Statistics
There are a number of ways to get meaningful statistics:
- check in books, journal articles and newspaper articles
- search the Statistical Abstract of the United States
- search the web, for example searches like:
- "women in physics" statistics
- women physics statistics
- "women in physics" statistics
- some historical statistics may be found using the Historical Statistics of the United States , 1610-2000
Example Search Strategies
Looking for ideas on what search terms to use? Try each of these in the databases and catalogs listed:
1. Search your person's name, for example Marie Curie.
2. Search on the technology, invention, field, etc that your person was involved with. For example, curie and radioactivity; history and polonium; history and radium.
3. Searches like "women in science"; "women in physics"; women and physics; "women in engineering" can uncover sources that discuss how women fare in that field.
Search Tip!
To find sources about women from other countries or cultures, include search terms such as:
Latina
African American
Asian American
Native American
To uncover sources about women living in other countries, try regional or country names:
Latin America
Guatemala
Honduras
Asia
China
Malaysia
Africa
South Africa
Ethiopia
Find Books
Use these catalogs to find books at OSU & elsewhere.
OSU Library Catalog: search for books located at Valley library and OSU's other libraries.
Historical Newspapers
If one of these cover your time period, are there newspaper or magazine articles discussing your topic?
America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1876
American Periodicals Series, 1740-1900
If you want to dig deeper, here is a list of historical Oregon newspapers in microfilm on the 3rd floor of The Valley Library.
Find Scholarly Journal Articles
Locating articles: Once you find your citation, you will need to locate the journal to read the article. Some citations will have the full-text of the article available online. For others, click on this button:
to see if OSU has an electronic or paper copy of the journal. 360 will open a new window and will display a link to full-text if available. If not click the link the library catalog to check if a paper copy is available. If neither if available request the article through the Interlibrary Loan service at: http://osulibrary.orst.edu/ill/.Search tip! Use the Science databases to see if your person has authored a scientific paper; to learn more about their technology or discovery; or to learn more about women in science or women in technology. For example here is the list of databases for engineering.
Search tip! Be sure to change Google Scholar preferences so if OSU Libraries subscribes to a journal the citation will be annotated to indicate this.
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Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier provides scholarly, magazine and newspaper articles from many academic disciplines. Click click Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Journals to limit your search. Type engineer* to find the words engineer or engineering. Type "women in science" so the terms appear as a phrase.
Coverage Dates: 1975 - present -
Women 's Studies International
Women’s Studies International covers the core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. Over 2,000 periodical sources are represented.
Coverage Dates: 1972 -
Contemporary Women\'s Issues
Scholarly and non-scholarly articles from feminist and Women's Studies literature. Be sure to evaluate your citations! Type engineer* to find the words engineer or engineering. Search concepts separately, women in one box, engineering in the next box, then choose AND.
Coverage Dates: 1992 - present -
Google Scholar
Google Scholar searches a variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities. Some articles are available in full-text through OSU's journal subscriptions or through InterLibrary Loan. Type "women inventors" so the terms appear as a phrase. Type "marie curie" radioactive OR radioactivity to search for either radioactive or radioactivity.
Coverage Dates: Unknown -
JSTOR
An archival collection of journal articles covering the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Type engineer# to find the words engineer or engineering. Type "women in science" so the terms appear as a phrase. Use parenthesis to simultaneously search 2 different concepts: "women in science" AND (physics OR biophysics).
Coverage Dates: Varies by Journal -
Project Muse
Project MUSE is an interdisciplinary collection of full-text, high quality, peer reviewed journals. Type engineer* to find the words engineer or engineering. Type "women in physics" so the terms appear as a phrase. Use the limit to articles.
Coverage Dates: Varies by journal
Get an Overview of Your Topic
A to Z of Women in Science and Math by Lisa Yount--in print. Call number is Q141 .Y675 2008 and shelved on the 1st floor at Valley Library.
American National Biography Authoritative biographical dictionary--in print. Call number is CT213 .A68 1999 and shelved on the 6th floor at Valley Library.
Notable Women in the Life Sciences: a biographical dictionary by Shearer and Shearer--in print. Call number is QH26 .N68 1996 and shelved on the 1st floor at Valley Library.
The Oxford Reference Online: University level dictionaries, encyclopedias and more. Look under History and Politics and Social Sciences.
**NEW**The Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography is a new edition of the classic reference title Dictionary of Scientific Biography. Profiles professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.
Browse Ms. Van Londen's Delicious.com tagged articles for ideas.
Check out the Women in Science blog, the author's blogroll includes links about Women in Scienc, Engineering & Mathematics, Professional Organizations and Studies & Stats. All can help you for your culture site.
Current Newspaper Articles
Alternative Press Index Citations to 200+ alternative, radical and left periodicals, 1991-present.
Lexis Nexis Academic Full-text to hundreds of national and international newspapers, some from 1980's-present. For the full-text of The Oregonian, 1987-present, choose News and checkmark The Oregonian as a Source. Tutorial.
Oregon Index Citations to Oregon newspapers,1975-present.
PressDisplay Full-text to international and some U.S. newspapers, last 60 days.
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