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Dismantling Racism : Library Research GuidePage contents
Finding Journal Articles and DatabasesPlease ask a Reference Librarian to suggest additional databases that might be useful. Academic Search Premier: includes articles from a number of academic journals across all disciplines, including history journals. Covers 1975 to the present. LexisNexis Academic: includes major national and world newspapers and wire services. Minnesota Magazine Index :an index of articles on local and statewide politics, news, current events, history and the arts that appear in nine Minnesota magazines. Coverage begins in 1991. ProQuest Newspapers: provides the full-text of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post, as well as about 300 newspapers. Coverage dates vary. PsycINFO: covers all aspects of psychology and psychological development. Late 1800 to the present. Saint Paul Pioneer Press provides the full text of local and regional news from 1988 forward. Sociological Abstracts: covers all aspects of culture, class and social structure, social psychology and group interaction. 1952 to the present. Women and Social Movements in the United States: 1600 to 2000: An online archive of primary sources related to women's activism in all areas of society, including the anti-slavery, anti-lynching, and civil rights movements Web sitesGeneral information Global Issues.org American Psychological Association FAIR: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Criminal Justice System PRA: Political Research Associates ACLU: American Civil Liberties Union Environmental Racism Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/ Environmental Health Coalition ( http://www.environmentalhealth.org/ ) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (http://www.epa.gov/ ) EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory Program (http://www.epa.gov/tri/ ) – helps communities identify chemical releases in their area. Hurricane Katrina AlterNet.org: Independent Media Institute SSRC: Social Sciences Research Council Indigenous Peoples United Nations Conference Against Racism, 2001 Finding Books: Using CLICnetUse CLICnet to search for books and videos in the Library at St. Kate's and the other ACTC colleges. (Use the red Request button to place holds on books ffrom other colleges, and see Media services to obtain videos) Some examples of searches follow:
Background Resources: Reference BooksDictionaries and encyclopedias offer extensive background information on topics, often including bibliographies, or lists of other resources. The following sources can be found in the Reference area of the St. Paul campus library: American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation Ref E184.A1 A63448 (1997). Color of words: An encyclopaedic dictionary of ethnic bias in the United States Columbian documentary history of race and ethnicity in America Countries and Their Cultures Encyclopedia of American Immigration Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics Encyclopedia of Race and Ethnic Studies Endangered peoples of North America: Struggles to survive and thrive Ethnic Groups Worldwide Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America Hispanic American almanac: A reference work on Hispanics in the United States Racial and ethnic diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans and Whites Statistical handbooks on racial groups in the United States They chose Minnesota : a survey of the state's ethnic groups
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