Gender Studies

General Databases

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles. More database info.
A (largely) full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

America: History & Life
Covers U.S. history, prehistory-present with the exception of Volume 0. This volume consists of entries drawn from Historical Abstracts Volumes 1-15 and covers 1775-1945 only. (For world history, see Historical Abstracts.)
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Article First
OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals. More database info.
Limited full-text. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Biography Resource Center
Biographies from Gale Group sources and full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Includes Contemporary Authors, The Complete Marquis Who's Who, and many other biographical resources. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)
Provides access to global information on women in over 150 countries. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
The full-text online version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Essay and General Literature Index
A citation index to essays and articles contained in collections of essays and miscellaneous works published in the United States, Great Britain, and Canada. Focuses on the humanities and social sciences.
Via Bard. Password required for all access. More access info.

Expanded Academic ASAP
Meets research needs across all academic disciplines, from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Lexis-Nexis Universe
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications with a variety of flexible search options. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Periodical Abstracts
Periodical abstracts from general and academic journals. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

WorldCat
OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. More database info.
Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Journal Collections

Academic OneFile
Academic OneFile is a collection of more than 8,000 journals with full manual indexing, a robust backfile and coverage of a variety of academic disciplines -- from science, technology and medicine to the humanities, and includes full-text of major newspapers. Content is provided in both HTML and PDF formats. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

JSTOR
A collection of full-text scholarly journals. More database info.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

Project Muse
Provides access to the full text of more than 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
A full-text database. Off-campus access with I.D. number. More access info.

How to Find a Specific Journal

Simon’s Rock Full Text Journals
A searchable database of all the journals, magazines, and newspapers available to the Simon's Rock Community, both in print and online.
Works best from on-campus. More access info.

Gender Studies Websites

Feminist.com
An activist community and consciousness-raising portal of resources and information that supports women's equality, justice, wellness and safety. Our web site is dedicated to promoting and sustaining women's well-being through the principles embodied in our motto: "Awareness, Education, Activism and Empowerment".
Open access from anywhere.

glbtq
An encyclopedia of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, & queer culture. Open access from anywhere.

National Women's History Project
Recognizes and celebrates the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.
Open access from anywhere.

WSSLINKS
Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies. Developed and maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries.
Open access from anywhere.

General Websites

Google Scholar
The ever-ambitious Google’s attempt to index “scholarly” information on the web. Not exhaustive or entirely reliable (the project is still in development), but worth a try if you’ve drawn a blank everywhere else. Note that many of the articles indexed require payment for viewing (though you can usually obtain the article citation for free). More database info.
Limited full-text. Open access from anywhere.