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Women's Studies
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. 2nd 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
Internet Links