Find Sources
Finding Articles
Use these selected databases to find articles on your topic:
Books, Ebooks, Music, & Movies
Search the library's collection:
Search Beyond Fairfield:
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WorldCatA global and comprehensive catalog of library holdings. Search WorldCat for materials that are not available at Fairfield.
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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Oxford Reference Online: PremiumA comprehensive collection of scholarly encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press. A useful background information source for starting your research. Simultaneous user limit: 5.
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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.
Discipline specific sources:
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Encyclopedia of Feminist LiteratureCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PN471 .S58 2006Publication Date: 2006 -
The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women WritersCall Number: Stacks Upper Level PS508.N3 P596 2017ISBN: 9780143105992Publication Date: 2017 -
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Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780415920889Publication Date: 2000 -
Encyclopedia of Contemporary LGBTQ Literature of the United StatesCall Number: Online and Stacks Upper Level PS153.S39 E53 2009Publication Date: 2009 -
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in AmericaCall Number: Stacks Upper Level HQ76.3 .U5 E53 2004Publication Date: 2003 -
The SAGE Encyclopedia of LGBTQ Studies by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9781483371306Publication Date: 2016
Campus, Local & National LGBTQ Organizations
Fairfield University & Greater Connecticut
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Alliance (LGBTQ student organization)Fairfield University
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Campus DiversityFairfield 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 Managers
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