SELECTED REFERENCE SOURCES FOR LIBRARY
RESEARCH - Main Floor of the Du Bois Library
I. GENERAL REFERENCE MATERIALS--
Subject Headings in Catalog: http://www.library.umass.edu/cgi-bin/aka/babel.cgi?dokma=http://umlibr.library.umass.edu
Pluralism (Social sciences) -- United States; Multiculturalism --
United States ; Ethnology -- United States Minorities
Race Relations; United States -- Ethnic relations; United States --
Race relations
- Civil rights in the United States Ref E184.A1 C47 2000 + 2 volumes
- Contemporary Social Issues: A bibliographic series Ref Z 7164
S66 C65 (for example:)
no. 24 The Feminist Movement
no. 25 The Multicultural Education Debate
no. 32 The African American Woman: Social and Economic Conditions
- The Education of Poor and Minority Children Ref Z 5814 E68 W44
- Education Journals & Serials Ref Z 5813 C64 1988
- Encyclopedia of Adult Development Ref BF 724.5 E53 1993
- Encyclopedia of Minorities in American politics Ref E184.A1 E574
2000 2 volumes
- Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism Ref E 184 A1 E58 1994 8 volumes
- Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America Ref E184.A1 G14 1995
2 volumes
- Handbook of Research on Multicultural Education Ref LC 1099.3
.H35 1995+
- Racism in the United States: a comprehensive classified bibliography
Ref Z 1361 E4 R34 1990
- Sage Race Relations Abstracts Ref HT 1501.S3 (1975-1989)
II. AFRO-AMERICAN REFERENCE RESOURCES
Subject Headings: African Americans; African Americans Biography;
African Americans History; African American Women; Blacks Biography;
Blacks History etc.
- The African-American atlas : Black history and culture-- an illustrated
reference Ref E185 .A79 1998
- Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American
experience Ref DT14 .A37435 1999
- Black Heroes of the 20th century Ref E185.96 .B5337 1997
- Black Women in America Ref E 185.86 B542 1993 (2 vols.)
- Challenging the Civil Rights Establishment: Ref E 185.615 G663
1993
- Distinguished African American political and governmental leaders
Ref E185.61 .H359 1999
- Great Negroes, past and present Ref E185.96 .A4 1981 +
- Notable Black American women Ref E185.96 .N68 1996 +
- Profiles of a New Black Vanguard Contributions of Black Women
to America Ref E 185.86 C585 1982 (2 vols.)
- Encyclopedia of African American Civil Rights Ref E 185.61 E54
1992
III. FEMINISM/ WOMEN’S STUDIES
Subject Headings in Library Catalog: Women; Women United States;
- The book of women's firsts : break-through achievements of almost
1,000 American women Ref CT3260 .R428 1992
- Great lives from history. American women series Ref HQ1412 .G74
1995 5 volumes
- Handbook of American women's history Ref HQ1410 .H36 2000 +
- Statistical Handbook on Women in America Ref HQ 1420 S73 1991
- WAC Stats: The facts about women Ref HQ 1421 W33 1993
- Women Studies Abstracts Ref Z 7961 W6 (index tables)
- Women’s Issues: an annotated bibliography Ref Z 7961 .M85 1989
and Ref Z 7963 .F44 C63 1987
- Women’s Movements of the World Ref HQ 1883 W63 1988
- Women's studies encyclopedia Ref HQ1115 .W645 1999 3 volumes
IV. LATINOS
Subject Headings in the Library Catalog: Hispanic Americans
- A biographical handbook of Hispanics and United States film Ref
PN1995.9.H47 K46 1997 +
- Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics Ref E184.A1 E574
2000 + 2 volumes
- The Hispanic 100 : a ranking of the Latino men and women who have
most influenced American
thought and culture Ref E169.1 .N77 1995
- The Hispanic American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics
in the United States
Ref E184.S75 H557 1997 +
- Hispanics in Hollywood : an encyclopedia of film and television
Ref PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994 +
- The Latino encyclopedia Ref E184.S75 L357 1996 6 volumes
V. ASIAN AMERICANS
Subject Headings in the Library Catalog: Asian Americans;
Asian Americans Biography; Asian Americans History...
- The Asian-American almanac : a reference work on Asians in the
United States Ref E184.O6 A824 1995 +
- Notable Asian Americans Ref E184.O6 N67 1995
- The Asian American encyclopedia Ref E184.O6 A827 1995 6 volumes
VI. NATIVE AMERICANS
Subject Headings in the Library Catalog: Indians of North
America; Indians of North America Biography; Indians of North America
History...
- A to Z of Native American women Ref E98.W8 S65 1998
- American Indian quotations Ref PN6081.4 .A43 1996
- Atlas of the North American Indian Ref E77 .W195 2000 +
- Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics Ref E184.A1 E574
2000 + 2 volumes
- Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction Ref
E98.R3 H73 2000 +
- The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes Ref E77 .G15 1998
+ 4 volumes
- Macmillan encyclopedia of Native American tribes Ref E76.2 .J63
1999 +
- Native American history : a chronology of the vast achievements
of a culture and their links to world
events Ref E77 .N56 1996
- Native Americans : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples
Ref E77 .P89 1998 + 2 volumes
- Native America in the twentieth century : an encyclopedia Ref
E76.2 .N36 1994 +
- Notable Native Americans Ref E89 .N67 1995 +
- Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian Ref E76.2 .R4 1995
VII. BIRACIAL GROUPS
Subject Heading in the Online Catalog: Racially Mixed People
VIII. ELDERLY/ADULTS
Subject Headings: Aged
- Aging Ref HQ1061 .A42453 2000 2 volumes
- Developments and research on aging: an international handbook
Ref HQ 1061 D48 1993
- The encyclopedia of aging : a comprehensive resource in gerontology
and geriatrics Ref HQ1061 .E53 2001 2 volumes
- The graying of America : an encyclopedia of aging, health, mind,
and behavior Ref HQ1064.U5 K39 2001
- Statistical Handbook on Aging Americans Ref HQ 1064 U5 S695 1994
IX. SEXUALITY
Subject Headings: Bisexuals; Homosexuality; Gay Men; Gays;
Lesbians;
FINDING JOURNALS
INTERNET
SOURCES
These sites link to many other sites. Many are
broken down by subject categories, such as specific ethnic, religious,
cultural, social or linguistic groups.
- Cultural
Diversity
- Diversity Database
(organized within the following categories: race, ethnic background,
gender, class, sexual orientation, religion, physical abilities,
national origin, and age)
- Diversity Web- University
of Maryland (links Colleges and Universities that are working
to engage the diversity of United States society in educational
mission, campus climate, curriculum focus and connections with the
larger society)
- Educational Justice (dedicated
to the needs of educators concerned with issues of equity, culture,
and institutional racism).
- Index
of Multicultural Ed Sites (including full text documents and
speeches)
- Multicultural
Pavilion (Teachers) (resources specific to K-12 teachers of
all subjects, including historical documents and speeches)
- Resources
for Diversity (including disability, gender, sexuality, religion)
- Story Place -- bilingual
Spanish/English
- Urban Education Web
- White House
Initiative Research and Resources (This site has a lot of links
related to Latinos and Education)
Produced and maintained
by Lori
Mestre, M.A.L.S., Ed.D. Coordinator of Instructional and Curriciulum
Support Services
W.E.B.
Du Bois Library, University
of Massachusetts Amherst lori.mestre@library.umass.edu
Updated: October
5, 2001
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