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SCO= PE. The purpose of this pathfinder is = to introduce some of the resources available in the Collier Library in the fie= ld of ETHNIC MINORITIES. The var= ious types of library materials useful in research are described along with some= examples of each type. This guide is n= ot a comprehensive listing, but it is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

BAS= IC INTRODUCTION OR OVERVIEW MATERIAL can be found in:<= /span>

Multiculturalism in th= e United States: A Comparative Guide to Acculturati= on and Ethnicity. 2005.

Ref= E= 184 .A1 M85

Schaefer, Richard T. Race and Ethnicity in the United States. 1995.

E 184 .A1 S25

Smelser, Neil J., et al. America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their Consequenc= es. 2 vols. 2001.

E 184 .A1 A497

Steinberg, Stephen, ed. Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Issues and Debates. 2000.

E 184 .A1 R247

Susser, Ida, and Thomas C. Patterson. Cultural Diversity in the United States: A Critical Reader. 2001.

E 184.A1 C847

Yetman, Norman R. Majority and Minority: The Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity= in American Life. 1999.=

E 184 .A1 M256

BOO= KS on ETHNIC MINORITIES can= be located by using some of the following SUBJECT HEADINGS that appear = in UNACAT, a computerized listing of l= ibrary holdings.

DIV= ERSITY
ETHNIC GROUPS
ETHNICITY
ETHNOLOGY
MINORITIES
RACE AWARENESS

Other SUBJECT HEADINGS can be identified by using:

Library of Congress Subject Headings (annual)
(Located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Room)

REFERENCE TOOLS that may be useful in locating information on ETHNIC MINORITIES that are found in the reference room are:

BIBLIOGRAPHIES list books, periodical articles, and/or other materia= ls by subject or by author.
Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. Research Library. A Gu= ide to Manuscript and Microfilm Collections of the Research Library of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies. c1992.

Ref Z 1361 .E4 B68

Hoxie, Frederick E., and Harvey Markowitz. Native Americans: An Annotated Bibliography. c1991.

Ref Z 1209.2 N67 H68

Hoyt, Anne Kelley. Bibliography of the Chickasaw. 1987.

Ref Z 1210 .C493 H68

Meier, Matt S.&= nbsp; Bibliography of Mexican American History. 1984.

Ref Z 1361 .M4 M414

Murdock, George Peter. Ethnographic Bibliography of North America.= 4^th ed. 5 vols. 1975.

Ref Z 1209.2 .N67 M87

Murray, Paul T.= The Civil Rights Movement—References and Resources. c1993.

Ref Z 1361 .N39 M93

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES provide brief definitions or concise overviews of the topic, often followed by lists of further references.

  &nbs= p;   Affirmative Action: An Encyclopedia. = 2004.

      = Ref HF 5549.5 .A34 A426

Black Firsts:&n= bsp; 2,000 Years of Extraordinary Achievement. 1994.

Ref E 185 .B574

   &nbs= p;            Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. = 2003.

            Ref E 185 .B574

Civil Rights Movement. 2000.

Electronic B= ook (a l= ink is provided in UNACAT to the online= full text of this work)

Dictionary of Asian American History<= span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt'>. 1986.

Ref E 184.06 .D53

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences a= nd the Impact of Society on Gender. 2= 001.

Ref <= /span>HQ 1115 .E43

Gill, Sam D.&nb= sp; Dictionary of Native American Mythology. c1992.

Ref E 98 .R3 G46

Meier, Matt S., and Margo Gutiérrez. Encyclopedia of the Mexican Ame= rican Civil Rights Movement. 20= 00.
Ref E 184 .M5 M458

ALMANACS AND/OR STATISTICAL SOURCES provide miscellaneous bits of facts and data.

Hazen-Hammond, Susan.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Timelines of Native American History: Through the Centurie= s With Mother Earth and Father Sky. 1997.

Ref E= 77 .H395

The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the Uni= ted States. 2003.

Ref E= 184 .S75 H557

Historical Statistics = of Black America. 2 vols. c1995.

Ref E= 185 .H543

The Native North Ameri= can Almanac: A Reference Work on = Native North Americans in the United States and Canada. c1994.

Ref E= 77 .N37

The Negro Almanac: A Reference Work on the African Am= erican. 5th ed. c1989.

Ref E 185 .N385

Stuart, Paul.&n= bsp; Nations Within a Nation: Historical Statistics of American Indians. 1987.

Ref E 77 .S924

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS<= /span> co= ver broad subjects in a brief, concise manner and may include odd bits of information about a variety of topics.&nbs= p; They are also referred to as companions or compendia.

Demo, David H., et al.= Handbook of Family Diversity. 2000.

Ref HQ 518 .H1538

&nb= sp;

Eisaguirre, Lynn. Affirmative Action: A Reference Handbook<= /a>. 1999.
Electr= onic Book = (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)=

Schick, Frank Leopold = and Renee Schick. Statistical Handbook on U.S. Hispanics. 1991.

Ref E= 184 .S75 S27

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES co= ntain articles about the lives and works of various individuals.

Biography Resource Center (Online Database containing full text biographical information from= a wide variety of reference sources.)

See the libraries’ database page: <http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary/databases.htm>

Black Women in <= st1:place w:st=3D"on">America: A Historical Encyclo= pedia. 2005<= /p>
Ref E 185.86 .B542

Dictionary of American Biography. 30 vols. 1928-.

Ref E 176 .D562

Meier, Matt S.&= nbsp; Mexican American Biographies:&nb= sp; A Historical Dictionary, 1836-1987. 1988.

Ref E 184 .M5 M454

__________.&nbs= p; Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. 1997.

Ref E 184 .S75 M435

Native American Women: A Biographical Dictionary= . 2001.

Ref E 98.W8 B38

Notable Native Americans. 1995.

Ref E 89 .N67

Salem, Dorothy C. African American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. 1993.

Ref E 185.96 .A45

SOURCEBOOKS= us= ually contain excerpts or reprints of major documents and other source material relating to the subject under study, with or without accompanying text.

Voices of Multicultural <= st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">America: Notable Speeches Delivered by Afri= can, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995. 1996.

Ref PS 663 .M55 V64

OTHER PERTIN= ENT REFERENCE TOOLS

African-American History and Culture. (Online Database)
North American Women’s Letters and Diaries. (Online Database)<= o:p>

INDEXES, ABSTRACTS AND DATABASES that will help locate periodical articles and other pa= pers in ETHNIC MINORITIES are:=

America: History & Life (online database)
Academic Search Premier (online database)

Ethnic News Watch (online database)
INFOTRAC OneFile (online database)

Social Work Abstracts (online database)
Sociological Abstracts (online database)

A few frequently used PERIODICALS in ETHNIC MINORITIES are:

Human Relations

Identities

Journal of American Ethnic History

Journal of Social Psychology

MELUS

Public Health Reports

Social Problems

Sociological Quarterly

PERIODICALS held by the library can be identified in the PERIODICALS HOLDINGS database on the libra= ry website at http://www2.una.edu/libr= ary or in UNACAT.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN - = It is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of periodical articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally. The material can be reque= sted online by filling in the appropriate forms at: <http://www2.una.edu/libra= ry/illindex.htm>

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