IN370 Women, Media and Globalization
This guide is designed to link you to scholarly resources covering issues of Women, Media and Globalization. While it is easy to find websites relating to these issues, scholarly sources will offer insights and viewpoints that allow you to delve deeply into the subject.
General Reference Sources
Statistical Sources
Communication and Media Sources
Articles
Books
Scholarly Sources
Getting Help
General Reference Sources
Countrywatch.com
Information, statistics, and news on the countries of the worldRoutledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge [X] HQ1115 .R69 2000
Women in the Third World: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues [X] HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
Women in the Third World: A Reference Handbook [X] HQ1870.9 .K58 1997
Statistical Sources
The State of Women in the World Atlas [X] G1046.E1 S4 1997
The World's Women, 1995: Trends and Statistics [X] HQ1154 .W931 1995
Illustrated Book of World Rankings [X] HA155 .K87 2001
Communication and Media Sources
Communication Yearbook [X] P87 .C5
Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications [X] P87.5 .E535 2003
World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide [X] PN4728 .Q53 2003
Ferment in the Intercultural Field : Axiology/Value/Praxis. [X] HM1211 .F47 2003
Articles
There are many tools at the library to help you find scholarly articles on topics relating to women and globalization. The databases listed here are all good places to begin. Many of the databases include full-text online. If your search results include citations or abstracts, refer to the the guide How to Find a Journal for tips on locating the article. If we do not have the journal in the Emerson Library, you can request items from other libraries using the Request from Other Libraries form.
Academic Search Premier
Social sciences, humanities, business, general science, and education.Alternative Press Index (AltPressIndex)
Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political & social change. 1991 to present. (citations only)ComAbstracts
Abstracts of more than 40 core communication journals.Communication & Mass Media Complete
Provides citations and full text in communication and mass media.Communication Abstracts
Identifies scholarly articles about all aspects of communication. 1977 to present.Communication Studies: a SAGE Full-Text Collection
Provides the full text of articles from 16 major scholarly journal on communication.Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)
Provides full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries.CQ Researcher
Weekly reports on topics of current interest. Pro and con arguments.JSTOR
Complete full-text back issues of hundreds of core journals in the Arts and Sciences.
Books
There are many great books available through the Library covering topics relating to women and globalization. Search the Library Catalog for titles like:
Tangled Routes: Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato Trail
Servants of Globalization: Women, Migration and Domestic Work
Women's Activism and Globalization: Linking Local Struggles and Transnational Politics
Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance, and Redefinition
There are hundreds of other titles in the Library's collection on topics covered in this class. If you are aren't finding useful books, ask a librarian and we'll be sure to get you some great books.
Scholarly Sources
Not all information is created equally. Many different kinds of sources, including news stories, opinion pieces and essays will give you information on a woman and globalization. In-depth scholarly sources bring you into the discourse and arguments of a field better than other sources. Many of the sources listed on this guide link you to scholarly sources. For more information on scholarly sources, read Identifying and Locating Scholarly Sources.
Getting Help
If you have been researching for a reasonable amount of time, say, half an hour, and are not finding good sources, it's time to get help. Emerson College librarians work for you, and we are always happy to answer any questions that you might have. There are a number of ways to contact the Reference staff, including via email, phone, and chat reference. Ask a Librarian, that's what we're here for!
