PS Jordan, Casper LeRoy. A Bibliographical Guide to African American Women 153 Writers. Greenwood, 1993. N5 Arranged by authors name, this volume lists African American women authors and J677x their writing from the 1700s to 1991. Poetry, biography, memoirs, essays, short 1993 stories, and other genres are represented. PS Werner, Craig Hansen. Black American Women Novelists. Salem, 1989. 153 This annotated bibliography also includes a "General Studies" section which N5 contains an annotated list of books and articles on the study of Black American W43x women novelists. Includes writers from traditionally marginalised areas, i.e. science 1989 fiction and children's literature. PS Yellin, Jean Fagan. The Pen is Ours: A Listing of Writings by and about 153 African-American Women before 1910 with Secondary Bibliography to the N5 Present. Oxford University Press, 1991. Y44 Arranged by authors name. Each entry has a section for writings by the author 1991 and about the author. PS Butler, Deborah A. American Women Writers on Vietnam: Unheard Voices. 228 Garland, 1990. V5 Lists writings from 1957 to 1987 arranged by genre (novel, oral history, drama). Z992 This volume lists only written works not films. 1990 PS Carter, Susanne. War and Peace Through Women's Eyes: A Selective 374 Bibliography of Twentieth-Century American Women's Fiction. Greenwood, W6 1992. Z992 Divided into five chapters: World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Nuclear 1992 War, War and Peace. Each entry contains substantial annotations. The bibliography lists only writers from the U.S. or who have established residency in the U.S. PS Afro-American Women Writers, 1746-1933. G.K. Hall, 1988. 508 A bibliography of writers who published books or serialized novels. This N3 volume is arranged by time period and each section contains introductory A36 material, biographies of the writers, and samples of their writings. 1988 Z Gerry, Thomas M.F. Contemporary Canadian and U.S. Women of Letters. 1376 Garland, 1993. W65 A listing of publications by women who have written both poetry and/or G46 fiction and literary criticism and/or theory. 1993 PT Women Writers of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Greenwood, 1989. 167 185 German, Austrian, and Swiss writers from the 10th century to the present. Z999 This book is arranged alphabetically by author's name and contains a brief W65x biography and an annotated list of writings. 1989D. Biographical sources.
REF Bell, Robert E. Women of Classical Mythology. ABC-CLIO, 1991. BL 2,600 women from mythology including humans, gods, monsters and animals, 715 also transsexuals and hermaphrodites. Includes a section "Men in their Lives." B445 1991 REF Dictionary of Russian Women Writers. Greenwood, 1994. PG Arranged alphabetically by most frequently used name. Each entry contains a 2997 biographical sketch and list of writings. Also includes an introductory section on D53 Russian women writers 1760-1992. 1994 PN Robinson, Doris. Women Novelists, 1891-1920: An Index to Biographical and 471 Autobiographical Sources. Garland, 1984. Z999 Cites biographical background on over 1,500 authors of the period. R62x 1984 REF An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers. Garland, 1991. PN An A-Z biographical list of continental writers from antiquity to post World 481 War II. Each entry contains a bibliography. E5 1991 PQ Romancieres Africaines d'expression Francaise: le sud du Sahara. Editions 3981 l'Harmattan, 1994. O76x A biobibliography of French speaking SubSaharan African women novelists who 1994 wrote during the latter half of the 20th century. Although grouped together as novelists these women actually wrote a variety of genres including poetry, essays, novels and childrens literature. REF Dictionary of British and American Women Writers, 1660-1800. Rowman & PR Allanheld, 1985. 113 Bio-critical essays relate what is known of the writer's life and career and list D5 each writer's published works. 1985 REF Modern American Women Writers. Collier Macmillian Canada, 1991. PS Critical and bibliographical essays on 41 women who have written in the U.S. 151 since 1870. M54 1991E. Handbooks, Guides, etc.
