Womens Resources International

New NISC DISC

Womens Resources International (1972-present) provides over 101,000 records
from Womens Studies Database, University of Toronto, Canada; four files
from the University of Wisconsin System - Women's Studies Librarian;
Womens Studies Abstracts of Rush, New York; and Women of Color and
Southern Women from the University of Memphis. Coming soon: the Women
Studies Database thesaurus (over 18,000 descriptors).

Major topics

feminist theory
Victorian period 
domestic violence
feminist history
Modem period
lesbianism
family
literary criticism
developing countries
employment
art, language, and culture
women in development
mental health
sports and physical activities
minority studies
physical health
political/social activism
immigrant experience
psychology
grassroots movements
international feminism
reproductive rights
law
womens liberation movement
family planning
child and spousal abuse
prejudice and sex discrimination

Databases on this CD-ROM

Women Studies Abstracts

Edited by Sara Stauffer Whaley, Women Studies Abstracts (1984-present)
provides more than 40,000 records. Approximately 1,600 records are added
per year.

Womens Studies Database -- 1972-present

Compiled by Jeanne Guillaume, Womens Studies Collection Librarian of New
College, University of Toronto, Womens Studies Database (1972-present)
provides more than 51,000 records. Approximately 4,000 records are added
per year. 

Women's Studies Librarian: 4 files

New Books on Women and Feminism -- 1987-present

The complete guide to feminist publishing provides 21,000 citations. About
1,400 records are added per year.

WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in
Womens Studies  -- 1985-1990

This guide to 800 feminist films, videos, audiocassettes, and filmstrips
includes distributor contact info. 

Women, Race, and Ethnicity: A Bibliography 1970-1990

Annotated, selective bibliography of 2,549 books, journals, anthology
chapters, and nonprint materials.

The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology: A Bibliographic
Guide to the Professions and the Disciplines

Selective coverage, 1970-1995 An excellent tool for curriculum development,
provides 2,500 records drawn from biographical articles and science
databases A Company in the Public Interest 

Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science
Research

Produced by the Research Clearinghouse on Women of Color and Southern Women
at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, this database provides over
6,000 citations from 1975 to the present. Coverage includes anthropology,
criminal justice, economics, political science, psychology, and sociology,
as well as references on education and health. 
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Womens Resources International

Coverage: 1972-present

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libraries may choose only the EXPERT set-searching mode, for instance. 

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Related titles: 

Child Abuse & Neglect CD-ROM -- 1965-present

Free for libraries, professionals, and professional organizations, this
NISC DISC features databases on documents, legal statutes, public
awareness materials, audiovisual materials, local-to-international
programs, and the Child Abuse & Neglect Thesaurus. Software is bilingual
(English or Spanish.) To subscribe, write: CD-ROM, National Clearinghouse
on Child Abuse & Neglect Information, P.O. Box 1182, Washington, DC
20013-1182 USA. Semi-annual updates, free. 

Family Studies Database -- 1970-present

The world's most comprehensive, systematic, and non-evaluative resource of
valuable research literature on the family. Formerly Family Resources, the
database is now produced by NISC and published in association with the
National Council on Family Relations. Over 135,000 bibliographic records
and abstracts are drawn from approximately 800 professional journals and a
variety of books. Valuable subfiles (1970-Jan.1990 only) include an Idea
Bank, a Human Resources Bank, and a Family Studies Centers file. About
6,000 records are added per year. Quarterly updates, $595.00/yr.
subscription. 

POPLINE on CD-ROM --  1827-present

The world's largest population database from the Population Information
Program of the Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health and the
National Library of Medicine contains over 213,000 citations and abstracts
from both published and unpublished sources. Coverage includes population,
family planning, AIDS, fertility, population laws and policies, health
care instruction, demographics, sexually transmitted diseases, maternal
and child health, population and the environment, and more. Document
delivery is available. Semi-annual updates, $695.00/yr. subscription. 

sociofile (enhanced) -- 1974-present

The enhanced sociofile database from Sociological Abstracts, Inc. of San
Diego, California provides more than 350,000 citations and abstracts from
the sociological abstracts database (on all aspects of sociology and
related disciplines) and the Social Planning/Policy & Development
Abstracts (SOPODA) database (on methodological and theoretical aspects of
sociology). The Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms permits powerful,
automated searching. sociofile covers over 2,000 serials as well as
conference papers, dissertations, books, monographs, book reviews, and
more. About 20,000 records are added each year. Document delivery is
available. Quarterly updates, $2,095.00/yr. subscription. 

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