Subject Research: Gay and Lesbian Studies

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Library Materials: Reference Sources

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Encyclopedias

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Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia articles, written by subject authorities, provide information useful for gaining a basic understanding of a topic and getting started with a research project. Typically, a bibliography, or list, of "classic" books and articles for further research follows each article. Students will find also these encyclopedias useful for brushing up on topics related to their central area of investigation. [Note: See the Research Guides for sources that deal with narrower sub fields within the discipline.] Hogan, Steve Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt, 1998. With entries from "ACT UP" to "Wilde," this chronicle of gay and lesbian life and achievement includes a resource list, 200 photographs and illustrations, quotes, and tables. The authors view gay and lesbian communities as multi-political, multicultural, and anything but homogenous. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 75 .H63 1998 Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. Edited by Wayne Dynes; associate editors, Warren Johansson, William A. Percy; with the assistance of Stephen Donaldson. New York: Garland Pub., 1990. Some 770 articles provide interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and cross-cultural analyses, with the main focus on individuals--of whatever sexual orientation--who have influenced responses to homosexual behavior. Comprehensively indexed and thoroughly cross-referenced. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 76.25 .E53 1990 -- v.1-2 Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. Edited by Bonnie Zimmerman. New York: Garland Pub., 2000. The Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures is a comprehensive reference work that surveys the complex histories and wide cultural diversity of lesbian and gay life...Both volumes offer extended treatment of a wide range of topics spanning history, politics, biography, literature and the arts, and science and medicine. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 75.5 .L4395 2000 -- v.1 Russell, Paul Elliott Gay 100: a ranking of the most influential gay men and lesbians, past and present. Secaucus, N.J. : Carol Pub. Group, c1995. Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-378) and index. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ75.2 .R87 1995  Gay and Lesbian Biography. Editor, Michael J. Tyrkus; consulting editor, Michael Bronski; with a preface by Jewelle Gomez. 1st Ed. Detroit: St. James Press. 1996. Each of the 275 biographies follows a structured format, with headings for birth and (if no longer living) death dates, principal occupation, the major themes or periods in the subject's life (in the longer entries), and a list of references. Entries range from less than a page (Peter Adair) to more than three pages (Djuna Barnes). Many contain pictures of varying quality. For the more ancient subjects, photographs most often portray statues, drawings, or paintings. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 75.2 .G39 1997 Gay Histories and Culture: an encyclopedia. George E. Haggerty, Editor. New York: Garland, 2000. see Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures above CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 75.13 G37 2000 Murray, Raymond Images in the dark : an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video. Philadelphia : TLA Publications, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (p. 561) and indexes.  Includes list of videos for sale in the United States and Great Britain. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] PN1995.9.H55 M87 1995 Readers Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies. Editor, Timothy F. Murphy. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. A reference guide to existing academic literature on topics important in lesbian and gay studies. For those wishing to study a particular issue, person, period, or topic, each entry describes the key sources to consult. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 75.15 .R43 2000

Subject Dictionaries

These specialized subject dictionaries define the terminology in the discipline. See the Research Guides for sources that deal with narrower subfields within the discipline. Dictionary of sexual slang words, phrases, and idioms from AC/DC to zig-zig. New York: Wiley, c1993. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 9 .R53 1993 Homosexuality and the law: a dictionary. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2001. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] KF4754.5.A68 S74 2001 Wimmin, Wimps & Wallflowers. Yarmouth, Me. : Intercultural Press, c2001 CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ76.45.U5 H47 2001

Handbooks

Handbooks collect basic, practical information, formulas, tables of data, classification systems, and definitions for professionals operating within a discipline. Newton, David E. Gay and lesbian rights: a reference handbook. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1994. A 30-page overview of the dispute over gay and lesbian rights is followed by a chronology of events relating to the gay rights movement over the past century. A third section contains biographical sketches of some of the leading figures in the gay and lesbian rights movement, as well as some opposed to the movement. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 76.3 .U5 N48 1994 Kranz, Rachel. Gay Rights. New York : Facts on File, 2000. Overview of the topic, chronology of important events, glossary of terms, biographical listing, complete index, and a fully annotated bibliography. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ76.8.U5 K73 2000 The Gay Almanac. New York : Berkley Books : Produced by the Philip Lief Group, 1996. Includes directories of lesbian and gay community centers and lesbian and gay organizations and resources, statistics, quotes, and glossary. Also bibliographical references and index. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ76.3.U5 G367 1996  The Lesbian Almanac. New York : Berkley Books : Produced by the Philip Lief Group, 1996. Includes directories of lesbian and gay community centers and lesbian and gay organizations and resources, statistics, quotes, glossary. Includes bibliographical references and index. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ75.6.U5 L35 1996  Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies. Edited by Timothy F. Murphy. Chicago ; London : Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2000. CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ75.15 .R43 2000

Sources of Statistics

The library subscribes to the ASI Microfiche Library for federal government publications containing statistical data. Every document indexed in ASI since 1979 is available in this library. In addition to the ASI Microfiche Library, the library also subscribes to the SRI Microfiche Library, containing most but not every nonfederal statistical item indexed in SRI. A third collection, Index to International Statistics, deals with statistical material from international, intergovernmental bodies, completes the package. Online access to the database (and to some of the documents themselves) is available through the Statistical Universe component of LexisNexis Academic Universe.

