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WGS Subject Specialist
Heidi Anoszko
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Pronouns: She/her, They/them
WGS Specific Resources
Women's and Gender Studies Databases
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GenderWatchGenderWatch is a repository of important historical perspectives on the evolution of the women's movement, men's studies, the transgender community and the changes in gender roles over the years. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books and NGO, government and special reports.
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Women's Studies InternationalWomen's Studies International is a composite of ten contributing databases covering women's studies, women's issues, and gender-focused scholarship from throughout the world. Corresponds to Women's Studies Abstracts (1984-); New Books on Women & Feminism (1987-); Women of Color and Southern Women 1975-1988, and annual supplements (1989-); WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in Women's Studies, and other databases and print publications. It indexes journal articles, books, book reviews, and audiovisual materials relating to women's studies, women's issues, and gender-focused scholarship.
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Ethnic NewsWatchEthnic NewsWatch incorporates both current Ethnic NewsWatch and Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, providing a full-text collection of more than 2.5 million articles from over 330 titles, from 1959 to current. Ethnicities include: African American/Caribbean/African; Arab/Middle Eastern; Asian/Pacific Islander; European/Eastern European; Hispanic; Jewish; Native People.
Find WGS Streaming Video
Visit the Library Resources for Online Instruction guide for instructions on how to embed library streaming video content into your Canvas site.
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Films On DemandFilms on Demand is a streaming video collection of over 25,000 high-quality programs and video clips covering topics in the humanities, social sciences, business and economics, and health. Films on Demand is already integrated into our Canvas LMS.
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Filmakers Library OnlineFilmakers Library Online provides award-winning documentaries with relevance across the curriculum race and gender studies, human rights, globalization and global studies, multiculturalism, international relations, criminal justice, the environment, bioethics, health, political science and current events, psychology, arts, literature, and more. It presents points of view and historical and current experiences from diverse cultures and traditions world-wide.
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Docuseek2The Docuseek2 Complete Collection (Second Edition) will contain 1800 exclusive documentaries, upon completion in 2020. This rich selection of issues-based documentary film comes from leading film producers and distributors, including Bullfrog Films, Icarus Films, the BBC, the National Film Board of Canada, CBC, Television Trust for the Environment, MediaStorm, Terra Nova Films, KimStim, and Scorpion TV, and other independent filmmakers.
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HistoryMakersHistoryMakers is an extensive video oral history collection of prominent African Americans. Upon completion, it will include 5,000 interviews. Each interview is divided into several “stories,” video clips that describe a particular life event. The HistoryMakers are from all regions of the United States, were prominent in a wide variety of fields, and tell stories that span the twentieth century.
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PBS Video CollectionThe PBS Video Collection (Third Edition) contains nearly 600 titles. This product features familiar series and names like NOVA, Nature, American Experience, and Frontline.
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Swank Digital CampusSwank Digital Campus offers 1,000 selected feature films and documentaries produced by major Hollywood and independent studios. Films are licensed for individual student, staff and classroom use but do not include public performance rights.
Using Search@UW
Using Search@UW
Search@UW is the UWM Libraries' main search portal. Use this tool to explore a broad variety of ideas and sources types related to your topic.
Instructions for signing in to your library account
Your library account allows you to bookmark search results, view request options, and access materials from off campus.
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Requesting Physical Items Temporarily Unavailable
At this time we are recommending that all students shift to using all digital resources. This includes students who normally use our Distance Library Services. The UWM Library is currently not able to process requests for books and other physical materials. Articles and book chapters can still be requested, but the delivery time will be longer than usual due to disruptions in workflows.
Read more about temporary changes to requesting and borrowing.
Purchase Recommendation Form
Purchase Recommendations and Trial Databases
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Purchase Recommendation FormTo make a purchase recommendation for a book or serial, please fill out this form.
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