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Databases

Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off Campus Users.

Academic Search Elite (EBSCO)
JSTOR

CountryWatch (CountryWatch)
CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
Discovering Collection (Gale Group - also known as Infotrac)
Education Full-Text (HW Wilson)
Expanded Academic ASAP (Gale Group - also known as Infotrac)

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Web Sites

Starting Points/Portals

WSSLINKS, developed and maintained by the Women’s Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries. The purpose of WSSLINKS is to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies.
http://libr.org/wss/wsslinks/index.html
           
Women's Studies Librarian's Website University of Wisconsin
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/

Women’s Studies/Women’s Issues Resource Sites
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links.html

Feminism Eserver
http://feminism.eserver.org/

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Global Gender Studies Resources

UC Berkeley International Gender Studies Resources
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/GlobalGender/

United Nations—Advancement of Women
http://www.un.org/esa/progareas/women.html

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 LGBT Resources

GLBT Historical Society
http://www.glbthistory.org/

National Gay/Lesbian Archives
http://www.onearchives.org/
           
Bi Resources from the Bisexual Resource Center
http://www.biresource.org/resources/

Queer Resources Directory
http://www.qrd.org/qrd/

Out of the Past: 400 Years of Lesbian and Gay History in America
http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/

Gay/Lesbian Politics and Law: WWW and Internet Resources
http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtpol/

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Sexuality and Reproductive Issues Resources

Guttmacher Institute
http://www.guttmacher.org/index.html

Center for Reproductive Rights
http://www.crlp.org/

Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

National Right to Life
http://www.nrlc.org/

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Political Organizations and Governmental Resources

National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/

U.S. Department of Labor—Women’s Bureau
http://www.dol.gov/wb/      

Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/

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Men’s/Masculinity Studies
 
Men's Biblography
http://mensbiblio.xyonline.net/

The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity (SPSMM) Division 51 of the American Psychological Association
http://apa.org/divisions/div51/

XY: Men, Masculinities and Gender Politics
http://www.xyonline.net/

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Women and History

Diotima: Resources for the Study of Women and Gender in the
Ancient World
http://www.stoa.org/diotima/

Emma Goldman Papers
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/
                       
Internet Women’s History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html#Ancient%20Mesopotamia

MATC Libraries Women's History Research Guide
http://matcmadison.edu/library/library/history_women.shtm

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Learning Objects

A Learning Object is any digital resource that breaks educational content down into small chunks.

International Women’s Issues Evaluating Websites
http://www.library.wisc.edu/projects/ggfws/iwitutorials/searchengines/iwssearchengines.htm

HOWLER (Help Online With Library Education & Research)
Howler (Help Online with Library Education & Research) is a tutorial designed to introduce you to the MATC Libraries and guide you through the library research process.

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