Guides: Diversity and Inclusion Resources: Finding Library Resources

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This guide provides information about the resources available in the duPont-Ball Libary and on the web related to diversity and inclusion.

Search tips for finding books, eBooks, journal articles and other materials are covered.

The library is here to support you in all your research endeavors. As always, get in touch with a librarian and we'll be happy to answer any questions or provide additional help.

Best Bets for Finding Articles in Library Databases

African American Experience This link opens in a new window
Covers the black experience from its African origins to the present day. Topics include history, biography, literature, arts, music, pop culture, folklore, business, slavery, civil rights, politics, sports, education, and science & technology.
Includes hundreds of primary documents: manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, statistics, and other papers; More than 4,000 interviews with former slaves, including the WPA slave narratives from the acclaimed The American Slave: A Composite Autobiography; Sixty-seven Negro University Press texts from the late 1700s to the early 1970s classics in black scholarship. Other Features: In their Own Voices (audio clips, such as interviews with former slaves and music files). Links to vetted Web sites. Lesson plans, directly tied to associated primary source documents and images, and other classroom resources. Hundreds and hundreds of photographs, maps, and other images.
American Indian Experience This link opens in a new window
Full-text digital resource exploring the histories and contemporary cultures of the indigenous peoples of the United States. Offers access to more than 150 volumes of scholarship and reference content, hundreds of primary documents, and thousands of images.
Black Freedom Struggle in the 20th Century This link opens in a new window
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Archival materials including: digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and more.
Black Freedom Struggle Website This link opens in a new window
This website has documents dating back to the 1790s, a selection of several databases: “The documents presented here represent a selection of primary sources available in several ProQuest databases. The databases represented in this website include American Periodicals, Black Abolitionist Papers, ProQuest History Vault, ProQuest Congressional, Supreme Court Insight and Alexander Street’s Black Thought and Culture.”
Civil Rights and Social Justice This link opens in a new window
Find hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, Congressional Research Services reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and publications from the Commission on Civil Rights.
CultureGrams This link opens in a new window
Country reports that include local customs, basic economic and social data, politics and history, national flags, national anthems, etc. CultureGrams consists of three editions of country reports updated annually: World Edition, World Kids Edition, and States Edition.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new window
Covers hot-topic social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Provides informed, differing views on each side of an issue.
Gale OneFile: Gender Studies This link opens in a new window
Coverage of gender in culture and society. Includes scholarly journals and magazines.
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly articles and other materials on topics related to gender.

Multicultural & Diversity Journals in the Library

Finding ebooks and print books in the library

Finding Books in the Library
Find library materials owned by Stetson. Choose the Books icon, and limit results to Stetson University.

Try these subject search terms on the Library's OneSearch page (use the link above):

Multiculturalism
Anti-racism
Ethnicity
Cultural fusion
Cultural pluralism
Diversity in the workplace

Minorities—Education (Higher)
Multiculturalism—Law and legislation
Multiculturalism—Religious aspects
Multiculturalism in advertising
Multiculturalism in art
Multiculturalism in interior decoration

Multiculturalism in literature
Multiculturalism in mass media
Multiculturalism in motion pictures
Multiculturalism in the theater
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Social policy

Library Discovery Tool
Also known as One Search, this search is available from the library home page. This search will find books, journal articles, newspaper articles and more.

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Best Bets for Finding Articles in Library Databases

Multicultural & Diversity Journals in the Library

Finding ebooks and print books in the library

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