LIBRARY DATABASES

• LIBRARY CATALOG - To search for books on a particular topic, use a Subject or a Keyword Search. To search for books at other libraries use the links on the BOOKS & BOOK REVIEWS web page.
• EBSCOHOST - Search multiple databases (together or separately) to access full-text periodicals, newspapers and reference tools. Academic Search Premier and Business Search Premier index peer-reviewed scholarly journals in a variety of subject areas. Other databases focus on specific areas such as health and education.
• JSTOR - Arts & Sciences I, II & III Collections include the complete back runs of 394 core journals in many disciplines, including economics, history, political science, and sociology, as well as in other key fields in the humanities and social sciences.  Includes a selection of titles in the fields of archaeology, arts, classics, cultural studies, ecology, literature, mathematics, and statistics.
• Project MUSE - Project MUSE - Basic College Collection is a unique collaboration providing full-text, user-friendly online access to 116 humanities, arts, and social sciences journals.
• LexisNexis ACADEMIC - Comprehensive research database providing full-text access to various databases, including current news, business information, Hoover’s company records, company directories, federal and state laws, legal cases, medical and references.
• CAMPUS RESEARCH - Comprehensive research database includes full-text information and access to both current and archived materials, including thousands of news databases and newswires as well as business, trade and professional journals and publications; superior law-related resources.
• COUNTRYWATCH - Provides critical country-specific intelligence and data, including up-to-date news and information on the recognized countries of the world.
• ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ONLINE - More than 72,000 encyclopedia articles on all subjects.

LIBRARY REFERENCE

- - - African-American Issues - - -

• Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history : the Black experience in the Americas (305.896 E56p 2006) - A 6-vol. set with comprehensive narrative and statistical data on African-American culture and history in American culture.

  - - - Hispanic Issues - - -

• Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and society in the United States (305.868 E56s 2005) - A 4-vol. set with comprehensive narrative and statistical data on Hispanic influences in American culture.
• A reference guide to Latin American history (980 R332 2000) - A Chronology of Latin American history.

  - - - Gay & Lesbian Issues - - -

• Lgbt, encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America (306.76 L68s 2004 ) - A 3-vol. set dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history in America.

WEB SOURCES

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• ATLAS OF GLOBAL INEQUALITY - Examines globalization's impact on inequality.
• HISPANIC POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES - From the US Census, a variety of government statistics on Hispanics in America.
• IOWA STATE DATA CENTER - Demographic data profiles of select minority groups in Iowa.
• IMMIGRATION INFORMATION - Immigration data from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service and the Pew Hispanic Center.
• IMMIGRATION STATISTICS - From the Department of Homeland Security, data tables on foreign nationals.
• TRAC IMMIGRATION - Comprehensive, independent and nonpartisan information about U.S. federal immigration enforcement.
  

  - - - Dunn Library Resources- - -

• RESEARCH BY TOPIC - Sociology - Sociology resources from Dunn Library.
• RESEARCH BY TOPIC - Women's Studies - Women's Studies resources from Dunn Library.



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• WE SHALL OVERCOME - A partnership project produced by the U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, U.S. Department of Transportation, The Federal Highway Administration, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. Explores the important locations of the Civil Rights movement in America, primarily after World War II.

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• US LATINO WEBSITES - Includes Chicano/ Mexican American, Puerto Rican, and Cuban American Web resources, as well as sites that pertain to Salvadorans, Dominicans, Colombians, Guatemalans and other Latinos residing in the US.

  - - - Gay & Lesbian Issues - - -

• THE ADVOCATE - website for the journal The Advocate.  Contains news, blogs, images, and videos of issues relevant to the LBGTQ community.
• HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN - As the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, represents a grassroots force of over 725,000 members and supporters nationwide through research, educational efforts and outreach. 
• LAMBDA LEGAL - national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
• NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN ARCHIVES- Honors the past, celebrates the present, and enriches the future of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
• OUTProud - The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth, serves the needs of these young men and women by providing advocacy, information, resources and support.