Family, Kin & Community
(ANTHRO - 304)
Of course please stop by the reference desk on the third floor (reference desk hours) if you are working in the library and have questions.
Reference Resources
Look in the HQ call number range on the third floor to find reference sources on marriage and the family, childhood, parenthood etc.
Books
Cofrin
Library Catalog
Use to search for items that the Cofrin Library
owns. Use Universal Borrowing to get items from other UW libraries
in 2-3 days.
WorldCat
Use to search for items held in libraries around the world.
Direct ILL requests are available through this system.
Online Databases for Secondary Sources:
Articles
To connect to these resources from off campus you will need to enter your username and password for each database. This is the same username and password you use to log onto the campus network or to check your UW-Green Bay web account from off campus.
The links below will bring you to the library' home page. To arrive at any of the databases, select the down arrow next to "Online Databases" and select the desired database from the alphabetical list.
Academic Search Premier from EbscoHostDescription : Gain access to information from a wide range of academic areas including literature and language.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately 1990 to the present.
Social Sciences Full Text
Description: Indexes and abstracts over 400 English language periodicals. Topics include social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects.
Coverage: 1983 -
Humanities Full Text
Description: Provides indexing and abstracting of English- language periodicals on disciplines including literature and language.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately 1990 to the present.
Sociological Abstracts
Description: The Sociological Abstracts database is a primary resource for accessing the latest research sponsored in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Coverage: 1963 -
America: History and Life
Description : Indexes publications devoted to the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Coverage: 1964 -
JSTOR
Description: JSTOR is unique because the contains complete backfiles of core scholarly journals in PDF full text format. Many journals reach back to the 1800s.
Coverage: varies from title to title, but approximately from the 1800s to 2000.
Project Muse
Description: Project Muse provides the full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Coverage: 1995 -
CWI (Contemporary Women's Issues)
Description : Indexes a variety of sources covering topics related to women including journals, newsletters, research reports, government and international agencies. Information on women in over 150 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. Lexis Nexis provides access to part of the database but in Full-Text; FirstSearch provides access to all of the database, but in abstract format.
Coverage: 1992 -
GenderWatch
Description: GenderWatch is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. The database provides in-depth coverage of the subjects that are uniquely central to women's daily lives, including family, childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse, work and the workplace, sexual harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating disorders and social and societal roles.
Coverage: Mid 1970 -
Historical New York Times
Description: Historical Newspapers-The New York Times has full text and full image articles from the New York Times dating back to the 19th century.
Coverage: 1851-2001; more recent articles can be found in ProQuest Newspapers.