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This subject guide will lead you to a variety of learning materials in the area of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (GLBT). The materials in this guide will lead you to reference books, circulating books, and Web Sites. In Auraria Library, many of these materials are kept in the HQ area on the second floor, but keep in mind that material about GLBT life, culture, issues, and people may be located nearly anywhere in the library --musicians in the music section, writers in the literature section, mathematicians in the mathematics sections. Also remember that material about GLBT issues may be written from many standpoints; it may be liberal or conservative or radical -- it may be activist or homophobic or neutral. As with information on any subject, you have to consider the point of view of the author and how that affects the value you will place on the information. Library of Congress Classification and Library of Congress Subject Headings Books shelved on the second floor can be checked out. Within each collection area, library materials are arranged and located by call numbers. The call number refers to a subject. Most of the library materials in the GLBT are assigned the call numbers as listed: HQ74 - HQ78 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender To use Skyline, the Auraria Library Online Catalog, to locate resources on specific topics, you may use a subject heading. Subject headings are the words or phrases used by the Library of Congress to describe the main topic of books and/or articles. Phrases listed below are examples:
These terms may inspire you to think of similar ones, which you might try as WORD searches within Skyline, the Auraria Library Online Catalog. For additional subject headings, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings books located near the Reference area on the first floor, or ask a Reference Librarian. The most current information, as well as historical information, can frequently be found in magazine and journal articles, which tend to deal with more specific topics than books cover. The "Find Articles" Guide provides information about locating journals and magazines. IF AURARIA LIBRARY DOES NOT HAVE THE LIBRARY MATERIALS YOU NEED, ASK AT THE REFERENCE DESK. The Reference Desk can often help you locate other suitable information on your topic if the Library does not own the material you need.. The librarian at the Reference Desk can often help you locate other suitable information on your topic if the Library does not own the material you need. Recommended Starting Points Databases -- Go to this page for general databases that cover multiple subjects, contain full text and scholarly, peer reviewed article which appear in leading journals in various fields. TIP For indexes that do not contain full text of an article, remember to check Skyline, Auraria Library's online catalog, to see if Auraria owns the periodicals you are looking for! Contemporary Women's Issues -- Contemporary women's issues on health and human rights, some full text. 1992 - present, updates every two weeks. The GLBT reference section located on the first floor of Auraria Library is small but useful. Keep in mind, however, that relevant material may be found in other parts of the reference collection, GLBT artists in the art section, actors or movies or theatrical productions in the drama section, members of ethnic groups in the American ethnic/racial section, GLBT athletes in the sports section, and so on. Encyclopedias Dynes, Wayne R. Encyclopedia of Homosexuality. 2 volumes. New York: Garland, 1990. Alphabetical listing of subjects relevant to GLBT culture, such as "Boston Marriages," "Churches, Gay," "Coming Out," "Faggot," and "Homophobia". There are some biographical articles. Articles are a paragraph to four pages long. REF HQ76.25 K53 1990 The Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and Cultures. New York: Garland, 2000. The encyclopedia is divided into 2 volumes: Gay Histories and Cultures, edited by George E. Haggerty, REF HQ75.13 G37 2000 and Lesbian Histories and Cultures, edited by Bonnie Zimmerman, REF HQ75.5 L4395 2000. The encyclopedia as a whole is an excellent first place to look for GLBT-related information. Both volumes contain articles on people, geographic areas, religions, concepts (such as literary images) and terms (such as leather). Entries average about 2 pages; bibliographies and cross-references are included. Almanacs Schlanger, Neil, ed. St. James Press Gay and Lesbian Almanac. Detroit: St. James, 1998. This useful source is divided into 23 categories, including chronology, organizations, significant documents, coming out, labor and employment, politics, law, military, health, various arts, religion and spirituality, science, sports, travel and leisure, and local and regional views. Articles are often several pages long and usually include fairly extensive references. REF HQ76.3 U5 S75 1998 Witt, Lynn, Sherry Thomas, and Eric Marcus, eds. Out in All Directions: The Almanac of Gay and Lesbian America. New York: Warner, 1995. Less formal than the almanac listed above, this almanac uses quotes and "Did you know?" sidebars to enhance relatively short entries. The book is divided into 10 categories: "We Are Everywhere," "How We Are Seen, How We See Ourselves," "Reinventing History," "Finding Identity," "Coming Together, Building Community," "Myths and Facts," "Our Very Queer Lives," "Ensuring Our Survival," "Wanna Have Fun?," and "The Material World." Many illustrations. REF HQ75.6 U5 W57 1995 Reader's Guide Murphy, Timothy F. Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. The book is divided into categories, such as "Aging: Gay Men," "AIDS: Community Effects," and "Mystery and Detective Fiction." Under each category is a list of books using that category as a theme, followed by an essay reviewing the listed books. At the front of the book is an alphabetical list of entries, and, perhaps more helpfully, a thematic list of entries by category. REF HQ75.15 R43 2000 Aldrich, Robert, and Garry Wotherspoon, eds. Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day. New York: Routledge, 2001. Various nations and occupations are represented. Entries are short, usually less than two pages; emphasis is on the subject's contribution to GLBT life and culture, whether or not the subject is/was gay, lesbian, or bisexual. REF HQ75.2 W46 2001 Aldrich, Robert, and Garry Wotherspoon, eds. Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History: From Antiquity to World War II. New York: Routledge, 2001. "This book contains those figures of importance to gay and lesbian history, whether themselves homosexual, heterosexual, bisexual, or none of the above." -- from the introduction. Includes theorists, such as Freud, and "prominent homophobes such as St. Paul." Subjects vary in nationality and occupation; emphasis is on the subject's contribution to GLB life and culture. REF HQ75.2 W47 2001 Tyrkus, Michael J. Gay and Lesbian Biography. Detroit: St. James, 1997. Most subjects are American or British, there are representatives of several other nations. Typical entries are two to three pages long, each with a short reference list. Articles are focused on accomplishments and on how being G/L/B/T affected the subject's life. Indexed by nationality and occupation, as well as by general subject. REF HQ75.2 G39 1997 Also check the Biography page at Auraria Library for online access to biography-related databases. Books about homosexuality and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender life and culture may be found on the second floor of the library under the call letters HQ76.5-HQ78. Please keep in mind that this is not the only section where such information may be found. For example, information about lesbian feminism may be found in the Women's Studies section, information about GLBT writers in the literature sections. Auraria Library Online Catalog -- Use the Library online catalog (Skyline) to locate specific books at Auraria Library. Prospector: the Colorado Unified Catalog -- Use Prospector to determine which major Colorado library may own a particular book. WorldCat -- This database contains records of nearly every library in the United States, and many foreign libraries. NetLibrary This is a database of online, full text books. Other eBooks. Tip Link to the Guide Find Books and Other Material to learn how to find and request materials that are not available at Auraria Library.
Most of the web sites in this list were taken from "Library Q: The Library Worker's Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Resources" (see below) by Ellen Greenblatt. Dictionaries A Brief Dictionary of Queer Slang and Culture -- A short dictionary compiled by Rebecca Scott. Robert Scott's Gay Slang Dictionary -- Purported to be the first gay dictionary on the Internet, this extensive site is the creation of self-identified independent writer-researcher, Robert Scott. Also includes links to other gay dictionaries on the web. Contains sexually explicit language. Organizations National and International Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications -- Al Fritz, the Gay and Lesbian Studies Coordinator at the University of Washington Libraries, has put together this amazing web resource which "lists non-profit and/or information-providing organizations and publications with reasonably up-to-date web sites having numerous full text resources and links." Many of the web sites give directory information for related organizations without web sites as well as for associated regional and local chapters. National Directory of Lesbian and Gay Community Centers -- Browseable directory of community centers by state and by budget. Contact information for each organization is provided. The Book Garden -- Denver's Women's Bookstore Reader Reviews, Online Book Club, Community News and Events, Books, Gifts, and shopping Hotline Gay and Lesbian National Hotline -- Free information, referrals, and peer counseling for members of the LGBT community. Available nationwide. Search Engines and Directories Cybergrrl -- Collection of resources about women -- Geared more towards lesbian issues. Freeality Internet Search: Gay and Lesbian Resources -- Megadirectory of LGBT search engines and searchable LGBT sites, with links to major LGBT organizations. GayZoo -- Wide range of community and personal pages - easy to add sites. Homorama -- Directory of sites with reviews. Searchable. Browseable by region and topic. PrideLinks! -- Directory of over annotated 8700 links. Site is searchable and browseable by topic. Rainbow Query -- Searchable and browseable directory of annotated links, with many adult sites included. WWWomen: Lesbians -- Lesbian section of a women-oriented directory. Categories contain annotated links to web sites. Site is searchable. Yahoo! -- Unannotated directory