Library Resources for researching
Cultures other than your own
This is just a sampling of available resources to get you started. For more information, please ask a reference librarian.
Some reference books:
The reference collection is on the 1st floor of the library. The books from this collection cannot be checked out. The following are some of the reference books that may be useful. Be sure to browse the books shelved nearby for other possibilities.
- Culturegrams
Reference Collection GT1 .C847 - American immigrant cultures : builders of a nation
Reference Collection E184.A1 A63448 1997 - Encyclopedia of community : from the village to the virtual world
Reference Collection HM756 .E53 2003
- Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America
Reference Collection E184.A1 G14 1995 - Handbook of North American Indians
U.S. Government collection SI 1.20/2
- CIA
World Factbook
online or in print: U.S. Government collection PREX 3:15: - Subject Encyclopedias
Reference Desk Z5848 .M57 1999 - Enyclopedia of World Cultures
Reference Collection GN307.E53 1991
Some subject headings for searching the online catalog:
- [name of individual ethnic group or culture]
- ethnicity
- ethnic groups
- ethnology
- minorities
- culture
- manners and customs
- multiculturalism
Databases for journal articles and more
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Academic Search Premier: Contains articles on cultures from a broad range of disciplines
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CIAO: includes an atlas with statistics and country comparisons
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Ethnic Newswatch: a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
To evaluate your sources
To cite your sources:
- Formatting Citations (MLA & APA)
- APA | MLA | Chicago Style from dianahacker.com
- NoodleBib Express: generate citations online in MLA or APA format
- Resources for documenting sources (Purdue Univ. Online Writing Lab)
Jill
Markgraf
markgrjs@uwec.edu
Distance Education Librarian
01/29/2007