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Finding Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
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Women and Social Movements in the U.S. 1600-2000Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, this collection seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding about U.S. history.
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America: History & Life with Full-TextCovers the history, culture, and current affairs of the United States and Canada, with citations, full-text journal articles, and books. Simultaneous user limit:6.
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SocINDEX with Full TextSocINDEX with Full Text offers coverage of sociology, subdisciplines and closely related areas, including abortion, criminology/criminal justice, demography, ethnic/racial/gender studies, marriage and family, political sociology, religion, rural/urban sociology, social development, social psychology, structure, & work, socio-cultural anthropology, sociological history, sociological research and theory, substance abuse and other addictions, violence and many others.
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Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ history and culture since 1940, Part IA primary source collection consisting of newspapers, periodicals, reports, personal correspondence, interviews, and more covering international LGBTQ history and culture from 1940 to 2014, with the bulk from 1950 to 1990.
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
Search the library's collection:
Search Beyond Fairfield:
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WorldCatWorldCat is the OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide, before 1000BC-present.
Updated: Daily.
Background Sources
Multidisciplinary encyclopedias:
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Credo Reference Academic CoreA comprehensive collection of subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, and reference handbooks. Also included are short reference videos and high-resolution images. Useful background information source.
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Britannica AcademicProvides access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, an interactive world atlas, a world data analyst tool, images, timelines, videos, and primary sources.
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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA large collection of Oxford dictionaries and encyclopedias, covering literature, art and architecture, science and technology, religion, history, law, philosophy, quotations, and the social sciences. Includes English translation bilingual dictionaries for a number of world languages. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
Discipline specific sources:
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Encyclopedia of Feminist Literature
Call Number: Reference Main Level PN471 .S58Publication Date: 2006 -
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers
Call Number: PS508.N3 P596 2017ISBN: 9780143105992Publication Date: 2017 -
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Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United States
Call Number: Online and Ref PS153.S39 E53 2009 v.1-2Publication Date: 2009 -
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
Call Number: Ref HQ76.3 .U5 E53 2004 v.1-3Publication Date: 2003
Campus, Local & National LGBTQ Organizations
Fairfield University & Greater Connecticut
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Alliance (LGBTQ student organization)Fairfield University
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Campus EventsFairfield University
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Triangle Community CenterServing the LGBTQ community of Southwestern CT
National Organizations
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Human Rights CampaignThe largest LGBTQ lobby group in the U.S.
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It Gets BetterOnline support network for young people looking for support dealing with bullying.
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National LGBT Health Education CenterProvides educational programming and consultation for health care organizations throughout the nation and the world with the goal of eliminating health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.
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PFLAGParents, Families & Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer persons
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American Men's Studies AssociationAMSA provides a forum for teachers, researchers, students, and practitioners to exchange information and to gain support for work on men and masculinities
Citations & Support
Citing Your Sources
The links below point to brief informational guides for creating accurate citations. For more complete information, consult the original books at the library (see call numbers below) or contact a librarian.
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Ref. Z 253.U69 2017
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Citation Management Tool
RefWorks is a tool that will help you manage the resources you use for your research, and create citations and bibliographies when you write your papers. The RefWorks User Guide will help you set up your RefWorks account and get started using it.
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