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Spring 2008 - J. Alves
reference
contact: Bruce Sajdak x2967
Biographies
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Books
& Articles
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Cite Sources |
Research
Skills Quiz
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Give Feedback
FINDING
PRIMARY SOURCES BY A FEMINIST
Strategy
1 - Using Biographies
Look
at the bibliographies of the sources below to find lists of books, essays
& articles written by your feminist.
| Reference
Source |
Reference
Call Number |
Biography
Resource Center
Look for lists of articles/books by your author toward the end of
each biography.
|
click
here |
| A
to Z of American women leaders and activists
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ref
HQ 1412 .L36 2002 |
Dictionary
of Literary Biography
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ref
PN 451 .D53 |
| Dictionary
of Women Artists |
SC/ART:
ref N 8354 .D53 1997 |
| Encyclopedia
of Feminist Literary Theory |
ref
PN 98 .W64 E53 1997 |
| Encyclopedia
of Women Social Reformers |
ref
HQ 1236 .R29 2001 |
| Notable
American Women |
ref
CT 3260 .N5725 2004 |
| Significant
Contemporary American Feminists |
ref HQ 1412 .S56 1999 |
| Women:
a Modern Political Dictionary |
ref
HQ 1595 .A3 L38 2000 |
| Women
in World History |
ref
HQ 1115 .W6 1999 |
Strategy
2 - Searching for Books & Articles
The
sources listed above may already have given you a list of works by your
feminist. If not try the following approaches.
Five
College Library Catalog
Use the AUTHOR BEGINS WITH search to find books - e.g.
Walker Alice.
Readers'
Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)
Change the Smart Search to "Author, Personal" before putting
in your feminist's name.
Expanded
Academic Index (1980+) Search by Author
Academic
Search Premier (1965+) Search by Author
CITING
SOURCES
To
get help with using MLA Style visit the Smith College Libraries' Style
Manuals & Citation Guides page. See
how to get to Citation
Help.
TAKE
THE TWO REQUIRED QUIZZES
Please
connect to Moodle and log into
the Research Skills for Students class. Please take the two brief quizzes
on Research Skills and the Plagiarism Challenge. (If you wish you may
take these as many times as you like to get a perfect score).
WHAT
DID YOU THINK ABOUT THIS LIBRARY CLASS?
Let
us know your thoughts. Please fill out the brief Feedback
Form.
CONTACT
THE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Contact
Bruce Sajdak, the instructor for your library session: bsajdak@email.smith.edu
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