Getting Started with Gender and Minorities Studies Research
Gender and Sexual Minorities Studies is interdisciplinary. Research can cross a wide range of subjects and resources.
Included in this guide are many types of information sources. To thoroughly research a topic in GSM Studies, you need to have skills in assessing the reliability of the information you are looking at.
- Who did the research?
- How large (or small) was the participant group?
- How inclusive or exclusive were the researcher(s)?
- Was there bias in the analysis?
- What was not considered -- what did they ignore or overlook?
And finding, evaluating, using, and citing good quality websites is an absolute necessity. Many organizations (like the U.N. and the Institute for Women's Policy Research) contains current data and only publish on the web.
Your resources should include: Reference books, books, journal articles, AND websites of quality. Scrutinize all resources!
And always feel free to ask for help-- that's why we're here!
Rainbow Center Library
In addition to the resources on LGBTQIA matters at Babbidge Library, the Rainbow Center on the 4th floor of the Student Union has its own library of over 2,000 books and 400 videos, and is open to all UConn students, faculty and staff.
For more information on upcoming LGBTQIA-themed programs and events on campus, please consult the Rainbow Center's Events Calendar.
