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ARTICLES
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sclinksJournal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) - 1965 to present - Full Text
Full-text and indexing for over 4,500 scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies, and more.
America: History & Life - 1953 to present
Indexes 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations for material pertaining to American and Canadian history. Other subjects covered include popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics.
Contemporary Women's Issues - 1992 to present - Full Text
Provides full-text access 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.
GenderWatch - 1970 to present - Full Text
A full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Historical Abstracts - 1956 to present
Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations.
LGBT Life with Full Text - Full Text
Core journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender issues; topics include civil liberties, culture, employment, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology, etc.
Women's Studies International - 1972 to present
Citations and abstracts from a variety of women's studies databases, covering classic works & core studies and other scholarship in feminist research.
Art Abstracts - 1984 to present - Full Text
Covers all aspects of the visual arts, indexing articles, reviews, and images in over 300 periodicals published throughout the world. Updated monthly, abstracts are provided for records added after 1994.
Education Abstracts - 1983 to present. Abstracts from 1994
Provides citations for articles from over 550 English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the U.S. and elsewhere. Covers every age and sector of the educational community from preschool through college.
Essay and General Literature Index - 1985 to present
Indexes essays and articles published in the U.S., Great Britain, and Canada. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences, ranging from economics, political science, and history to criticism of literary works, drama, and film.
Expanded Academic Index - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
Full text access to scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers. Covers the arts and humanities, the social sciences, science and technology, across all academic disciplines.
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index - 1990 to present
Covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
General Science Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles from over 160 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain. Covers general science topics including: anthropology, astronomy, pollution, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine, health, and more.
Humanities Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs from over 465 sources in the humanities.
Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; also includes citations to book reviews.
Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present
Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology.
Wilson Select Plus - 1994 to present - Full Text
Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text from over 1600 periodicals in General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts and more.
Popular Articles
LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
Alternative Press Index - 1991 to present
Indexes over 250 alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
General Reference Center Gold - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
A general interest database including articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
Wilson Select Plus - 1994 to present - Full Text
Provides indexed and abstracted records with accompanying full text from over 1600 periodicals in General Science Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, Readers' Guide Abstracts, and Wilson Business Abstracts and more.
BOOKS AND MEDIA
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Women Artists Archives National Directory (WAAND) - 1945 to present
"Web directory to US archival collections of primary source materials by and about women visual artists active in the U.S. since 1945"
Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more.
Library Catalogs
Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records.
Book Purchases and Reviews
Book Review Digest - 1983 to present
Reviews of English-language fiction and nonfiction books from periodicals published in the U. S., Canada, and Great Britain. Includes only reviews that have appeared within 18 months of the book's publication.
Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present.
NEWS
LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text
Provides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
General Reference Center Gold - 1980 to present. MLIN - Full Text
A general interest database including articles from magazines, reference books, and newspapers. Covers current events, popular culture, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.
REFERENCE TOOLS
Biographical Sources
American National Biography - Full Text
Reliable scholarly biographies of major figures in American history.
Biography Index - 1984 to present
Indexes articles, books, and autobiographies for biographical subjects from antiquity to the present. Includes individual and collective biographies from all fields and nationalities. Sources include over 2,700 periodicals and 1,800 books.
Contemporary Authors (Biography Resource Center) - MLIN - Full Text
See Biography Resource Center. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - Full Text
Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and social level, including these issues: Identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; sexuality; social institutions; and structures of representation.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History [Oxford] - Full Text
Topical articles covering geography, history, culture, society, organizations, and movements, plus biographical articles on influential women.
Style Manuals
Citation Guides & Style Manuals
Citation Guides for Electronic Documents
INTERNET META-SITES
Selected Women and Gender Resources on the World Wide Web
Maintained by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites - 1994 to present
Created and maintained by Joan Korenman, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
WSSLINKS Women's Studies Section (ACRL)
Maintained by the Association of College and Research Libraries Women's Studies Section.
INTERNET RESOURCES
Gerritsen Collection - 1543 -1945 - Full Text
An international collection of books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to feminism & the women’s rights movement. Allows users to trace the evolution of feminism within a single country or the impact of one country's movement on those of the others.
Women and Social Movements - Full Text
An online resource of primary source documents covering women's social movements from 1600 to 2000.
Women Working: 1870-1930 (Harvard University Library)
Fully-digitized versions of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, consumer trade catalogs and photographs exploring women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression.
Women's Studies Database
Created and maintained by University of Maryland, College Park.
RELATED SMITH WEB SITES
College Archives
Program for the Study of Women & Gender
Sophia Smith Collection
Women's and family papers, archives of organizations, women's periodicals, photographs, posters, other one-of-a-kind documents related to women; especially strong in 19th & 20th century US reform movements and feminism.
Women's Health Resources - Spring 2002
Includes print resources in the Smith College Libraries.
LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
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Older Women's Studies Class Guides
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