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GenderWatch
[ProQuest] Full text access to popular and scholarly literature on topics such as gender, gender studies, women's studies, LGBT studies, sexuality, feminism, role in the workplace, healthcare, and religion.
Ethnic NewsWatch
[ProQuest] Full text collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
JSTOR
[JSTOR] JSTOR is a digital library founded in 1995. Originally containing digitized back issues of academic journals, it now encompasses books and other primary sources as well as current issues of journals in the humanities and social sciences. It provides full-text searches of almost 2,000 journals.
Project MUSE
Searchable collection of full text scholarly journals in the field of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, and gender studies.
OmniFile Full Text Mega & Academic Search Premier
[Ebsco] These two Ebsco databases contain many journal titles in full text format. You may also search other Ebsco databases simultaneously (such as ERIC) by clicking on the 'Choose Databases' link above the search fields at the top of the page.

eBooks

Open Library
Find classic library texts in the public domain.
Project Gutenburg
Books in the public domain. Read online or download in various formats.
HathiTrust
The HathiTrust Digital Library offers digital books, both licensed and in the public domain.
CIA Publications
The CIA website offers a selection of books on the history of intelligence, national security, international relations, and the cold war.

Library Instruction Session

Subject Headings

Eugenics (May Subd Geog)

[Classification range: HQ750-755.5]

Related Terms: Euthenics ; Heredity ; Involuntary sterilization

Narrower Terms: Atavism ; Degeneration ; Heredity ;

Human Malthusianism

Eugenics—Law and legislation (May Subd Geog)

Eugenics in literature (Not Subd Geog)

Eugenics in mass media (Not Subd Geog)

Eugenics in motion pictures (Not Subd Geog)

Eugenics in textbooks (May Subd Geog)

Evaluating Website Content

One of the biggest problems that students have with using websites in their research is that they are not sure that the content that they find is accurate. Here are some basic ways to evaluate a website:

What does the domain name tell you? Is the site a .com, .edu, or .gov?
Is there clear authorship on the site? Does the author state their credentials?
Is there an "About" page?
Is there contact information or references or citations listed?

These are guidelines from credible institutions to help you evaluate a website and its content:

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