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WOMS389 Reproductive Health and Justice

Search Tools

Tools for Finding Sources on Any Topic:

  • DELCAT 
    DELCAT is the online library catalog. You can find print books, e-books, articles, videos, and more. Use this tool for research on any topic.
  • Google Scholar 
    Use Google Scholar to help identify which disciplines are interested in studying your topic. This link includes the UD institution code which will show you if articles are in the library's collection.  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

Where to Find Sources

Basic Search Tips

  • Place quotation marks around keyword phrases

"reproductive justice"

"pro choice"

  • Capitalize Boolean logic connectors (AND, OR).

IVR OR "in vitro fertilization" OR "fertility treatment" 
contraception OR "birth control" 

  • Items at UD appear first in the list of search results. Other items can be requested via interlibrary loan.