REF The Bloomsbury Guide to Women's Literature. Prentice Hall, 1992. PN Covering the world and the centuries since earliest recorded women writers. 471 The essay section looks at women writers in different eras and countries. B57 The reference section provides an A-Z look at women and their writings. 1992 REF The Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States. Oxford PS University Press, 1995. 147 A dictionary approach to individual women, their writings, genres, and O94 criticism. Includes a time line of U.S. women's writings. 1995
VI. OTHER
SOCIAL SCIENCES
II. ANTHROPOLOGY.
For books on the women of an area or a culture, look for the heading
WOMEN- followed by a place name or modified by the heading for the
culture (e.g. WOMEN--SPAIN or WOMEN, MUSLIM). Books listed under
specialized headings such as WOMEN--FOLKLORE or WOMEN AND
RELIGION may also prove useful.
C. Bibliographies
Materials on women's situations in specific countries can be found under
WOMEN followed by the name of the place, e.g. WOMEN-TURKEY.
Books with special themes will be described more specifically, such as
WOMEN-EMPLOYMENT-BOLIVIA or WOMEN IN EDUCATION.
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
D. Biographical Sources
E. Handbooks, Manuals
IV. ECONOMICS
Look under WOMEN -- ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, WOMEN IN TRADE-UNIONS. For
works on women and development, look under DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- WOMEN,
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT and WOMEN IN RURAL
DEVELOPMENT.
B. Indexes
V. HISTORY
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
VI. RACIAL AND ETHNIC STUDIES
General works are listed under MINORITY WOMEN. Works about women of specific ethnic groups are entered under terms such as AFRO-AMERICAN WOMEN, PUERTO RICAN WOMEN, INDIANS OF NORTH AMERICA -- WOMEN AND WOMEN, JEWISH. WOMEN, BLACK refers to African women outside the U.S.
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
VII. POLITICAL SCIENCE
Search under WOMEN IN POLITICS for materials about women's role in political life. For materials relating to women themselves, look under WOMEN LEGISLATORS, WOMEN REVOLUTIONARIES, POLITICIANS' WIVES, etc. Other types of terms of interest are WOMEN IN PUBLIC LIFE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS and WOMEN AND SOCIALISM.
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
VII. PSYCHOLOGY
In addition to WOMEN -- PSYCHOLOGY, look under more specific headings such as
SEX ROLE, SEX DIFFERENCES (PSYCHOLOGY), FEMININITY (PSYCHOLOGY), ANDROGYNY, WOMEN -- ATTITUDES, WOMEN -- MENTAL HEALTH, FEMINIST THERAPY and MEN (PSYCHOLOGY).
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
VIII. SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK
The broadest women's subject heading for sociology is WOMEN-SOCIAL CONDITIONS. There are many narrower ones, such as WOMEN -- HEALTH AND HYGIENE, WOMEN PRISONERS, AGED WOMEN, WORKING CLASS WOMEN.
B. Indexes
C. Bibliographies
BUSINESS
Look for headings such as SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT, PAY EQUITY, EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK, WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, WOMEN IN BUSINESS, WOMEN EXECUTIVES, etc.
II. Indexes
III. Handbooks, guides, etc.
V. Biographical Sources
EDUCATION
For general works on the education of women, search under EDUCATION OF WOMEN. Other related headings include COEDUCATION, SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION, SEXISM IN TEXTBOOKS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN, WOMEN TEACHERS, WOMEN'S COLLEGES.
II. Indexes
III. Bibliographies
IV. Handbooks, Guides, etc.
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Index Index to Jewish Periodicals. Library has 1963+
DS Cites articles in English on Jewish history, Judaism, Israel, anti-Semitism, Jewish
101 cultural and intellectual life worldwide. Search under WOMEN, SEX ROLE,
I55x MOTHERS and related topics.
Index Philosopher's Index. Library has 1967 to date. Available online from 1940 to
B date.
72 Cites periodical articles and book reviews in philosophy. Selectively annotated
Z999 and indexed by author and subject with separate section for book reviews. Search
P56x under FEMINISM, WOMAN, WOMEN, WOMEN'S LIBERATION, GENDER
Table 10 and other related headings.
I. INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS
III. AREA STUDIES
Index Social Sciences Index. Library has V. 1, 1974+ .Also available on CD-ROM.
AI Indexes major English language periodicals in all areas of the social
3 sciences. Author and subject entries in one alphabetic sequence, with a section for
S63x book reviews in the back of every issue. Search under FEMINISM, GENDER,
Table 4 LESBIANS, SEX DISCRIMINATION, WOMEN and related terms. Also in EXT.
Index Social Sciences Citation Index. Library has V. I, 1973+. Quarterly.
Z Lists citations to books and periodicals in the social sciences. Includes
S63x source index, citation index, permuted term index and an index of organizations.
Table 4 Also in EXT.
A. Subject Headings
B. Indexes
Index Abstracts in Anthropology. Library has V. 1, 1970+.
GN Abstracts are arranged by broad category. Search under FEMALE,
1 FEMINISM, SEX ROLE, WOMEN and related headings in the subject index.
A15 Also includes author index.
Index Anthropological Literature. Library has V. 1, 1979+ Vol. 5, 1984+ on
GN microfiche; located in Reference Microforms Area. Also available on CD-ROM.
25 Articles are arranged by broad subject and indexed by archaeological site,
Z999 ethnic and linguistic group and geographic area. Search under FEMINISM,
A57x MATRIARCHY, MOTHERS, SEX ROLE, WOMEN and other key topics.
Index International Bibliography of Social and Cultural Anthropology. Library has
GN V. 1, 1955+. Annual.
1 Arranged by topic and then subdivided by geographic area. Subject indexes
Z999 provide many references to women.
I58
GR DeCaro, Francis A. Women and Folklore. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
470 1983.
Z999 Contains an Essay Guide' highlighting topics such as female folk heroes,
D53x women's speech, sexual folklore and material culture which is keyed to an
1983 alphabetical listing of 1,664 publications.
A. Subject Headings
Index British Humanities Index. Library has 1962+.
AI Indexes popular and scholarly periodicals published in England in the
3 humanities and social sciences. Subject headings are quite specific, e.g. WOMEN
B7 AND HUSBANDS' CAREERS; WOMEN ATHLETES, WOMEN IN BRASS
BANDS; WOMEN RUGBY FOOTBALL PLAYERS.
Index Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur aus allen Gebieten des
AI Wissens. Library has 1966+.
9 Good coverage of European journals. Subject index lists entries under
15 German form of term with cross references from English and French form; e.g.
under WOMAN and FEMME, user is referred to FRAU.
Index HAPI: Hispanic-American Periodicals Index. Library has 1978+. Also
F available on RLIN.
1408 Indexes journals which treat the people of Latin America or of Latin
Z999 American heritage in the United States. Search under terms such as SEX ROLES
H25x or MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN or WOMEN sub-divided by country or by
Table 1 topic. Published three years after year covered.
Index Handbook of Latin American Studies. Library has 1969+.
Z Annual volumes alternate coverage of the social sciences and the
1605 humanities. Arranged largely by discipline. Subject index is helpful in identifying
H23 references about women.
Index American Bibliography of Slavic and East European Studies. Library has
DJK 1969+.
1 Annual listing of material, mostly in English. Includes separate listing of
A65x book reviews. Arranged by broad subject categories. Look for WOMEN,
FEMINISM and other terms under the heading SOCIOLOGY. Published about
three years late.
Index Bibliography of Asian Studies. Library has 1969+.
DS Cites Western-language works, arranged by area or country and then
503 sub-arranged by topic. See the section "Women" under "Anthropology and
Z999 Sociology". Published from 2 to 5 years late.
B53
Index Current Bibliography on African Affairs. Library has V. 1, 1968+.
DT Topical headings vary slightly from issue to issue, but WOMEN is usually
3 present. Most entries have brief annotations.
Z999
C87
Index International African Bibliography. Library has 1975+.
Z Covers all of Africa except Egypt. Entries are arranged geographically.
