Women and the Law: Library Resources
WOST-W 300 Topics in Women’s Studies, Course # 5838
POLS- Y380 Selected Topics in Democratic Government, Course # 5236
Dr. Kathleen Grove
Kristi Palmer, Women’s Studies Library Liaison klpalmer@iupui.edu 274-8230 UL1115J
Finding Books
IUCAT http://www.iucat.iu.edu/
Search all of IU holdings at all campuses, or limit to IUPUI campus, or limit to IUPUI University Library.
OCLC WorldCat/FirstSearch http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titleso.shtml
Search library catalogs across the world. Use Illiad (inter-library loan) to have items found sent to you.
Finding Court Cases, Legal Documents, etc.
Lexis Nexis http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesl.shtml
Search under the Legal Research section to find court cases and federal and local code and laws. Lexis Nexis is
also a great place to look for articles in newspapers regarding your topic. Search under the News section for this
sort of information.
Finding Online Articles
GenderWatch http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesg.shtml
A full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of
subject areas. “With its archival material, dating back to 1970 in some cases, GenderWatch is a repository of an
important historical perspective on the evolution of the women's movement and the changes in gender roles.
Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO,
government and special reports.”
Sociological Abstracts http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titless.shtml
Citations and abstracts only database (with possible links to full-text in other online sources). “CSA Sociological
Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and
behavioral sciences. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from
over 1,809 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference
papers.”
JSTOR http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesj.shtml
Full text source. Includes access to history, political science, women’s studies, political policy, and sociology related
journals.
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesa.shtml
Includes citations and lots of full-text. Very general database, but includes articles
from women’s studies and political science journals
Master File Premier (EBSCOhost) http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesm.shtml
Includes citations and lots of full-text. Very general database, but includes articles
from women’s studies and political science journals.
PAIS http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/ecollects/titlesa.shtml
Includes citations and abstracts only. Focused on public affairs, public and social policies, international relations and
includes a great deal of women’s studies related material.
Electronic Journals (online full-text) http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/cgibin/ejournals/ejournals.pl?ranges[0]=AH&ranges[1]=IQ&ranges[2]=RZ&active=0
Alphabetical listing of all electronic full-text journals to which IUPUI University Library has access. Use when you
would like to search or browse a specific journal that is not necessarily in the field of history or when you already
have a specific citation and want to see if the article is available online.
Related Journals at IUPUI Law Library, University Library, and/or Online
American University journal of gender & the law
American University journal of gender, social policy & the
law
Berkeley journal of gender, law & justice
Berkeley women's law journal
Berkeley women's law journal
Buffalo women's law journal
Canadian journal of women and the law = Revue
juridique La femme et le droit
Cardozo women's law journal
Circles : the Buffalo women's journal of law and social
policy
Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
Columbia journal of gender and law
Duke journal of gender law & policy
Family law quarterly
Georgetown journal of gender and the law
Harvard journal of law & gender
Harvard women's law journal
Hastings women's law journal
Intellect
Journal of family law
Journal of gender, race, and justice
Journal of homosexuality
Journal of legal studies
Labor law journal
Michigan journal of gender & law
Sexual harassment litigation
Southern California review of law and women's studies
Southern California review of law and women's studies
Texas journal of women and the law
The American University journal of gender, social policy &
the law
UCLA women's law journal
University of Louisville journal of family law
William & Mary journal of women and the law
Wisconsin women's law journal
Wisconsin women's law journal
Women and law
Women lawyers' journal
Women's law journal
Women's rights law reporter
Yale journal of law and feminism
Requesting Items
IUCAT
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password. Clicking on “Search IUCAT without login” will not allow you to request an item from within IUCAT.
Illiad http://ill.ulib.iupui.edu/ILLiad/IUP/logon.html
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requesting (book, photocopy, thesis, conference paper). You will then be asked to fill out general citation/bibliographical
information about the desired item. The item will either be emailed or held for you at University Library. ***Request items
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