Library Web site: http://www.mnstate.edu/library

WebPALS -- http://www.pals.msus.edu/

Try adding one of the following terms to your search:

Personal Narratives

Biography

Autobiography

Interviews

 

FirstSearch Databases. Available on campus or via MSUM Internet dial-up only: http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/FSIP

Search databases available in many categories. Databases available include:

Article First

Contemporary Women's Issues

Humanities Index

Readers Guide to Periodicals

General Magazines, Expanded Academic Index, and New York Times Index. Available through WebPALS. Indexes articles from the past 10-15 years in many disciplines. Many are full-text.

National Newspapers 5. Not for scholarly resources, but can be useful for recent current-events research. Includes New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, NYTimes Book Review, NYTimes Magazine, Los Angeles Times, http://www.bellhowell.infolearning.com/pqdauto

Selected Subject-Reference Resources & Indexes

The Forum (Fargo) Microfilm 1989-1997. Current issue in Browsing.

In-Forum website http://www.in-forum.com

On-line index http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/Forum

Northwest Minnesota Historical Archives. Contains oral histories and first-person accounts from people in Minnesota. Located on the 4^th Floor of the Library. See web site at:

http://www.mnstate.edu/archives/

 

 

Statistical Handbook on the American Family. REF. HQ536 .S727 1999

Contents include: Marriage -- Quality of marriage and family life -- Divorce and separation -- Children -- Sexual attitudes and behaviors and contraceptive use -- Living arrangements and kinship ties -- Working women, wives, and mothers -- Demographic and economic context -- Child care.

The World's Women: Trends and Statistics. REF. HQ1105 .W67

Contents include: Population, households and families -- Population growth, distribution and environment -- Health -- Education and training -- Work -- Power and influence.

Statistical Handbook of Women in America. REF HQ1420 T34 1996

Statistical Record of Women Worldwide REF. HQ1150 .S73 1995

NOTE: There are many more of these on various topics!

**Also try doing a SUBJECT HEADING KEYWORD search on WebPALS for "statistics" and a topic or geographic area. Also, "social indicators" is another search term to try.

The Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics REF. HQ1236.5.U6 M3778 1999

Larousse Dictionary of Women REF. HQ1115 .L37 1996

Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History REF. HQ1410 .R43 1998

Almanac of American Women in the Twentieth Century REF. HQ1420 .C55 1987

American Women Playwrights, 1964 - 1989. REF. PS338.W6 G38 1993

American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary REF. Q141 .B25 1994

The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. REF. Q141 .B5285 2000

American Women Photographers. REF. TR139 .K74 1999

Contemporary Women Artists REF. N8354 .C66 1999

Contemporary Women Poets. REF. PS151 .C67 1998

Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. REF. GV709 .S44 1996

Wilson Chronology of Women’s Achievements. REF. HQ1121 .F65 1998

Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History. REF. HQ1410 .R43 1998

Poole’s Index to Periodical Literature. Indexes journals and popular magazines from 1802-1906.

New York Times Index. Index to the NYT newspaper. 1851-1998.

Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. Indexes popular magazine articles from 1890 - present.

 

Contact for help: Brittney Goodman, goodmanb@mnstate.edu, 236-2358