Research Guides: Women's and Gender Studies: Welcome

Welcome

This Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) Research Guide features library and Internet resources and research guidance. Use the main navigation menu, or view the starting points below.

Librarian Andrea Baer is also available for research and instruction help, whether via email, phone, or a research consultation. Depending on your research focus, you may also wish to contact a subject librarian in a related discipline.

Best Places to Start

WGS-Specific Databases

Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new window
Largest digital collection of historical primary source publications relating to the history and study of sex, sexuality, gender and gender studies research.
Spans16th through 20th centuries.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
News, magazine and journal articles on the impact of gender.
Full text database of periodical articles and other publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
Women's Studies Archive This link opens in a new window
Traces the path of women’s issues from 19th and 20th centuries.

Large Humanities & Social Sciences Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Journal, magazine and news articles in all academic disciplines.
This multi-disciplinary database provides full text for more than 6,600 journals.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Archive of full-text scholarly journal articles in a broad range of academic disciplines.
Coverage includes the full text from volume 1, number 1 through the current date in some cases or, more often, up to a period of embargo from six months to five years depending on the arrangements with the title's vendor.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Full text database of current scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
JStor can also be searched simultaneously using the advanced search feature on the Project Muse page.
Social Science Database This link opens in a new window
Scholarly articles in a variety of social science journals.
A definitive resource for those who need access to a variety of scientific journals. It covers core disciplines across the social sciences including sociology, social work, anthropology, politics and other areas, featuring journals from over 50 countries, facilitating multidisciplinary research and providing researchers with a variety of perspectives. The database includes over 1000 titles, with the majority available in full text.