research for women, gender & sexuality
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Assessing and Finding Sources for Women, Gender & Sexuality
Nicole Branch, Anthropology Librarian
Anthropology 170
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Today we will…
• Distinguish between different types of sources
• Define searchable key words for women, gender & sexuality
• Identify & search relevant databases
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Source types.
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Breaking Down Source Types
• Scholarly
• Popular
• Trade/Practitioner
• Reference
Scholarly
• author: experts (such as academics)
• audience: scholars and researchers in the field
• purpose: make available original research
• references: frequent citations or extensive bibliography
Popular
• author: journalist or freelance writer
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: entertain, persuade, or inform readers
• references: no citations or bibliography
Reference
• author: usually editor, not author, listed
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: provide background information on a topic
• references: sources either not cited or a short bibliography provided for further reading
Trade/Practitioner
• author: practicing professionals (e.g. teachers, nurses, business)
• audience: working professionals in that profession
• purpose: share techniques or trends within profession or industry
• references: sources sometimes cited.
Identify Key Words
How have media representations of transgender people changed in the past ten years?
Identify Key Words
How have media representations of transgender people changed in the past ten years?
Identify a Database
• Determine primary subject area or type of source
• Identify specialized databases
• Search multiple sources
Search & Refine
• Identify subject terms
• Use subject limiters
• Identify key figures in the conversation
Nicole Branch,
Anthropology Librarian
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