Race & Ethnicity

NOTE 7/2025

Many of the resources listed in this libguide have changed or have seen been deleted. If you should find a broken link in this guide, consider doing a search for the topic/document/report in Google. Links that work today, may not work tomorrow.

There are many databases and print indexes to choose from for your research. Depending on your topic and time period, you may have to use an array of resources. The study of Race and Ethnicity along with its topics and themes are vast as there is no one source that will give you everything in one. So you will need to be creative. Chat with a librarian or contact me with questions.

Click here to view some possible article databases.

Books and other resources are searchable through 

Do your first search by using the book title, author, or by keyword. Given that you will receive more than book titles(articles and other materials will be included) you may need to limit your search to BOOKS only. See the left-hand menu, under Resource Type and click on Books. If you should need additional help locating materials or instruction on using OneSearch or other online databases please ask at the 1st floor or email/call/visit me.

The Library Catalog uses the"Library of Congress Subject Headings"to catalog books. These subject headings are slow to change and sometimes removed from contemporary usage; they are, however, extremely useful in locating books and articles. Although these are subject headings using them as KEYWORDS is an excellent research method. Examples of subject headings:

Examples of some Subject Headings:

Ethnic groups, events or geographical locations can also be used.
Some names and organizations can also be used in subject searches.

See a tutorial on library call numbers