Librarian
Alison Wessel
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Contact:
Social Sciences Librarian
Research and Engagement Department
Request a consult: https://calendly.com/alisonwessel/60min
Research and Engagement Department
Request a consult: https://calendly.com/alisonwessel/60min
(302) 831-1730
50 Feminist Texts
- Biography in Context This link opens in a new windowFull-text biographical information on people from all times and areas
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowBiographical, bibliographical, and contextual information on authors and their works
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowOnline collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other ready-reference books
- Global Newsstream This link opens in a new windowProvides global news content from 2,500+ news sources, 1980s to present. Coverage varies by title.
- New York Times (NYTimes.com) This link opens in a new windowThis subscription allows you to simply go to nytimes.com and log in using an individual account. You can also use that account to access the New York Times app.
How to get an account: 1. Go to accessnyt.com 2. Search for and click the listing for “University of Delaware”. 3. Follow the steps based on whether you are On or Off Campus. 4. Attention Chrome users! You will get a security warning. Please go ahead and click ignore!
Important note: If you already have an nytimes.com account, you will need to log out of your personal accounts (if registered to a non-UD email address) or cancel your subscriptions (if registered to a UD email) before authenticating through the library's subscription. - MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new windowCitations to articles in scholarly journals and books on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore
- GoodreadsGoodReads offers millions of book reviews contributed by its community members which include librarians, journalists, and many other readers.
- Barnes and NobleBarnes and Noble includes professional book reviews with the descriptions of many of the books it sells.
- AmazonAmazon.com offers book reviews of many of the book titles it sells. Some reviews are by professionals; many are by readers. Find a book and scroll down its entry to read the reviews, where present. For balance, try a variety of positive and negative reviews.
- GenderWatch This link opens in a new windowFull text of articles on women's studies and gender issues
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new windowCitations, with abstracts, to journal articles on sociology and related disciplines
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull text of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences