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HST 114/WGS 214: Gender & Sexuality in World History

Fall 2022

Article Databases

These are just a few of the databases you might use in your research. Still not finding what you're looking for? Consult our database list or ask a librarian! 

Selected Books: Sexuality

To find additional books, visit the ZSR Library Catalog or, for more help, click on the ZSR Library Catalog tab above.

Selected Books: Women and Gender

To find additional books, search Primo. For more help, click on the Finding Books + More tab above.

Making the Most of Books & E-Books

  • ALWAYS browse the books near the one you are looking for. If there is one book on your topic, chances are there are more and they will all be shelved together. In our discovery catalog, look for the "Virtual Browse" at the bottom of the item record to see both physical and digital items that are "shelved" next to a particular title.
  • Briefly look through the table of contents and/or indexes for relevant material for your paper.
  • Ebooks are full-text searchable, so search for specific keywords within the text to identify the most relevant sections of the book for your research question. 
  • Read the introduction, foreword, etc. to get a feel for the book's purpose and point of view. Sometimes the introduction to a complicated topic gives you enough of a summary to help you form your own thesis or structure your own paper. 
  • Take note of appendices that may contain maps, chronologies, etc. 
  • Use the notes and/or bibliographies at the end of each chapter or the end of the book to point you to other secondary and primary sources.
  • If you're able, download the relevant chapters as PDFs so you can mark them up with notes, either digitally or by printing them out.