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Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key databases:

Project Muse: scholarly journals online - Full-text online access to humanities, arts and social sciences journals

PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service - Index to political, economic, and social issues

Sociological Abstracts - Abstracts and indexes in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences

Australian content:

AustLit: Australian Literature Resource - Indexes and describes Australian literature and criticism since 1780

APAIS: Australian Public Affairs Information Service - (APA FT) Index and full-text database containing published journal articles from the social sciences and humanities

FAMILY: Australian Family and Society - Indexes and abstracts research and writing covering the legal, sociological, psychological, economic and demographic situation of Australian families

MAIS: Multicultural Australia and Immigration Studies - Indexes and abstracts a wide range of media from published and unpublished material

Historical documents and retrospective articles:

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index - Writing about women, gender and sexuality in the Middle Ages

Perdita manuscripts: Women writers 1500-1700 - images of manuscripts written or compiled by women living in the British Isles during the 16th and 17th centuries

Defining Gender: 1450-1910 - Contains images of original documents

Sex and Gender online (1906-1962) - A finding aid for resources in the National Archives, Kew (UK), and original documents regarding women's suffrage in "Britain, the Empire, and Colonial Territories"

Multimedia

Multimedia: 

Alexander Street Press Filmakers Library - Documentary films available online. Subject categories include women's studies and gay, lesbian and gender issues

Statistics

Statistics: 

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Wistat-CD: Women's Indicators and Statistics database (1970-1997) - Application available from library computers only

Web Sites

Web Sites: 

Feminist Theory Website - Research materials and information

Gender and Sexuality Studies - Voice of the Shuttle - Extensive directory

Gender Studies Websites - Categorized directory

International Center for Research on Women Publications - ICRW Publications Catalogue Search

WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies - Association of College & Research Libraries - Women and Gender Studies Section Website Links