Library Guides: AFR 202N: Women, Gender, and Feminism in Africa: Your Topic

Identify and Develop Your Topic

Look at your syllabus for topic ideas.

Discuss your topic ideas with your instructor or librarian.

Use keywords to search various Libraries' databases for information about your topic. Keywords can be:

- personal names: e.g.,Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Winnie Mandela, etc.

- broad subjects: e.g., women in Africa, women in Ghana, etc.

- narrow subjects e.g. Muslim women in Nigeria, gender roles in Uganda, etc.

Use your identified keywords to search various databases for information.

Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog) This link opens in a new window
find books, videos, periodicals, maps, music, digitized works, microfilm titles, and other formats that are in the University Libraries' collections.
This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.
LionSearch This link opens in a new window
an integrated search of books, e-books, research articles, newspaper articles, and other publications.

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other Libraries' databases that may be helpful for your research.