Research by Subject: Multicultural Studies
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Ethnic newswatch 
Use to research topics relating to ethnic minorities and native groups in the U.S., find articles written from a particular ethnic perspective, gain a regional perspective on a topic, or find biographical profiles. 1990 - current.rn
Contemporary womens issues
Information on women in 150+ countries: sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. 1995-present.
JSTOR
Complete backfiles of core scholarly journals, searchable by journal (1 or more), keywords, author, title etc. Files do not include the latest 3-5 years.
Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary academic database. Some 1975-current.
ERIC (Ebsco interface)
Educational information produced by the Educational Resource Information Center; annotated references to published and unpublished materials. 1966-present.
General OneFile
Current journal and news information in humanities, education, business, science, art, politics, economics, social sciences, law, health care, computers, technology and environmental issues. Formerly InfoTrac OneFile.
Note: Formerly known as InfoTrac OneFile
North American Slave Narratives 
Books and articles that document the individual and collective story of African Americans struggling for freedom and human rights in the eighteenth, nineteenth, and early twentieth centuries.
Psychology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Psychology journals from Sage Publishing covering Applied Psychology, Assessment, Child Development, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Educational Psychology, Family Studies, Group Work, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Language Acquisition, Learning Disabilities, Neuropsychology, Personality, Psychiatry, School Psychology, Social Psychology, and Sociology of Race and Ethnicity.
SocINDEX with Full Text
Sociology research database; Index/abstracts for journals, books, conference papers and other sources. Searchable cited references also provided.
Sociology: a Sage Full-Text Collection
Sociology journals from Sage Publishing covering Childhood, Contemporary Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Consumer Culture, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Sport, and Labor Studies.
ProQuest
Business, humanities, general information, social life, law etc. ABI/INFORM databases, ProQuest Newspapers, Research Library and several others.
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Alternative press index
Index to articles in alternative news sources. Use to research topics that may not be well covered in the mainstream press; 1991 to current.
Handbook of Latin American studies
Citations for journal articles, research reports, and books about Latin America, in English,
Spanish, etc. Coverage 1935 to present.
PsycARTICLES
Full-Text of articles from APA psychology journals and selected EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals. Most 1988-present.
America, history and life
History (from prehistoric times) and culture (incl. popular culture) of the U.S. and Canada from journals (abstracts), books and dissertations (citations). rn
AnthroSource
Anthropological journals from the American Anthropological Association.
LexisNexis Academic
Full-text access to continuously updated news, law, and business information. Highlights: News: news wires, transcripts, regional, national/international news, & Gallup Polls; Legal: law review articles, case law, and federal/state codes; Business: company profiles, country profiles, and SEC filings; People: directories from the entertainment industry, elected officials, executives, politicians, and obituaries.
Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ
Free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals on all subjects in many languages.
LGBT life with Full Text
World\'s literature regarding Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender issues. (Was GLBT Life with Full Text)
Project Muse
Full-text scholarly journals in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Mathematics; Coverage varies by journal but generally only 2-3 current years.
Research Library
Broad range of subjects; aka ProQuest Research Library. Default incl. ProQuest Newspapers and AMA. 1971-present.
Eldis
A portal to information on development issues, providing access to wide range of online resources,including documents, organizations, email bulletins and newsfeeds.
Literature & Culture of Francophone Africa & the Diaspora
A guide to Francophone resources on cinema, dance, literature, theatre, sociocultural issues, and visual art, developed by the Brown University Library.
MAAP: Mapping the African American Past 
A site created for the study of significant sites and moments in the history of African Americans in New York City from the early 17th-century through the recent past. Browse locations in New York and read profiles of people and events associated with these locations. The site includes film and music clips; photographs, documents, and maps.
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies
A gateway to Web resources for African, Asian, Arab, Native, Hispanic, and Jewish American writers.
Smithsonian Global Sound
Individual tracks of music, spoken words, and natural and human-made sounds; incl. published recordings from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and other labels and recordings from Africa and South Asia.
Amistad Digital Resource
Web site about the civil-rights and black-power movements spanning 1954 through 1975. Includes audio and video clips of civil-rights leaders and links to FBI documents and maps where civil-rights demonstrations took place. A project of Columbia University.
Naxos Music Library
Classical music collection; incl. Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogues: Classical, Historical, Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music. While listening, users can read notes on the works being played as well as biographical information on composers or artists. Works best on library computers with Internet Explorer.
Notable Asian Americans
Call Number: REF E184.O6 N67 1995
Provides information about important Asian Americans. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dictionary of Asian American History
Call Number: REF E184.O6 D53 1986
Dictionary of Asian American History: provides information about Asian American and Pacific Americans history.
Dictionary of race and ethnic relations
Call Number: REF GN496 .C37 1994
The Dictionary of Race and Ethnic Relations covers a range of national and international topics which have been written by a distinguished group of experts on race and ethnicity
Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience
Call Number: REF DT14 .A37435 1999
A concise encyclopedia covering the history of the people of Africa as well as the experiences of African Americans.
The Asian American Encyclopedia
Call Number: REF E185 A253 2001
Asian American Encyclopedia provides basic information about the history, language, and culture of Asian Americans.
Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara
Call Number: REF DT351 .E53 1999
This 4-volume Encyclopedia Summarizes all current knowledge of the worlds second largest continent, it includes 896 entries, all written by scholars in the field of African History.
The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions
Call Number: REF BL2525 .E53 1988
Short essays covering not only churches, doctrines, and religious leaders, but also their political, social, and economic context.
