Glenda Burgess Books - A SPECIAL COLLECTION THESAURUS: WOMEN STUDIES

A SPECIAL COLLECTION THESAURUS: WOMENS STUDIES
by Glenda Burgess

University of Washington Press, 1979
Copyright 1979 @ UWP

Out of print.
Available from the University of Washington Press or in secondary markets.

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Book Highlights

FICTION

SO LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER

The Stone girls, queens of country music, almost have it all—until a mysterious death and a stalker from the past pit sister against sister in a struggle to stay true to each other and the music they love. "SO LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER broke my heart and stitched it back together with endlessly sweet music. Tender, tough, and dazzling as an early snow. I loved this book." — Laura Benedict, THE STRANGER INSIDE

EXPOSURES

A reclusive photographer's life in the remote mountains of New Mexico intersects unexpectedly with the troubled life of a young cello prodigy. This unforgettable story sweeps the reader from a backcountry confrontation with a dangerous cougar to the career-making climax of an audition hall. Exposures is a sweeping tale of extraordinary talent and human destiny woven within the portals of music and twenty of history’s remarkable photographs.

LOOSE THREADS

Published for the first time in Britain as part of the "Great American First Novel" series, Loose Threads explores the uncommon thread, the path not taken as an emerging sculptor struggles through the complex turning points of her life. Engaging, fresh, and unforgettable, Loose Threads is a novel of the journey to authenticity and the redemptive power of genuine passion.

BIOGRAPHY / MEMOIR

THE GEOGRAPHY OF LOVE

Chosen as one of The Ten Best Books of 2008 by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and a finalist for the 2008 Books for a Better Life Award, this tender and intimate memoir of a marriage will resonate with readers of Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, and Susan Duncan's Salvation Creek.

REFERENCE / ACADEMIC

A SPECIAL COLLECTION THESAURUS: WOMEN STUDIES

Special collections thesaurus developed at the University of Washington for the academic discipline of Women Studies.

A SPECIAL COLLECTION THESAURUS: WOMEN STUDIES

A SPECIAL COLLECTION THESAURUS: WOMEN STUDIES

A first of its kind academic indexing and thesaurus compilation to aid researchers and collectors in the management of materials and texts in specialized collections correlated with the academic discipline of Women Studies. Designed for the Department of Women Studies at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. Out of print, limited quantities available.

INTRODUCTION TO THE THESAURUS

The purpose of an index thesaurus is to provide standardized subject heading definitions, from which a librarian can catalog materials and resources in a consistent manner. A special collection or departmental library, such as the Women Studies Library (in this case the Women Studies "reading room" at the University of Washington), offers research materials with a unique emphasis and detail in specific knowledge or topic areas. The need for a special collections thesaurus arises as the scope of scientific and academic, literary and artistic research material broadens and research needs require a cataloging system that can indicate specifically that a book or materials has certain target information. Organizing information and cross-referencing related materials assists scholarly research in any special collections field.

The Women Studies Thesaurus designed and compiled here is standardized for easy comprehension by the user, and is generally reflective of the materials gathered for academic research in the emerging interdisciplinary field of Women Studies. The index has been designed to reflect and support growth trends in this academic field.

Published under the auspices of The Department of Women Studies,
The University of Washington Press, 1979.