Black Life in America

The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media from 1976 to the present.

• If you scroll down on the main webpage, you can select a broad time period (Late 20th Century or Early 21st Century) on the suggested search tab.
  • You can then further break down categories (e.g., Government, Court Decisions, etc).
• If you click on “More Search Options” below the search bar, you can search using terms, Boolean operators, date ranges, or geographical location.
• If you make an account on the database, you will be able to create a folder in which you can save articles, as well as searches.

Contemporary Women’s Issues OneFile

Find timely and historically relevant content on issues that influence women’s lives across the globe.

• If you sign in with your St. Edwards email address, you will be able to see search history, which could be helpful if you are doing research projects.
• Search tools include topic finder, Subject Guide Search, and publication search.
  • In the Topic Finder, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.
  • In the subject guide search you can search by subject as well as narrow your search to publication date, peer reviewed journals, and full text articles.
  • In the publication search section you can search for specific publications as well as narrow your search by date, peer reviewed journals, type of publication, etc.

Gender Studies OneFile

Includes topics related to gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.

• If you sign in with your St. Edwards email address, you will be able to see search history, which could be helpful if you are doing research projects.
• Search tools include topic finder, Subject Guide Search, and publication search.
  • In the Topic Finder, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.
  • In the subject guide search you can search by subject as well as narrow your search to publication date, peer reviewed journals, and full text articles.
  • In the publication search section you can search for specific publications as well as narrow your search by date, peer reviewed journals, type of publication, etc.

Archives of Sexuality and Gender

Collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender.

• Topics available include gay rights and health, including the worldwide impact of AIDS, materials tracing LGBTQ activism, women’s rights, and more.
• If you click on “collections” you can see all the resources for a specific topic.
• If you click on “publications” you can browse by publication, the country (or state or city) in which a resource was published, as well as the publication language.
• Clicking on “learning center” allows you to look at more browsing tips and shows the history and context of the archive.
• If you click on term frequency, you can search for a particular term and see all the articles that mention that term by publication year.
• To find a topic, in the “topic finder”, you can input keywords and the database will generate a wheel of topics relating to those keywords.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

The site’s main features are electronic publications, including resource guides and assessment tools that emphasize preservation and support of families.

• The topics tab lets you browse by topic including things such as child abuse and neglect, Adoption, etc.
  • You can then click on a subtopic (i.e., Laws Related to Adoption) in order to see more resources.
• In the publications tab, you can browse by title or topic.
• The “more resources” tab allows you to see other databases and websites that may be helpful.
• You can also find help for a personal situation, or report child abuse and neglect.

Family Studies Abstracts

Literature covering family studies, including marriage, divorce, and family therapy.

• You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself.
• You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options.
• For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar.

Race Relations Abstracts

Identifies literature covering race relations, including ethnic studies, discrimination, and immigration studies.

• You can log in with your St. Edward’s Gmail if you want to be able to save articles to the database itself.
• You can search by keywords or you can click search options below the basic search bar for more options.
• For more information on how to search the database, click the question mark on the right hand side of the search bar.