Frequently Used Resources
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowMultidisciplinary index and full text source for scholarly journals and magazines.
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender: LGBTQ History & Culture since 1940 I & II This link opens in a new windowPrimary sources on social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world.
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowFull text coverage of scholarly publications in sociology, including journals, magazines, books, working papers, dissertations, conference proceedings, and an extensive thesaurus
- Women's Studies International This link opens in a new windowA bibliographic database covering the core disciplines in women’s studies and the latest scholarship in feminist research.
- JMU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
- Kanopy: Gender StudiesHundreds of films available on women's studies, men's studies, transgender studies, media representation, etc.
Selected Resources
- Feminist and Accessible Publishing and Communications TechnologiesOffers "critical approaches to publishing practices, innovative communication strategies, and techniques for making research dissemination more accessible." Visit their Schedule of Events for upcoming programming.
- Exploring Gender Identity & ExpressionA virtual book display of resources available through JMU Libraries.
- Women's Studies ResourcesList of resources on the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies page at JMU.
Queering Classification
This video by the CSUDH Library describes "classification systems, library organization schemas, and the power of naming using examples of queer identities and its history of misrepresentation."