The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) [Paperback]

Alan L Ellis (Author), Melissa White (Author), Kevin Schaub (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2001 | Series: Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies

Find the facts, figures, and connections you need on the Internet!

This powerful reference tool is the most comprehensive, reliable guide to Internet resources for the LBGTQ community. More than just a guide to useful Web sites, it also evaluates LGBTQ mailing lists, message boards, search engines, and portals.

The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research provides background information as well as useful URLs. It covers the history and objectives of major sites. The in-depth interviews with leaders of the queer Internet include discussions with Barry Harrison, Director of Queer Arts Resources, and Sister Mary Elizabeth, founder of AEGiS.

The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research includes resources for a variety of academic disciplines, including:

• the humanities
  
• the social sciences
  
• law
  
• labor studies
  
• media studies
  
• transgender and intersex studies
  
• and more!

Edited by Alan L. Ellis, co-chair of the institute's board of directors, The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research is an indispensable tool for researchers, community leaders, and scholars.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research, editors Alan Ellis, Liz Highley, Kevin Schaub and Melissa White offer an invaluable resource for academic, social and political research. Observing that pursuing information on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) issues is still somewhat difficult today, the editors provide two chapters on Internet research practices and tools (including a discussion of determining the credibility of electronic information), and then several more based on different professional fields including Queer Studies, Human Sexuality Studies, Social and Biological Sciences, Law and Philosophy, etc. Each of these later chapters lists numerous Internet sites and some non-Web resources.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Alan Ellis, Ph.D., Is co-author of several books, including Gay Men at Midlife: Age Before Beauty; Sexual Identity on the Job: Issues and Services; and A Family and Friend's Guide to Sexual Orientation. He is co-chair of the Board of Directors of the Harvey Milk Institute. Liz Highleyman, CPH, is a freelance writer, editor and health educator who witnessed the birth of the World Wide Web while working at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. She has also edited and contributed to several books on AIDS as well as on bisexuality. Kevin Schaub, MA, is the Executive Director and Dean of the Harvey Milk Institute and serves as the Festival Director for the National Queer Arts Festival each summer. Melissa White, MFA, is a queer bisexual activist, writing teacher and non-profit fundraiser.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (November 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560233532
• ISBN-13: 978-1560233534
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,484,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, March 16, 2011

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This review is from: The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent resource. It contains a great deal of information on internet research, including participant recruitment. I highly recommend this resource for research.

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated, January 30, 2007

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This review is from: The Harvey Milk Institute Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Internet Research (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies) (Paperback)

This is the first book that I have ever felt the need to return. I am sure this book was a huge help a few years ago, but unfortunately at this point it is largely outdated.