; signs and symbols; leisure and work; movements and organizations; people; political and social issues. Multidisciplinary resource focusing on second-wave feminist theory since the 1960s in the English-speaking world. Entries are signed and include a "references and further reading" list. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1712&infotype_id=3&masterinfotype_id=2 Four introductory chapters provide overviews of several broad topics related to sex and gender studies. These chapters are followed by individual articles that focus on sex and gender issues in specific cultures. Extensive bibliographies are provided at the end of each article. Two volumes. More than 100 articles of substantial length. Covers broad topics of women and gender, arranged alphabetically by topic. Perspective is social and psychological. Outlines, glossaries, cross references, and bibliographies are provided for each article. Highlights people, significant events, organizations, legislation, court cases, and issues affecting women. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of one to five titles. Useful appendix offers the complete texts of 39 documents ranging from requests for and objections to women's suffrage, to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman," to full-text reports from relevant US court cases and recent legislation. A six-volume work divided into geographic areas: Asia and Oceania; Central and South America; the Middle East and North Africa; North American and the Caribbean; Sub-Saharan Africa. Each volume is further divided into countries and then the following subtopics: education, employment and economics, family and sexuality, health, politics and law, religion and spirituality, violence, and an outlook for the 21st century. A collection of over 400 short, signed articles covering terms, concepts, and biographies. Emphasis is on United States. 400 articles by more than 300 historians and feminist pioneers (e.g., Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Wilma Mankiller, Letty Cottin Pogrebin) covering both historical and contemporary questions and the histories of women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds--all from a feminist perspective. Arranged alphabetically by topic (no biographical entries). Four-volume resource addressing the concerns of women and the theory and practice of feminism worldwide, with entries for ideas, regional topics, and actions rather than for individual women. Articles are signed and include a "references and further reading" list. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1720&infotype_id=3&masterinfotype_id=2 Signed articles on “women’s contributions to literature, art, science, learning, philosophy, religion, and their place in history.” Article-end references suggest sources for more detailed information or for different perspectives. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1723&infotype_id=3&masterinfotype_id=2 Cites relevant sources of information about women and women's studies issues world-wide. The book is divided into three sections. The first section cites general sources of material; the second section cites relevant material by geographic region; and the third section provides sources of information by subject. Provides a brief history of U.S. feminism; a chronology of 20th-century feminist events; biographical sketches; a detailed review of feminist issues; useful charts and statistical tables; a directory of feminist organizations; and an annotated bibliography of key print and nonprint resources including journals, websites, films, and documentaries. Provides short articles on significant people, events, concepts, books and periodicals, and organizations in the history of American women. Each signed article contains definitions, historical significance, and a brief bibliography. The introduction provides a selective bibliography of established sources in women's studies, including reference works, monographs, and collections of primary sources. Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries, the lists include only those books (currently in print) that a library supporting an undergraduate or master's degree in Women's Studies should own. Updated each January. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1742&infotype_id=22&masterinfotype_id=4 An annotated bibliography on the women's movement in the United States. Includes entries on the history of the feminist movement, women's biography, feminist discourse, and other issues. Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=976&infotype_id=24&masterinfotype_id=4 The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=586&infotype_id=24&masterinfotype_id=4 WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=104&infotype_id=24&masterinfotype_id=4 The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=585&infotype_id=24&masterinfotype_id=4 Includes data sets for the Decennial Censuses for 1990 and 2000, the Decennial Supplementary Survey, the American Community Survey (1996-), the Economic Census for 1997 (2002 Economic Census Advance Reports are scheduled to be released Jan. 2004) and 2002 Population Estimates. Population topics include: aging, disability, education, gender, income and employment, origins and languages, poverty, race and ethnicity, relationships, transportation and veterans. Housing information includes physical and financial characteristics. The Economic Census includes statistics on business and industry, foreign trade and government. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=381&infotype_id=75&masterinfotype_id=7 Data from the U.S. census, 1790-1960. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1655&infotype_id=75&masterinfotype_id=7 Demographic statistics and trends for women worldwide. Excerpts are available online. The report follows up on progress made since the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women. Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index (ASI) back to 1973 and Index to International Statistics (IIS) back to 1983. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=84&infotype_id=34&masterinfotype_id=7 Information from the US government agency concerned with working women. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1730&infotype_id=73&masterinfotype_id=14 Maintained by the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, this site is an Internet portal to information on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system. The "News and Highlights" and "News Archives" detail current and past projects of the multi-agency network. