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Women in the World: Selected Resources on Global Women Studies

		Background Information and Reference Sources

		Growing Up: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia Marriage, Family and Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia Cambridge Encyclopedia of… China India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka The Middle East and North Africa Russia The Cross Cultural Study of Women: A Comprehensive Guide Current Biography Yearbook Feeding Infants in Four Societies Gale Country & World Rankings Reporter The State of the World's Children Handbooks to the Modern World Soviet Union Africa Asia and the Pacific Western Europe The United States The Middle East International Dictionary of Women's Biography International Handbook on Abortion Kidder, Rushworth M. Shared Values for a Troubled World Kidron, Michael. The State of the World Atlas Levinson, David. Aggression and Conflict: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia ---. Ethnic Relations: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia Mackay, Judith. The State of Health Atlas The Muslim Almanac Oxford Atlas of the World Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World Parkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of Japan Quale, G. Robin. A History of Marriage Systems Reinharz, Shutamit. Feminist Methods in Social Research Kinnear, Karen L. Women in the Third World Neft, Naomi. Where Women Stand : An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries Rose, Phyllis. The Norton Book of Women's Lives Seager, Joni. Women in the World: An International Atlas Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology State of the World The Statesman's Yearbook Statistical Abstract of the World United Nations. Demographic Yearbook Women, a World Report Women and Health: Cross-Cultural Perspectives Women and Politics Worldwide Women: Challenges to the Year 2000 Women in the World, 1975-1985 Women of the World: A Chartbook for Developing Regions. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of the Census, 1985. [R320/W842] The World Almanac and Book of Facts World Education Encyclopedia World Health Organization. World Health Report World Health Statistics Annual The World's Women, 1970-1990: Trends and Statistics Writing Women's History: International Perspectives

		Using The Catalog

		You will find materials under subject headings and keywords such as:

		Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa Developing Countries Dissenters--Soviet Union Hindu Women Muslim women Sao Paulo (Brazil)--Social Conditions Women, Arab Women--Brazil Women--China Women--Cross cultural studies Women--Developing countries Women--Economic conditions--Cross cultural Women--Egypt Women--Ghana Women--India Women--Iran Women--Japan Women--Papua New Guinea Women--Revolutionaries--Guatemala Women--Social Conditions Women--South Africa Women--Soviet Union Women's Health

		Electronic Periodical Databases

		FirstSearch Social Sciences includes the following electronic indexes: Contemporary Women's Issues with full text; SocioAbs, Sociological Abstracts; SocSciAbs, Social Science Abstracts; and PsycFIRST, Psychology Abstracts from the last three years.

		CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health covers the period 1982 to date. Over 600 nursing and allied health journals are regularly reviewed and indexed.

		Lexis / Nexis Academic Universe indexes and abstracts periodical articles and provides some full text from selected reference sources.

		ProQuest Research Library indexes summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, with many in full text, full image format.

		Periodical Indexes

		The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature is a paper index providing periodical indexing back to 1890. It is available in the Abplanalp Library reference area.

		Social Sciences Index is a paper quarterly author and subject index to journals in the fields of anthropology, community health, economics, geography, international relations, sociology and related areas. It is available in the Abplanalp Library reference area.

		Internet Sources

		Africa Online Center for International Health Information : Demographic and health statistics on developing countries. International Monetary Fund Progress of Nations, UNICEF : Statistics by country. Women's Studies Re-sources on the web : An index of women's history links; archives and collections; women's resources on the web; and women's organizations. World Bank World Health Organization

		Roberta (Bobby) Gray, public services librarian, University of New England Libraries, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103

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