Resource Guide for Research in Multicultural Studies
These are selected resources to begin research in the interdisciplinary field of Multicultural Studies. This covers African American, Asian American, Latino/Hispanic American, Native American, and Gender Studies, including Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Studies. Further, links to selected online resources for these groups are available at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/webminstudies.html.
For more information on Jewish Studies, please refer to the Price Library of Judaica at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/plj/PLJ.html. For more information on Latino/Hispanic American Studies, see the Latin American Collection at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/lac/. For more on Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual studies, see the pathfinder at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/lgbr.htm.
General Multicultural Studies
General Reference
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- American ethnic writers PS153.M56 A414 2000
- Civil rights in America : 1500 to the present JC599.U5 S53 1999
- Cross-cultural CD SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference Reserve GN345.7 .C767
- Dictionary of race and ethnic relations GN496 .C37 1988
- Encyclopedia of minorities in American politics E184.A1 E574 2000
- Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. Primary documents E184.A1 G15 1999
- Harvard encyclopedia of American ethnic groups E184.A1 H35
- Racial and ethnic diversity : Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites E184.A1 R78 2000
- Racial and ethnic relations in America E49 .R33 2000
- Race relations : opposing viewpoints H1 .O66 v.66
- Storytelling encyclopedia : historical, cultural, and multiethnic approaches to oral traditions around the world GR72 .S76 1997
- Voices of multicultural America : notable speeches delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995 PS663.M55 V64 1996
Bibliographies and Research Guides
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- Autobiographies by Americans of color 1980-1994 : an annotated bibliography Z5305.U5 S78 1997
- The civil rights movement : references and resources Z1361.N39 M93 1993
- A comprehensive bibliography for the study of American minorities Z1361.E4 M529
- Ethnic genealogy : a research guide CS49 .E83 1983
- The immigrant experience : an annotated bibliography E184.A1 M331 1991
- Minorities in America Z1361.E4 M57
- Race and ethnic relations : an annotated bibliography Z1361.E4 K54 1984
Atlases, Almanacs, and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- Atlas of American diversity E184.A1 S575 1998
- We the people : an atlas of America's ethnic diversity MAP LIBRARY, Atlases (Non-Circulating) E184.A1 A479 1988 SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) E184.A1 A479 1988
- Statistical handbook on racial groups in the United States E184.A1 H417 2000
- The almanac of women and minorities in American politics HQ1236.5.U6 M3778 1999
Indexes to Magazine and Journal Articles
This is a selected list of electronic resources at UF to help you identify articles in magazines and journals. If you find a reference to a journal that the UF Libraries do not own, you may make an Interlibrary Loan request. There is usually no charge, but be prepared to wait from two to four weeks.
To access online databases, go to the UF Libraries’ Database Locator at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/locator.html and type in the first few letters of Database name. Click on the “Connect Now” hyperlink for the appropriate database. For a more complete list of electronic resources in this area, select the “DB” hyperlink for Multicultural Studies from the Specific Subject : Database Locator page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/subguide.html. Licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff, unless accessed on-campus.
- America : History and Life Online. Includes current affairs, area studies, ethnic studies, folklore, historiography and methodology, oral history, prehistory, government and political science, popular culture, urban affairs, and interdisciplinary studies.
- Anthropology Plus Online. Combines highly respected Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK. Anthropology Plus provides extensive worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies.
- Ethnic NewsWatch Online. Provides a full-text collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc., published by the ethnic, minority and native press, covering a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints.
- Left Index Online. Provides access to the diversity of literature on the left, with emphasis on politically and culturally engaged scholarship and on significant but little known sources of news and ideas. Topics include politics, economics, the labor movement, ecology and environment, women's studies, race and ethnicity, social and cultural theory, sociology, art and aesthetics, philosophy, history, education, law, and globalization.