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1772&infotype_id=76&masterinfotype_id=14 Provides links to information, articles, and discussion lists about activism, gender and sexuality, health, history, links, women's studies programs, theory, and women in the workplace. A part of EServer, a collectively managed scholarly Web site that publishes a diverse body of literature, art, and scholarship (journals, essays, theory) and that disseminates information of use to scholars (e.g., calls for papers). http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1754&infotype_id=40&masterinfotype_id=11 The Librarian's Index to the Internet is a directory of websites that have been vetted by librarians. The "Women" subsection includes links to resources about biographies, education, online periodicals and journals, quotations, and statistics, to name a few. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1756&infotype_id=40&masterinfotype_id=11 Emphasizes Web sites of interest to academic women's studies programs, furnishing an annotated, topically divided directory of women's studies Web resources links to women- or gender-related discussion lists; a list of women's studies programs and research centers worldwide; and financial aid and career opportunity Web sites for women. Award-winning site maintained by the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Women's Studies Program. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1771&infotype_id=40&masterinfotype_id=11 Part of the UMBC women's studies site, providing hundreds of links to women's studies programs, departments, and research centers worldwide. Note the links to specialized programs (e.g., graduate-level, lesbian & gay studies). http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1739&infotype_id=40&masterinfotype_id=11 Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of women's and gender studies. Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1773&infotype_id=40&masterinfotype_id=11 Provides up-to-the-minute information and analysis on the developing women's political movement. Offers timely and accurate summary information, specific demographic and political data on individual officeholders, and a picture of the trends and context in which women's political history is being made. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1734&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Maintained by librarians at the University of Maryland. Provides links to Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources are freely accessible. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1752&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Provides "research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world." The three main sections are: 1) various fields within feminist theory (e.g., body studies, post-colonialism, radical feminism, environment, law); 2) different national/ethnic feminisms; and 3) information about individual feminists. Offers a selective bibliography for each of the 31 fields of feminist theory; course syllabi; descriptions of current projects by feminists; and hundreds of links to pertinent websites. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1716&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Hosted at the University of Cologne, gender Inn is a searchable database providing access to over 8,300 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature. Available in English and German. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1743&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Located at Fordham University, the Internet Sourcebooks consist of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. Organization of web resources is historically geographical (Ancient Egypt, Early Modern Europe, North America, etc.) See also NUMBER for the LGBT Internet Sourcebook. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1758&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 The Voice of the Shuttle (VoS) is an extensive directory of web links in the Humanities maintained at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Gender and Sexuality Studies subsection of VoS includes Women's Studies & Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Men's Movements & Men's/Masculinity Studies, Cybergender & Techgender, and Sexual Harassment, Assault, and Abuse. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1768&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Part of the Sophia Smith Collection in the Women's History Archives at Smith College, the project provides transcripts of interviews with labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders. Voices of Feminism "documents the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century. Interviews average 5-6 hours and cover childhood, personal life, and political work." http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=3130&infotype_id=138&masterinfotype_id=11 Lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women. Topics include: Health, Violence Against Women, History, Media/Body Image, Sexuality, Literature, Race/Ethnicity/Culture, Religion, and Work/Careers. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=2697&infotype_id=152&masterinfotype_id=8 Scanned and transcribed from original documents held in Duke University's Special Collections Library, this online archival collection documents various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, focusing specifically on the radical origins of the movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1736&infotype_id=140&masterinfotype_id=5 The site contains documents and information routinely available to the public as well as those released under FOIA. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1778&infotype_id=140&masterinfotype_id=5 Maintained at Fordham University, the Internet Sourcebooks consist of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. Organization of web resources is historically geographical (Ancient Egypt, Early Modern Europe, North America, etc.) See also NUMBER for the LGBT Internet Sourcebook. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=1728&infotype_id=23&masterinfotype_id=5 RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies. http://resources.library.georgetown.edu/libdata/rslink.phtml?subject_id=105&resource_id=135&infotype_id=16&masterinfotype_id=10