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Use this box to quickly search Research@UWW for books, media, articles, and more at UW-Whitewater.
Research@UWW is a one-stop solution for the discovery and delivery of books, ebooks, government documents, media, articles, images, and more. It includes many, but not all, of the UWW libraries' databases in addition to records for all physical materials in UW System libraries.
Log in after your first search to ensure you're seeing all available citation and have seamless access to full text and borrowing from other libraries.
When searching for primary source materials in resources such as books or videos, start in Research@UWW, the Libraries' online catalog.
To find books, do a search in the Research@UWW box on the Library's home page. Before running your search, change the scope in the dropdown menu to "Books, Media & more (UW-Whitewater)." After running a search, you can narrow your results list by using the Genre facet at the left side.
In the Search box, enter one or more search terms that define your topic, as well as a term used to describe the source type(s) you want.
Sample Primary Source Types:
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If you still need sources after checking to see what the UWW libraries have online and in print, change the scope to "Books, Media & more (UW System)" and continue searching.
To quickly find your book in the stacks (large book cases) of the Main or Main Oversize on the Andersen Library's third floor, look up its call number on a book stack directory
These directories are located on the ends of third floor stacks near the stairs and elevator, and at the Reference Desk.
The UW-Whitewater libraries have many ebook databases and databases with many ebooks: Ebook Databases.
These databases would be the best ones to start with:
Full text coverage of topics relevant to women around the world, including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
180,000+ ebooks in many subject areas including arts, business, education, health, history & political science, psychology, law, literature & language, philosophy, technology, and social science.
Thousands of books covering the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
Large primary source collection for the study of women's history, with over 4,000 books, pamphlets, and periodicals spanning four centuries and 15 languages.
Books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities. Updated quarterly.