3501 Subject index includes WOMEN in Social Sciences section. Subject tracings
I58x printed in bold type after each entry.
HD Anant, Suchitra. Women at Work in India. Sage Publications, 1986.
6189 Entries, some annotated, are arranged by broad subject category. Includes
Z999 author, subject and geographical index.
A53
1986
HD Ghorayshi, Parvin. Women and Work in Developing Countries. Greenwood,
6223 1994.
Z999 Annotated listing of books, articles, reports, dissertations, videos and film.
G46 Arranged by region with author, country and region and subject indexes. Covers
1994 the 1980s and early 1990s. Also contains addresses of women's organizations and
research centers, arranged by region.
HQ Stoner, K. Lynn. Latinas of the Americas. Garland, 1989.
1460.5 Unannotated bibliography and bibliographic essays by eminent scholars
Z999 bibliographies on women in Spanish America. Arranged by broad subject with
S76x author, country and subject index. Includes works in English, Spanish, Portuguese,
1989 French and other languages. Most of the works included were published between
1977 and 1986.
HQ Acosta-Belen, Edna. Albany PR-WOMENET database. Center for Latin
1522 America and the Caribbean, 1991.
Z999 Descriptive annotations are arranged by author and subject with annotation
A36 under author entry. Includes a keyword index. Lists books and articles from
1991 1970-1980.
HQ Brady, Anna. Women in Ireland. Greenwood Press, 1988.
1600.3 2,312 annotated entries arranged by broad topic with author and title
Z999 indexes. Includes articles, books, dissertations and theses on subjects covering
B7 the early Celtic period to the present.
1988
HQ Ruthchild, Rochelle Goldberg. Women in Russia and the Soviet Union.
1662 G.K. Hall, 1993.
Z999 Annotated entries are arranged by time period covered with author, title
R9 and subject indexes. Includes separate sections on biography and autobiography
1993 and literary works and criticism. Lists primarily books, articles and dissertations
from 1960s-1980s.
HQ Huber, Kristina R. Women in Japanese Society. Greenwood, 1992.
1762 Provides comprehensive coverage of 19th and 20th century materials in
Z999 English on all aspects of the lives of Japanese women through 1990. Also includes
H83x a chapter on non-Japanese women in Japan. Covers books, journal articles,
1992 published conference proceedings. Annotated entries are arranged by broad
topic with author, title and subject indexes.
HQ Women in the Third World: A Historical Bibliography. ABC-Clio Information
1870.9 Services, 1986.
Z999 Contains 600 abstracts and citations to articles "relevant to women in
B97x countries traditionally considered Third World". Arranged geographically with
1986 subject and author indexes.
OVER Townsend, Janet G. Women in Developing Countries. Institute of Development
(*) Studies, 1988.
HQ Annotated entries are arranged by country with subject and author indexes.
1870.9 Includes 524 entries for books, articles and book chapters, mostly from the 1980s.
Z999
T68x
1988
EXT Notable American Women, 1607-1950. Belknap Press Harvard University Press,
Ref 1971.
CT Profiles American women of distinction from 1607-1950. Includes short
3260 bibliography of primary and secondary sources.
N57
Ref Notable American Women: The Modern Period. Belknap Press of Harvard
CT University Press, 1980.
3260 A continuation covering women who died from 1951-1975. Includes short
N573 bibliographies of primary and secondary sources.
Ref Europa Biographical Dictionary of British Women. Europa Publications, 1983.
CT Covers women from the earliest times of the British Isles to the 20th
3320 century. Most entries cite, further references.
E87x
1983
Ref The European Women's Almanac. Columbia University Press, 1992.
HQ Includes statistics and commentaries on the socio-economic position of
1587 women in Europe. Arranged by country.
S69
1992
A. Subject Headings
Index Journal of Economic Literature. Library has 1963+. Also available through
HB Computer Search Services from 1969+.
1 Contains extensive abstracts. Use classified arrangement to determine
J65x which categories contain articles about women.
Index Index of Economic Articles in Journals and Collective Volumes, 1886/1924-.
HB Library has V. 1, 1886/l925+. Also available through Computer Search Services
1 from 1969+.
Z999 English language articles listed in a classified arrangement and by author.
A35 Use the "Topical Guide to Classification System" to determine which categories
contain articles about women.
Index International Bibliography of Economics. Library has l955+.
HB Entries arranged in classified topical outline. WOMEN appears as a
30 sub-section of the "Labor Problems" category in the division of "Organization of
Z999 Production". Subject index also contains references to WOMEN.
I58
A. Subject Headings
Search under WOMEN -- HISTORY for general works on the history of women.
More narrowly focussed headings include WOMEN -- FRANCE -- HISTORY,
WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT -- HISTORY, and AFRO-AMERICAN
WOMEN -- HISTORY.
Index Historical Abstracts. Library has V. 1, 1926+. Also available through Computer
D Services from 1973+.
299 Covers world history from 1775-1945 in two parts: "Modern History
H5 Abstracts" and "Twentieth Century Abstracts". Women's history usually subsumed
Table 2A under "Social and Cultural History" in each part. Each part includes subject
index. Abstracts provided only for articles; books and dissertations are just cited.
Index America: History and Life. Library has V. 1, l964+. Also available through
E Computer Search Services from 1964+.
11 Classified abstracts on American and Canadian history. Approach women's
Z999 studies topics through subject index. Includes index to book reviews and
A44 unannotated list of books, articles and dissertations. Abstracts from 1964-1977
Table 2 reproduced in Women in American History (REF HQ Z999 H37x).
Ref Writings on American History. Library has 1902+.
Z Classified listing of works in various languages. Since 1936, coverage
1236 limited to the U.S. Recent volumes include separate section on women's history
L331 under the larger category of social history. Includes author, title and subject
indexes.
Ref Soltow, Martha Jane. American Women and the Labor Movement, 1825-1974.
HD 2d. ed. Metuchen, NJ : Scarecrow Press, 1976.
6079.5 Concentrates on the historical role of women in American labor unions.
U5 Includes an appendix listing U.S. archives concerned with women and labor.
Z991
1976
HQ Conway, Jill K. The Female Experience in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century
1410 America. New York: Garland, 1982.
Z999 Short bibliographic essays on aspects of American women's history,
C65x followed by listings of primary and secondary sources.
Ref Hinding, Andrea. Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and
HQ Manuscript Collections. Bowker, 1979.
1410 Describes over 18,000 collections in the U.S. Includes dictionary index of
Z999 personal and corporate names, subject entries and entries under states and
W64x countries.
Ref Women in the West: A Guide to Manuscript Sources. Garland, 1991.
HQ Lists materials from repositories in the western United States, covering
1438 1610-1910. Provides general descriptions of the repositories and their holdings,
W45 noting multicultural materials and collections of special interest. Arranged
Z991 alphabetically by city within each of the 20 states covered.
1991
Ref Frey, Linda. Women in Western European History, Supplement. Greenwood
HQ Press, 1987. Library has V. 1.
1587 Lists unannotated secondary sources in a complex outline based
Z999 chronologically and then geographically. Includes subject, author and name
F74x indexes.
Sup
Ref Kanner, Barbara. Women in English Social History, 1800-1914. Garland,
HQ 1987-1990. Library has V. 2-3.
1593 Includes annotated entries arranged by topics within broad subjects with
Z999 author indexes. Vol. 3 includes autobiographical writings arranged alphabetically
K36 by author with a subject index.
1987
HQ Women of England: From Anglo-Saxon Times to the Present. Archon Books,
1599 1979.
E5 Includes bibliographic essays arranged chronologically, each followed by a
W65 bibliography on a specific period in English history. Covers primary and
secondary sources.
Z Goodwater, Leanna. Women in Antiquity. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press,
7961 1975.
G66 Lists classical studies and modern sources on the position of Greek and
Roman women from the earliest records to 476 A.D. Works in English covered
extensively; in other languages, selectively.
