AAAS 202/WMNST 202 : Gender Dynamics in Africa

• Look at your syllabus for topic ideas

• Identify "keywords" for your topic

• Try These First provides links to general databases to help find articles using your identified keywords

• Use Bibliographies to locate information in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. on a topic. Example: In "Basic Search" OR "Advanced Search" in The CAT, enter "gender roles and Africa" as Keywords.

• Review the Penn State Libraries' African Studies Research Guide for strategies to find country information, reference books, call numbers for African Studies materials, etc. [Recommended]

• Talk to your instructor or librarian about how to narrow/broaden your topic, etc.

Encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works provide background information and overviews of topics, cited works, etc. They are a good starting point to research your topic

Locate encyclopedias and other reference works, books, and other materials (videos, audio formats, dissertations, electronic formats) in The CAT (Penn State Libraries' online Catalog)

• Click "Advanced Search" [in the box to the right]
  

• Enter identified keyword(s)

• Select Material Type: "Reference Book" OR "Book or Bound Serial" OR "Video Material", etc.
  

• Limit to year, library, etc.

• Use the "I want It" button to have books delivered to you from another campus location.

Selected Online Encyclopedias

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

• Oxford African American Studies Center

Selected Print Encyclopedias

• Encyclopedia of African peoples

• Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara

• Encyclopedia of African history

• Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharan Africa

• Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender

• Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures

• The Greenwood encyclopedia of women's issues worldwide

• Men and masculinities: a social, cultural, and historical encyclopedia

• Encyclopedia of African and African-American religions

Available through the Libraries "Electronic Resources" Databases by Title (A-Z List) OR by subject in Research Guides:

• Sociological Abstracts

• Anthropology Plus

• Oxford African American Studies Center

• Women Studies International

• JSTOR

• Historical Abstracts

• America: History and Life

• ProQuest

• Ethnic NewsWatch

Newspaper articles can provide context as well as current or historical information about your topic. Use the Libraries' Newpapers and News Sources Research Guide to find appropriate new sources for your topic.

• Women's Studies [Penn State Libraries' Research Guide]

• International Affairs [Penn State Libraries' Research Guide]

• Africa South of the Sahara (Karen Fung. Stanford University Libraries)

Recommended

Citation and Writing Guides (step-by-step instructions about how to cite books, journal articles, Internet resources, etc.)

Instructor: Dr. Clemente Abrokwaa

Librarian: Sylvia Nyana
814-865-8864