LibGuides: Gender Studies Research: Ebooks & Databases

Ebooks

Ebook Central (ProQuest)
Ebook Central (ProQuest) contains the Academic Complete collection: downloadable ebooks, in multiple languages, that encompass areas of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Academic books, software manuals, language learning materials, and more are included.
eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
EBSCO eBooks allows users to search, view and print the full text of electronic books.
Gale EBooks
Gale EBooks provides digital reference books on topics such as business, the environment, history, literature, geography, science, sociology, and technology. Search the database, or browse by collection or title.

Interdisciplinary Article Databases

These databases contain articles on gender issues, women's studies and men's studies as well as articles in other disciplines related to these topics.

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)
ABI/INFORM Global is one of the most comprehensive business databases on the market. It includes in-depth coverage for over 3,535 publications, with more than 2,495 available in full text. Content covers 1923-present and is updated daily. Contains abstracts, full-text HTML, full-text HTML with graphics, and PDF formats.
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
A good starting point for scholarly sources; covers many disciplines, subjects, and publications.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
Business Source Complete provides coverage in business disciplines including marketing, management, management information systems, production and operations management, accounting, finance and economics. It includes full text for more than 3600 journals, including 1900 peer-reviewed titles. Also included are full-text case studies, company and industry profiles, country reports, executive and analyst interviews, market research reports and SWOT analyses.
CQ Researcher
CQ Researcher examines issues of compelling public interest. All CQ reports include an overview, chronology, current situation discussion, pro/con arguments, a forward look at the topic, and an extensive bibliography and notes. Reports related to the topic are given at the end of the report, and the full texts of past reports are searchable.
Diversity Studies (Gale OneFile)
The Gale OneFile: Diversity Studies collection provides access to articles from news sources, magazines and academic journals exploring global cultural differences and influences related to gender, ethnicity, and race. Publications included in this collection cover subjects in disciplines such as anthropology, history, gender studies, and sociology.
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile)
Gale’s OneFile Gender Studies collection provides academic journals and magazines covering topics such as gender and queer studies, family and marital issues. Also includes photo and video archives from major news outlets, and PBS programs such as Independent Lens and NOVA.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Covers social and political issues; includes primary, scholarly, statistical, visual, and news sources.
ProQuest Research Library
Another good starting point for sources in many disciplines and subjects.

Audiovisual Sources

Academic Video Online
Academic Video Online is curated for an academic audience and contains a wide range of US and international films on subjects including business, counseling, history, language learning, music, and more. Formats include plays, documentaries, feature films, and US government content from major distributors including CNN, BBC, Dow Jones, and Sony Pictures Classics. Users can create film clips and view transcripts.
Films on Demand
Films on Demand is a digital, streaming video service which offers thousands of educational films on Humanities & Social Science, Business & Economy, Science & Mathematics, and Health topics. Films on Demand also offers special collections by well known, respected media outlets such as Frontline, CNBC Specials, the Biography Channel, and PBS NewsHour.
Kanopy
Kanopy provides streaming access to documentaries and feature films that support the Bentley curriculum.
Swank Digital Campus
Swank Digital Campus streams a mix of classic and contemporary feature films that support the Bentley curriculum. Windows users: use the latest versions of Chrome or Firefox. Mac users: use the latest version of Firefox. If prompted, install the Google Widevine Optimizer. (If using Internet Explorer 32-bit, install both Flash and Google Widevine Optimizer at the prompt.)

Education & Social Sciences

ERIC (EBSCO)
Articles from the perspective of education. You can search by educational level of subjects, or "intended audience."
ProQuest Psychology Journals
For articles from a psychological perspective; covers different periodicals than PsycARTICLES.
PsycARTICLES (ProQuest)
PsycARTICLES contains full-text, peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.
ProQuest Social Science Journals
Over 535 journals in disciplines such as anthropology, demography, and economics.
Sage Sociology Full-text Collection
The SAGE Sociology Collection includes peer-reviewed journals published by SAGE and participating societies. This collection covers such subjects as childhood, contemporary, comparative and classical sociology, consumer culture, ethnic, gender, leisure, and labor studies, social theory and the sociology of sport.
Web of Science (Core Collection)
Database of citations containing science, social science and arts and humanities content. Conduct a search, then use the menu on the left side to narrow results by subject area (for example, Women's Studies) and other limiters.

Humanities

Communication and Mass Media Complete (EBSCO)
Look here for articles from a communications perspective, or for articles about how a subject is covered in the media.
JSTOR
May search using keywords or by subject or discipline; includes journals on Feminist and Women's Studies. Contains scholarly material and book/film reviews.
Project MUSE
May search by keyword or by discipline; includes articles on Gay & Lesbian Studies, Sexuality, Women's Studies, Sociology, Cultural Studies, and many more. Contains scholarly material and book/film reviews..
MLA International Bibliography (EBSCO)
MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, coverage dates back to the early 1900s and contains over 2.3 million citations from more than 4,400 journals & series and 1,000 book publishers. Coverage is international in scope and includes links to the full text of articles where available.

News

Current News Research Guide
The library provides free online subscriptions to the following newspapers: Bloomberg.com, The Economist, Financial Times, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. Please visit our Current News research guide for sign-up instructions.

Some of these subscriptions expire after one year and may be renewed as long as you have a current Bentley email address. The guide also includes renewal instructions.

Nexis Uni
Current and comprehensive news coverage, including news in English, Spanish, and more languages..
ProQuest US Newsstream
Covers United States newspapers, including local newspapers such as the Boston Globe.