D. Handbooks, Guides, etc.
Ref Handbook of American Women's History. Garland, 1990.
HQ Arranged alphabetically by topic. Entries include a concise definition of the
1410 historical significance of the topic and a brief bibliography. Includes entries for
H36 notable women and organizations and a comprehensive subject index.
1990
A. Subject Headings
Index Index to Black Periodicals. Library . has 1950+.
AI Indexes popular and academic African American journals. Articles are cited
3 under author and subject. Uses Library of Congress subject headings.
O4
Table 1
Ref The Chicano Index. Chicano Studies Library, Publications Unit, University of
E California at Berkeley. Library has 1967+.
184 Indexes the most important academic and popular Chicano periodicals.
M5 Search under CHICANAS, WOMEN-MEN RELATIONS, WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Z993 AND WORKING WOMEN. Subject index is preceded by a thesaurus of terms
and instructions for searching. Vols. covering 1967-1988 have title
Chicano Periodicals Index.
Index HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index. Library has 1975+.
F Covers Hispanics in the U.S. as well as in Latin America. See entry above
1408 in Area Studies for fuller information.
Z999
H25x
Table 1
Index Sage Race Relations Abstracts. Library has 1975+.
GN Includes the category "Women" in its classification scheme. Articles
320 classed under other headings are cross-referenced.
R23xa
Index The Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986. Carlson Pub.,1992.
Z 174,000 citations to books and journal articles from the Schomberg Center
1361 for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library are arranged
N39 alphabetically by subject.
K34
1992
Table 1
HQ Women, Race and Ethnicity. University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies
1161 Librarians, 1991.
W66x Annotated listing of 2,500 books, articles and non-print resources.
1991 Arranged by broad topic with subject index. Non-print resources are listed in a
separate section. Covers 1960 through 1980s.
HQ Women of Color and Southern Women. Center for Research on Women, 1988.
1421 Unannotated listing of items from 1975-1988. Arranged geographically
Z999 within broad subject areas with author and subject keyword indexes. Library has
W65 1989 supplement.
1988
D. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Ref Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Garland, 1993.
E Short biographical essays arranged alphabetically by name with
98 bibliographical references. Includes listings of names by primary area of
W8 specialization, decade and state/province of birth and by affiliation. Also includes a
B38 subject index.
1993
Ref Notable Hispanic American Women. Gale, 1993.
E Includes biographical entries arranged alphabetically by name with listings
184 of names by occupation and ethnicity and a subject index. Some entries include
S75 bibliographical references.
N68
1993
Ref Black Women In America: An Historical Encyclopedia. Carlson, 1993.
E Includes entries for individuals and for general topics. Arranged
185.86 alphabetically . Entries include bibliographic citations. Also includes a
B542 chronology, bibliography of basic resources, a classified list of biographical
1993 entries and a comprehensive subject index.
A. Subject Headings
Index International Political Science Abstracts. Library has 1951+.
JA Abstracts written in either English or French. Arranged in broad subject
36 categories. Search under WOMEN in subject index for entries and cross
I5 references to other relevant terms.
Index ABC Pol Sci. Library has V. 1, 1969. Also in EXT
JA Lists and indexes the contents of about 300 journals in political science,
1 government, public policy and related disciplines. Relevant items are listed under
Z999 the headings WOMEN.
A23
Table 3
Index International Bibliography of Political Science. Library has V. 1, 1952+
JA Entries are listed topically and geographically. Approach subjects relevant
1 to women's studies through the subject index.
Z999
I58
Index Public Affairs Information Service. Bulletin. Library has V. 1, 1915+. Also
H available on CD-ROM. Also in EXT.
1 Indexes materials on public affairs and public policy. Includes English
Z999 language books, pamphlets, government documents, articles and non-print
P83 materials. Search under WOMEN, EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK,
WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT FEMINISM, etc.
HQ Buhle, Mari Jo. Women and the American Left. G.K. Hall, 1983.
1420 Arranged chronologically, this annotated guide covers the period from
Z999 1871-1981. Cites histories and general works, biographies and autobiographies,
B84x pamphlets, articles, fiction and poetry.
