REFERENCE MATERIALS

A to Z of Native American Women (ref.E98.W8S65 1998)
Almanac Of Women And Minorities In American Politics (ref.HQ1236.5.U6M3778 1999)
Annotated Index Of Medieval Women (ref.CT3220.A56 1992)
Collaborative Bibliography Of Women In Philosophy (ref.B105.W6C65x 1997)
Contemporary Women Poets (ref.PS151.C67 1998)
Encyclopedia Of Women And World Religion (ref.BL458.E53 1999)
Encyclopedia Of Women In American Politics (ref.HQ1236.5.U6E53 1999)
Modern Women Writers (ref.PN471.M62 1996)
North American Women Artists Of The Twentieth Century : A Biographical Dictionary (ref.N6503.N67 1995)
Northwest Women : An Annotated Bibliography Of Sources On The History Of Oregon And Washington Women, 1787-1970
 (ref.HQ1438.O7B53x 1997)
Norton/Grove Dictionary Of Women Composers (ref.ML105.N66 1995)
Notable Black American Women (ref.E185.96.N68 1992)
Notable Hispanic American Women (ref.E184.S75N68)
Notable Women In Mathematics : A Biographical Dictionary (ref.QA28.N68 1998)
Outstanding Women Athletes (ref.GV697.A1W69 1992)
Reader's Guide To Women's Studies (ref.HQ1180.R43x 1998)
State Of Women In The World Atlas (ref.G1046.E1S43x 1997)
Statistical Handbook On Women In America (ref.HQ1420.T34 1996)
Women Anthropologists : A Biographical Dictionary (ref.GN20.W63 1988)
Women Filmmakers & Their Films (ref.PN1998.2.W66 1998)
Women In The Biological Sciences : A Biobibliographic Sourcebook (ref.QH26.W66 1997)
Women In The Third World : An Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Issues (ref.HQ1870.9.W6548 1998)
Women Of Classical Mythology (ref.BL715.B445 1991)
Women Who Ruled (ref.D107.J33 1990)
Women Writers In The United States : A Timeline Of Literary, Cultural, And Social History (ref.PS147.D38 1996)

This is just a sample of the reference materials that might be useful for your research.
 

FINDING BOOKS: QUEST, our computerized catalog, provides access to the materials in our library.  Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (large red books near QUEST) to identify the best subject headings for your topic. You will be most successful using specific headings.  Subject headings relevant to your topic include:

 FINDING ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS/JOURNALS: Periodical indexes and abstracts provide the most efficient subject access to journals and periodicals.

Contemporary Women's Issues  (via PLU Library Web Site )Indexes articles from international journals on women and women's studies, 1992 to present.

EBSCOhost (via PLU Library Web Site; from off-campus you need a password)
Indexes and abstracts about 3000 journals.  About 1000 journals include full-text online.

Feminist Periodicals (Index Area Ref Z7963 F456x)  This source gives you the tables of contents of Feminist Periodicals.  You have to browse through them to find appropriate articles.

Lexis-Nexis  (via PLU library Web Site; not available off-campus) Provides access to a range of news, business, legal, and reference information. It is particularly strong in its news coverage, featuring mostly full-text articles from
newspapers around the world. It is also strong in its law coverage, offering full text from law reviews,
Federal case law, and state case law.

PsychInfo (via PLU Library Web Site) Indexes and abstracts the international literature of psychology, 1887 to present.

SocioAbs(via PLU Library Web Site) Indexes and abstracts a subset of the international literature of sociology, 1963 to present.
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DialogWeb is an information service provider that PLU Library subscribes to that provides access to over 600 databases.  These databases cover all subject areas and include bibliographic, biographical, numerrical, directory, and full text information.  The following databases (files) may be useful for this course:
 

 America: History and Life (File 38 via DialogWeb)
 America: History and Life (AHL) is a comprehensive file including abstracting and indexing of the
full range of U.S. and Canadian history, area studies, and current affairs literature.   AHL includes coverage of history, interdisciplinary studies of historical interest, and history-related topics in the social sciences and humanities

Historical Abstracts  (File 39 via DialogWeb)
Indexes the world's literature in history and the related social sciences and humanities. It covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada, published from 1954 to present.

 Social SciSearch (File 7 via DialogWeb)
An international, multidisciplinary index to the literature of the social sciences published from 1972 to present.  Also offers cited references.

DialogWeb is available only to PLU students, staff, and faculty.  Please consult a  librarian in the reference area and we will log on for you.

LOGON

? Go to: http://www.dialogweb.com
? Have librarian enter the User Id and Password then click on the logon icon.
? Determine what database(s) you want to search and the database(s) number (Dialog File number).
? Enter the database number(s) in the search box.
 

SEARCH

? In Search for box enter search terms.
? Select any restrictions by clicking on the appropriate boxes.
? Click on the red search icon.
? To do another search, click on the refine search icon.
? To select another database, click on the new search icon at the top of the screen.
 

PRINT

? Click on title.
? To print, use the Print icon in your browser.
? To print multiple titles, mark the select box (to the left of the title on the results page) for each item.
? Click on the red display/send icon in the upper-right hand corner of the screen.
 

MORE

? If you are searching multiple databases, be sure to select the remove duplicates icon after your search.
? Don’t forget to click on the logoff icon when finished.

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Depending on your topic, you may use many of the databases or indexes that cover specific topics such as art, music, education, etc.

LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:  Periodicals are arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system.  Use QUEST to identify the call number of the journal you need.  Current issues of journals are shelved on the first floor.  Older issues (bound volumes and microfilm) are interfiled with the books in the main collection on the second (J-Z) and third (A-H) floors.

INTERNET RESOURCES

Internet Women's History Sourcebook (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html)
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930 (http://womhist.binghamton.edu/)

You might also check some of the topical web sites PLU librarian’s have rated as excellent (http://www.plu.edu/~libr/web/home.html)
 

BEYOND PLU

PLU's library may not own all of the materials you want to use.  You may either order them from Interlibrary Loan or go to a local library personally.  We are part of a consortium of libraries that includes: Northwest College, St. Martin's College, University of Puget Sound, Seattle Pacific University, and Seattle University.  You may use your PLU ID card to check out materials from these libraries.  If you wish to order from Interlibrary Loan, be sure to allow sufficient time for the materials to arrive.

If you have questions while doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an appointment with me for personal research assistance.
 

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