Research Resources: Class Guides

AMS/WGS 374: American Masculinities

Researching in Libraries:

• Consider: information/knowledge creation, publication, archiving
  • indexing, cataloging
  • locating, retrieving/accessing
  • creating new knowledge by using and attributing sources ethically and legally

• Consider: language variations used in...all of the above!

• Consider: physical nature of the item to determine where search begins:
  • Book/Monograph = Library Catalog to confirm holdings/obtain a description
  • Periodical/Magazine/Journal/Newspaper Articles = print or online index, and/or online archive to discover publication contents, description and possibly the complete text

Searching catalogs and indexes to find location & citation data:

• Library Catalog: Books, DVDs, CDs, etc. Primary, secondary and tertiary sources.
  • Reference books: Word/Phrase search, limit by location: Reference Area
  • Regular books: Word/Phrase search and/or Subject search
    • Subject headings:
      • Men-United States
      • Masculinity-United States
      • Sex role-United States
      • Men's studies
    • Additional terms:
      • Manhood
      • Manly
      • ???

• WorldCat

Locating library materials using location & citation data:

• Books/Monographs: by alpha-numeric call number

  *Use EZ-Borrow [or Interlibrary Loan] to obtain books not owned by F&M or not currently available at F&M*

Searching indices to scholarly publications to find location & citation data for articles:

• Library Subscription-based Indexes: [Accessible via ARTICLES...link]
  • Broad subject indices:
    • Alternative Press Index (+ it's Archive)
    • JStor
    • PAIS/Public Affairs Information Service (+ its Archive)
    • ProjectMUSE

  • Specialized subject indices:
    • America History & Life
    • Art Full Text
    • Business: Full Text/Management/Research/Business Source Premier
    • Contemporary Women's Issues
    • Education Full Text
    • Film & Television Literature Index
    • Humanities Full Text
    • Legal Research
    • Modern Language Association Bibliography (MLA)
    • Music Literature (RILM)
    • Philosopher's Index
    • PsycArticles, PsycInfo
    • Religion Index
    • Social Science Full Text
    • Social Science Citation Index
    • Sociological Abstracts

  • Newspapers:
    • America's Historical Newspapers
    • Lexis/Nexis
    • Newsbank
    • The New York Times (Archive, 1851-2004)

Locating library materials using location & citation data:

• Articles: location is based upon format, as indicated in the catalog of JOURNALS at F&M:
  • Current/Active subscription = Periodicals Room, 1st floor
  • "Bound" = Ground floor, south
  • Microform (film/fiche) = 1st floor, behind Ref Desk
  • Full-Text, Digital = by library subscription, free if available

    *Use Interlibrary Loan to obtain copies of articles published in journals and newspapers not owned by F&M*

Additional Help

Last updated: 3/08 ls/jb