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Main Authors: Baum, Nathan, And Others
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED270363
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  • Introduction to Library Research Methods in Women Studies. Baum, Nathan And Others Card Catalogs Higher Education Indexes Library Materials Library Skills Periodicals Reference Materials Research Tools Social Science Research Student Research Womens Studies Prepared as a guide to assist students with library research methods for women's studies course work, the document is divided into five chapters. Chapter one explains how to find books on a specific topic using the subject catalog at Stony Brook's Melville Library. Using a question and answer format the topics covered include subject catalog location, "Library of Congress List of Subject Headings," subject catalog subdivisions, and catalog card tracings. Chapter two discusses how to find journal and newspaper articles using periodical indexes, bibliographic citations, library periodical holdings cards, abstracting sources, and newspaper indexes. Chapter three features subject bibliographies. Chapter four highlights biographical materials, directories, news digests, yearbooks, almanacs, United States government documents, social and economic statistics, microform materials, special collections, and audiovisual materials. The document concludes with a selective bibliography of sources on women's studies at the Stony Brook Library. (JH)