Research Guides: GSST 001: Intro to Gender & Sexuality (SC): Finding Sources for Essays

Finding Sources for Essays

Results are limited to peer-reviewed scholarly journals
PDFs are easier to get because databases link to the library's journal subscriptions
Filters (on the left) let you narrow down articles by subject, place, etc.

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Searches through a lot of articles and books
Doesn't let you limit results by academic discipline, subject, or other criteria (besides year)

Evaluate articles and books carefully. (Inclusion in Google Scholar doesn't mean something is peer-reviewed or scholarly.)
Connect your search to Swat's library subscriptions by using this link:
https://proxy.swarthmore.edu/login?url=https://scholar.google.com

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Gender & Sexuality Studies Databases

GenderWatch
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Find articles and books in gender and sexuality studies (ProQuest)
Gender Studies Database
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Find articles and books in gender and sexuality studies (EBSCO)

Multi-Disciplinary Databases

JSTOR
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Search this database to find scholarly articles and books. A great resource for doing research in the humanities and social sciences.
ProQuest (all databases)
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Search all ProQuest-owned databases at your institution.
Project Muse journals
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Search this database to find scholarly articles and books published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Particularly useful for finding humanities research.