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Hate Crimes
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 hate crimes. Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms
about hate crimes, materials in the library catalog about hate crimes, websites relevant to
hate crimes, and
links to library databases that contain information about hate crimes. Please use our email reference service,
contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference
desk if you need further assistance.
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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 hate crimes:
When searching for books in our library, it is best to remain fairly
general, and therefore you would use simple words or phrases.
- hate crimes
- hate groups
- racial violence
- homophobia
- xenophobia
When searching in journal databases or on the
Internet, you may want to narrow your search by combining more than one
term, e.g.:
- racism and violence
- homophobia and murder
- "hate crime" and race
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Materials in the Library Catalog about Hate Crimes
We have the following materials in the library catalog about hate
crimes:
Often, the best place to begin your research is the
reference area. Here you can become quite knowledgeable about a
topic and its vocabulary in a relatively brief time. The following titles found in the reference area
of the SMC Library all
have significant articles or statistics on the hate crime..
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Websites on Hate Crimes
The following websites will help you with your research on hate crime:
Erase the Hate USA Networks' acclaimed CableACE and Emmy
Award-winning public affairs initiative dedicated to combating hate and
racism while promoting respect and understanding.
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Library Databases relevant to hate
crimes
Paragraph regarding library databases that may contain material
relevant to hate crimes. Databases may include magazine,
newspaper and journal articles. 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.
RAND California
An extensive database on California and its cities and counties. Includes information on California public policy issues, statistics on business, employment, population, real estate, and crime rates, school test scores and monthly reports on the California economy.
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.
CountryWatch
Country Reviews provide geographical, political, economic, corporate and environmental information for every country in the world. Country Wire is compiled from the wire services on the latest political, economic, corporate, and environmental events on a country by country basis.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals,
covering topics
such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry
& psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational
and experimental methods.
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:
Michael Colling, Librarian 4/20/02
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