of web sites from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Cultures and Groups section of Yahoo!, with some annotated links for general LGBT sites. Award Winning Books and Writers American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Book -- Awards Oldest award for LGBT books (since 1971). Currently divided into two categories: literature and nonfiction. Awarded by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Round Table of the American Library Association. Award-Winning Gay and Lesbian Writers -- Alphabetical listing of writers who have won a variety of awards compiled by Cal Gough. The award, title of the work, and year awarded are listed. Lambda Literary Awards -- Sponsored by the Lambda Book Report, these awards recognize excellence in gay and lesbian writing and publishing. The amazon.com list of winner is more current than the official Lambda site.104-6223236-4532729 (Amazon site). Triangle Awards -- Sponsored by the Publishing Triangle, an association of gay and lesbian publishers, these annual awards recognize lifetime achievement, fiction, non-fiction, and drama. Library Subject Guides and Resource Lists Tip Auraria Library may or may not own materials on these lists. Check Skyline, the Auraria Library Online Catalog or Prospector: the Colorado Unified Catalog for availability. Austin Lesbian Herstory Sites -- Herstory Site Links compiled by the Austin Lesbian Activism in the 70's Herstory Project (often called the ALA's). The ALA's are a small group of lesbians engaged in the work of collecting, organizing, preserving and teaching the herstory of Austin's lesbian community during the decade of the 1970's. Bobst Library (New York University): "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Resources" -- Unannotated list of links to non-NYU Internet resources. Colorado State University Libraries: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Studies -- Directory of resources available at CSU and on the Internet. Some resources are annotated. Cornell University: Sexuality Research Guide & FAQ From the Cornell University Library's Human Sexuality Collection -- An annotated guide to researching LGBT topics, with links to pertinent resources. Middlebury College Library: "Gay and Lesbian Studies: A Library Guide" -- Minimally annotated list of resources grouped by subject. Alternative subject headings for searching for additional resources are suggested. New York Public Library: "Gay and Lesbian Studies: A Research Guide" -- Extensive annotated research guide for core LGBT research resources available at the NYPL. Princeton University Libraries: "Library Research in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Studies" -- Extensive unannotated list of resources available at Princeton, arranged by type of resource. Schlesinger Library (Radcliffe College): "Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals" -- This unannotated list of resources is arranged by subject area. Stanford University: "Beginning Library Research on Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Studies" -- An annotated list of core resources, periodicals, and bibliographies. University of California, Irvine: "Lesbian, Gay and Queer Studies" Last updated 1998, this unannotated guide of resources also includes a list of subject headings for LGBT materials. University of California, Los Angeles: UCLA Library Collections and Internet Resources in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Studies -- This unannotated list of Internet resources is arranged by subject format. Also lists notable LGBT people whose papers are available in special collections. University of California, San Diego: "Gay and Lesbian Studies" -- This annotated list includes print and electronic resources and has linked a subject heading list to the library's catalog so that searches will run automatically. University of California, Santa Cruz: "Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgendered Studies" -- This unannotated list of resources provides links to catalogs and suggests appropriate subject headings. University of Chicago: "Gay and Lesbian Studies" -- This excellent annotated list of resources includes a link to an extensive annotated guide of materials in the university libraries. University of Colorado, Boulder: "Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies: Selected Resources" -- This unannotated list provides location information for resources in the CU-Boulder library. University of Colorado, Denver: "Library Q: The Library Worker's Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Resources" -- In addition to the links on this Auraria Library Subject Guide, this excellent site links to numerous library/librarian sites, activist sites, and much more. University of Kansas: "Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Resources" -- This richly annotated extensive list of resources starts with a thoughtful introduction about terminology and searching tips. See also: Selected Resources in Gay and Lesbian Literature Vassar College: "Gay and Lesbian Studies Resources" -- A brief partially annotated list of Internet resources arranged by scope. Yale University: Library Research Guide in Gay and Lesbian Studies -- An extensive annotated list of resources arranged by subject. Wide variety of topics are covered. Explanation of Location Codes REF = Reference Stacks on Main level near Reference Desk
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