Reference Collection

Web Resources by Discipline

The links below lead you to websites of academic interest in the following disciplines. Some have been gleaned from UW-Eau Claire faculty recommendations, others from reviews in the collection development literature. These are non-commercial sites.

Women's Studies:

• About.Com: Women's History: A topical index for resources to history about women.
• Gender Resource Guide from Eldis.org Eldis is funded by Sida, NORAD, DFID and SDC, and is one of a family of knowledge services provided by the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex. "Eldis' core mission is to act as an Internet-based information service, maintaining a library of online documents and resource guides to such relevant development topics as climate change, health systems, globalization, and pastoralism."
• Gender Related Electronic Forums: A listing of publicly-accessible email discussion forums focused on women and gender-related issues, arranged alphabetically and by subject.
• glbtq: gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer culture A cultural encyclopedia of things gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and more.
• Joan Korenman's Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites: Internet sources for women's studies and issues, created by Joan Korenman, University of Maryland.
• North American Women's Letters and Diaries the experiences of 632 women, as revealed in approximately 82,000 pages of diaries and letters.
• Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections: A geographical guide to U. S. women's history, arranged alphabetically by state, plus some international resources. A Women and Gender Project at the University of Texas, San Antonio.
• ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History in Historical and Women's Studies Journals: An International Institute of Social History database.
• Women in Science & Engineering Leadership Institute (WISELI)
  Includes information about the Institute and an extensive list of links, including bibliographies, events and links.
• Women Writers ~ UVA etext collection in English Alphabetical list of selected English language works; some illustrated; some with tables of contents.
• UW System Women's Studies Librarian Homepage: Resources for information in Women's Studies, including Feminist Collections, e-journals, Bibliographies, Subject Links, Books, Videos, Websites, Organizations, Programs and Libraries.