Research Guide for Women and Ethnic Minorities in Science

FIND JOURNAL ARTICLES | ELECTRONIC JOURNALS | FIND BOOKS | REFERENCE SOURCES | INTERNET RESOURCES |

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These databases will help you locate information published in journals, magazines, newspapers and a variety of other sources. InfoTrac OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Coverage is 1980 to the present. Updated daily. Article1st Article1st indexes approximately 12,500 journals and magazines, across all subject areas. This database indicates which journal and magazine articles are available in the Albion College Library. Biography Index Indexes books and more than 2,700 English-language periodicals. More than 1,800 books added each year. Includes autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews. July 1984 to the present. Updated monthly. General Science Abstracts Indexes 150 journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering such subjects as anthropology, astronomy, biology, computers, earth sciences, medicine and health, and much more.Coverage is from 1984 to the present. Updated monthly. WilsonSelectPlus WilsonSelectPlus contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with ASCII full text online. The database is comprised of records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts. The dates of coverage begin January 1994 and continue to the present (please note that each periodical can begin on a different month and year). BasicBIOSIS Includes over 300,000 records from 350 of the core life science journals most easily found in college and university libraries. Coverage is from 1994 to the present. Updated monthly.

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Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page Provides links to more than 700 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library. Albion College Library - Full Text Finder This resource provides links to full text articles found in the Albion College Library's many online databases and electronic journal collections. Covers more than 10,000 journals and magazines.

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Albion College Library Online Catalog The Online Catalog will help you find books, videos, government documents, journals, newspapers, and other materials owned by the Albion College Library. SOME Suggested Subject Headings: Afro-American scientists - Biography Afro-American physicians - Biography Afro-American inventors Women scientists - Biography Women mathematicians - Biography Women in science Women physicians Women surgeons Biography Scientists - Biography Bioethics Afro-American women MeLCat Online Catalog MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Albion Public Library, East Lansing Public Library, Grand Rapids Community College, Southfield Public Library, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form. WorldCat Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

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International Encyclopedia of Women Scientists REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .O27 2002 Black Women Scientists in the United States BROWSING COLLECTION - Q 141 .W367 1999 Notable Women in the Life Sciences REFERENCE COLLECTION - QH 26 .N68 1996 Blacks in Science and Medicine REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .B58 1990 Women in Science: Antiquity Through the Nineteenth Century REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .O34 1986 Women Scientists from Antiquity to the Present REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .H475 1986 Notable Women in the Physical Sciences: A Biographical Dictionary REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .N734 1997 Notable Black American Scientists REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .N726 1999 American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .B25 1994 American Women in Science, 1950 to the Present: A Biographical Dictionary REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .B254 1998 Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .B5285 2000 Nobel Prize Women in Science ON RESERVE - Q 141 .M358 1998 Notable women in Mathematics Stockwell 110 - QA 28 .N68 1998 Black women in American History: the Twentieth Century Mudd Level 3 - E 185.86 .B543 Dictionary of Scientific Biography REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 141 .D5 Current Biography. REFERENCE COLLECTION - CT 100 .C8 Math Equals: Biographies of Women Mathematicians Stockwell 110 - QA 28 .P47 Women of Mathematics: a Biobibliograhic Sourcebook Stockwell 110 - QA 28 .W66 1987 Journeys of Women in Science and Engineering REFERENCE COLLECTION - Q 130 .J68 1997

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Changing the Face of Medicine "Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine. The individuals featured here provide an intriguing glimpse of the broader community of women doctors who are making a difference." (National Library of Medicine). Profiles in Science Provides access to information on a number of scientists, including Barbara McClintock. 4000 Years of Women In Science Biographies of Women Mathematicians Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics Anthropology Biography Web Women in American History by the Encyclopaedia Britannica Black and Latino Physicians and Scientists Famous Women Scientists Women in Science The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Female Nobel Prize Laureates Women in Math and Science Euroscience - Women in Science Women in Biology Internet Launch Pages Women in Science and Engineering Black Women in Mathematics Mathematicians of the African Diaspora African-American Women in the Sciences and Related Disciplines Blacks in the Sciences and Related Disciplines Women in the Sciences Despite Gain in Degrees, Women Lag in Tenure in 2 Main Fields (New York Times)