Multicultural Studies

For more information about Multicultural Studies resources, contact Michelle Harrell Washington.

Contents: Databases | Guides | Web Sites

Library Databases (For Finding Articles) UWM only

Academic Search
1984-present; indexes over 3,400 scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers in the areas of business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural studies. Full-text is available for 2,000 journals starting with January 1985. Guide
African American Biographical Database
1790-1950; biographical information, including photographs, illustrations, and primary sources, for African Americans.
African American Music Reference
Dates vary; text reference, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the diverse history and culture of the African American experience through music.
America: History and Life via ABC-Clio
America: History and Life via EBSCOHost
1964-present; article abstracts and citations of reviews and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Guide
American Mosaic
Dates vary; full text of reference sources and primary documents focusing on the history and culture of African and Latino Americans.
Anthropological Literature
Late 19th century-present (updated quarterly); indexes over 2,400 journals and monographic series in physical, cultural, and linguistic anthropology as well as archaeology, ethnohistory, ehtnomusicology, and folklore. Guide
Black Drama
1850-present; over 1,200 plays, with information on related authors, productions and theaters. Guide
Black Studies Center
Dates vary; a fully searchable gateway to Black Studies including scholarly essays, recent periodicals, and historical newspaper articles.
Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environment
1534-1850; Full text documents on the relationships among peoples and the environment in North America.
Education Full Text
1983-present; indexes more than 650 English-language periodicals and yearbooks, covering all levels and aspects of education. Abstracts are included since 1994. Guide
ERIC via CSA
ERIC via EBSCOHost
1967-present. Source for information on all aspects of education for all age groups, including counseling, tests, and measurement. ERIC indexes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, standards and guidelines. Guide | Tutorial
To retrieve ERIC Documents:
  • Search the links above for ERIC Documents (ED) and journal articles (EJ), with full-text links when available.
  • Use the ERIC Database 1959-present; Full-text ERIC Documents, 1993-present.
  • CD-ROM version [1966-2000] (Ask at the Information Desk for assistance.) In Library Only
  • Approximately 80% of ERIC documents, 1966-July 2004, are available on microfiche in the Curriculum Library, 2nd floor, East Wing.
Ethnic NewsWatch
1990-present; a full-text comprehensive collection of over 250 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic and minority press. Guide
GenderWatch - Tutorial
1970-present; full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues. Guide
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
1970-present; covers political, economic, social, and cultural issues of Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean as well as Hispanics in the United States. It includes citations to articles, books reviews, and documents indexed in over 500 international journals. Guide
Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)
eHRAF World Cultures
Dates vary; a cross-cultural database that contains full-text materials, such as books, journal articles, manuscripts, reports, and dissertations on world cultures. eHRAF currently consists of documents pertaining to 90 culture groups (about 1/4 of the HRAF collection), covering both North American immigrant groups and selected pre-industrial cultures from around the world.
Humanities Full Text
1984-present; more than 530 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Full-text is available for 185 journals starting with 1983. Guide
Index Islamicus
1906-present; covers publications (over 3,400 titles) on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world including history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages and literatures. Guide
JSTOR
Back to 1800; does not include recent years; full text, searchable backfiles of over 600 core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences.
Latin America Data Base News Bulletins
Current; three weekly news digests covering Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.
Masterfile
1988-present; abstracts and indexing for nearly 4,700 periodicals. Subjects covered include general reference, business, health, and multi-cultural issues. Full-text is available for over 2,000 journals starting with January 1990.
MLA Bibliography
1926-present; indexes international scholarly materials, including over 4,400 journals, books, working papers, and conference proceedings on language, literature, linguistics, and folklore. It is updated 10 times a year. Guide
Oxford African American Studies Center
Dates vary; Full-text articles from Africana, The Encyclopedia of African American History, Black Women in America, African American National Biography, and several other African American reference works.
Primary Sources in U.S. History
Dates vary; contains full text primary documents as well as guides to microfilm collections in African American Studies, Presidential Studies, and Women's Studies.
PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas)
Dates vary; Full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities covering Hispanic and Latin America and the Caribbean Basin. Subjects include Anthropology, Business, Economics, History, Literature, Political Science and Sociology. English, Spanish and Portuguese content is available. Bibliographic records are based on the Hispanic American Periodical Index of 500 journals.
ProQuest Newspapers
1986-present; Full text of over 550 U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of over 150 major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London. Guide
ProQuest Historical Newspapers - The Chicago Defender
1905 - 1975; Searchable full text.
PsycINFO with PsycARTICLES [formerly PsychLIT, aka Psychological Abstracts]
1887-present (selected full text via PsycARTICLES 1987-present); provides citations to journal articles, book chapters, technical reports, dissertations, and other documents in the field of psychology and related disciplines, such as linguistics, law, business, and anthropology. PsycINFO covers the academic, research, and practice literature in psychology. It includes over one million citations and summaries,and is updated monthly. Many articles found in PsycINFO are available online via the PsycARTICLES companion service. Look for the "Linked Full Text" option. Guide
Readers' Guide Full Text
1983-present; indexes over 360 popular periodicals published in the U.S. and Canada. Includes current events, news, and many other subject areas. Full-text is available for most journals starting with January 1994. Guide
Social Sciences Full Text
1983-present; indexes more than 600 international, English-language periodicals in sociology, anthropology, geography, economics, political science, and law. Full-text is available for 169 journals starting with January 1995. Guide
Sociological Abstracts
1963-present; provides citations and abstracts to journal articles, conference papers, books and dissertations in the field of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. It covers over 1,700 publications, and is updated monthly. Guide
Web of Knowledge - Tutorial
1987-present; includes three databases within the Web of Science platform: Science Citation Index Expanded, Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. It indexes more than 8,000 peer-reviewed journals, providing complete bibliographic data and author abstracts. Also includes ISIHighlyCited.com, which lists the most influential scientific authors, and EndNote Web, an online bibliographic citation manager. Guide
Women's Studies International
1974-present (dates vary by database); composite of ten contributing databases including Women's Studies Abstracts, Popline's subset on women, and publications from the UW System Women's Studies Librarian. Indexes journal articles, books, book reviews, and audiovisual materials relating to women's studies, women's issues, and gender-focused scholarship. Guide

Research Guides

For more information on finding resources, see the following guides.

To find books and other materials in the library, use PantherCat, the online library catalog (guide).

Selected Multicultural Studies Web Sites FREE ACCESS

General

African/African American Studies

Asian/Asian American Studies

Hispanic/Latino/Latin American Studies

Native and Latin American Studies