The Holland/New Library and the Women’s Resource Center contain many resources for students and faculty interested in Women's Studies. If you have any questions not answered on the WSU Libraries website or would like to request a book or journal on any subject related to Women's Studies, please contact Erica Carlson Nicol. For questions about the Women's Studies program, please see Department of Women's Studies.

Library Resources

• Library Catalog

  GRIFFIN Library Catalog The library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other 'virtual' publications are included in the catalog. Griffin also provides access to SUMMIT, a system that allows users to borrow books owned by all publically supported colleges and universities in Washington State and Oregon.

• Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

  • Child Abuse, Child Welfare and Adoption This database contains citations with abstracts to articles on all aspects of sociology, social work, and other social sciences. It covers from 1965-present.
  • Contemporary Women's Issues Provides access to global information, including journal articles, books, newsletters, and research reports from government and international agencies. It covers from 1992-present. Available to those affiliated with the Pullman campus only.
  • Criminal Justice Abstracts Offers international access to journals, books, research reports, etc. related to crime and criminal justice from 1968 to present.
  • ECO (Electronic Collections Online) Provides full-text articles or abstracts to over 3,000 sources. It covers 1995-present.
  • PAIS International Contains citations with summaries for all types of publications in the area of world public affairs. It covers from 1972-present. The print version of this resource is available in Holland Reference.
  • ProQuest Direct Provides access to full-text articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers related to almost any topic. Coverage varies from 1986-present.
  • PsycInfo: Citations with abstracts to articles in over 2,100 psychology research journals as well as dissertations and research reports; contains full text of 50 APA journals from 1894 on. Covers 1800s - present.
  • Sociological Abstracts Contains citations with abstracts to journal articles, books, conference papers, and dissertations. It covers from 1963-present.
  • Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts Provides citations with abstracts to journal articles from 1995-present. The printed resource is also available in Holland Reference at HQ1180 .S78 and covers 1987-present.
  • Women Studies Abstracts Provides citations with abstracts for journal articles, book reviews, and media reviews. It covers from 1972-present. This printed resource is available on a Holland Reference Table.
  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Contains citations with abstracts and/or full-text links, indexing international literature related to women and political science from 1975 to present.

• Reference Books

  The following list is a sample of specialized encyclopedias, handbooks, and other reference books that can be found in Holland/New Library's reference section. The reference collection is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk.
  • Black Women in America. 2^nd ed. E185.86 .B542 2005
  • Chronology of Women's History HQ1121 .O47 1994
  • Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: from Colonial Times to the Present (2 vols.) HD6054.4 .U6 K753 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender (2 vols) HQ16 .E53 2004
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Gender (2 vols) HQ1115 .E53 2001
  • Feminism: a Reference Handbook HQ1410 .H365
  • Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide (5 vols) HQ 1115 .G74 2003
  • Lesbian Histories and Cultures HQ75.5 .L4395 2000
  • Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women (4 vols) HQ1115 .R69 2000
  • Statistical Handbook on Women in America HQ1420 .T34 1996
  • Where Women Stand: an International Report... HQ1154 .N39 1997
  • Women and Work: a Handbook HD6095 .W678
  • Women in the Third World: an Encyclopedia… HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
  • Women's Issues (3 vols.) HQ1115 .W6425 1997
  • Women's Studies Encyclopedia (3 vols.) HQ1115.W645 1999
  • World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics (check GRIFFIN)

• Electronic Journals

  • Griffin catalog—search by title of the journal
  • E-Journals Search and A-Z List
  • Magazines and Newsletters on the Web (Women-Focused)
  • Women-Related Online Periodicals
  • Women's Studies Online Journals and Newspapers

Internet Links