Arts and Humanities


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Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Citation indexes allow you to search for periodical citations on a particular subject.  They allow you to take a source relevant to your research and to find other scholarly periodical articles that have cited it. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

North American Women's Letters and Diaries
This database provides access to full-text North American Women's diaries and letters from the Colonial period to 1990's. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers 600 periodicals. Provides global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

GenderWatch (1974-present)
A full text database containing periodicals, academic journals, newsletters, magazines, regional publications and government reports focused on women's issues. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Literature Online Literary Databases  (LION)
Through browsing, keyword, and phrase searching, provides access to authoritative online editions of some 250,000 texts in the English language. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Contemporary Authors (through GaleNet)
Biographies of 100,000 current authors as well as the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century.  (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Literature Resource Center
Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines. Includes access to the MLA International Bibliographic database. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

JSTOR
The complete text (full back runs) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Project MUSE
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

Expanded Academic ASAP (through InfoTrac)
Indexes journals (both scholarly and popular) in many subjects, with abstracts and full-text of a subset of the journal titles. Dates of coverage vary by title, with some extending back to 1980. Examples of titles indexed include: Review of English Studies, African American Review, Comparative Literature, Journal of Modern Literature, James Joyce Quarterly, and The Kenyon Review. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Locate literary critics, movements, countries, and historical periods. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)

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Academic Info: Women's Studies
Comprehensive annotated directory of links to scholarly resources. Emphasis is on “digital collections from libraries, museums, and academic organizations and sites offering unique online content.”

American Women's History: A Research Guide: Middle Tennessee State University American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. Also details the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources.

Early Modern Women Database: University of Maryland Libraries
Provides links to internet resources for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas, focusing on the period ca. 1500 to ca. 1800. Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings.

Historical Text Archive: Women's History
Award winning directory compiled by Don Mabry. Links can be browsed by title and date, or searched by keyword.

LSU Libraries Women's and Gender Studies: Louisiana State University

University of Maryland Women's Studies Database
This site provides access to conference and call for papers announcements, bibliographies, syllabi, film reviews, and current information on topics of interest to women and women's studies.

Voice of the Shuttle Gender Studies Page--University of California
Large directory of web pages (some annotated) on gender studies. Includes the following sections: general resources, women's studies and feminist theory, gay, lesbian and queer studies, men's movements and men's studies, and, cybergender and techgender.

Women's History: International Institute of Social History
This site provides free access to a bibliographic database of 7000 journal articles published from 1975-2002. You may browse lists of articles by year (1995-2002) or search for articles by keyword. Another useful feature is a browsable list of journal titles indexed with dates of coverage.

Women's History Web Guide from the National Archives Library Information Center
Extensive listing of web sites on women's history, organized by subject, with descriptions and links.

Women's Labor History: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
This site collects resources related to the study of women's labor history. It includes links to directories, online collections, bibliographies, organizations, and full text articles.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History
"The main purposes of this virtual library are to list women's history institutions and organizations, locate archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history. In addition, also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the Internet for women's studies in general."

WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites


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Women's Studies Research Guide (pdf document)
This is a selected research guide designed to help researchers devise an effective strategy and identify important resources. While it is not meant to be a comprehensive bibliography, these sources serve to identify the types of resources likely to solve research problems. Additional sources can be identified by examining the subject headings listed in these sources, using research guides in other related disciplines, and searching the library catalog.

Women's Studies Media Collection Guide: GMU Libraries
This is a selected collection guide to video, audio and multimedia resources available at the University Libraries.

Women's Studies Research and Resource Center
"The Women's Studies Research and Resource Center at George Mason University provides referrals and resource information to students, faculty, and staff. Topics covered include women's health and empowerment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, feminism, racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. In addition to providing a library, the Center hosts lectures, conferences, and other public events to promote a sense of community on campus and to raise awareness of women's issues."

So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art
Founded in 1993 by an editorial collective of women MFA candidates at George Mason University, So to Speak has served as a space for feminist writing and art for nearly twelve years. Published twice annually.

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Developed by Thomas Herndon, Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Programs Librarian
For questions or suggestions, contact:
Jen Stevens, Humanities Reference/Liaison Librarian
Fenwick Library, George Mason University

Library Administration, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444