International Center for Research on Women.

International Center for Research on Women.  This Web site provides access to a library collection of over 13,000 reports, books, fact sheets, and policy briefs that focus on gender and women's issues in an international context. It appears that they are narrow in their scope (i.e., women's issues), but the subjects are broad based and global in perspective. The online library has information on scholarly research from the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, the Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative of the World Health Organization, and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN. Contributors are social scientists,

economists, public health specialists, and demographers that have expertise in gender relations. Several authors have a great deal of international experience and come from various parts of the world. One highlight is the tool kits and trainer's guides that provide valuable information on issues such as domestic violence, promoting equality, and HIV prevention and setting up health clinics. This is a great resource for researchers and activists who need fact sheets, surveys, policy briefs, and brochures on global issues with a focus on women and gender; and for scholars seeking new methodological approaches to conducting research on a variety of topics ranging from agriculture practices to property rights for women and determining the cost and impact of intimate partner violence. Several resources lend themselves to identifying best practices,

policy recommendations, and research methodologies in a comparative and global perspective. The Web site is updated regularly, the reports are of high quality, the organization is straightforward, and the print and download options are relatively easy. An excellent resource for students, scholars, practitioners, activists, and policy makers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above. -- I. Coronado, University of Texas at El Paso  Reviewed in ACRL's September, 2011 CHOICE.