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Handbooks
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- Asian American biography E184.O6 A831 1995
- The Asian American encyclopedia E184.O6 A827 1995
- Asian American Handbook West Retrieval E184.O6 A851 1991
- Dictionary of Asian American history E184.O6 D53 1986
- Encyclopedia of Japanese American history : an A-to-Z reference from 1868 to the present E184.J3 E53 2000
- Reference Library of Asian America E184.O6 R45x 1995
Bibliographies, Research Guides and Directories
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
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Asian American reference data directory Z1361.O7 R57 1976
- Asian American studies : an annotated bibliography and research guide E184.O6 K551 1989
- The Asian American woman : social, economic and political conditions : a bibliography West Retrieval HQ1426 .A85 1997
- Asian Pacific American resources directory : partners on the information superhighway : and Asian Pacific American perspective E184.O6 A861 1996
- Bibliography on East Asian religion and philosophy BL51 .B74 2001
Almanacs, Atlases and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- Asian-American Almanac E184.O6 A8231 1996
- Asian American chronology E184.O6 A8321 1996
- Atlas of Asian-American history E184 O6 .A89 2002
- Statistical record of Asian Americans E184.O6 S73 1993
Selected Periodicals
Check the UF Libraries Catalog for specific periodical holdings, or to find a journal that is not listed. Choose the magazine/journal title search, and type in the name of the journal that you wish to find.
- Amerasia journal SMATHERS LIBRARY, Periodicals E184.O6 A44
- Journal of Asian American studies Full text of recent years http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jaas/ Full text licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff
- Crosscurrents : newsmagazine of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center WEST Retrieval, Periodicals E184.O6 C76
Web Resources
Please refer to the Multicultural Studies webpage at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/webminstudies.html for selected web resources, including online resource guides.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- Black women in America : an historical encyclopedia E185.86 .B542 1993
- A dictionary and catalog of African American folklife of the south GR110.A47 P93 1999
- Encyclopedia of African-American civil rights : from emancipation to the present E185.61 .E54 1992
- Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history E185 .E54 1996
- Encyclopedia of African-American heritage E185 .A455 2000
- The encyclopedia of African and African-American religions BL2462.5 .E53 2000
- Facts on File encyclopedia of Black women in America E185.96 .F2 1996
- Organizing Black America : an encyclopedia of African American associations E185.5 .O74 2001
- The trans-Atlantic slave trade a database on CD-ROM SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference Reserve HT1322 .T74 1999
Bibliographies and Research Guides
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(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- African American authors, 1745-1945 : bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook PS153.N5 A32 2000
- The African American experience : an historiographical and bibliographical guide E184.65 .A37 2001
- The African-American male : an annotated bibliography Z1361.N39 G67 1999
- African American women playwrights : a research guide PS153.N5 G29 1999
- Bibliography of African American leadership : an annotated guide West Retrieval E185.615 .W285 2000
- Black/white relations in American history : an annotated bibliography Z1361.N39 T57 1998
- Guide to African American and African primary sources at Harvard University Z3509 .B87 2000
Directories, Atlases, Almanacs and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- The African-American athlete resource directory GV706.32 .B761 1996
- The African-American atlas : Black history and culture--an illustrated reference.A79 1998
- Almanac of African American heritage : a book of lists featuring people, places, times, and events that shaped Black culture E185 .A448 2001
- Atlas of African-American history E185 .C55 2001
- The atlas of African-American history and politics : from the slave trade to modern times E185 .S574 1998
- Black demographic data, 1790-1860 : a sourcebook E185.18 .C73 1997
- Historical statistics of Black America E185 .H543 1995
- The Routledge atlas of African American history West Retrieval E185 .E125 2000
Indexes to Magazine and Journal Articles
This is a selected list of electronic and print resources at UF to help identify articles in magazines and journals. To access the online databases, go to the UF Libraries’ Database Locator at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/locator.html and type in the first few letters of Database name. Click on the “Connect Now” hyperlink for the appropriate database. For a more complete list of electronic resources in this area, select the “DB” hyperlink for Multicultural Studies from the Specific Subject : Database Locator page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/subguide.html. Licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff, unless accessed on-campus.
- African American Newspapers: The 19th Century Online.
- African-American Poetry (1750-1900) Online.
- African-American Biographical Database Online.
- Index to Black Periodicals SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) AI3 .O4
Selected Periodicals
Check the UF Libraries Catalog for specific periodical holdings, or to find a journal that is not listed. Choose the magazine/journal title search, and type in the name of the journal that you wish to find.
