Anthropology 170

1. Assessing and Finding Sources
for Women, Gender & Sexuality
Nicole Branch, Anthropology Librarian
Anthropology 170
October 13, 2015
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2. Today we will…
• Distinguish between different types of sources
• Define searchable key words for women,
gender & sexuality
• Identify & search relevant databases
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3. Source types.
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4. Breaking Down Source Types
• Scholarly
• Popular
• Trade/Practitioner
• Reference

5. Scholarly
• author: experts (such as academics)
• audience: scholars and researchers in the field
• purpose: make available original research
• references: frequent citations or extensive bibliography

6. Popular
• author: journalist or freelance writer
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: entertain, persuade, or inform readers
• references: no citations or bibliography

7. Reference
• author: usually editor, not author, listed
• audience: general, non-expert readers
• purpose: provide background information on a topic
• references: sources either not cited or a short bibliography
provided for further reading

8. Trade/Practitioner
• author: practicing professionals (e.g. teachers, nurses,
business)
• audience: working professionals in that profession
• purpose: share techniques or trends within profession or
industry
• references: sources sometimes cited.

12. Identify Key Words
How have media representations of transgender people changed
in the past ten years?

13. Identify Key Words
How have media representations of transgender people changed
in the past ten years?

14. Identify a Database
• Determine primary subject area or type of
source
• Identify specialized databases
• Search multiple sources

15. Search & Refine
• Identify subject terms
• Use subject limiters
• Identify key figures in the conversation

16. Nicole Branch,
Anthropology Librarian
nbranch@scu.edu
x5436
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