Research Guide: U.S. Ethnic Studies
Getting Started :: Finding Books :: Finding Articles :: Journals :: Citing Sources :: Web Resources


Introduction
This page includes a general introduction to resources in U.S. Ethnic Studies held by Maxwell Library. It is offered as a general introduction to resources in this field. If you cannot find what you are looking for on this page, or if you have a specific research need in mind, please consult a Reference Librarian.

Library liaison to Ethnic Studies: Kendra St. Aubin, Collection Development Libraian.
Getting Started: Selected Reference Resources
The following is a select list of some significant reference tools and books in U.S. Ethnic Studies.
Reference Tools:
Credo Reference

Electronic Titles:
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America  2000

Print Titles:
Asian Databook  Ref E184 .A75 2005
The concise dictionary of American Jewish biography  Ref E184.J5 C653 v.1-2
Contemporary Black Biography  Ref E185.96 .C66
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography  Ref CT1343. D53
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America  Ref E184 .A1 G14 2000 vols. 1-3
Notable Native Americans  Ref E89.N67
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States  Ref E184.S75 O97 2005
Statistical Record of Asian Americans  Ref E184.O6 S73
Statistical Record of Hispanic Americans  Ref E184.S75 S74 1995
Statistical Record of Native North Americans  Ref E98.P76 S73
Finding Books in Maxwell Library
To find books, you may search Webster, our online catalog, browse our shelves for titles, or look up Recent Acquisitions in Webster.
Subject Headings
A sample of Library of Congress Subject Headings related to Geography can be found below. The LC subject headings can be used when searching Webster as well as many of Maxwell Library's online databases. See Helpful Hints for Searching Webster.
  Ethnicity     Multiculturalism   
Finding Articles: Indexes, Abstracts, and Online Databases
Indexes and Abstracts are tools that help you locate journal, magazine and newspaper articles, and in some cases, chapters in books, conference proceedings, etc.

Maxwell Library's print indexes and abstracts are located on the First Floor; our online databases are accessible to Bridgewater State College students, faculty, and staff from any computer with Internet access (username and password required).

Off-Campus Access: If you are off-campus, you must first go to the BSC Off-Campus User Login.
TitleFormatDatesSearch Guide
Academic OneFileOnlineVariesN/A
Academic Search PremierOnlineVariesEBSCOhost Tutorials
America: History & LifeOnline1964-EBSCOhost Tutorials
Anthropological Index OnlineOnline1957-N/A
Credo ReferenceOnlineVariesN/A
Expanded Academic Index ASAPOnlineVariesN/A
Health Source - Consumer EditionOnlineVariesEBSCOhost Tutorials
Health Source - Nursing/Academic EditionOnlineVariesEBSCOhost Tutorials
MLA International BibliographyOnline1926-EBSCOhost Tutorials
Journals
A-Z Journal List - A complete list of journals available in print and electronic format available in Maxwell Library in print and electronic format
Citing Sources
Citation guides contain examples showing how to cite sources in APA, MLA, and Turabian style formats.
Selected Web Resources
Background Notes
Information on geographic regions

Minority Links
From the United States Census Bureau. Quick links to data on racial and ethnic minorities.

Mapping Census 2000
The Geography of U.S. Diversity County-level maps of ethnic and racial minorities in the United States.

Banished:American Ethnic Cleansings
Histories of towns that expelled black residents between the 1860s & 1920s

Ethnomed
From the University of Washington Harborview Medical Center information on cultural beliefs and medical issues relevant to recent immigrants.

New America Media
A National organization connecting Ethnic minority media outlets

Last Modified: December 21, 2009