Biology of Women
Sample Call Numbers
Sample Subject Headings
Library Catalogs
Sample Materials
Research Databases
Relevant Journals
Selected Web Pages and Digital Archives
For more help with research on this topic:
Sample Call Numbers
| Topic |
Call Number |
| Biology (General) |
QH 301-705.5 |
| Human Anatomy |
QM 1-695 |
| Gynecology and Obstetrics |
RG 1-991 |
| Pregnancy |
RG 551-591 |
| Diseases of the Breast |
RG 491-499 |
| Biology Reproduction |
QH 471-489 |
| Conception - Artificial Insemination - Contraception |
RG 133-137.6 |
| Abnormalities and Diseases of the Female Genital Organs |
RG 211-483 |
| Personal health and hygiene (includes nutrition) |
RA 773-788 |
| Physical education and training |
GV 201- 555 |
Sample Subject Headings
Once you identify appropriate subject headings, you can perform Subject searches in the library catalog. Start by searching the catalog by keyword. Use whatever terms you think best describe your topic. When you find a record that matches what you are looking for, view the record and see what subject headings were used. Then search again using that term as a subject search.
- Exercise for women
- Anatomy
- Human biology
- Physiology
- Reproduction
- Sex (biology)
- Biology – Dictionaries
- Biology – periodicals
- Nutrition
- Pregnancy – nutritional aspects
- Folic acid in human nutrition
- Stress management
- Reproduction – Periodicals
- Reproductive health – Asia
- Metabolism in pregnancy
- Pregnancy – Complications
- Sexuality – Physiology
- Natural childbirth
- Heart diseases in women
- Eating disorders
- Menstruation
Library Catalogs
Von Canon Library Catalog
Washington and Lee Catalog
VMI Preston Library Catalog
Rockbridge Public Library Catalog (incl. BV Branch)
WorldCat Database
Sample Materials at Von Canon Library
| Title |
Call Number |
| Body Shots: Hollywood and the culture of Eating Disorders |
PN 1995.9 .B62 F69 2011 |
| Bodies of Knowledge: sexuality, reproduction, and women's health in the second wave |
HQ 29 .K58 2010 |
| Making peace with the image in the mirror |
BF 697.5 .H38 2001 |
| The Body Project: an intimate history of American girls |
HQ 798 .B724 1997 |
| The Hite report : a nationwide study on female sexuality |
HQ 29 .H57 |
| The New our bodies, ourselves : a book by and for women |
RA 778 .N67 |
| Unspeakable losses : healing from miscarriage, abortion |
RG 648 .K56 |
| In the Patient's Best Interest: women and the politics of medical decisions |
RG 103.7 .F57 |
| Women's primary health care : office practice and procedures |
RA 564.85 .W687 |
| Alcoholism and Women |
e-Book |
| Do you really need surgery? guide to hysterectomy & other procedures |
e-Book |
| Healthy eating for life for women |
e-Book |
| The ultimate nutrition guide for women |
e-Book |
| Women and AIDS coping and care |
e-Book |
| Birth by design pregnancy, maternity care, and midwifery |
e-Book |
| Understanding menopause |
e-Book |
| The official patient's sourcebook on breast cancer |
e-Book |
| What women need to know from headaches to heart disease |
e-Book |
| Eating disorders new directions in treatment and recovery |
e-Book |
Research Databases
- Academic Search Complete
- Alt HealthWatch
- BioOne
- Consumer Health Complete
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Credo Reference
- eBook Collection
- Electronic Library
- Encyclopedia Britannica
- Environment Complete
- ERIC
- Health Source - Consumer Ed
- Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
- HighWire Press
- JURN
- Legal Collection
- Lexis Nexis
- MasterFILE Premier
- OAISter
- PsycInfo
- Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
- PubMed
- Wiley Online Library
- Women’s Studies International
- WorldCat
Relevant Magazines and Journals
- Harvard Women’s Health Watch
- Women’s Health
- Women’s Health in Primary Care
- Women’s Health Weekly
- Women’s Oncology Review
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Disease
- OB/GYN News
- Nutrition and Metabolism
- Nutrition Journal
- Eating Disorders Review
- Hormone Research
- OB/GYN Clinical Alert
- Reproduction
- The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
- Sexual Science
These are just examples. To find more, or to look for a specific journal/magazine, use the
JournalFinder tool on the Von Canon Library
homepage. The
Washington and Lee and
VMI Libraries have similar tools.
Selected Web Pages and Digital Archives
Last Updated: 03/30/2012