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Use the library catalog (IUCAT) to find books on a particular topic.

Use the libraries' databases to find articles or images related to a particular topic (suggested databases can be found under "Recommended Resources" on the left.).

The key to a successful search is choosing the right keywords for your topic. 
For example:
   (race or class) and reproductive technology.
Can be modified to:
   (racism or race or class) and (reproductive technology or fertility treatment)
To retrieve more information on similar concepts

Another search example:
   Feminism and pornography
Can be modified to:
   Feminis* and pornography
To pick up the words feminism and feminist 

Getting started:
Academic Search Premier is an excellent place to start research.  It is an enormous, multidisciplinary database.  About 75% of the articles in this database are full-text.  For those that aren't an IULink button is provided to direct you to the location of the article.

Genderwatch and Gender Studies databases are both full-text databases of magazine and journal articles about issues that affect women's lives around the world.

Sociological Abstracts provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and dissertations in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Getting help:
There are many more resources and services for researchers available from the IU Libraries. For assistance with with your research, contact Carrie Donovan, librarian for Gender Studies.