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This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not
being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting
started in your research about affirmative action. Below you
will find pointers to suggested research terms about affirmative action, materials in the library catalog about
affirmative action,
websites relevant to affirmative action, and links to library
databases that contain information about affirmative action.
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service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at
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Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic
is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms
will help with your research about affirmative action:
- affirmative action programs
- affirmative action
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Materials in the library catalog about affirmative action
We have the following materials in the library catalog about affirmative action:
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Websites on affirmative action
The following websites will help you with your research on affirmative action:
The Origins of Affirmative Action
http://www.now.org/nnt/08-95/affirmhs.html
The National Organization of Women have created this site to trace the federal legislative history of affirmative action.
Affirmative Action and Diversity Page
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/
Created by the University of California at Santa Barbara to provide diverse opinions on affirmative action.
Ethnicmajority.com: Affirnative Action for African, Latino, and Asian Americans
http://www.ethnicmajority.com/affirmative_action.htm
Links to organizations and news sites.
American Civil Rights Institute
http://www.acri.org/
This organization opposes affirmative action. It takes as its mission "to educate the public about racial and gender preferences." Monitors the implementation of California Proposition 209.
American Association for Affirmative Action
http://www.affirmativeaction.org/
The American Association for Affirmative Action is the association of professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs.
Making the Case for Affirmative Action in Higher
Education
http://www.acenet.edu/bookstore/descriptions/making_the_case/home.html
Sponsored by the American Council on Education, this site features articles on legislative news, supreme court activity, research and essays in this area, and links to other resources on the topic of affirmative action and education.
Affirmative Action: Who Benefits?
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/affirmaction.html
Sponsored by the American Psychological Association, this site provides answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Affirmative Action, statistics and a bibliography.
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Library Databases relevant to affirmative action
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material
relevant to affirmative action. Databases may include magazine,
newspaper and journal articles. Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa
Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Ethnic NewsWatch
News, culture and history from the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press -- English and Spanish language.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide
full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text
for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans
virtually every area of academic study and offers information
dating as far back as 1975.
National Newspapers (U.S.)
Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage
Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International)
Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers.
ABI/INFORM
Business news and information from more than 410 full text journals.
Coverage includes all subject areas related to business.
Business Source Premier
Business Source Premier provides full text for nearly 8200 serials.
Coverage includes all subject areas related to business.
Regional Business News
Regional Business News provides full text coverage for
regional business publications. Includes coverage of 75 business
journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and
rural areas within the United States.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext
links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Readers' Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
Comprehensive indexing of general-interest periodicals. Coverage includes the years 1890 through 1982.
Philosophy and Religion Collection
Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy,
philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of
philosophy, world religions, biblical studies,
religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals.
Researched and evaluated by:
Paula Zeszotarski, Librarian,
09 May 2002
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