T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 1 Conducting Research at UBC Library for WMST 325 Tara Stephens September 16th 2008

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 2 What do you need to know? How to:  Connect to library resources from home  Find primary and secondary sources  Find print and electronic materials for your topic  Use subject terms to find related materials  Keep track of your research

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 3 Connect from home  UBC subscribes to thousands of journals, hundreds of databases and much more  UBC students get access to these subscriptions through our Virtual Private Network (VPN)  VPN=Library at home  How do I connect from home? How do I connect from home?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 4 Five Steps to Finding Books and Articles Women’s Studies Research Wiki  Step 1: Choose a topic  Step 2: Identify key concepts and search terms  Step 3: Look for books and articles  Step 4: Review your results  Step 5: Cite what you find

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 5 Part 1: Choose your topic  Sara Baartman  b d  Also known as: The Hottentot Venus Sartje (Sahr-key) Baartman  Khoisan from South Africa  Exhibited as a sideshow attraction in London and Paris

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 6 Step 2: Identify key concepts and search terms  What are the main ideas in your topic?  Sara Baartman, the Hottentot Venus  Racial constructions of female sexuality  Representations of the female body as ‘monstrous’ or ‘grotesque’  Feminist history of colonial science  What search terms could you use?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 7 Part 2: Identify key concepts and search terms sara baartman hottentot venus khoisan khoikhoi hottentot south african slave steatopygia hypertrophic labia minora sideshow attraction human exhibition exhibition ethics eurocentrism

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 8 Step 3: Find books and articles Get Started  OneSearch OneSearch  From UBC Library Books, videos, newspapers  Google Scholar Articles, book citations  MetaLib Articles, book citations

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 9 Go Pro Boolean searching (and, or, “phrase”) Library Catalogue Subject Guides Indexes & Databases  Women’s Studies International (EBSCO)  Web of Science (ISI)  Contemporary Women’s Issues (RPI)

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 10 Find articles  Women’s Studies International Women’s Studies International Covers core disciplines in Women’s Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research Full-text and index from 1972 to the present Use for broad disciplinary coverage Save search history/create alerts ‘Cite this article’ feature RefWorks compatible

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 11 Finding articles  Web of Science Web of Science Science, Social Science and Humanities articles back to the 1960s Cited reference searching Journal impact factors

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 12 Finding articles  Contemporary Women’s Issues Contemporary Women’s Issues Find full-text and index articles in all areas relating to Women’s Studies Use for catching articles not covered anywhere else Search by subject area  i.e. beauty standards 4 concurrent users

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 13 Step 4: Evaluate your results  What is the author’s main argument?  How does the author go about making and defending this argument?  What style do they use?  What literature or theoretical traditions do they draw from, build upon, and criticize?  What are the readings’ strengths and shortcomings?  How might this topic, study, or argument be approached differently?  How does it compare with previous readings and discussions in the class?

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 14 Step 5: Cite what you find  APA, MLA, Chicago Visit the Women’s Studies Subject Guide or the Research Wiki for help.

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 15 Other key resources  Women and social movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000 Women and social movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000  Defining gender, 1450 to 1910 Defining gender, 1450 to 1910  eHraf World Cultures eHraf World Cultures

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 16 Evaluation Student and faculty feedback is invaluable in keeping instruction sessions relevant and current Women’s Studies Library Tutorial Evaluation Women’s Studies Library Tutorial Evaluation

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 17 Tara Stephens 2nd floor, K219 Koerner Library 1958 Main Mall University of British Columbia Tel: (604)

T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A 18 Thank you! Any Questions?