- Souls : a critical journal of Black politics, culture, and society SMATHERS LIBRARY, Periodicals E185.5 .S685
- African American review Full Text of 1992-1998 http://www.jstor.org/journals/10624783.html Full Text Licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff SMATHERS LIBRARY, Periodicals E185.5 .N35
Web Resources
Please refer to the Multicultural Studies webpage at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/webminstudies.html for selected web resources, including online resource guides.
Latino/Hispanic American Studies
For more complete listings of resources, please refer to the University of Florida’s Latin American Collection at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/lac/, or visit the Latin American Collection on the Fourth Floor of Library East.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- Biographical dictionary of Hispanic Americans E184.S75 M49 2001
- Hispanics in Hollywood : an encyclopedia of film and television PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994
- The Latino encyclopedia E184.S75 L357 1996
- Notable Latino Americans : a biographical dictionary E184.S75 M435 1997
- Reference Library of Hispanic America E184.S75 R44
Bibliographies, Research Guides, and Directories
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- Hispanic American genealogical sourcebook E184.S75 H563 1995
- Hispanics and the humanities in the Southwest : a directory of resources SMATHERS, Lat. Am. Col., Reference (Non-Circulating) F790.S75 H57 1983
- Latinos in the United States : a historical bibliography E184.S75 L371 1986
- Hispanic resource directory E184.S75 S28 1996
Almanacs and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- The Hispanic almanac : from Columbus to corporate America E184.S75 H5621 1994
- The Hispanic-American almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the United States E184.S75 H5621 1993
- Hispanic Americans : a statistical sourcebook E184.S75 H5655
- Chronology of Hispanic-American history E184.S75 C49 1995
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- American Indian tribes E77 .A53 2000
- Biographical dictionary of American Indian history to 1900 E89 .W35 2001
- The encyclopedia of native American biography : six hundred life stories of important people from Powhatan to Wilma Mankiller E89 .J69 1997
- Encyclopedia of Native American healing E98.M4 L96 1996
- Encyclopedia of Native American religions : an introduction E98.R3 H73 2000
- The encyclopedia of Native American economic history E98.E2 E52 1999
- The Gale encyclopedia of Native American tribes E77 .G15 1998
- Native American literatures : an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes PS153.I52 W47 1999
- Native Americans : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples E77 .P89 1998
- Native American women : a biographical dictionary E98.W8 B38 2001
- Reference encyclopedia of the American Indian E76.2 .R4 1995
Bibliographies and Research Guides
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- American Indian women : a guide to research Z1209.2.N67 B36 1991
- Indian slavery, labor, evangelization, and captivity in the Americas : an annotated bibliography Z1209 .M25 1998
- Native Americans : social, economic and political aspects : a bibliography E77 .N61 1998
- The Native American Sun Dance religion and ceremony : an annotated bibliography Z1209.83.G73 W45 1998
- The Sioux and other Native American cultures of the Dakotas : an annotated bibliography Z1210.D3 H66 1993
- West Indian Americans : a research guide Z1361.W45 W47 2001
- Writers of the Indian diaspora : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook PR9485.45 .W75 1993
Almanacs, Handbooks and Histories
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- American Indian civil rights handbook West Retrieval 342.73085 S655a
- Chronology of native North American history : from pre-Columbian times to the present E77 .C555 1994
- Handbook of the American frontier : four centuries of Indian- White relationships West Retrieval E76.2 .H43 1987 SPECIAL COLL., Florida History (Non-Circulating) F.05 H435h
- Indian reservations : a state and federal handbook E93 .I3828 1986
- Native American issues : a reference handbook E98.T77 T56 1996
- The Native North American almanac E75 .N397
- Statistical record of Native North Americans SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) E98.P76 S73 1993
Selected Periodical
Check the UF Libraries Catalog for specific periodical holdings, or to find a journal that is not listed. Choose the magazine/journal title search, and type in the name of the journal that you wish to find.
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American Indian quarterly Full text of recent years http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/aiq/ Full text licensed for UF students, faculty and staff LIBRARY WEST, Periodicals E75 .A547
Web Resources
Please refer to the Multicultural Studies webpage at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/webminstudies.html for selected web resources, including online resource guides.
