Gender, Politics and Policy

Gender, Politics & Policy

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Selected Reference Materials

Andermahr, Sonya, Terry Lovell, and Carol Wolkowitz. A Concise Glossary of Feminist Theory. London; New York: Arnold, 1997.
Reference 305.4201 A543c

Book of the States. Lexington, KY [etc.]: Council of State Governments, 2008.
Reference 353.9 B724
Note: Most recent edition in Reference. Previous editions (selected, 1950- ) in Main Collection at same call number.

Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. Encyclopedia of Women's History in America, 2nd ed. New York: Facts On File, 2000.
Reference 305.40973 C969e

Greenspan, Karen. The Timetables of Women's History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Women's History. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1994.
Reference 305.409 G815t

Hepburn, Stephanie, and Rita J. Simon. Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2006.
Reference 305.4209 H529w

Huls, Mary Ellen. United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.
Reference 016.3054 H917u v.1-2

Kimmel, Michael, and Amy Aronson, eds. Men and Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Reference 305.3103 K49m v.1-2

Lehman, Jeffrey, and Shirelle Phelps, eds. West's Encyclopedia of American Law (2nd ed.). Detroit, MI: Thomson/Gale, 2004.
Reference 349.7303 W538e v.1-12

Leonard, Arthur S. Sexuality and the Law: An Encyclopedia of Major Legal Cases. New York: Garland, 1993.
Reference 346.730313 L581s

Martindale-Hubbell International Law Digest. New Providence, NJ : Martindale-Hubbell, 2005.
Reference 341.026 M385i

Martindale-Hubbell Law Digest. Summit, N.J. : Martindale-Hubbell, 2005.
Reference 348.026 M385L

Olsen, Kirstin. Chronology of Women's History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.
Reference 305.409 O52c

Rappaport, Helen. Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2001.
Reference 303.48403 R221e v.1-2

Stromquist, Nelly P., and Karen Monkman. Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues. New York: Garland, 1998.
Reference 305.4203 S921w

Tierney, Helen, ed. Women's Studies Encyclopedia. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989-1991.
Reference 305.403 T564w v.1-3

Walter, Lynn, ed. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2003.
Reference 305.4203 G816e v.1-6

Women's Research & Education Insitute. The American Woman. New York: Norton, 1996-2003.
Reference 305.40973 A512wo-woman

Worell, Judith, ed. Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender. San Diego, CA; London: Academic Press, 2001.
Reference 305.403 E56o v.1-2

Selected Websites

American Women's History: A Research Guide (Middle Tennessee State University)
http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html

Center for American Women and Politics (Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey)
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/

Center for Women in Government & Civil Society (University at Albany, SUNY)
http://www.cwig.albany.edu/

Digital Librarian: Women's Resources (maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson)
http://www.digital-librarian.com/women.html

Feminist.com
http://feminist.com/

Women and Politics Research Section (American Political Science Association)
http://www.apsanet.org/~wpol/index.htm

Women in Politics (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance)
http://www.idea.int/gender/

Women (Librarian's Internet Index)
http://tinyurl.com/2cmtnf

Women's Studies (University of Maryland)
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/

Women's Studies Librarian (University of Wisconsin)
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/

Women in Politics Bibliographic Database (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
http://www.ipu.org/bdf-e/BDFsearch.asp

Women's Campaign Forum
http://www.wcfonline.org

Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites (Joan Korenman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County)
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html

WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites (Women's Studies Section, Association of College and Research Libraries)
http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html

Finding Books

TREXLER LIBRARY

Search the Trexler Library Catalog to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.

GETTING THERE: Use the shortcut search box on the Library Homepage or Library Homepage -- Books, Videos, Music, ... (in Find box) -- Trexler Library Catalog

OTHER LIBRARIES

WorldCat. To find books held by other libraries, search WorldCat, a database of over 60 million library records from around the country and world. Use the ILL button to request a book from another library. (ILL can take 10-14 days.)

GETTING THERE: Library Homepage -- Books, Videos, Music, ... (in Find box) -- Other Library Catalogs -- WorldCat

TIP: Because E-ZBorrow books can arrive so quickly, check the E-ZBorrow catalog for any books you find in WorldCat. If not available there, then request via the ILL button in Worldcat.

For more information on Interlibrary Loan options, see http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/more/ill/index.html or ask for help.

GETTING THERE: Library Homepage -- ILL (in the Services & Forms box)

Finding Articles: Databases & Indexes

SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES

See a list of all databases at via the Library Homepage -- Articles A-Z (in the Find box).

Specialized Databases

Communication and Mass Media Complete
The most comprehensive database in communication studies.

Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)
Provides indexing to global information on women in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets.

Economic Literature (Econ Lit)
Index to select articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, statistical directories.

ERIC
Premier database in education, funded by the US Department of Education.

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
Top source for International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Public Affairs resources.

Sociological Abstracts (SocAbs)
Premiere sociology database.

General / Interdisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Premier
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources.

OmniFile (WilsonWeb)
Large and diverse database that covers most academic disciplines. Contains both scholarly and non-academic resources.

