Women in Science & Technology
A selective guide to print and electronic information sources on the subject of women as participants in the general fields of science and technology.
Books | Articles | Internet Sites
BOOKS
This is an example of subject headings that can be used as subjects or keywords to search Sabio, the UA Library's online catalog, for books on women in science and engineering fields:
WOMEN AIR PILOTS
WOMEN ARCHITECTS
WOMEN ENGINEERS
WOMEN INVENTORS
WOMEN SCIENTISTS
A selective list of materials, published since 1990, that can be found in the University of Arizona Library system. The call number location guide will direct you to the appropriate floor and section where items with specific call numbers are found.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
The History of women and science, health, and technology : a bibliographic guide to the professions and the disciplines - HQ1397.H57 1993 Main Library
Women in chemistry and physics: a biobibliographic sourcebook - QD21.W62 1993 Science Reference
Biography & History
American women in science: a biographical dictionary - Q141 .B25 1994 Science Reference
Women scientists in America: before affirmative action, 1940- 1972 - Q130 .R683 1995 Science Library
Nobel Prize women in science: their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries - Q141 .M358 1998 Science Library
Other Titles
Discovering women [videorecording] - CC110 .D57 1995 Media
Science and engineering programs: on target for women? - Q130 .S35 1992 Science Library
The woman scientist: meeting the challenges for a successful career - Q130 .Y46 1992 Science Library
Lifting the veil: the feminine face of science - Q130 .S48 1993 Science Library
Women changing science: voices from a field in transition - Q130 .M67 1995 Science Library
The equity equation: fostering the advancement of women in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering - Q130 .D39 1996 Science Library
Feminism and science - Q175.5 .F455 1996 Science Library
Gender and career in science and engineering - TA157 .E89 1996 Science Library
FINDING ARTICLES
The easiest and most efficient way to access the periodical literature (popular magazines, newspapers, or scholarly journals) is through computerized bibliographic databases. There is help in selecting relevant databases in the Sabio Indexes to Journal Articles section.
There is help for how to search databases effectively in Rio - Online Tutorial. Some good selections would be:
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Women's Resources International
- Expanded Academic Index
- Newsbank
- Sociological Abstracts
- Monthly Catalog
There are many other subject-specific (i.e. biology, medicine, engineering, business) databases that would list relevant articles. Inquire at the reference desk in the Science-Engineering Library or the Main Library for more information.
INTERNET SITES
Women in Science, Math, and Engineering - Resources and career information
Women & Minorities in Science, Math, and Engineering - Associations for women and minorities
The Ada Project: Tapping Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science.
4000 Years of Women in Science
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
WITI - Women in Technology International
Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) at the University of Arizona
Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
Women’s Studies on the Internet
Gender Studies in Agriculture and Rural Development
Society of Women Engineers (SWE), UA Student Section
The Franklin Institute's "Women in Science..."
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 1998
This site was constructed by Jane Matter and Jeanne Pfander, librarians at the University of Arizona Science Engineering Library, in celebration of Women's History Month, March 1997. If you have comments, suggestions, or need assistance with this subject, send an e-mail to pfanderj@u.library.arizona.edu