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Subject PortalsDiversity (including Ethnic & Gender Studies)Maintained by:Teri Koch Contribute:Don't see what you are looking for? Suggest a new resource or subject area.
Dig deeper into sub-categories...(move back to Subject Portal Home) Including individual books and groups of books held by Cowles Library A few of Drake's books on DisabilitiesCowles Library holds many books in this area. Below is a link to some of them, done by doing a "Subject" search on the words, "People with Disabilities" You may wish to refine your search to obtain more precise results, such as "People with Disabilities in mass media" A few of Drake's Diversity booksCowles Library holds many books on various diversity-related topics. Below is a link to some of them, done by doing a "Subject" search on the word, "Diversity." A few of Drake's Multiculturalism booksSome books that Drake holds on "Multiculturalism" WorldCat - OCLCWorldCat is a catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. If you are unable to find something in the Cowles Library collection using the I-LINK catalog, this is an excellent place to continue your search. Use the Interlibrary Loan link on this page to obtain materials from other collections. Including research databases that are subscribed to by Cowles Library and not available to the general public America: History & LifeIndexing and abstracts of over 2,400 scholarly journals on U.S. and Canadian History Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA)Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA) is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present. CQ ResearcherGreat place to start research on diversity issues such as affirmative action, diversity in the workplace, the glass ceiling, domestic partners, etc. Ethnic NewsWatchFull-text coverage of 240 valuable resources for providing different viewpoints & perspectives from the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Gale Virtual Reference LibraryClick on "Multicultural Studies" to view such excellent reference works as Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History and Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America. Go there... Gender StudiesGender Studies Database produced by NISC, combines NISC’s popular Women’s Studies International and Men’s Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia. Several thousand links to freely available and indexed full-text articles and documents on the Web are available. Source documents include professional journals, conference papers, books, book chapters, government reports, discussion and working papers, theses & dissertations and other sources. Several hundred links provide access to carefully selected and important websites. This database includes more than 696,750 records with coverage spanning from 1972 and earlier to present.(from publisher web site) GenderWatchFull-text of 170 publicatins providing in-depth perspective on gender studies. Also includes Women's Studies & Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender studies.
Historical AbstractsIndexing and abstracts of over 2,100 scholarly journals in world history, from 1492 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada. Including sites that are generally free and contain content deemed to be pertinent to the subject ADA Home pageAmericans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - U.S. Department of Justice Affirmative Action and Diversity ProjectThis site presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action topics; rather than taking a singular pro or con position, it is designed to help lend many different voices to the debates surrounding the issues of affirmative action. American Civil Liberties UnionWeb Site for the American Civil Liberties Union. Cornucopia of Disability InformationCODI (Cornucopia of Disability Information)serves as a community resource for consumers and professionals by providing disability information in a wide variety of areas. It consists of both an Internet Directory of Disability Information and a repository of electronic disability documents, dating back to the early 1990s. Many of the documents on CODI are publicly available nowhere else on the Internet. Diverse Online - Your Portal to DiversityThe home page of the journal, Diverse (Formerly - Black Issues in Higher Education). Includes a variety of information on diversity-related topics, including a forum area, resource guide, and career center. Username: drakeu ; Password: bulldogs Diversity Practices That Work: The American Worker SpeaksA report done by the National Urban League. This is a study of 5,500 Americans to determine the effectivenesw of corparte Diversity Programs. DiversityIncThe home page of the journal, DiversityInc. Includes a variety of information on diversity-related topics, including a forum area, resource guide, and career center. DiversityWeb"the most comprehensive compendium of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education that you can find anywhere. This site is designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of the academy's educational and societal mission." Human Rights WatchWeb site for Human Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. Multicultural PavilionCollection of web resources related to multicultural topics New American Studies WebThe Crossroads Project is pleased to announce the launch of this Pilot version of the New American Studies Web. The new version is a topical database of over 2,000 web-based resources in American Studies. UNESCO Culture SectorUNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945. For this specialized United Nations agency, it is not enough to build classrooms in devastated countries or to publish scientific breakthroughs. Education, Social and Natural Science, Culture and Communication are the means to a far more ambitious goal : to build peace in the minds of men. |
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