VAWnet: A Project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

Abstract

For more than 25 years, the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence has operated VAWnet, a freely available, online network focused on violence against women and other forms of gender-based violence. This column will provide an overview of the resources available from VAWnet, including a sample search that demonstrates how to access the resources available within as well as a discussion of how to effectively browse the thousands of materials available on VAWnet that provide life-saving information on gender-based violence and related issues.

Keywords:

• Domestic violence
• gender-based violence
• online database
• review

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Emily Vardell

Emily Vardell ([email protected]) is an associate professor, School of Library and Information Management, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, USA.