TEST 211 Women in Science
Quick Tips!
- Try finding articles written during a scientist's lifetime. These may be in popular magazines, newspapers, or scholarly articles. Detailed biographies may or may not have been written about the person you would like to research.
- Consider looking for primary and secondary research articles written by the person you are investigating. This can provide insight into how a researcher develops expertise in a given field.
Recommended Reference Sources
- Women in science : Antiquity through the nineteenth century : a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography
- Tacoma Reference Q141 .O34 1986
- Also available as a NetLibrary ebook
- American women in science : 1950 to the Present : a Biographical Dictionary
- Tacoma Reference Q141 .B254 1998
- Nobel Prize women in science : their lives, struggles, and momentous discoveries / Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
- Tacoma Reference Q141 .M358 1998
Finding Journal Articles
- Academic Search Complete (Ebsco) [UW Restricted] - Scholarly and general interest sources in humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
- Web of Science [UW Restricted] - Covers the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. A great resource for finding scientific research articles.
- America, History and Life [UW Restricted] - Provides citations to journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, etc. on United States and Canadian history from prehistory to the present.
- Historical Abstracts (Ebsco) [UW Restricted] - Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present.
Finding Books
- UW Libraries Catalog - Find books, journals, videos, and other materials located in the UW Libraries system. You can also narrow your search to UW Tacoma holdings only.
- Try experimenting with the Advanced Keyword Search. Useful terms might include:
- wom?n (subject) - finds both women and woman
- biograph* (subject) - find biography, biographical, etc.
- scien* (subject) - finds scientist, science, scientific, etc.
- Try experimenting with the Advanced Keyword Search. Useful terms might include:
- Worldcat [UW Beta-test Catalog] - Discover books, articles, videos and materials from libraries around the world. Easy to request items not located in the UW Libraries!
Learning about a particular year in history
Chronologies, or timelines, allow you to peruse the major events of a given year. Below is a selection of timelines available in the reference section at the UWT Library:
- Almanac of American History, E174.5 .A45 983b
- American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience, v. 1, E174.5 G753 2003
- Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates, E174.5 .C3 1987
- Encyclopedia of American History, E174.5 .E52 1996
- New York Public Library American History Desk Reference, E 174 N48 1997
- Timetables of American History, E18.5 .T553 1996
Finding Primary Sources
Primary sources include documents or artifacts created by a witness to or participant in an event. They can be firsthand testimony or evidence created during the time period that you are studying. Primary Sources may include diaries, letters, photographs, newspaper articles, government documents, poems, novels, plays, and music. The collection and analysis of primary sources is central to historical research.
Historical New York Times (1851-2003) [UW Restricted]
Los Angeles Times (1881-1985) [UW Restricted]
Times (of London) (1785-1985) [UW Restricted]
American Periodicals Series Online (1740-1900) [UW Restricted] - Includes full-page images of 18th and 19th century American magazines.
American Memory Project - Developed by the Library of Congress, American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.
Helpful Research Resources
- Connect to UW-restricted resources from off-campus
- Guide to Scholarly Journals versus Popular Magazines
- Guide to understanding the differences between primary and secondary scientific articles.
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory - helps you identify whether a journal is popular, scholarly and/or peer-reviewed.
- More questions about using the library? Ask us!
- Contact your librarian: Serin Anderson, 253-692-4815 serin@u.washington.edu
