Research Guides: Women's and Gender Studies: Books

Where to Find Background Information

Reference sources like encyclopedia entries and subject dictionaries are great resources for learning about your topic. What are the main theories related to your topic? Who are the key theorists? What disciplines are related to your topic? You can find scholarly summaries and background information on your topic using reference sources found in the resources listed below.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Find encyclopedias, handbooks and specialized reference sources for research.
- Interdisciplinary.
- Permitted Uses
Sage Knowledge This link opens in a new window
- Authoritative, interdisciplinary handbooks and encyclopedias across the social sciences.
- Brock owns the complete book, reference and navigator collection.
- Permitted Uses
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Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
- Interdisciplinary
- Includes Oxford Quick Reference of core subject, quotation, and language dictionaries and Oxford Reference Library of companions and multi-volume encyclopedias for longer, in-depth, essays and specialist definitions.
- Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
- Permitted Uses

Where to Find Information on Women's and Gender Studies Topics

Books offer in-depth coverage of a subject, overviews of a big topic, background information, as well as recommended readings, or a bibliography. Academic books are often a collection of essays or have distinct chapters on specific aspects of the topic at hand. Use the Table of Contents or the Index of a book to find the book chapter that fits your needs.

Omni This link opens in a new window
- Brock's largest Interdisciplinary search tool
- Millions of journal articles, books & ebooks, newspapers, videos, magazines and more!

Taylor and Francis eBooks - Gender Studies Collection
A collection of scholarly books in the field of Gender Studies, published by Taylor and Francis.
Oxford Academic
A predefined search for books on the topic of gender and sexuality, published by Oxford University Press and other academic publishers.