WST 4404 Women of Color
in U.S. Society
Dr. BeoKuBet
Librarian: Dawn M. Smith
Activities: In this session we
will cover how to access the Library's catalog and databases and where
to locate useful resources for completing assignments. Some useful
databases will be demonstrated and information on citing sources will
be presented.
Goals: At the conclusion of this session
you will be able to:
- Access the library's catalog from home or
campus;
- Choose helpful databases for doing
management/business research;
- Know how to navigate selected databases and
retrieve chosen records;
Accessing
Information:
The address of the
Library’s web site is (http://www.fau.edu/library).
To access the databases/electronic journals using EZ
Proxy, go to Quick Links on the homepage and click
<EZ Proxy>.
To find the class web page, go to
Quick Links and click <Instructional Services> and
then click <Class Web Pages – Spring 2005>
Print
journals owned by the Library can be found by doing a
Journal/Magazine Title search in the catalog. To see if a title
is included within an electronic database, search Electronic
Journals by title from the Electronic Collection
page.
Social Science databases can be found by
going to Research Resources and selecting Index/Databases
followed by Databases by Subject. There is also available
a Research
Guide on Women Studies.
The address of the Library’s web site
is (http://www.fau.edu/library).
To access the databases/electronic journals using EZ Proxy, go to
Quick Links on the homepage and click <EZ
Proxy>.
Library Databases vs. the
World Wide Web
SELECTED
DATABASES
Alternative Press Index
(AltPressIndex) | 1991-present | Some Full Text | Vendor:
Contents/Info: Indexes journals covering
cultural, economic, political and social change.
American
Periodical Series (APS) Online | 1740-1900 | Full Text
| Vendor: ProQuest
Contents/Info: Over 1,100 periodicals that first began publishing
between 1740 and 1900, including special interest and general magazines,
literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines,
and many other historically-significant periodicals.
Chicano
Database | 1967-present | Vendor: Eureka
Contents/Info: Covers all types of material on Mexican-American
topics and about Chicanos including material on the broader
Latino experience, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American
immigrants.
Contemporary
Women's Issues (CWI) | 1992-present | Some Full Text |
Vendor: Gale Group
Contents/Info: Provides full text access to
global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports
from non- profit groups, government and international agencies, along
with fact sheets are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women
in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing
together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education
and human rights.
Ethnic
NewsWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch: A History
| 1960-present |
Full Text | Vendor: ProQuest Direct
Contents/Info: Ethnic NewsWatch is is an interdisciplinary,
bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of
the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and
native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW
full text titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the
mainstream press.
Expanded Academic
ASAP | 1980-present | Some Full Text | Vendor: Gale Group
Contents/Info: Includes scholarly journals, news magazines and
newspaper articles regarding arts and humanities, social
sciences and science and technology disciplines.
GenderWatch
| 1970-present | Full Text | Vendor: ProQuest
Direct
Contents/Info: A full text database of unique and
diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum
of subject areas. With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in
some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical
perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in
gender roles. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines,
newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO,
government and special reports.
JSTOR | Full Text |
Vendor: JSTOR
Contents/Info: Journal Storage (118 scholarly
journals in education, humanities, mathematics, science [including the
General Science Collection and Ecology and Botany Collection], and
social science disciplines)
ProQuest Direct | Some
Full Text | Vendor: ProQuest
Contents/Info: Provides access to ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM
Trade & Industry, Criminal Justice Periodicals and ProQuest
Newspapers.
ProQuest Digital
Dissertations | 1861-present | Vendor:
ProQuest
Contents/Info: Covers every doctoral
dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the
last 150 years. Includes some master's theses and foreign language
dissertations.
Women and Social
Movements in the United States | 1600-2000 | Full
Text | Vendor: Alexander Street Press
Contents/Info: The resource, which examines perspectives on
women’s social movements from Colonial times to the present, brings
together books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and
bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform
activities.
Women's
Studies International
| 1972 (& earlier)-present
| Vendor: NISC
Contents/Info: This resource includes access to Women Studies
Abstracts and Women's Studies Database. Coverage
includes the core
disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist
research. Women's Studies International supports curriculum
development in the areas of sociology, history, political science &
economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities,
business and education. Nearly 800 essential sources include: journals,
newspapers, newsletters, bulletins, books, book chapters, proceedings,
reports, theses, dissertations, NGO studies, important websites &
web documents, and grey literature. [This database is restricted to one user at a
time.]
On the Internet:
Citing Sources:
< The Nuts and Bolts
of College Writing >
Go to Upper Tool Bar and click on
<Evidence> for information on citing sources.
Finding Additional Assistance:
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