Article Databases / Indexes
General Article Databases / Indexes
Newspaper Article Databases / Indexes
- America's Newspapers (online)
America's Newspapers is a collection of full-text newspapers available online. The database includes 17 Ohio newspapers, plus other major newspapers from other states. Content includes local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded.- Newsdex (online)
Newsdex is an index to newspaper articles pertaining to Cincinnati and Hamilton County. Selected coverage began in 1811 and full coverage began in 1990. Newsdex indexes the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Post, Cincinnati Herald, Cincinnati Magazine, Business Courier, and the Downtowner.Women's Studies Article Databases / Indexes
- Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-6/30/2006) (online)
The database provides full-text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women in over 190 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration and political science.- Gender Studies Database (online)
Gender Studies Database, produced by NISC, combines NISC's popular Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. This database includes more than 696,750 records with coverage spanning from 1972 and earlier to present.- GenderWatch (online)
Full text collection of journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings and governmental n-g-o and special reports devoted to women's and gender issues. Contains materials dating back to the 1970's. Incorporated the publication Women "R."- Gerritsen Collection (online)
Welcome to The Gerritsen Collection - Women's History Online, an international digital library that spans four centuries and documents the lives and experiences of women in public and private arenas. The database contains 265 periodicals and 4,471 monographs published from 1543-1945 in fifteen different languages.- Women’s Studies International (online)
Women's Studies International, produced by NISC, covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Coverage includes more than 548,220 records and spans from 1972 and earlier to present. This database supports curriculum development in the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.
Biographical Information
- American National Biography - REF CT213 .A68 1998 (print & online)
- Biography and Genealogy Master Index (online)
This database is a first stop index tool for learning where to look for biographical material on people from all time periods, geographical locations and fields of endeavor. Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes any print product that includes biographical information on multiple persons. It also acts as an index to other indexes.- Biography Resource Center + Who's Who (online)
This is a comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 220,000 people from throughout history around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines over 300,000 biographies from respected Gale Group sources with full-text articles from more than 250 periodicals. The Complete Marquis Who's Who® comprises every person who has appeared in any of 20 Marquis Who's Who® titles from the past decade.- The Continuum Dictionary of Women's Biography - REF CT3202 .C66 1989 (print)
- Dictionary of World Biography - REF CT104 .D54 2000 (print)
- Handbook of American Women's History - REF HQ1410 .H36 1990 (print)
- History of Women in the United States - REF HQ1410 .H57 1992 (print)
- The Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography (online)
- Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary - REF CT3260 .N57 (print)
- Notable Black American Women - REF E185.96 .N68 1992 (print)
Cincinnati & Ohio Biographies
- Cincinnati Women: Jewels in the Crown - Langsam Stacks HQ1439.C5 C56 1988 (print)
- Cincinnati's Colored Citizens: Historical, Sociological and Biographical - REF F499 .C46 D1112 1926 (print)
- Greater Cincinnati and Its People: A History - REF F499 .C5 L54 1927 (print)
- Ohio Biographical Dictionary: People of All Times and All Places Who Have Been Important to the History and Life of the State - REF CT254.O35 1997 (print)
- Women in Cincinnati: A Century of Achievement - Stacks F499 .C5 W65 1984x (print)
- Women of Ohio: A Record of Their Achievements in the History of the State - Langsam Stacks F490 .F7 (print)
BooksSearching for Books
Books, as all library materials, can be found through the Library's Catalog using Title, Author, Subject, Keyword, or other numeric index searches.
Using the Library's Catalog, students can check on an item's location, availability, and bibliographic information. The Library's Catalog is University wide; however, all searches can be limited to only materials owned by the RWC Library.
RWC students can borrow all available materials from any of the University of Cincinnati Libraries, as well as all available materials through the OhioLINK Catalog. The OhioLINK Catalog is a statewide library catalog consisting of library materials from colleges, universities, and public libraries throughout Ohio. To request materials from libraries other than the RWC Library, use the convenient online request option to request available materials.
Citation & Style Guides
- Assembling a List of Works Cited - Duke University Libraries (online)
- Bedford/St. Martin's ONLINE! Citation Styles (online)
- The Chicago Manual of Style - REF Z253 .U69 2003 (print)
- Citation Resources (online)
- A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers - REF LB2369 .T8 2007 (print)
Encyclopedias
- Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia - REF E185.86 .B542 1993 (print)
- The Encyclopedia of Ohio - REF F489 .E5 1999 (print)
- Ohio History Central (online)
- The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives - REF CT213 .S37 2000 (print)
Journals
Journals, as all library periodicals, can be found through the Library's Catalog using Title, Subject, Keyword, or other numeric index searches. Using the Library's Catalog, students can check on a journal's location, availability, and holdings.
Full-Text Journals
All full-text journals can be found through the Library's Full Text Journal List using Title or ISSN searches, or browsed by subject.
- All Gender & Ethnic Studies Full-Text Journals
- Ohio History: The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society (1887-2004) (online)
- Ohio History - RWC Magazines (2007-forward) (print)
Local Information
You might find photographs, letters, or other documents by visiting a local archive. It's a good idea to call ahead and let them you are coming.
Web Sites
- American Memory - Library of Congress
"American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience." [from American Memory's Mission]American Memory also includes the following exhibits and research guides:
- American Women's History: A Research Guide - Digital Collections of Primary Sources from Middle Tennessee State University Library
- Greater Cincinnati Memory Project - SouthWest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries (SWON)
- Ohio Memory Project: An Online Scrapbook of Ohio History - Ohio Historical Society
- Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1867-1970 - Ohio
This file was last modified on 12/17/2008 by Lauren Wahman.