1983
HV Feinberg, Renee. The Feminization of Poverty in the United States. Garland,
1445 1990.
Z999 Selective annotated listing of books, articles, government documents and
F45x research papers arranged by topic with author and subject indexes. Each topic is
1990 introduced by an essay elaborating the issues as they relate to the topic.
A. Subject Headings
Index Psychological Abstracts. Library has V. 1, 1972+. EXT has V. 43, 1969+.
BF Available on CD-ROM.
1 Arranged topically with author and subject indexes. One topic of interest is
P65 "Psychosexual Behavior and Sex Roles." Subject heading for women is
Table 5 HUMAN FEMALES.
Index Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography. Library has V. 1, 1927+.
HQ Indexes and abstracts the journal literature on the health, psychology and
750 education of children. Books are cited and annotated in a separate section.
A1 Arranged by category with a subject index. Search under GENDER or SEX.
C47
RC Female Psychology. Analytic Press, 1991.
451.4 Annotated listing of over 2,000 psychoanalytic books and articles and
W6 works from allied disciplines. Arranged by topic with author and subject indexes.
F45
1991
A. Subject Headings
Index Sociological Abstracts. Library has V. 1,1 953+. Also available on CD-ROM.
HM Abstracts journal articles in sociology and related fields. A supplementary
1 section abstracts papers presented at conferences. Each section has its own author
S67 and subject indexes. Also in EXT from V. 15, 1967+.
Table 4
Index Sage Family Studies Abstracts. Library has V.1, 1979+.
HQ Abstracts are arranged in categories with a subject index. Typical subject
546 headings include WOMEN, MARRIED WOMEN, MOTHERING, BATTERED
S523 WOMEN AND WIDOWHOOD.
Index Inventory of Marriage and Family Literature. Library has V.I, 1960-64+.
HQ Formerly International Bibliography of Research in Marriage and the
728 Family (1900-1972). Entries are found under subject, author and
Z999 keyword-in-title.
A43x
EXT Social Work Research and Abstracts. V 1., I 965+. Also available on CD-ROM.
Ref Includes reports of recent research and summaries of writings of interest to
HV professional social workers. Abstracts grouped in categories with author and
1 subject indexes. Relevant subject headings include SEXUAL EQUALITY, SEX
N37x ROLES, MOTHERS and WOMEN.
Index International Bibliography of Sociology. Library has 1952+.
HM Covers the world's literature in sociology. Author and subject indexes are
15 provided in English and French. Search under WOMEN and related topics.
Z999
I58
Ref Population Index. Library has 1935+.
HB Identifies studies of fertility, contraception, abortion, marriage and family
881 life. Includes articles, bibliographic essays and a classified annotated list of relevant
Z999 works. Geographic and author indexes.
P67
HB McFeely, Mary Drake. Women's Work in Britain and America: From the
6135 Nineties to World War I. G.K. Hall, 1982.
Z999 Annotated listing of books, pamphlets and articles published from the 1890s
M34x through the 1980s. Titles listed alphabetically by author with separate subject,
author and title indexes.
HN Nordquist, Joan. Women and Aging. Reference and Research Services, 1994.
17.5 Includes listings for about 900 books, pamphlets, government documents,
Z999 dissertations, book chapters and journal articles published from 1980-1994.
C53x Arranged alphabetically by author and format under broad subject areas.
No.35
HQ Davis, Nanette I. Women and Deviance: Issues in Social Conflict and Change.
1420 Garland, 1984.
Z999 Cites over 500 works on various aspects of social deviance by women.
D38x Also covers forms of deviant behavior that affect women, such as pornography.
1984 Also includes general works on women's contemporary and historical roles.
I. Subject Headings
Index The Business Index. Library has 1979+.
HF A microfilm index which indexes 810 periodicals in the fields of business.
5001 Entries on women can be found under headings beginning with the word WOMEN
Z999 and others such as SEX HARASSMENT OF WOMEN, EQUAL PAY FOR
B87 EQUAL WORK, PAY EQUITY, LESBIANS, etc.
