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Feminist Studies Feminist Studies is an interdisciplinary field, so the sources listed here represent only a sampling of the library's collection; you can begin locating books, magazine, journal and newspaper articles by using some of the resources listed below. Background Info || Reference Sources ||Journal Articles || Books || Bibliographies || Websites || Style Guides

Taking a few minutes to read about your topic in a specialized database, encyclopedia, dictionary or handbook may be one of the most effective and time saving research tips in this guide. These resources can help you define unfamiliar terms, locate quick biographical and bibliographical information, and verify dates and events. If you'd like to learn more about research and online resources stop by the Reference Desk, or take a class at the Library.

Women and Gender Studies  http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/  Chronology of Women Worldwide  Ref HQ1121.C617  Women's Studies Encyclopedia  Ref HQ1115.W645  Women's Issues  Ref HQ1115.W6425  International Women http://www.lib.siu.edu/kroberto/wss/intl.html  Women in the Third World  Ref HQ1870.9.W6548 Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women Ref HQ1115.R69  Encyclopedia of Black Women in America  Ref E185.96.F2

Note: More online resources are available by connecting to the Library Research Web page (http://library.ucsc.edu/research.html) and searching for the resource in the "Title Search for Online Resources" box. The UC-eLinks icon in most online databases will provide links to online text when available, the call numbers for print copies of journals, and forms for requesting items through interlibrary loan if UCSC doesn't own the journal. See the UC-eLinks Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/elinks.html) for more information.

• Academic Index ASAP - articles in popular magazines and scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences.
• Lexis-Nexis Academic - The news section contains the text of many regional, national, and international newspapers and other news sources.
• Sociological Abstracts - Journal articles and documents in sociology and other social and behavioral sciences.
• MLA (literature) - Citations for articles, books, and book chapters in literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.
• Psycinfo (psychology) - Citations for articles, books, and book chapters on psychology and related disciplines.
• Chicano Database - Citations to articles in art, language, sociology, economics, history, literature, and politics of Mexican-American and Latino cultures.
• WSI (Women's Studies International) (1972-present) - Citations and abstracts of historical and current research focusing on health and international issues.
• North American Women's Letter and Diaries (colonial to 1950) - Full-text of women's diaries and correspondence colonial times to 1950.
• CWI (Contemporary Women's Issues)- Full-text of journal articles, newsletters, and research reports global issues on sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
• Godey's Lady's Book (1830-1880) - Full text of this nineteenth century magazine.
• GenderWatch - Full text of scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government reports that focus on the impact of gender, men, and women across disciplines.
• PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) - Citations and short abstracts for journal articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical directories on government, international relations, legislation, political science, statistics, and related areas.
• America History & Life - Historical coverage of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
• Historical Abstracts - Contains citations and abstracts for works covering the history of the world from 1450 to the present.
• Women's History Online-Gerritsen Collection - Full-text of books and journal articles covering women's history and feminism.

CRUZCAT (http://cruzcat.ucsc.edu) is UCSC's Online Library Catalog. It includes books, periodicals, maps, videos, government publications, CDs, music scores, and more materials located in both McHenry and the Science and Engineering Library. CRUZCAT does not include the text of journal articles. The MELVYL Union Catalog (http://melvyl.cdlib.org) contains the holdings all nine UC Libraries. It also has links to request items UCSC does not own, an interlibrary loan service available to UC students, faculty, and staff.
Note that the Library of Congress uses the phrase "Mexican Americans" not "Chicanos;" "Hispanic Americans" not "Latinos." Some other headings include:

abortion  women-health and hygiene  women-employment  afro american women  mothers  jewish women  anorexia nervosa  rape  women in islam  feminism

sex role  women-latin america  lesbianism  single women  women scientists  matriarchy  women and socialism  women's rights  women's studies  mexican american women

See our guide to using call numbers (library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/call_numbers.html) that includes tips on locating where our books and journals are shelved in the Library.

Not all information on the Web has been evaluated by librarians or scholars. If you are using a Web page as a possible research citation, apply the criteria on the Web Evaluation Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/evaluate.html) to determine the quality of your source.

• Feminist.com http://feminist.com/
• Women of Color Web http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/WoC/
• WomenWatch: The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
• Center for Research on Women (Wellesley) http://www.wellesley.edu/WCW/crwsub.html
• Feminist Majority Online http://www.feminist.org/
• Global List of Women's Organizations http://www.distel.ca/womlist/womlist.html
• Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) http://www.iwpr.org/
• National Organization for Women http://www.now.org/
• National Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org/
• National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) http://www.nwsa.org/
  

When you write a research paper, it's important that you credit the scholars and critics who have contributed to your ideas, whatever the format their publications may take (print, sound, film, WWW). There are guides specific to certain fields of study, or your professor or instructor may request a specific bibliographic and citation style. See an example of citing materials using the MLA Style Guide (http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html) or APA Style Guide.

Contact Feminist Studies Librarian: Kerry Scott scottk@ucsc.edu Maintained by: Deborah A. Murphy. Updated September, 2006. UCSC Home