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history
Call Number: REF E185 .E54 1996
Many biographies with additional essays about events, historical eras, legal cases, areas of cultural achievement, professions, sports and places. Covers from the beginning of the 17th century to the end of the 20th century. Bibliographies included.
Encyclopedia of Asian history
Call Number: REF DS31 .E53 1988
Substantial coverage of people, places, events, religion, etc. with a concentration on the last 300 years.
Encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion
Call Number: REF BL1005 .L4813 1989
The Encyclopedia of Eastern Philosophy and Religion includes the lives of significant teachers, mystics and philosophers, entries for the basic texts and scriptures, capsules of the various sects and schools of thought, as well as mythological figures and events.
Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics ; v. 1
Data on African-Americans and Asian-Americans in U.S. politics.
Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics, Vol. 2
Data on Hispanic Americans and Native Americans in American politics.
Encyclopedia of Multicultural Education
Call Number: REF LC1099.3 .M58 1999
This encyclopedia is a valuable reference source for multicultural education. It contains more than 400 terms, phrases, concepts, court decisions, and names of "significant contributors to the American macroculture from the country's various racial and/or ethnic backgrounds that are arranged alphabetically.
Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism
Call Number: REF E184 A1 E58 1994
Encyclopedia of multiculturalism is an excellent source for reference use. It includes definition, and covers broad rang of topics related to multiculturalism.
Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East and North Africa
Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations’ involvement in the region.
Fashion, Costume, and Culture.
Covers clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear. Provides a broad overview of costume traditions of diverse cultures from prehistoric times to the present day. Explores how and why items were created, the people who made them, and their uses. Illustrates how clothing, headwear, body decorations, and footwear reflect the different cultural, religious, and societal beliefs.
History Behind the Headlines: The Origins of Conflicts Worldwide.
Presents in-depth information on conflicts appearing in today’s headlines. Includes historical background and analysis to events.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
Call Number: REF DS35.53 .O95 2001
Articles relate traditional Islamic doctrines to the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Oxford Guide to Countries of the World
A global handbook with brief entries for each country that give an overview covering the contemporary social, economic, religious and political issues, and vital statistics.
Centre for Intercultural Learning
The Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada Foreign Affairs) has created over one hundred
\"Cultural Insights\" to countries all around the world. The site provides a local and Canadian
prospective on culture for each country.
Asian Film Connections
Online video clips, critical analysis, and stills of selected films. Historical and statistical information on the film industry in Asia.
European Films
News and reviews of recent and upcoming European films. Searchable by title or country.
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature
Call Number: REF PS153 .N5 O96 1997
Concise entries on individual African American writers, their works, and the relevant social/political/cultural history of the United States.
Harvard University - Social Museum Image Collection
Images from Harvard's Social Museum that pertain to the voluntary immigration to the US from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Includes digitized images from the collections, online exhibits and information about the collections of the Schomburg Center at the New York Public Library.
ARTstor
Database of more than 600,000 digital images representing visual and material culture across cultures and time periods. Documents the fields of architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design, as well as many other forms of visual culture. Images can be downloaded and combined with personal image collections.
UCLA Library Digital Collections
Image Collections included: AIDS posters, Architecture & Urban Design, History of Los Angeles, Primary Care Research Projects, Japanese American Relocation, Arabic & Persian Manuscripts, Sheet Music Consortium, Mexican & Mexican-American Musical Recordings
National Museum of African American History and Culture
A virtual collection for scholarship and education created in advance of the Smithsonian museum which is slated to open in 2012.
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
Theory and research in international affairs; working and occasional papers, research projects, conference proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs. 1991-
CQ public affairs collection
Vital issues, statistical and historical analysis, historic documents, primary source materials and a directory of key government, nonprofit, and private organizations in each of the major policy areas.
American Immigrant Cultures
Call Number: REF E184.A1 A63448 1997
American Immigrant Cultures: covers 161 nonindigenous cultural groups currently living in the United States. It discusses both European groups that have been components of American culture for centuries and those groups who arrived in the twentieth century and are therefore less assimilated and more culturally distinct.
Amistad Digital Resource
Web site about the civil-rights and black-power movements spanning 1954 through 1975. Includes audio and video clips of civil-rights leaders and links to FBI documents and maps where civil-rights demonstrations took place. A project of Columbia University.
Asian American Drama
Plays and detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, etc; incl. selected playbills, production photographs, other related ephemera. From Alexander Street Press.
Black Drama
Plays with detailed, fielded information on productions, theaters, production companies; incl. selected playbills, production photographs and other related ephemera. From Alexander Street Press.
Black Thought and Culture
Non-fiction published works by leading African Americans; also interviews, journal articles, letters and other fugitive material. From Alexander Street Press.
Voices of Multicultural America (1790-1995)
Call Number: REF PS663 .M55 V64 1996
Notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, arranged by speaker, with a Keyword index.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Source for data, including surveys and topical reports, on education in the United States and other nations. Includes the Digest of Education Statistics.
Amistad Digital Resource
Web site about the civil-rights and black-power movements spanning 1954 through 1975. Includes audio and video clips of civil-rights leaders and links to FBI documents and maps where civil-rights demonstrations took place. A project of Columbia University.
Folkstreams.net
A national preserve of hard-to-find documentary films about American folk or roots cultures streamed with essays about the traditions and filmmaking. The site includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings, and links to related websites.
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