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. 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.
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
Materials in the library catalog about affirmative action
We have the following materials in the library catalog about affirmative action:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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.
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 (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Business Source Elite
Full-text coverage of scholarly business, management and economics journals. Also includes publications covering topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Business Source Elite offers full text for nearly 1,000 business publications and more than 10,000 company profiles.
Full-text coverage of scholarly business, management and economics journals. Also includes publications covering topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales, etc. Business Source Elite offers full text for nearly 1,000 business publications and more than 10,000 company profiles.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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