Citation Guides and Style Manuals

Style manuals and citations guides illustrate how to cite book, journal, and other research sources, including materials found in online databases and on the Web according to the conventional format of a particular discipline. Subject-specific citation guides are listed below, and a complete listing appears at Reference Sites: Citation Guides and Style Manuals. American Sociological Association Style Guide Format. [ Online ] Available: http://www.calstatela.edu/library/bi/rsalina/asa.styleguide.html or in the Reference Collection: CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HM586 .A540 1997 Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources. [ Online ] Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/

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Library Materials: Books: LC Class Number Guide

Most books can be found in the online catalog under the broad Library of Congress subject headings: bisexuals [or] bisexuality, homosexuals [or] homosexuality, gays, gay men, lesbians [or] lesbianism, transsexuals [or] transsexualism. These terms can be used with subheadings such as biography, legal status/laws, political activity, psychology, etc. More specific headings include: coming out (sexual orientation), gay liberation movement, gay rights, gay parents, gay [or] lesbian youth, gender identity, homophobia, etc. Names of organizations can also be searched as corporate author or subject: for ex., Mattachine Society, ACT UP, etc. Browse the Shelves by LC Class Number.

HQ 74 - 74.2	bisexuality
HQ 75 - 76.8	homosexuality, lesbianism
HQ 75.3 - 75.6	lesbianism - lesbians
HQ 76.4 - 76.45	homophobia, heterosexism
HV 1449	gay men, lesbians

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Library Materials: New Acquisitions

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Research Guides supplement the broader Research by Subject pages by focusing on the print and electronic resources that are most useful for a course specific research assignment. For faculty, the Research Guides provide structured access to the Library and Internet resources relevant to their own work or in advising students on their research projects. For students working independently, it serves as a reminder of services and materials offered within the library while at the same time providing a gateway for information available from remote sites.

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Faculty using Blackboard are encouraged to incorporate links to Library resources (specifically the Research by Subject pages and the appropriate course-related Research Guides) into the Blackboard course pages. Your Departmental Liaison or Bibliographic Instruction Contacts can assist you.

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Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery

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Hours, Directions, and Maps to Local Libraries

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Off-campus access

http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/LIBRARY/about/off_campus.htm Access to the paid-subscription sources listed is limited to workstations with Union College IP addresses. Therefore, a student wishing to use all the links on this page from off-campus will need to apply at Information Technology Services for an account on the Virtual Private Network.  Such an account enables off-campus users to have full access, even to the paid subscriptions.

PLEASE NOTE: You are reminded that it is required to check the Online Catalog (for books) or the two lists of Periodicals Titles  (for journals with articles you need) before ordering on Interlibrary Loan. It will save you considerable time for every reference that you find available here on the shelves or in electronic format.

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Schaffer Library provides to range of general and subject specific electronic databases for access to secondary material. These databases offer full-text access to articles or library holdings information.  The following databases sometimes lead to full-text articles and sometimes are designed to tell you which journals are held here in Schaffer Library. But, some do neither. Therefore, to check whether (and where) a title is to be found in the Library's collections, it is necessary to check both of the Periodical Titles lists on our Web Catalog page. Important: If you are searching from off-campus, see the above Note on Off Campus Access about Virtual Private Network accounts.

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• Gay and Lesbian Politics and Law
• A Topical Guide to Queer Resources in the Social Sciences
• Frameline (Gay and Lesbian Film, Video, and Alternative Media)
• GLADD: Fair Accurate and Inclusive Representation - Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
• Human Rights Campaign
• International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
• Lesbian & Gay Rights - Social Responsibilities Special Interest Section, American Association of Law Libraries
• National Gay and Lesbian Task Force links
• Out of the Past--400 Years of Gay and Lesbian History--PBS [Real Player]
• Queer Resources Directory
• Rainbow Query Search the Queer Internet
• Yahoo: Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Resources by subject

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Tools for tracking recently published articles and news items.

Advocate.com

http://www.advocate.com/html/update/update_sample.asp Sign up for weekly alerts and news items as reported on Advocate.com, the online site for The Advocate, the national gay and lesbian newsmagazine.

GayWire.net

http://www.gaywire.net/newswire/index.cgip The Gaywire is a dedicated GLBT press release wire service distributed via the Internet.

GLBT World Wide News Digest

http://www.fripro.com/GLBT.html

NGLTF - News & Views

http://www.thetaskforce.org/news/index.cfm - press releases and opinions from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

The New York Times: gender studies

http://college.nytimes.com/guests/search?query=gender%20studies Provides full text access to articles from The New York Times "gender studies" section.

ProQuest

http://www.umi.com/pqdauto Hierarchical access to recently published articles in gender studies.

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