Sunday, February 8, 2015

Week 4

Week Four Assignment
Background Searching in the Library Resources

1. Electronic Reference:

From the Oxford Reference Collection:
Postmus, J.(2008). Sexual Assault. In Encyclopedia of Social Work. : Oxford University Press. Retrieved 8 Feb. 2015, from http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195306613.001.0001/acref-9780195306613-e-357.

2. Book from Search It, the Library’s Catalog:

Details:
Title: Victims of sexual assault and abuse : resources and responses for individuals and families


3. eBook from Search It:

Details:
Title: Up Against a Wall Rape Reform and the Failure of Success
  • WWU purchase-on-demand ebooks
  • Author: Rose Corrigan
  • Electronic books 
  • Description: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: The Failure of Success; 2. The Anti-Rape Movement and the Turn to Law; 3. Listening to Rape Care Advocates; 4. Institutional Responses to Rape: Following the "Leaky Pipeline" of Rape Reporting; 5. Developing the Body of Evidence: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs; 6. When Rights Are Wrong: Emergency Contraception and the Failure of Policy Success; 7. When Is a Rapist a Sex Offender?: Sex Offender Registration and Notification Statutes; 8. Fleeing from Feminism: The Troubled Legacy of Rape Law Reform; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
    Rape law reform has long been hailed as one of the most successful projects of second-wave feminism. Yet forty years after the anti-rape movement emerged, legal and medical institutions continue to resist implementing reforms intended to provide more just and compassionate legal and medical responses to victims of sexual violence. In Up Against a Wall , Rose Corrigan draws on interviews with over 150 local rape care advocates in communities across the United States to explore how and why mainstream systems continue to resist feminist reforms. In a series of richly detailed case studies, the bo
    Description based upon print version of record. 
  • Publisher: New York : NYU Press 
  • Publication Date: 2013 
  • Format: 1 online resource (331 p.). 
  • Identifier: ISBN: 0-8147-0793-9 
  • Language: English
  • OCLC Number: 825978122 
  • Alma NZ record number: 99218238690001451
    99136578150001451 

4. Reflection: In your Research Journal:


I have found that the WSU Library's online resources are fairly easy to navigate and search. I especially like how specific a search can be. I have always been able to effectively research a topic online or in a library. But with this week's assignment I did learn how to search for online eBooks and how to search for books that are available at other WSU libraries. In fact, I requested my first book to be delivered to WSU Vancouver's library from Pullman. 

1 comment:

  1. Valerie,
    Good to hear you know how to request books now and that you have already tried it out. You will need to read the directions for the assignments more closely. I think printing the assignment and checking off each part as you go is a good strategy. You missed several sections of this week's assignment.
    That said, I do think you found some good information!
    Sue

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