ARTICLES
	Help Finding Articles
	Journal Locator - Help Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals.
Scholarly Articles
	Contemporary Women's Issues - 1992 to present - Full Text Full text access to global information on women in 150+ countries from books, journals, newsletters, research reports government & international agencies, and fact sheets.
	GenderWatch - 1970 to present - Full Text Full text publications on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
	LGBT Life with Full Text [EBSCO] - Full Text Core journals on gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgender issues including civil liberties, culture, work, family, history, psychology, religion, sociology, etc.
	Women's Studies International [EBSCO] - 1972 to present Abstracts for classic works, core studies and other scholarship in feminist research from 2000+ journals.
	Academic Search Premier [EBSCO] - 1965 to present - Full Text Full text for 4,500+ scholarly publications in the social sciences, humanities, arts, and sciences.
	America: History & Life [EBSCO] - 1953 to present Extensive index to 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations on American and Canadian history, popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics.
	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.
	Historical Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1956 to present Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations.
	Humanities Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1984 to present Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, fiction, drama, poetry, and reviews of plays, television, and radio from 465+ sources.
	Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984 Indexes 1,200 scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; with citations to book reviews.
	Social Sciences Abstracts [EBSCO] - 1983 to present Abstracts and some full text of articles from 550+ sources in anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology; with interviews, obituaries, and book reviews.
Popular Articles
	Alternative Press Index - 1991 to present Indexes 250+ alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
	Alternative Press Index Archive - 1969 - 1990 Indexes 700+ alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change.
	Alternative Press Watch - 1995 to present - Full Text Full text database for 130+ newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.

BOOKS AND MEDIA
	Help Finding Books
	ARTstor - Help One million digital images on art, architecture, and archaeology from many cultures and time periods, with strengths in European, American and Asian cultures.
	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"
	Google Books - Full Text Indexes the full text of a growing number of books. For some books complete text is online; for others only a small portion. No printing or downloading.
	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 Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Book Purchases and Reviews
	Book Review Digest [EBSCO] - 1983 to present Reviews of English-language fiction and nonfiction books from U. S., Canadian, and British periodicals.
	Books in Print - 1979 to present Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present.

NEWS
	LexisNexis Academic - Coverage varies by title - Full Text Covers a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Includes federal and state laws and cases.
US Newspapers
	Alternative Press Watch - 1995 to present - Full Text Full text database for 130+ newspapers, magazines and journals from alternative and independent presses.

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 people from antiquity to the present and from all fields and nationalities.
	Biography Resource Center - MLIN - Full Text Biographies from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and magazines.
	Dictionary of National Biography - Full Text 50,000 biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the 4th century BC to the year 2001. 2nd edition, with illustrations.
Encyclopedias
	Encyclopedia of Gender and Society - Full Text
	Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America - Full Text
	Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender - Full Text
	GLBTQ Encyclopedia Over 2000 entries, some with illustrations showcasing the contributions of thousands of glbtq people who have influenced society through literature, the arts, law, politics and more.
	Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History [Oxford] - Full Text
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 Database Created and maintained by University of Maryland, College Park.
	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
	Discovering American Women's History Online Digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) documenting the history of women in the United States.
	Gerritsen Collection - 1543 -1945 - Full Text An international collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals on feminism & the women’s rights movement worldwide.
	Women and Social Movements - Basic Edition - Full Text Primary source documents on 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.
	The Gay Peoples Union Collection Digital copies of primary source materials documenting GPU and Milwaukee's gay liberation movement.

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.

LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES
	SWG230: Feminisms and the Fate of the Planet (E. Armstrong) - Fall 2009
	SWG300: Intimate Revolutions: Sexuality and the Family in the Postwar Era (D. Rivers) - Fall 2009
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	Older Study of Women & Gender Class Guides Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links.
	Older Women's Studies Class Guides Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links.

HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN
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