Fogler Library provides a number of resources that are helpful when we are researching Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. If you have any questions about your research, please get in touch!
You can search for both books and articles in LibrarySearch, and there are filters, such as peer review for articles, that you can use. Take a look at our LibrarySearch tutorial to get acquainted with this new system!
Here is a sample of books that can be found:
There are a number of places to search for scholarly journal articles, and your topic will influence what tool you use. While you can use the filter for peer reviewed articles in LibrarySearch, there can be benefits to use tailored library databases, which group articles in similar fields. Here are three library databases that might be helpful. In each, you have the option to choose Advanced Search, which allows you to combine topics in your search (i.e. family leave AND United States)
Google Scholar may also be a possibility, but use it very carefully. We lose the ability to have edited, verified collections with this product. To get the most full text, go to the Menu bar in the upper left, click on Settings, then click on Library Links. Choose University of Maine - Full Text.
Below find links to search verified sources for news, statistics, and documentaries.
Searching Google will be a good way to identify pertinent international organizations.
A couple of helpful tips for your searching are to use quotes around phrases ("sex trafficking") and to combine search terms with AND or OR (in caps).
You will need to have formal citations for your sources. The library tools listed here will have ways to grab citations in your format of choice, but they are not always 100% correct. To double check, or to format sources you find other ways, go to Cite Your Sources to find the correct citation formats.
