Black Life in America
- The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media from 1976 to the present.
- If you scroll down on the main webpage, you can select a broad time period (Late 20th Century or Early 21st Century) on the suggested search tab.
- You can then further break down categories (e.g., Government, Court Decisions, etc)
- If you click on “More Search Options” below the search bar, you can search using terms, boolean operators, date ranges, or geographical location.
- If you make an account on the database, you will be able to create a folder in which you can save articles, as well as searches.
Contemporary Women’s Issues OneFile
- Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women’s lives across the globe
- If you sign in with your St. Edwards email address, you will be able to see search history, which could be helpful if you are doing research projects.
- Search tools include topic finder, Subject Guide Search, and publication search
- In the Topic Finder, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.
- In the subject guide search you can search by subject as well as narrow your search to publication date, peer reviewed journals, and full text articles.
- In the publication search section you can search for specific publications as well as narrow your search by date, peer reviewed journals, type of publication, etc.
Gender Studies OneFile
- Includes topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more
- . If you sign in with your St. Edwards email address, you will be able to see search history, which could be helpful if you are doing research projects.
- Search tools include topic finder, Subject Guide Search, and publication search
- In the Topic Finder, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.
- In the subject guide search you can search by subject as well as narrow your search to publication date, peer reviewed journals, and full text articles.
- In the publication search section you can search for specific publications as well as narrow your search by date, peer reviewed journals, type of publication, etc.
Archives of Sexuality and Gender
- collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender
- Topics available include gay rights and health, including the worldwide impact of AIDS, materials tracing LGBTQ activism, women’s rights, and more.
- If you click on “collections” you can see all the resources for a specific topic
- If you click on “publications” you can browse by publication, the country (or state or city) in which a resource was published, as well as the publication language.
- Clicking on “learning center” allows you to look at more browsing tips and shows the history and context of the archive.
- If you click on term frequency, you can search for a particular term and see all the articles that mention that term by publication year.
- To find a topic, in the “topic finder”, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.
Child Welfare Information Gateway
- The site’s main features are electronic publications, including resource guides and assessment tools that emphasize preservation and support of families.
- The topics tab lets you browse by topic including things such as child abuse and neglect, Adoption, etc.
- You can then click on a subtopic (i.e., Laws Related to Adoption) in order to see more resources.
- In the publications tab, you can browse by title or topic
- The “more resources” tab allows you to see other databases and websites that may be helpful.
- You can also find help for a personal situation, or report child abuse and neglect.
Family Studies Abstracts
- literature covering family studies, including marriage, divorce, and family therapy
- You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself.
- You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options
- For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar
Race Relations Abstracts
- identifies literature covering race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, and immigration studies
- You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself.
- You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options
- For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar