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This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about sexual harassment.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about sexual harassment, materials in the library catalog about sexual harassment, websites relevant to sexual harassment, and links to library databases that contain information about sexual harassment.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance.

Suggested Research Terms

One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about sexual harassment:

  • acquaintance rape
  • dating violence
  • family violence
  • man-woman relationships
  • sex in the workplace

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Materials in the library catalog about sexual harassment

We have the following materials in the library catalog about sexual harassment:

sexual harassment
sex discrimination in employment
sex role in the work environment
sex discrimination

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Websites on sexual harassment

The following websites will help you with your research on sexual harassment:

  • Sexual Harassment
    This annotated list of resources on sexual harassment, maintained by a librarian at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, covers sites from the United States government and military, educational institutions, professional organizations, and others. The sites listed cover topics such as date rape, cyberstalking, statistics, legal decisions, hostile work environments, and policies (including the zero tolerance policy of the U.S. military)
    http://library.uncg.edu/depts/docs/us/harass.html

     

  • AdvocateWeb: Helping Overcome Professional Exploitation 
    A non-profit organization providing support to people who have suffered sexual exploitation, harassment, or abuse by a helping professional. Provided are extensive free resources for victims, survivors, and their families, friends, victim advocates, and professionals. Sources covered include mental health, spiritual help, legal issues and litigation, organizations, articles, books, discussion groups, professional ethics and standards, and state laws. Professions covered include physicians, therapists, counselors, clergy, teachers, and law enforcement officers.
    http://www.advocateweb.org/

     

  • Information on Sexual Harassment
    This webpage on sexual harassment invites you to explore the concept
    of sexual harassment interactively from a variety of perspectives. ...
    Description: This training module on sexual harassment allows you to explore the concept of sexual harassment interact...
    www.de.psu.edu/harassment/ 
  • Resources on Sexual Harassment
    ... Sexual Harassment Resources. ... This site contains links to information
    on sexual harassment from a great variety of sources. Contents. ...
    Description: Annotated list of resources on sexual harassment covering sites from the US government and military, ...
    library.uncg.edu/depts/docs/us/harass.html 
  • Lawguru.com - Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Law Questions ...
    ... Expand your law practice. LawGuru Sexual Harassment Law FAQs. Sexual Harassment
    Questions and Answers about Sexual Harassment. 1. What is sexual harassment? ...
    www.lawguru.com/faq/16.html 

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Library Databases relevant to sexual harassment

The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to sexual harassment.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.

Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.

ABI/INFORM
Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business.

Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials. Coverage includes all subject areas related to business.

Regional Business News
Regional Business News provides full text coverage for regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.

Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International)
Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.

National Newspapers (U.S.)
Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage

Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals.

JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.

Philosophy and Religion Collection
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.

Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.

Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.

Ethnic NewsWatch
News, culture and history from the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language.

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