Includes Women’s Studies as well as Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Studies. However, please refer to the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual pathfinder at http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/lgbr.htm for more complete information.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating))
- The ABC-CLIO companion to women's progress in America HQ1410 .F76 1994
- Celebrating women coaches : a biographical dictionary GV697.A1 H367 2000
- Encyclopedia of feminist theories HQ1190 .E63
- Encyclopedia of women's history in America HQ1410 .C85 2000
- The Gay and lesbian literary heritage : a reader's companion to the writers and their works, from antiquity to the present PN56.H57 G365 1995
- Gay histories and cultures : an encyclopedia HQ75.13 .G37 2000
- From suffrage to the Senate : an encyclopedia of American women in politics HQ1236.5.U6 S32 1999
- International encyclopedia of women and sports GV709 .I58 2001
- International encyclopedia of women's suffrage JF851 .H28 2000
- Lesbian histories and cultures : an encyclopedia HQ75.5 .L4395 2000
- Routledge international encyclopedia of women : global women's issues and knowledge HQ1115 .R69 2000
- Women, a modern political dictionary HQ1595.A3 L39x 2000
Handbooks
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- International handbook on gender roles SMATHERS LIBRARY HQ1075 .I58 1993
- Handbook of American women's history HQ1410 .H36 2000
- Notable women in American history : a guide to recommended biographies and autobiographies CT3260 .A27 1999
Bibliographies and Research Guides
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- American women writers, 1900-1945: a biobibliographical critical sourcebook PS151 .A45 2000
- Gender equality in education : a select annotated bibliography West Retrieval LC212.9 .H85 2001
- Women in U.S. history : a resource guide HQ1410 .H364 2000
- Women playwrights of diversity : a bio-bibliographical sourcebook PS338.W6 P48 1997
- Women's information services and networks : a global source book. LIBRARY WEST HQ1177 .W661 1999
Atlases, Almanacs and Statistical Sources
(located in SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) unless otherwise noted)
- The American women's almanac : an inspiring and irreverent women's history HQ1410 .B47 1997
- The Routledge historical atlas of women in America MAP LIBRARY, Atlases (Non-Circulating) HQ1410 .P68 2000
- Statistical handbook on women in America HQ1420 .T34 1996
- The women's atlas of the United States G1201.E1 G5 1995
Indexes to Magazine and Journal Articles
This is a selected list of electronic and print resources at UF to help you identify articles in magazines and journals. To access the online databases, go to the UF Libraries’ Database Locator at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/locator.html and type in the first few letters of Database name. Click on the “Connect Now” hyperlink for the appropriate database. For a more complete list of electronic resources in this area, select the “DB” hyperlink for Gender Studies from the Specific Subject : Database Locator page at http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/subguide.html. Licensed only for UF students, faculty and staff, unless accessed on-campus.
- Contemporary Women’s Issues Online. Provides global information on women in over 150 countries regarding development, pay equity, education, politics, family life, reproductive rights, gender equity, sociology, health, violence and exploitation, human rights, women, legal status, the workplace and, lesbian concerns.
- GenderWatch Online. Provides coverage of the subjects that are uniquely central to women's daily lives, and of the impact of gender and gender roles on the arts, popular culture and media, business and work, crime and criminology, education, research and scholarship, family, health care and medicine, politics, policy and legislation, pornography, religion, sexuality and sexology, sports and leisure.
- Studies on women and gender abstracts SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) HQ1180 .S78
- Women’s Resources International Online. Includes Women’s Studies Abstracts and Women’s Studies Database.
Selected Periodicals
Check the UF Libraries Catalog for specific periodical holdings, or to find a journal that is not listed. Choose the magazine/journal title search, and type in the name of the journal that you wish to find.
- The American woman SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) HQ1402 .A4
- Media report to women SMATHERS LIBRARY, Reference (Non-Circulating) HQ1402 .M44
- Women's studies quarterly West Retrieval, Periodicals HQ 1181 .U5 W657
Web Resources
Please refer to the Multicultural Studies webpage at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/ref/webminstudies.html for selected web resources, including online resource guides.