Table 6
Index Business Periodicals Index. Library has V. 1, 1958+. Also available on
HF CD-ROM. Also in EXT.
5001 Covers business periodicals, selected scholarly journals in economics and
Z999 many specialized trade publications. Articles on women are cited under the subject
B86 heading WOMEN and other headings beginning with the word WOMEN. Other
Table 6 subjects include EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK, SEX DISCRIMINATION,
WIVES, AND ADVERTISING, WOMEN, APPEAL TO.
Ref ABI/Inform Ondisc. University Microfilms International. Library has 1970+ on
Z CD-ROM.
699.5 Contains citations with abstracts of articles from over 1,000 business and
M25 trade journals.
A24x
Ref Schneider, Dorothy. The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women in the Workplace.
HD ABC-CLIO, 1993.
6095 An encyclopedia on women in the workplace with entries for topics and for
S34 individuals. Includes a chronology from 1714-1993, a bibliography of sources and
1993 a subject index.
Ref The Women's Business Resource Guide. Library retains 2 latest issues.
HD Covers resources that can assist women in starting, running and expanding
6054.4 their businesses. Includes information on training, technical assistance and
U6 counseling, information sources, selling to government, membership organizations
W68x and resource, program and agency listings.
HD Professional Women and Minorities. Latest issue shelved in Reference.
6278 Provides current and historical statistical data on women and minorities.
U5 Arranged by topics with a subject index and a bibliography of data sources.
V47
EXT Leavitt, Judith A. American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective
Ref Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Leaders in Business, Education,
HC and Government. Greenwood Press, 1985.
102.5 Documents the lives of 226 successful women managers who were first in
A2 their fields. Includes biographical data and bibliographic references.
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1985
I. Subject Headings
Index Current Index to Journals in Education. Library has V. 1, 1969+. Also
L available on CDROM.
11 Contains annotated citations for articles in education. Relevant subject
Z999 headings include WOMEN'S EDUCATION, WOMEN'S ATHLETICS,
C87 FEMINISM, etc.
Table 9
Index Education Index. Library has V. 1, 1929+. Also available on CD-ROM.
L Indexes English-language journals on education. Some useful headings are
11 WOMEN, BLACK WOMEN, SEX ROLE, WOMEN AS EDUCATORS.
Z999
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Table 9
LC Stott. Beverly A. Gender Equity in Education. Southern Illinois University
212.82 Press, 1994.
Z999 Brief selective annotations for articles, books, curriculum guides, videos
S75 and classroom activities from the 1970s to the early 1990s arranged within broad
1994 topic by title. Includes subject index.
REF Touchton, Judith G. Fact book on Women in Higher Education. American
LC Council on Education, 1991.
1756 Includes statistical information arranged by topic with a guide to sources, a
T68 bibliography and a subject index.
1991
REF American Men and Women of Science: Physical and Biological Sciences.
Q Bowker, 1979+. Library has 1979+.
141 Covers all the natural sciences. Entries, arranged by name, give brief
A47 biographical data on each scientist. Includes index by discipline.
Ref Bailey, Martha J. American Women in Science. ABC-CLIO, 1994.
Q Focuses on women scientists from the 19th and early 20th century. Only
141 women whose careers began before 1950 are included. Entries include
B25 biographical information and bibliographical references. Includes a name and
1994 subject index.
Q Herzenberg, Caroline L. Women Scientists from Antiquity to the Present: An
141 Index. Locust Hill Press, 1986.
H475 Lists 2,500 women scientists by name, with birth and death dates, area of
1986 speciality and nationality and includes a bibliography of sources and a listing of
scientists by discipline.
Ref Siegel, Patricia Joan. Women in the Scientific Search : An American
Q Bio-bibliography, 1724-1979. Scarecrow Press, 1985.
141 Provides biographical data on 251 women and an annotated bibliography of
Z999 general biographies of women in science and an index of names and titles.
S54x
1985
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