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WS101: Women's Studies -- Prof. Anthony
To help you complete your research paper assignment, here are examples of publications from organizations relating to the "Potential Topics for Study" list provided by Professor Anthony: GENERAL Report on the Status of Women in Montgomery County, Montgomery County Commission for Women, June 7, 2007 Upcounty Regional Services Center, Germantown, Montgomery County, Maryland The Younger Women's Task Force ABORTION AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS Bruce, Deanna and Sarah Benatar, "Policy Update on Safe and Legal Abortion, 30 Years After Roe v. Wade," Briefing Paper, Institute for Women's Policy Research, October 2003 NOW and Abortion Rights / Reproductive Issues, National Organization for Women Reproductive Rights, Feminist Majority Foundation ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Ending Men's Violence, National Organization for Men Against Sexism National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence NOW and Violence Against Women, National Organization for Women Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN) Soroptomist Workplace Campaign to End Domestic Violence, Soroptomist International of the Americas Violence Against Women, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Women's Rights Project BODY IMAGE / SOCIETAL EMPHASIS ON THINNESS Love Your Body Day, National Organization for Women DISEASE / WOMEN'S HEALTH Women's Health, Feminist Majority Foundation HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SLAVERY, FORCED LABOR Human Rights, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Women's Rights Project Slavery's New Face: Sex Trafficking of Women and Girls, Soroptomist International of the Americas INTERNATIONAL/GLOBAL ISSUES Global Feminism, Feminist Majority Foundation Women Watch, United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women & Gender Equality (IANWGE) LESBIANISM, GAY MARRIAGE, CIVIL UNIONS Equal Marriage NOW, National Organization for Women NOW and Lesbian Rights, National Organization for Women SEXUAL HARASSMENT Drawing the Line: Sexual Harassment on Campus, American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2006 Harassment-Free Hallways: How to Stop Sexual Harassment in School, American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2002 MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, PARENTING Pregnancy/Parenting, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Women's Rights Project WOMEN IN POLITICS WOMEN IN THE BUSINESS WORLD Women at Work, American Association of University Women (AAUW), 2003 Women's Bureau, United States Department of Labor WOMEN IN THE MILITARY NOW and Women in the Military, National Organization for Women Women in the Military & Women Veterans, Women's Research & Education Institute (WREI) Find Articles Using Opposing Viewpoints To find articles using Opposing Viewpoints, go back to the Library Web page. Click on the link in the center:
or go to http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/library/fulltextremote.htm. Find the top center box that says "Current Issues" and select the third link down, "Opposing Viewpoints:"
Opposing Viewpoints gives you a list of possible topics on the right. Some that might apply to your topic are "Abortion" or "Child Abuse" or "Domestic violence" or "Teenage pregnancy." Or, you can type your search term into the "Basic Search" box on the right:
Opposing Viewpoints will tell you that they use the term "Human Smuggling" for "Human Trafficking" and give you a link to a search by that term. There will also be additional links on the left to related terms such as "Forced Labor." You will find newspapers articles under the Advanced Search: If you want to combine two or more terms, the Advanced Search page will give you a search box for each concept. The Advanced Search page will also give you selections such as "Peer-reviewed publications," meaning academic journals:
The terms academic journals, scholarly journals, peer-reviewed publications, and professional journals are all synonyms for the same types of publications. Find Journals Articles in Academic Search Premier Go back to the "Databases By Subject" page and click on the second link for "Academic Search Premier." This is one of the libraries' two largest databases, and they each contain more than a million articles. To limit your results to the most relevant articles, try locating your term in the Subject list under: Even if you don't start with the subject terms list, a list of subject terms will appear to the left of your results list. Use this to help you narrow down your results. In a database of more than 1,000,000 articles, you will get too many results to review in a search for a broad or general topic such as "child abuse." "Child abuse" entered into the Basic Search box will return over 12,000 articles. Used as a subject, you will still get over 7,000 articles. To narrow down a large results list, use the
If you don't find what you are looking for in these three databases, you can also do a similar search in the library's other large database, Academic Onefile. As a general rule for all databases, use three methods to quickly narrow your search to the most relevant results:
Find Newspaper Articles Using ProQuest Newspapers To find newspaper articles using ProQuest Newspapers, go back to the Library Web page. Click on the link in the center:
or go to http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/library/fulltextremote.htm. Find the center box three rows down and click on "ProQuest Newspapers": This database recognizes any two words together as a phrase. You only need to put quotes around phrases that are three words or more: The database will provide possible subject terms above your results list. You can also look for subject terms under the
Go to the library Web page at www.montgomerycollege.edu/library. Click on the link to the left of the page that says MC Library Catalog:
or go to http://www.mclibrary.org. Do a general keyword search in the Library catalog. Phrases of two words or more must be in quotes to be searched as a phrase. Then limit to the Germantown campus. Use the "Set One Limit" box on the right:
If you get too many irrelevant results, try searching your topics by Subject Keyword. Use the "Select Search type" box in the center:
You do not have to put Subject searches in quotes. You will still be able to limit to the Germantown campus. If you still get too many irrelevant results, search your topic as a Subject by selecting the search type:
Searching "domestic violence" will also point to the search term "family violence." A general subject such as "child abuse" will point to narrower terms such as "child sexual abuse." Search types with an asterisk, such as "*Subject contains," cannot be limited to one campus. If you find books on other campuses, you can have them sent to Germantown by filling out an online request form. Information posted on Web pages has no guarantee that it is current, reliable, credible, and free from bias. If you want to use information from a Web page, be sure to check the elements covered in the library's self-guided tutorial: Evaluating Information from the World Wide Web. If you need general background information, the library has posted links to reliable web sites on the library Web page under "Academic Subjects Web Guides." Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another person withoug giving them credit. This makes it appear that you are presenting the words or ideas as your own. To avoid plagiarism, always cite the source where you found your information. If you are unsure about what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, you can take the library's self-guided tutorial, Plagiarism: What It Is and How To Avoid It. If you are unsure about the correct citation form for your books, databases, and journal articles, the library has free packets giving examples in both of the standards formats, MLA (Modern Language Association) and APA (American Psychological Association). We also have handouts for students on the Library Web page.
The librarians are here to save you time and make your research experience less stressful. The four Germantown librarians together have done hundreds of college assignments, and used hundreds of databases. We are happy to help you with your assignment. You don't have to come in to the library. You can ask a question in any one of the four ways mentioned on the Web Page created by Nancy Nyland, Librarian, Germantown Campus, for Montgomery College Libraries
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tab and professional journals under the 
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tab on the left. Check the 
box and search again to get only results that contain the full text of the articles. You will know that this has worked because you will see a 
message on the left. Narrow down further by selecting the type of article that you want in the "See results" line:
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Last Revised: 04/22/2008 [nn]