Gender

Page contents > Introduction | Quick links | Finding books on your Reading List | Collection policy | Finding books not held at LSE | Electronic Resources for Gender | Finding journals | Electronic Resources for Gender Studies | Finding Newspaper articles | Finding quick reference materials | Theses | Research | Multimedia (video and online audio) Resources | Government and intergovernmental organisations Publications and data | Internet sites | Other libraries | Citing and referencing | Help

Introduction

• This page is maintained by Heather Dawson, subject liaison Librarian for Gender Institute: h.dawson@lse.ac.uk
• It is designed to offer you help in making the most of LSE Library resources. Do send me an email if you need any further assistance!

Quick links

Use these to get started quickly. More in depth advice is given in the sections below.

Search the LSE Library catalogue| to find book, journal titles and links to electronic resources

Search for journal articles using Cross Searcher| from a range of LSE Library's subscription resources, or browse the full list of| subscription databases

Go to our list of recommended free web sites for Gender studies| (via the LSE Library delicious account) you might also like to try the links for Development| and Media and Communication studies|

Also, here are my recommended starting point|s (via Pageflakes - there are tabs for anthropology and media studies.)

Finding books on your Reading List

The place to start is the Library Catalogue|.

It includes details of both printed and electronic materials held by the Library. Enter your search terms and then use the options on the right hand side of the screen to refine your results. You can use the Advanced search option if you wish to search for specific authors or titles

Top tips

• Note down the classmark of the items you need. In particular note if they are located in the Course collection or Main collection. You can check locations and  loan entitlements in the Student Guide to using the Library
• Reserve items which are already on loan.
• Find out how to search the catalogue effectively by watching our short video tutorial

Here are some key classmarks for Gender studies Note that due to the interdisciplinary nature of the subject relevant books may also be found in the sociology, politics and economics sections of the Library.

Collection policy

• Read the full text of LSE library's Collection development policies. These documents are used to guide our acquisitions. Feel free to suggest additional book purchases by using our online form.

Finding books not held at LSE

• LSE staff and students can become members of  Senate House Library and SOAS Library. This allows you to borrow books from their collections.
• Search for books held in Universities in London and the South-East by using the InforM25 service. Most other University of London Libraries allow reference (non-borrowing access). For further details on arrangements see our Using other Libraries webpages.
• Find out about books in the main UK research libraries (including the British Library and Oxford and Cambridge Universities by using the COPAC catalogue.
• Books from other libraries can also be requested via the Interlending and Document Delivery Service at LSE.

Electronic Resources for Gender

All subscription and important resources are listed on the Library Catalogue|. If you know what you want to use. Choose the advanced search option and enter the title of the resource

Click here for those specific to Gender resources|

Finding journals

Top tips

The place to start is the Library Catalogue|. The Catalogue provides references to all the print and electronic journals held by LSE Library.

Top tips

• Choose the advanced search option and enter the title in inverted commas
• find out more by viewing these slides.

Here are some key journal titles for Gender studies

Journals not held at LSE

• If LSE does not have the printed or electronic version of a journal then you can check to see if other libraries have it using the Union List of Serials (University of London Colleges) or COPAC (British Library and other research universities across the UK)
• Use the Inter-Library Lending system for journal articles that you cannot easily get to yourself by clicking on the "Requests and inter-lending" button on the Classic Library Catalogue and select the "Request a journal from another library" option

Electronic Resources for Gender Studies

LSE Library subscribes to a number of key databases which will enable you to do keyword searches for journal articles for your dissertation. These provide many more references than you will find on Google Scholar  

• View these slides for a quick guide to searching for journal articles

• Key databases for Gender

• The International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - IBSS (which provides references to articles published since the 1950s it includes many in European languages such as French and German) (click here for a quick guide),

   The Web of Knowledge (Also offering articles since the 1950s . These are more North American based and cover a wider range of humanities, science and social science subject areas.) (Click here for a quick guide)

  Anthropology Plus  combines the contents: of Anthropological Literature and the Anthropological Index. Anthropological Literature is a searchable database which provides bibliographic references to journal articles, reports, essays and book reviews relating to all aspects of Anthropology. The material is compiled by the Tozzer Library, University of Harvard and covers materials published from the 19th century to the present day. Updates to the database are made quarterly. Anthropological Index provides references to articles in journals taken by the Royal Anthropological Institute Library

•  Applied social sciences index and abstracts  provides references to articles published in over 500 Social Science journals from 1987 onwards. It covers a broad range of Social Science subjects including Politics, Economics and Sociology but is particularly strong in the fields of applied Social Science, especially Social Psychology, Social Work and Social Welfare.

• Communication Abstracts  provides references to journal articles published since 1977. Includes all aspects of advertising, marketing, political communication and TV and radio broadcasting

• PsycInfo produced by the American Psychological Association  indexes journal articles , papers, technical reports and chapters in books relating to all fields of Psychology from 1872 to the present day -It is useful for materials on the psychological impact of the media.  click here for a quick guide

• LGBT life with full text provides access to a collection of articles from LGBT (formerly known as ) GLBT Life and a collection of significant Gay, lesbian, bi-sexual and transsexual journal titles and magazines. Some articles are offered in full text. Key titles include Harvard Gay review. There is also some coverage of AIDS issues.

• PAIS is produced by the Public Affairs Information Service. It indexes the contents (often with abstracts) of over 1000 journals, as well as some books, theses and government documents, on the subjects of public affairs, international relations, social policy and other social science subjects. Coverage is from 1972 onwards.

  The Library  provides a searching service for LSE staff and students called Cross Searcher that searches the content of a number of selected databases and resources. This can be used to find journal articles, and where available, links through to the full text, using the LSE article finder orange button: It can currently be used to cross search a number of these Gender studies databases: PAIS, ASSIA, Web of Knowledge, IBSS, LSE Library catalogue. However, note that while it is quick to use: it does not include all the database you might need. NEXIS (for newspaper articles is currently excluded).  It also does not allow advanced search functions. If you want to search for types of materials (such as book reviews) or set up personalisation alerts you will need to search the databases individually. Do this by searching for the title of the database on the LSE Library catalogue. This will give you the main log in screen.

• You can also set up current contents alerts to receive email tables of contents from your favourite journals. Here is a quick guide
• For more advice on finding book reviews - try our free online guide

Top tips

• Always follow the links from the LSE Library web pages. Links to journal articles taken from Google may not work!
• Log in using your LSE Network username and password

Finding Newspaper articles

The LSE Library subscribes to a number of newspaper databases. There is a guide to all of them I|t also mentions some good free Internet sites.

Key database

NEXIS|  
Contains the full text of a large number of UK and foreign newspapers from 1980 onwards. Click here for a quick guide on how you can use NEXIS effectively| to set up regular news alerts.(You may need to sign in with your Network Username and password)

Top tips

• To look at today's headlines do a Google search and consult the homepage of the newspaper.
• But for more in depth academic research always use NEXIS. Connect to it using the links from the Library catalogue. Links from the newspaper homepages and Google searches may not work!
• Find out how more about the other LSE Library newspaper databases.By reading our free guide.

Finding quick reference materials

The Reference Collection| on the first floor of the library contains printed dictionaries, directories, encyclopaedias.

Here are some key titles:

We also have a growing collection of online dictionaries and encyclopaedias that you can use off-campus. Consult our Reference Collection guide| for a more detailed list.

Top Tips

• Try the Oxford English Dictionary to check your spelling. 
• Use Oxford Reference Online to find foreign language and grammar dictionaries.
• Use the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography to find biographical information on over 50,000 men and women who have shaped the history of the UK from earliest times to the present day.

Theses

The Library has paper copies of doctoral PhD theses produced by LSE students. Search for these on the LSE Library classic catalogue| use the option set search limits. Then select from the Collection option Theses. MA theses are not held in the Library. They may be held in your academic department.

Top tips

• Save time by searching our specialist databases
• The Library has paper copies of doctoral PhD theses produced by LSE students. Search for these on the LSE Library classic catalogue use the option set search limits. Then select from the Collection option Theses.

• An increasing number of UK Theses are now being digitised. To find theses for your subject area. Try searching Ethos .  

• EThOS aims to provide access to all doctoral theses produced by UK Higher education institutions. However as it is still in the beta test stage not all these are listed. So you should supplement it with further research using the Index to theses database. An increasing number of full text items can be downloaded free of charge from the website. (After free registration). Log in place the item in your shopping basket and go to the checkout. After agreeing to the copyright terms it can be downloaded immediately as a pdf or zip file. Other items provide abstracts only and prompt users for payment to obtain the full copy. LSE staff and students should not do this. Instead write down the details. Go to the LSE classic library catalogue select the blue requests and interlending button and fill in the theses request form. This may take a few days but the item will be delivered in electronic form.

