Penrose Library owns a variety of print and electronic resources to use when researching your topics. The following are a few core tools to help you begin your research process. The Penrose Library Homepage is located at http://www.penlib.du.edu
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Books, Periodical Titles, Videos and Other Cataloged Materials Scope: This is the library catalog for Penrose. Your search will help you locate materials owned by Penrose Library, including books, magazines, and other cataloged materials. System automatically utilizes the Boolean “and” to connect terms. |
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Prospector |
Scope: A unified catalog, including about 16 Colorado libraries. If the book you want is checked out, or if Penrose does not own the book you need, you may request via Prospector. The book will be delivered to Penrose Library Circulation Desk in about 48 hours. |
| Electronic Periodical Indexes | |
| Contemporary Women's Issues Ref Workstations #1 and #2 | Available via FirstSearch Scope: Full-text access to journals, newsletters, research reports on women. 1992-present. |
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Academic Search Premiere |
Database and Article Search
Scope: Interdisciplinary. General and scholarly articles, some with full-text. |
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Expanded Academic ASAP |
Database and Article Search
Scope: Interdisciplinary. Popular and scholarly articles 1995 - Oct 1998 with access to backfile (1980 - 1994). Search by subject or keyword. Includes some articles with full-text or full-content. |
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LexisNexis Academic |
Database and Article Search
Scope: Full-text of newspapers and some general/trade magazines from around the US and around the world. |
| Print Periodical Indexes | |
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Women Studies Abstracts
Ref HQ1101.W44 |
1972-present
Scope: Indexes women's studies journals from a variety of disciplines. |
| Specialized Bibliographies | |
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Ref HQ1206.W387.1990
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Feminism and Women's Issues. 2 volumes.
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Ref HQ1180.L64.1979
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Women's Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography
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Ref HQ1180.L64.1987
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Women's Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography, 1980-1985
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Ref HQ1180.B76.1994
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An Index to Women's Studies Anthologies:
Research Across the Disciplines, 1980-1984
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Ref HQ1410.H857.1993
Vol. 2, Labor |
United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990, A Comprehensive Bibliography.
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| Statistics | |
| Ref HQ1150.S73.1991 | Statistical Record of Women Worldwide
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| Ref HQ1420.T34.1996 | Statistical Handbook on Women in America
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| Reserve
Government Documents |
Statistical Abstract of the United States
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| Biographical Sources | |
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Ref HQ1123.I745 1970 | Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times: Biographies and Portraits
1988 supplement: Ref HQ1123.I745 1988 |
| Ref CT3260.N57 3 vols. | Notable American Women 1607-1950
Supplemented by Notable American Women: The Modern Period, Vol. 4 |
| Ref CT3260.W5 | Who's Who of American Women
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Ref HQ1115 .W6 1999 12 vols. | Women in World History : A Biographical Encyclopedia
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| Dictionaries and Handbooks | |
| Ref HQ1190.C665.1998 | A Companion to Feminist Philosophy
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| Ref HQ1115.H86.1995 | Dictionary of Feminist Theory
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| Ref HQ1190.A534.1997 | Glossary of Feminist Theory
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| Ref PN6081.5.Q6.1978 | Quotable Woman
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