Women in Science and Technology

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1. INTERNET RESOURCES RELATED TO WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY    [BACK TO TOP]

     1) General Sites for information on women in science
            Women-Related Web Sites in Science/ Technology (good mega-site!)
            Susan Forsburg's "Women in Biology Internet Launch Pages"
            Echo Memory Project: Women Careers in Science

     3) Mentoring Women in Science (sites that offer mentoring opportunities and programs)
            Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Mentoring Project
            AWIS Mentornet (includes engineering)
            Mentornet: E-mentoring Network for Women in Engineering and Science
            CRA-W (Computer Research Association--Women) Distributed Mentor Project:
            Mentoring Undergraduate Women in Computing Research
            CRA-W Career Mentoring Workshops

     4) Scholarships and Internships for Women in Science
            Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Scholarships site:
            Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Internships site:
            Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Awards and Fellowships
            American Physical Society (APS) Internships
            Center for Women and Information Technology (CWIT): Financial Aid for Women in IT
            American Society for Cell Biology Minority Affairs Committee Summer Research Opportunities
            Ecology Soc. of Am internships (not specifically women)
            Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN) Scholarships & Fellowships
            AT&T Undergraduate Research Program (for college junior and senior women)

     5) Career Information for Women in Science (including job listings)
               a) General information on careers in the sciences (descriptions, etc.)
                          Women in Biology Internet Launch Page: Career/Job Resources
                          Careers for Biology Majors (descriptions from Furman Univ. Biology Dept. site)
                          Association for Women Geoscientists: Career Profiles in the Geosciences

               b) Job listings for women in the sciences and engineering
                          Association for Women in Science: Job listings
                          The Society for Mathematical Biology: Job listings
                          American Physics Society: Job Seekers
                          Science magazine
                          American Society for Cell Biology Career Services
                          US Fish and Wildlife Service
                          Women in Technology International (WITI) Job search
                          Society of Women Engineers Career Center

               c) Career re-entry (for women who stop out for kids)
                          NIH Notice regarding reentry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers

     6) Statistics on Women in Science
            Association for Women in Science: Statistics on Women in Science
            American Astronomical Society: Report on Status of Women in Astronomy
            Survey of Women in Astronomy 1992-2003
            American Society for Cell Biology: Survey
            National Academies Press Female Engineering Faculty at US Institutions: Data Profile
            National Academies Change in Numbers of Female Engineering Faculty
            American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (general statistics)
            Association of Women Geoscientists: Status of Women in Academia

     7) Bibliographies on Women in the Sciences
            Trends for Women in Science and Technology (TWIST) Bibliography
            Books on Women Environmentalists (About.com)

     8) Local (Pennsylvania) resources
               a) Association for Women in Science: Local chapters: PENNSYLVANIA
                          Penn State University: Chapter President: Erica Froehlich-Blumer
                                                         Chapter Advisor: Catherine (Katie) Lyon Rung
                                                         Assistant Director: Women in the Sciences and Engineering (WISE)
                                                         Chapter Treasurer: Holly Kerwin
                                                                                       Penn State University
                                                                                       510 Thomas Building
                                                                                       University Park, Pa 16802
                                                                                       ph: 814-865-3342

                          Philadelphia chapter: President: Nancy Rawson, Ph.D. Monell Chemical Senses Center

                b) Graduate Women in Science: Local chapters:
                          NU (Penn State University):
                                                         General Chapter Info: GWIS-NU Chapter Office
                                                                                           314-B1 HUB
                                                                                           University Park, PA 16802
                                                         Chapter Liaison: Carol Hodes
                                                                                   PSU
                                                                                   Agr. & Ext. Ed.Dept
                                                                                   441 Ag. Adm Bldg
                                                                                   University Park, PA
                                                                                   W: 814-865-4592
                                                                                   FAX : 814-863-4753
                          OMICRON (Washington, DC)
                                                         General Chapter Info
                                                         Chapter Liaison: Ariel Hollinshead
                                                                                   3637 Van Ness St. NW
                                                                                   Washington, DC 20008-3130
                                                                                   Phone: 202-244-6524
                                                                                   ariel@gwu.edu

                           RHO (Philadelphia, PA)
                                                         National Liaison: Helen Skeggs
                                                                                   Cadbury, Apt. 143
                                                                                   2150 Rt. 38
                                                                                   Cherry Hill, NJ 08002-4302
                                                                                   H: 856-779-5889

2. THE LIBRARY'S ONLINE CATALOG    [BACK TO TOP]

            Use the Library Catalog to find a listing of books and other resources (e.g., videos) held in Murray Library.

             Do search by "Subject (Library of Congress)" for:
                -women in science
                -women scientists

             Do a "Keyword-Boolean" search. Following are just some of the keywords and phrases that may be useful in
             searching the Library catalog:
                -women and sciences
                -women and [biologists, chemists, etc.]
                -women and scientists
                -gender and scientists

             Or browse the shelves under the following call numbers:

3. PERIODICAL INDEXES   [BACK TO TOP]
    To find journal, magazine and newspaper articles on your research topic, use periodical indexes. While general indexes
    such as ProQuest can be useful, subject-specific indexes will focus your search by identifying articles in journals in a
    specific subject area.

    On-Line Indexes:
          General Science Abstracts
          Applied Science and Technology Abstracts
          Wiley InterScience
          Biological and Agricultural Abstracts

4. REFERENCE BOOKS   [BACK TO TOP]
    Reference books are non-circulating and are shelved in the Reference area of the library. They include encyclopedias,
    directories, biographical sources and dictionaries.

    Selected reference titles for Science:

If at any time you would like help or further suggestions for research, ask the Reference Librarian for assistance.