Questions or book or journal requests for Women's Studies? Please contact Erica Carlson Nicol.
Library Catalogs
WSU Libraries' Catalog (aka Griffin): The library catalog includes books, journals (not journal articles), and media materials for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state.
Summit (Regional Libraries' Catalog): A system that allows users to borrow books owned by all publicly supported colleges and universities in Washington State and Oregon. Summit, unlike Griffin, also indexes some articles
Recommended Databases and Indexes
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.
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.
Criminal
Justice Abstracts Offers international access to journals, books, research
reports, etc. related to crime and criminal justice from 1968 to 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.
Academic Search Complete
Provides access to full-text articles and citations from journals, magazines and newspapers related to almost any topic.
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.
Women Studies Abstracts Provides citations with abstracts for
journal articles, book reviews, and media reviews. It covers from 1972-2007.
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
A Companion to Gender History HQ1075 .C655 2004
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
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures (6 vols) HQ1170 .E53 2003
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures (2 vols) HQ16 .E53 2004
A History of Women in the United States: A State by State Reference (4 vols) HQ1410 .H58 2004
Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia (3 vols) E184.S75 L35 2006
Lesbian Histories and Cultures HQ75.5 .L4395 2000
The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World G1046.E1 S4 2009
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
World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics HQ1154 .W95 2000
World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics HQ1154 .W95 2006
Electronic Journals
If you cannot find a journal that you have reason to believe should be available at WSU, or you would like to have electronic access to, please contact Erica Carlson Nicol. WSU Lists its electronic journal holdings in two locations:
Electronic journals can be found by searching by title in the Library Catalog. Records of electronic journals in the WSU Library Catalog contain hyperlinks to the journals.
Women-Related Online Periodicals. A list of online publications compiled by Joan Korenman of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Women's Studies Resource Guide: Finding Articles. A subject guide created by the University Library at Indiana University - Perdue University Indianapolis. Scroll down to the Journals and Newsletters Online section to find freely available web resources.
