The following sources provide overviews of ideas and issues in the areas of the social sciences and women's studies generally and in the particular questions regarding prostitution and human trafficking. They are a quick way to find out the basic facts and current points of debate.
When using an article in an encyclopedia or handbook, always check the bibliography for further reading at the end of the article. It will provide a selective list of the books, articles, and, frequently, Web resources considered to be the most up-to-date and reliable.
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Finding Background Information:
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
CATW is an international non-profit group that works for women's human rights throughout the world. The information for individual countries presented in its factbook has not been updated in recent years.
The associated group, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women- Asia Pacific, has more current information for regional areas and countries.
The associated group, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women- Asia Pacific, has more current information for regional areas and countries.
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
GAATW is a network of non-governmental organizations involved in issues surrounding the trafficking of persons. The web site includes publications, online resources, and links. The web site Humantrafficking.org focuses on Asian countries.
International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe
Includes press clippings, policy statements, background papers, recommendations for action, and more content.
International encyclopedia of the social & behavioral sciences
Publisher: Amsterdam ; Elsevier, 2001.
Check the overview article on "Prostitution" and related entries. The bibliography provides good suggestions for further reading.
Network of Sex Work Projects
The Network of Sex Work Projects is an international organization made of sex workers and groups that work with them. Note the topical sections in the upper left corner which includes Law and Rights.
Prostitutes' Education Network
Presents research, statistics, and information about sex workers' rights. The PENet links in the lower half of the home page bringn together many resources from outside the United States.
Routledge international encyclopedia of women
Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2000.
The articles in this encyclopedia on prostitution and trafficking emphasize women's issues and human rights concerns.
Searching for Books:
Use the Tripod Catalog to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.
prostitution law and legislation [Subject Search]
prostitu* thai* [keyword search]
The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find relevant materials and then using the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more material.
human smuggling [Subject Search]prostitution law and legislation [Subject Search]
prostitu* thai* [keyword search]
Tripod - For locating books, journals, and other materials held in the Tri-College libraries. Deliveries within the Trico usually arrive in one or two days. Use the "Request" button. You can mark and then email or print records for multiple items.
WorldCat - An important place to look for many materials not owned by the Tri-College Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 62 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world. Many of these items are available to you though interlibrary loan.
Locating Journal Articles, News, and Reports:
Journal articles and other periodical publications provide scholarly information on specific aspects of the issues concerning prostitution and human trafficking. Since articles are generally published on a shorter schedule than books, they can be more-up-to-date. The following indexes are the best ways for you to identify relevant journal articles.
Law Reviews
On this site Lexis Nexis provides full text searchable law reviews both from North America and from Great Britain. Sometimes law review articles will propose changes in laws or analyze new legislation in other countries.
PolicyFile
Provider: Chadwyck-Healey
Provides online access to abstracts and full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
Example reports:
Human Trafficking in Ohio: Markets, Responses, and Considerations
Streetwalkers Show the Way: Reframing the Global Debate on Trafficking from Sex Workers' Perspectives
Example reports:
Human Trafficking in Ohio: Markets, Responses, and Considerations
Streetwalkers Show the Way: Reframing the Global Debate on Trafficking from Sex Workers' Perspectives
ProQuest Research Library
Provider: ProQuest
Provides citations and full-text magazine and journal articles in a wide variety of disciplines, both scholarly and popular in scope. Covers 1971-present.
Women's studies international
Provider: Ebsco
Provides citations and abstracts of journal articles, books, book chapters, newspapers, dissertations and bulletins, in the core areas of women's studies. Subjects include, feminism, women of color, science, health and technology. Includes different women's studies resources. Covers 1972-present.
Worldwide political science abstracts
Provider: CSA
Provides citations and abstracts of journals in political science and related fields including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Covers 1975-present.