HST 427/527: Finding Information on Women Scientists
Resources for exploring biographical information about women scientists
Starting Your Research
Here are some resources you can use to explore your topic. The reference books focus on biographical information. And the databases are good places to look for research written by or about the scientists or topics you're researching.
Reference Books Online
Databases to Explore
- JSTORContains full text articles from major research journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Coverage of most journals starts from the beginning of a journal's publication and typically excludes the most recent three to five years.
- Web of ScienceMaintains citation searching for high impact research journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and sciences and includes emerging sources citation indexing from 2005.
- Google Scholar
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Google Scholar searches the academic, scholarly Web for peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles. Searching Google Scholar from the Portland State University Library will identify full text articles available from PSU Library resources as well as open access articles from other universities and colleges.
Library Catalog
- Library CatalogUse the main search on the library website to search a range of resources.