  •  Index to Theses  contains information on all British and Irish theses completed since 1715. Access off campus requires your LSE network username and password..
  • To find theses completed in the USA and Canada. try searching  Theses and Dissertations 
  • Electronic theses. There are a number of projects worldwide which are working to make these available online. Some examples of foreign these online include: Hong Kong University Theses Online Free access to over over 13,000 full text dissertations covering all subject areas from the 1940s onwards completed at Hong Kong University. The LSE maintains an online listing via our delicious account 

Research

These are useful for tracing examples of ongoing research.

Increasing numbers of institutions are developing Institutional repositories  undertaken by academics and students in universities worldwide where you can find examples of abstracts and many full text papers, conference reports and articles by staff and researchers.

• The LSE Library maintains a research blog which highlights new online publications
• LSE Research Online is a collection of research produced by LSE staff. It often contains content which is full text and freely available.
• OpenDoar - allows you to search for papers from repositories around the world 

Multimedia (video and online audio) Resources

Film Collection.
The library has a small but growing collection of commercial videos, DVDS  and TV programme recordings. Find them on the Library Catalogue|  or browse them in the course collection. Material can be viewed using equipment based in the Library or borrowed  for the same length of time as Course Collection texts

Multimedia

Key databases.

Education Image Gallery| (with over 50,000 images from the Hulton Archive, Photodisc and the Getty Images® News Service covering key events and multiple subject areas including history, entertainment, sport, science, fashion, politics, music, conflict, film, art, leisure and women's studies)

Newsfilm online| which provides access to over 3,000 hours of news film clips taken from the archives of ITN/Reuters. Materials cover stories from 1910-2007. They include major wars and conflicts, British political and social events. Many examples also have associated programme scripts. Choose the log in via UK federation and enter your LSE network username and password

 Click here for a guide to what the Library subscribes to and what you can find elsewhere on the Internet.|

Top tips

• Remember that an increasing number of programmes, films and images can now be found on the Internet. Look at our recommended video search engines via the LSE Library delicious account. They include also include online links to academic lectures and documentaries.

Government and intergovernmental organisations Publications and data

The LSE Library has a special collection of materials from key intergovernmental organisations. These include publications, statistics and reports from the United Nations|, IMF, World Bank and Food and Agricultural Organisation. For further information on paper and electronic holdings see our specialist guides.|  

Internet sites

Sites recommended by LSE Library staff many web resources that can be accessed using the Library's Delicious account| or using the Delicious tag cloud on the Free Resources on the Web page|. 

Top tips

• Try browsing our recommended sites for Gender . Note there are also sites for Media, Development and Social Policy
• Intute is a particularly good free catalogue of academic websites for UK social scientists
• Use the Bibliographies list to find free sources of references to Gender articles to supplement the resources you have already found via Cross Searcher.
• Learn how to search the Internet effectively by trying our guides via Moodle courses The Library Companion for Students and The Library Companion for Researchers. Login using your LSE Network username and password.

Other libraries

• LSE students and staff can use most other libraries of the University of London for reference purposes. For a full list of agreements see our Using other Libraries web pages.
• Of particular interest is Senate House Library which contains some anthropology textbooks and the School of Oriental and African Studies Library (SOAS) which has more extensive journal holdings on Africa and Asia than the LSE. Students may borrow from this Library. To get a card simply go there with your LSE ID Card. it includes off campus access to many of their electronic resources.
• Other useful Libraries in London include the British Library newspaper Library which is a public library containing a vast collection of UK and foreign newspapers.
• British Library of Development Studies - key UK library based at the University of Sussex.
• Womens Library  a reference library containing an extensive collection of books and journals on women's history . Coverage is mostly for the UK.

Citing and referencing

The Library has a useful collection of online guides| on citing and referencing. They include a podcast.|

Top tips

• Save time by noting down the full citation of any books and journals that you use when you read them, rather than at the end of your course!
• Find out if your department has a preferred style and learn to use it correctly. The library has lots of online guides to help you.
• If you have many references to manage. Learn how to use Endnote (bibliography management software), which can work with Microsoft Word to format your references automatically. You can also export references automatically from many online databases. The library offers regular training courses on this software .

Help

• Try the Moodle courses The Library Companion for Students and The Library Companion for Researchers where you will find many useful guides
• Book a training session

Contact Heather Dawson|, Liaison Librarian for Gender Institute.