Sage Journals Online
Provides access to all journals published by Sage, a prominent social sciences publisher.

News Databases

LexisNexis Academic
Indexes and provides full-text of major national and international newspapers, newswires, select journals and magazines, and legal publications. Updated daily.

GETTING THE ARTICLES

When searching for articles, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.

If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.

Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.

Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title or by ISSN . Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.

If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.

Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.

Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage -- ILL (in the Services & Forms box) -- Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions. NOTE: Interlibrary Loan can take anywhere from a few day to a few weeks. Plan accordingly.

Finding Government Documents

Muhlenberg College receives about 25% of all materials published by the Federal Government. These items cover a wide range of subject areas--from legal materials and the records of Congress to health and education information and in-depth research conducted by the Smithsonian. All of the government documents that we receive have records in the Trexler Library Catalog.

GPO Monthly Catalog
The most complete single source listing of Government Printing Office publications. It covers the period 1976 to present and includes a wide range of publications types including agency reports and congressional documents, providing the Superintendent of Document Number (SUDOC).

Google U.S. Government Search
Google's search tool for state and federal webpages.

LexisNexis Congressional
Provides access to detailed information about Congress. It includes The Congressional Record, congressional hearings, legislation, legislative histories, etc., from 1969 to the present.

Documents Center (University of Michigan Library)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
"The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news."

U.S. Code (Cornell)
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
Easy access to the U.S. Code, the federal law of the United States. Provided by the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School

Finding Statistical Information

Alic, Margaret. Women's changing roles. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2002.
Statistics Reference 305.420973 A393w

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.bls.gov/

Chadwicj, Bruce A., and Tim B. Heaton, eds. Statistical Handbook on the American Family, 2nd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1999.
Statistics Reference 306.85 C432s

Darnay, Arsen, and Helen S. Fisher, eds. Statistical Handbook of Working America: Statistics on Occupations, Careers, Employment & the Work Environment, 2nd ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1997.
Statistics Reference 310 S797h 1997

Davis, James A., and Tom W. Smith. General Social Surveys, 1972-1998 [electronic resource]: cumulative file. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1999.
Reference CD-ROM 303.38 D261g

Davis, James A., Tom W. Smith, and Peter V. Marsden. General Social Surveys, 1972-1998: Cumulative Codebook. Chicago: National Opinion Research Center, 1999.
Reference CD-ROM 303.38 D261g

Fast, Timothy, and Cathy Carroll Fast. The Women's Atlas of the United States, rev. ed. New York: Facts on File, 1995.
Statistics Reference 305.40973 F251w

Fedstats: The Gateway to Statistics from Over 100 U.S. Federal Agencies
http://www.fedstats.gov

Historical Statistics of the United States (online)
Search the library catalog by title or click here.

ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/

International Statistical Agencies (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/main/www/stat_int.html

Kurian, George Thomas. Datapedia of the United States 1790-2000: America Year by Year. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1994.
Statistics Reference 317.3 K96d
Note: An updated version (Datapedia of the United States 1790-2005: American History in Numbers) has been ordered and should arrive soon.

LexisNexis Statistical Universe
Follow Library Homepage -- Online Reference Shelf.
Database of statistical information.

Littman, Mark S., ed. A Statistical Portrait of the United States: Social Conditions and Trends. Lanham, MD: Bernan Press, 1998.
Statistics Reference 306.0973 S797p

Mitchell, B. R. International Historical Statistics, 1750-2000. Palgrave Macmillan, 2003.
Statistics Reference 310 M681i v.1-3

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web (University of Auckland)
http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/stats/offstats/

Online Sources of International Statistics (University of Maryland)
http://www.lib.umd.edu/guides/intstat.html
"Many governments and international organizations are putting their statistical data on the Internet. The majority of the sources listed here are free-of-charge. "

Statistical Abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau, 1886- .
Statistics Reference 317.3 U58 2006 (Latest edition)
Government Documents C 3.134:886- (Older editions)
Also available online. Search the library catalog by title or click here.

United Nations. Statistical Yearbook. New York : United Nations, 2002-2004.
Statistics Reference 310 U58s
Note: Every 5th year (1965- ) available at the same call number in the Main Collection.

US Census: http://www.census.gov/

American Factfinder: http://factfinder.census.gov/

Census Bureau, Women in the United States: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/women.html

World Bank. World Development Indicators. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank, 2006.
Statistics Reference 330.91 W927d
Note: Volumes published in 2003, 2004, and 2005 are also available at the same call number in the Reference Collection.
Limited online availability at http://www.worldbank.org/data. Click on "data" section on the left to access Country Profiles section and more.

Annotated Bibliographies

For help writing your annotated bibliography, consult the following resources:

Annotated Bibliographies (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/annotated_bibliographies.html

Writing Annotated Bibliographies (Trexler Library, Muhlenberg College)
http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/annotated.html

Citing Your Sources

For help using Chicago Style, consult the following resources:

The Chicago manual of style, 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m (at Reference Desk)

Trexler Library handout on using Chicago style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/chicago_example.pdf
This and other style guide handouts available from the library website. Library Homepage -- Citation Guides (in the Research Help box).

Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison)
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocChicago.html