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Diversity Research Starting Points

Use our specialized library research guides to find scholarly information on issues of diversity and multiculturalism from books, journals, databases, and more.

Afro-American Studies
Education
Judaica and Near Eastern Studies
Latin American Studies
Multicultural/Social Justice Education
(Part of the Education Library Research Guide)
Native American Indian Studies
Women's Studies

More Diversity Databases

Find scholarly information on issues of diversity and multiculturalism in these library databases.

Afro-American Studies
Anthrosource
Anthrosource Virtual Issues
Asian-American Studies
eHRAF World Cultures & Archaeology
Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF) is an internationally recognized organization in the field of cultural anthropology. Its mission is to provide information that facilitates the cross-cultural study of human behavior, society and culture.
GLBT Studies
Latin American Studies
Middle Eastern & Judaic Studies
Native American Studies
UMASS Library Databases
Women's Studies

Tip for databases

After you've run a search, use the button to retrieve articles or to be taken directly to the Interlibrary Loan request page, so you can order the article if UMass does not have it.

Diversity & Social Science Databases

Bibliography of Native North Americans
Covers books, essays, journal articles, and government documents on native North American history and culture from pre-history to the present, 1800-present.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of ethnic communities in the United States. In several languages, 1965-present.
Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Articles from scholarly journals on Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the US -Mexico border area, and US Hispanics, 1970-present.
Lexis Nexis Academic
Massive database of US and international newspapers; case and statutory law and law reviews; business periodicals, 1980-present.
Social Services Abstracts
Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.
Sociological Abstracts
References to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, and conference papers on sociology and related disciplines.

Nursing Databases

Online Nursing and Health Journal Databases

IMPORTANT: Accessing databases from off-campus requires log-in with your OIT user and password.

CINAHL
Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature includes journal articles and other material on nursing and allied health fields, 1982-present.
Cochrane Library
Evidence-based information about medical treatments and therapies, designed for medical caregivers and patients.
Nursing Journals @ Ovid
A searchable full-text collection of articles from 55 scholarly nursing journals. Coverage varies by journal, but most is from the mid-90's to present.
PubMed
National Library of Medicine's comprehensive database of citations to medical journal articles, with links to UMass-subscribed full text, 1966-present.
School of Nursing Research links:
School of Nursing Research Links: This page provides faculty, students, and visitors with easy access to Internet sites for granting resources, nursing and health organizations, and nursing research journals.
Web of Science
Provides a search by cited reference, topic, author, and more for articles in almost all important English-language journals. Social Sciences 1956-present; and Science 1900-present.
Nursing Resource Center
The databases selected for searching offer a combined 3,659,236 articles and were last updated as recently as June 10, 2013

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Introducing RefWorks

Put all your references in RefWorks, create quick and easy bibliographies, build your knowledgebase.

1. Set up your account by clicking on the RefWorks link on the library homepage. From the RefWorks info page, choose "RefWorks Login & New Account Set up." From the login page, choosse "New to RefWorks? - Sign up for an Individual Account." Note: You get to choose your own username and password - make them easy to remember!

2. Get your journal article citations into RefWorks
Most databases have a way to export citations into RefWorks directly.

3. Get your book citations into RefWorks

Books from the UMass Catalog

Within RefWorks, go to the search menu on the left side top and choose "Online Catalog or database"
In the next screen, under "Online Catalog or Database to Search" choose "University of Massachusetts Amherst." If you have a specific title or author, go to the advanced search at the bottom and run your search.
Your results will appear in a separate window or tab. choose the title(s) you want to import to your RefWorks account and click on "Import."

Books from WorldCat (includes UMass books)

Go to www.worldcat.org
Conduct a search.
Click “Cite” in the on the page for an individual book title.
Choose "Export to Refworks."
Log into RefWorks.

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