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Gender Studies

"Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary study of gender, looking at race, ethnicity, socialization, and how gender roles play out in different arenas, such as the family, media and the work place. You'll explore how your beliefs, actions, values and relationships affect how you view the social construct of our world."

Learn more about the Gender Studies program at SDCC. This library guide highlights some of the resources at SDCC Library that support your studies in Gender Studies.

Discover Topics

Conduct several searches first using your topic terms and then more searches using alternative terms. For example, if you are interested in

women, consider searching also for feminism, feminist theory, females, women empowerment
gender identity, consider also searching sex roles, sexual orientation, gender roles, gender, wage gap
masculinity, consider searching also for machismo, men AND psychology

E-Books

EBSCO e-Books

(EBSCO) Over 90,000 full text electronic books from EBSCO. Includes two databases: a collection of 30,000 titles owned by SDCC Library as well as 60,000 titles subscribed from the EBSCO Community College e-Book Collection. See help guide: Using e-Books: EBSCO
Gale e-Books

(Gale) Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library. Reference books, including encyclopedias, almanacs, and biographical books. Full text. See help guide: Using e-Books: Gale
JSTOR

(JSTOR) Covers arts & sciences and the life sciences. JSTOR provides access to more than 12 million journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in 75 disciplines. Note: The journal collections are "archived" collections, which means this database has the complete run of each journal starting with its first issue up until a certain date, usually excluding the most recent years.

To search for e-books available through SDCC Library, start on our home page.

Click SDCCD Books+
Click Advanced Search
Type in your search term(s)
Press SEARCH
Now Refine your Search Results appears in the left column
Click on Available Online

NOTE: Do NOT refine your search by clicking on the filter for SD City College. Sometimes this omits books to which we have access.

Articles

Access databases containing articles through our A-Z Databases List.

1) Select from category, resource type, vendor, or alphabetical by database title.

Scroll down for a quick look at the topics in each database. EBSCO’s Academic Search Complete is a robust database with articles on just about everything and is often a good place to start.
Some databases include articles from journals magazines and newspapers as well as books. If you are unsure what kind of resource you have, ask us on 24/7 chat on our home page or ask your instructor.
The databases that say they include “scholarly or peer reviewed” resources may also contain popular resources. If so, it is likely you will find a way to limit to either the scholarly/peer reviewed sources or the popular sources.

2) Choose a database and use its Advanced Search

Use your topic terms and alternative terms when searching.

Videos

Access to City College streaming videos is through our A-Z Databases List.

Select the Filter by Resource Type dropdown menu.
Select Video and click the blue Filter button to see a list of video collections

Film Platform Collection

(Alexander Street/PQ) Streaming video collection of 400+ titles, curated for academic audiences. Includes selections from prestigious film festivals plus many OSCAR®-nominated and OSCAR®-shortlisted documentaries. Click the red filter button to sort the catalog.

Captioning
All titles should be captioned. Please contact citylib@sdccd.edu if you find one that is not.
Public Performance Rights (to show outside the classroom)
"In the case of content that can potentially be publicly performed, Customer must secure permission from ProQuest’s Licensor and/or the copyright holder for any public performance other than reasonable classroom and educational uses."
Films on Demand

(Infobase Learning) Streaming video collection of over 36,000 full-length videos and 275,000 video clips on a variety of subject areas. Includes documentaries and collections from BBC, California Newsreel, History Channel, HBO, Frontline, Ken Burns, Modern Marvels and many, many more. Find these three videos by title in the search box: California State of Mind, Paywall, and The Pushouts.

Captioning
Captioning available *except* for non-English-language videos and videos without dialogue; recently-added videos may take up to 3 weeks to get captioned.
Public Performance Rights (to show outside the classroom)
"Permitted Uses of the Web Platform: The Web Platform is licensed solely to Licensee and Authorized Users for classroom teaching, research, presentations, and educational non-commercial multimedia projects for use in educational institutions, provided no admission or other fees are charged for public viewing. Licensee and Authorized Users may stream, display, publicly perform, or exhibit the Video Titles asynchronously on a single computer or network, course management system, or password-protected Web Platform. Licensee and Authorized Users may electronically save, organize, and share Video Titles or parts thereof with other Authorized Users using tools provided with the Web Platform. Licensee may create and distribute transcripts." Click for Terms of Service
Swank Digital Campus
(Swank) Streaming video collection of 300 feature films from major Hollywood studios and other producers. Title list may change periodically due to licensing issues.
NOTE: The following films have restricted access and may not show up in a search of this database. If not, please send a request to your instructor or to citylib@sdccd.edu to get a link for student access:
- Barbie
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Captioning
All videos in this collection should be captioned. Please contact citylib@sdccd.edu if you find one that is not.
Public Performance Rights (to show outside the classroom)
Per our contract, "The Titles in this license do not include public performance." Campus events not tied to a credit-bearing class are considered public performance and would require purchase of public performance rights. Contact citylib@sdccd.edu to get information on licensing from the vendor (per day, per location, per title basis).

Research Help

For simple questions about the library, email us at citylib@sdccd.edu

Get help finding the books and articles you need via 24/ chat with a librarian (floating chat box)

Learn how to do research from these resources:

Library Research Process: A Tutorial
Information Literacy: Basic Research Skills (a free OER text book written for community college students like you)

Stop by the City College Library (R Building) during business hours and discuss what you need with a faculty-librarian at the Information Desk (reference). Or call us at 619-388-3288.

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