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Gender Issues Selected Resources |
This guide, compiled by Monica White, is designed to help students in Denise Dowling's English 105 class begin their research at the LAC Library and on the World Wide Web. If you need further assistance, please contact Monica White or consult a librarian at the Reference Desk. |
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| Find Reference Books | Find Books to Check Out | Find Articles | Find Web Sites | Cite Your Sources | ||||
| FIND REFERENCE BOOKS |
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The books listed below will provide you with an overview of gender issues.
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| Controversies of the Sports World A good source of information for gender equity in sports and Title IX |
ref GV 706.5 .P88 1999 | |
| Encyclopedia of Family Life Provides articles on sex role, parenting, domestic abuse, among others |
ref HQ 534 .E53 1999 | |
| Encyclopedia of Homosexuality Offers a scholarly analysis of gay rights and discrimination |
ref HQ 76.25 E53 1990 | |
| Encyclopedia of Social Issues Contains information on gender stereotyping and cultural phonomena such as beauty contests |
ref HN 57 .E59 1997 | |
| Feminism: A Reference Handbook |
ref HQ 1410 .H365 1998 | |
| Handbook of American Women's History |
ref HQ 1410 .H36 2000 | |
| International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family |
ref HQ 9 .E52 2003 | |
| Library in a Book: Gay Rights Covers gay adoption, gay marriage, and gays in the military |
ref HQ 768 .U5 K73 2000 | |
| Male/Female Roles: Opposing Viewpoints |
ref HQ 1075 .M353 2000 | |
| Violence in America Analyzes spousal abuse from a male and female point of view |
ref HN 90 .V5 V5474 1999 | |
| Women's Issues Has an excellent article on women in the military |
ref HQ 1115 .W6425 | |
| FIND BOOKS TO CHECK OUT |
| The Library’s online catalog, called Voyager, indexes books, pamphlets, and other material by subject, author, title, keyword, and call number. To search Voyager, type in your search term, then select the type of search from the pull-down menu. |
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| Homosexuals workplace | [Keyword Search] | |
| Transsexuals discrimination | [Keyword Search] | |
| Gender workplace stereotypes | [Keyword Search] | |
| Domestic violence | [Subject Search] | |
| Sex discrimination | [Subject Search] | |
| Sex discrimination in sports United States | [Subject Search] | |
| Sex role | [Subject Search] | |
| United States Armed Forces Women | [Subject Search] |
| Since LBCC Library has a partnership agreement with CSULB, you may check out books from the University Library. To identify books, search CSULB's online catalog, called Coast, which is accessible over the Web at http://coast.csulb.edu. |
| FIND ESSAYS AND ARTICLES |
| The Library subscribes to a number of online databases, which are accessible over the World Wide Web, from remote computers or those located in the Library. These databases index and abstract articles, and in some cases, provide the full text, enabling you to print a copy at a cost of $.10 per page. Alternatively, you may e-mail a copy of the article to your e-mail address, if you have one, and print it later at home. The databases that are perhaps the most useful for your assignment are Opposing Viewpoints, GenderWatch, SIRS, CQ Researcher, and ProQuest. To access the Library’s online databases, first point your browser to the Library’s homepage at http://lib.lbcc.edu. Click on the button labeled “Online Databases.” You will see a list of databases available for searching. Click on the database you want to search. If you are accessing the databases remotely from your home or office, you will be prompted for a user name and password. You may obtain a list of the current user names and passwords from a librarian at the Reference Desk. To become proficient in database searching, the librarians recommend that you attend the free, drop-in workshops, offered on Wednesday, from 3 to 4 pm, in Room 208 (the Open-Access Lab.). There, you will receive individual instruction and hands-on practice. |
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| Opposing Viewpoints |
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| GenderWatch |
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| SIRS |
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| CQ Researcher |
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| ProQuest |
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| FIND WEB SITES |
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| Librarians' Index to the Internet (LII) is an annotated subject directory of Internet Resources. To identify relevant resources, access this site at URL http://www.lii.org, then type in your search. Google is a powerful search engine, used to search 2 billion Web pages. To access Google, go to http://www.google.com. To enter a query, type in descriptive words and press "enter," or click on the Google search button. Since Google is designed to retrieve pages that include all of your research terms, there is no need to include "and" between them. Following is a sample Google search: |
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| When selecting additional Web sites for research, consult Thinking Critically about Discipline-based WWW Resources. This page, authored by UCLA Librarian Esther Grassian, presents an excellent set of criteria for evaluating the authority and reliability of Web sites. |
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| CITE YOUR SOURCES |
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| Remember to list the sources used in your research in a bibliography or works-cited page following a documentation style, such as MLA (Modern Language Association) or APA (American Psychological Association). The most up-to-date guides for citing Web pages and other electronic sources in footnotes and bibliographies are on the Web, and they are accessible from the Library's homepage at http://lib.lbcc.edu. Click on "Internet Resources," then click on "Citation Guides." |
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| Contents: | ||||
| Find Reference Books | Find Books to Check Out | Find Articles | Find Web Sites | Cite Your Sources | ||||
E-mail questions and comments to mwhite@lbcc.edu
Monica White, Liberal Arts Campus Library
http://lib.lbcc.edu/monicawhite/orientations/gender-issues.html
Last updated: April 26, 2004
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