Search Tools
Tools for Finding Sources on Any Topic:
- DELCAT Discovery
DELCAT Discovery is the online library catalog. You can find print books, e-books, articles, videos, and more. Use this tool for research on any topic. For tips on searching, watch this video or see this guide. To learn how to find a book in the library, watch this video. - Academic OneFile
Use this database to find scholarly, news, or magazine articles on any topic. While this is a good starting point, using the subject databases listed below will help you do more specific searches and find more relevant articles.
Subject Databases:
Once you have a general understanding of your topic, it is helpful to use subject databases to do more specific searches and find relevant, specialized sources. You can start by browsing this list and selecting subject databases to search. If you want to find databases on other topics, browse the full database list by subject.
DATABASES
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Biography in Context This link opens in a new window
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Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
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GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
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British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries from 1500-1950 This link opens in a new window
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Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online This link opens in a new window
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North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial - 1950 This link opens in a new window
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Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new window
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The LilyFull text of the The Lily, published in Seneca Falls, NY, one of the first newspapers for women.
Coverage: 1830-1898
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new window
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
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Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
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Criminal Justice Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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EconLit This link opens in a new window
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Education Source This link opens in a new window
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ERIC [ProQuest] This link opens in a new window
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Family and Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new window
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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PAIS Index This link opens in a new window
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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Social Services Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
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Art Abstracts/Art Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
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ATLA Religion Database This link opens in a new window
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Bibliography of the History of Art This link opens in a new window
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MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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Philosophers Index This link opens in a new window
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Health and Medicine This link opens in a new window
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
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PubMed This link opens in a new window
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PTSDpubs This link opens in a new window
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Agricultural & Environmental Science Database This link opens in a new window
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GreenFILE This link opens in a new window
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Gale in Context: Environmental Studies This link opens in a new window
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Natural Science Collection This link opens in a new window
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Scopus This link opens in a new window
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Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective This link opens in a new window
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Periodicals Index Online This link opens in a new window
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Readers Guide Index / Readers Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Gender Data PortalData on key gender topics from the World Bank, national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys. Includes data on fertility, contraception, age at marriage, literacy, employment, health and other vital statistics.
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UNdataSelect Gender Info for statistics and indicators on: population, women and men in families, health, education, work, and political decision making.
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IPUMSIPUMS provides census and survey data from around the world integrated across time and space. IPUMS integration and documentation makes it easy to study change, conduct comparative research, merge information across data types, and analyze individuals within family and community contexts. Data and services available free of charge.
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ICPSRICPSR offers more than 500,000 digital files containing social science research data. Disciplines represented include political science, sociology, demography, economics, history, gerontology, criminal justice, public health, foreign policy, terrorism, health and medical care, early education, education, racial and ethnic minorities, psychology, law, substance abuse and mental health, and more.
Grey Literature
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Issue LabSearch Candid's Issue Lab for free research, evaluations, case studies, toolkits, and more.