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Subject (contains) <country> AND Subject (contains) LGBT* OR queer OR wom*n
To find a monograph, try these search options...
HINT: Monograph = A peer-reviewed scholarly book on a single topic written by a single author
- Material type: Books
- Publisher (contains) University
Specialized databases
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HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Online(Searches through citations and subject indexing)
Includes journal articles about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Latinos in the United States. Covers 1970 - current. -
Historical Abstracts(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
The primary place to find scholarship on world history. (For U.S. and Canadian History, use America: History and Life). Covers publications from 1955 - present. -
HLAS: Handbook of Latin American Studies(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and abstracts)
A bibliography pointing to key scholarship on Latin America. -
Women's Studies International(Searches through citations, subject indexing, and some full text)
Covers women's studies literature and feminist research, including political science, humanities, sociology, history, business and education. Covers 1972 - current.
Definitions of Secondary Sources
There are multiple types of scholarly resources; each one has a purpose.
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MONOGRAPH (i.e. a scholarly book)ISBN: 9781452239910Example: Air Wars. Darrell M. West. 2013.
What is it? [Hint: mono=1; graph=written.] A scholarly book written on one topic. Helpful for really deep dives on a big topic.
Use for: Secondary source for research papers (once you have a topic); use its bibliography to find more sources.
Sample advanced search: Any field (contains) "social media" politics television + Material type = Books/eBooks -
EDITED VOLUMESISBN: 1628460342Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Example: Women artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Amy Helene Kirschke, editor of compilation. 2015.
What is it? A collection of articles by different authors, all written on a similar topic.
Use for: Getting oriented to a group of scholars working on a specific topic (then look up other things written by these scholars). A cross-section of the state of the field at a certain point in time.
Sample advanced search: Any field (contains) Harlem Renaissance + Any field (contains) edit* -
SCHOLARLY JOURNALISBN: 00376779Example: Slavic review. American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies. 1961- .
What is it? Scholarly periodicals or journals are collections of short articles written by scholars and subject to peer review (being assessed by other scholars in the field).
Use for: Detailed scholarship on a specific subject, written by scholars in the field.
Sample advanced search: Any field (contains) Slavic history + Subject (contains) periodicals -
BOOK REVIEW byWhat is it? A brief summary of a specific book, plus pros/cons of the scholarship. Usually written by other scholars in the field.
Use for: Assessing whether a source will be useful for your own research/scholarship, and how well it was received within the scholarly community. -
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (CONGRESSES)
Call Number: HQ1742 .W6 1999ISBN: 8125907319Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Example: Women, Narration and Nation. Selvy Thiruchandran. 1999.
What is it? Papers that were given at a conference by scholars. Sometimes includes other scholarly responses to those papers, or the remarks of a discussant summarizing the discussion at large. Often scholars present on a topic before publishing a monograph on it; get early trends in a field from conferences.
Use for: Getting oriented to a group of scholars working on a specific topic (then look up other things written by these scholars). A cross-section of the state of the field at a certain point in time.
Sample advanced search: Any field (contains) women "Sri Lanka" + subject (contains) congresses
