SOCIOLOGY 304
Spring 2002
 

MAJORITY-MINORITY RELATIONS
Dr. Brenda Forster

NOTE: The course syllabus and other related documents are available through Blackboard.

What information is on this Web page?

WRITING AND CITATION ASSISTANCE

Using and Evaluating Information Sources

Citing Information Where to Go for Help
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FINDING ARTICLES IN POPULAR PRESS SOURCES

Current issues of the magazines listed below are also available for browsing at the library. All library journals and magazines are arranged alphabetically by title.

Internet Versions of Some Popular News Magazines

Several of the library databases also contain popular press articles. Try Academic Search Elite and Periodical Abstracts in the A.C. Buehler Library Resources section below.

Click here for a collection of local newspapers available on the Internet, including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times. These sites generally contain only the latest news.

The library subscribes to several databases that contain newspaper articles. Click here to see our subscriptions to the Chicago Tribune, NewsIllinois, and Newspaper Source.

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A.C. Buehler Library Resources

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Links to some of the library resources listed below will not work when this page is accessed from off-campus. To use these resources, please go to the Library Web Page, where you can connect to Articles and Databases, Reference Sources, and Electronic Journals and Newspapers after providing your Elmhurst College email login and password. If you do not know your E.C. login and password, please see Computer Services, Room 107 CSTC.

Finding Journal Articles in Library Databases

Academic Search Elite A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them.
JSTOR An online library which does not include current issues of journals, but is an electronic archives of titles, often going back to the first issue of a journal's existence. This is a good place to go for African-American and Asian studies.
Periodical Abstracts A general database that contains both scholarly and popular journal sources, many in full text. Be sure to evaluate the sources in these databases before using them.
Project MUSE An online library of journals from university presses, with the full text of articles from 1996 to the present. The collection includes journals covering religious cultures, ethnic and racial cultures, women's studies, and sexual orientation.
ProQuest Psychology Journals Nearly 300 academic journals in psychology and related fields, all in full text. 
Sociological Abstracts (1962-present) A print reference source containing citations from sociology journals. It is shelved alphabetically in the Bound Periodicals section of the library.

Use Illinet Online to determine if the library owns the journal in print or microfilm, and check Journals and Magazines Available Online for electronic access to journals. If the article you seek is unavailable from these sources, please request it through our online Interlibrary Loan article request form.
 

Books (Illinet Online)
The library has a variety of print resources on minority groups. Please check Illinet Online for books on specific groups or on multiculturalism in general. Contact the Reference Desk at 630-617-3173 if you need assistance.

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General Resources About Cultures and Diversity


Internet Resources on Specific Cultural Groups

START YOUR INTERNET SEARCH HERE:

  1. Librarians Index to the Internet - This site includes descriptions and evaluations of Web pages and directories. This is a good place to start for information on different minority groups. Type the name of the group in the the search box to find web sites.
  2. INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections - Social Sciences, Humanities, General Reference - This site has a subject browsing area as well as a search box to find information on specific topics.
  3. Web Companion sites to the texts Annual Editions - Race & Ethnic Relations 01/02 and Strangers to These Shores (6th ed.) also include relevant Web sites.
  4. SEARCH ENGINES TO TRY:
    1. www.google.com
    2. www.altavista.com
    3. www.northernlight.com


THEN TRY THESE: (Be sure to evaluate each Web site before using the information in your project.)
 
 

Age Disabilities Gender Race/Ethnicity Religion Sexual Orientation

Age

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Disabilities

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Gender

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Race/Ethnicity

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Religion

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Sexual Orientation

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Web Pages for Courses: Sociology
Elmhurst College Library

Created Fall 1999 and last updated 30 January 2002
Created by Elaine Fetyko Page, assisted by Laura Kelly
Report Problems to Elaine Fetyko Page, Assistant Librarian, Elmhurst College