WS 487 - Interpretations of Women's Health
Spring 2008
Citing Sources
It is very important to cite your sources of information to acknowledge and give credit to someone else's words or ideas, and to allow a reader to consult the sources you used in your research. The UA Library's Citation Guide provides examples of how to cite books, articles, Web sites, and other sources using different citation styles like MLA & APA.
The Library subscribes to a tool called RefWorks that can help you manage your citations and allow you to easily create your bibliography. You may sign up for an individual account, but since you will be researching and writing your paper as a group, the Women's Studies Librarian has also set up a RefWorks account for this class. This should help facilitate your sharing of references. You will be given the Log-in Name and Password during the library class, or contact your professor.
Background Sources
First, you'll want to get some background information or an overview of your topic, and reference sources are a good way to help you get started with your research. Here are some reference sources you may want to consult:
Encyclopedia of women's health - call# RA778 .E5825 2004 Science-Engineering Library (SEL) Reference
The Encyclopedia of women's health RA778 .A494 2005 SEL Reference
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues - call# RA778 .G39 2002 SEL
The Encyclopedia of Sexually Transmitted Diseases - call# RC200.1 .S525 2004 SEL Reference
The Encyclopedia of Cancer - RC262 .T86 2005 SEL Reference or online as an e-book
Using the Library Catalog
Search the Library Catalog using Subject Headings to find what the library owns (books, videos, etc.). Some subject headings you may want to search include:
Women - Health & Hygiene |
Women - Diseases |
Sex Education (for this one, use the search field "Medical Subject") |
Pharmaceutical Industry (including subheadings like Marketing) |
Cancer - Political Aspects |
Cancer - Social Aspects |
Finding Articles
The UA Library subscribes to hundreds of databases. Because of the different aspects of your topic that you plan to research, you'll want to look at different databases listed by subject, such as Health Sciences, Medicine, Women's Studies, Business, and possibly News/Newspapers, Sociology or Public Policy.
A few key databases are listed here:
Multidisciplinary:
Academic Search Complete
Covers a broad range of disciplines including general academic, business, social sciences, humanities, general sciences, education, and multi-cultural topics. Offers full text coverage for thousands of journals. Includes scholarly and popular sources.
Business:
ABI/Inform
Mostly full text database of business journal articles and industry information
Health Business FullTEXT Elite
Mostly full text database of journal articles related to business and economics of health Care and health services
MarketResearch.com Academic
Lengthy, detailed, full Text market research reports
Health Sciences/Medicine:
Health Reference Center
Full-text database of consumer health documents and articles from health-related journals and popular magazines
Medline
National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database of international biomedical literature.
Alt-Health Watch
Articles related to complementary, alternative, holistic and/or integrated health care and wellness.
Newspapers:
Full-text articles from national, regional, and local newspapers (including archives of the Arizona Daily Star, Tucson Citizen, and Arizona Republic).
Women's Studies
Index with some links to full text which combines Women's Studies International, Men's Studies and sexual diversity studies. Includes professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, and more.
A full text database of information from journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, special reports.
Other Resources
You may also want to consult other resources, like Web sites of government agencies or non-profit organizations. For any information you find on the Internet, be sure to evaluate it carefully for accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
Some suggested Web sites:
Centers for Disease Control page about HPV
National HPV & Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center from the American Social Health Association
National Cancer Institute's page about cervical cancer
American Cancer Society page about cervical cancer
National Conference of State Legislatures page about HPV vaccine and HPV vaccine legislation
Research Assistance
If you have questions or need assistance with your research:
- Go to the Information Commons Reference Desk in the Information Commons of the Main Library. The reference desk is staffed all hours that the Main Library is open!
- Call the Information Commons Reference Desk at 520-621-6442.
- Use Ask-a-Librarian Chat Reference service online
If you need more in-depth research assistance, make an appointment with Mary Feeney, the Librarian for Women's Studies.