Starting Points: Guide to Multiculturalism

Nonfiction   l  Reference   l   Children's  l   Additional Material  l    Web Sites
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Nonfiction - 3rd Floor  

Come as You Aren't!: Feeling at Home with Multicultural Celebrations - 395 Dre

Celebrations in interfaith families, multiracial families and more.   

 
Reference - 1st Floor  

The Dictionary of Human Geography - R 304.2 Dic

Worldwide human, political, cultural, social, and economic aspects of human interaction with the environment.                                        

The Hispanic American Almanac - R 305.068 His

Hispanic American history from Spanish colonization to the present.                            .
                                               
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide - R 305.42 Gre

Countries divided by region: Asia & Oceana, Central and South America, Europe, Middle East & North Africa, North America & the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa.                                 

The African American Almanac - R 305.896 Afr

Information on African American history, society and culture, it includes chronologies, important documents, speeches, 650 photographs, etc. 

CultureGrams - R 306 Cul

Countries as an insider might see them, written by natives or long-time residents.  Each country is divided into 24 categories.  Includes contact information.         
                                                                                                                                                
Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary-  R 394.26 Hol

2,000 observations from all 50 states and more than 100 nations.      
 
The Multicultural Cookbook for Students - R 641.59 Alb

Recipes and an outline map from 122 countries. 

                         
Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World - R 970.1 Keo

A comprehensive resource to the numerous inventions and innovations made by American Indians. 

Children's Department  - 2nd Floor

Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits: A Sourcebook for Multicultural Families - PS 362.734 Alp

Adoption and creating a multicultural family.       


 

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 305
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  Good subject headings for this topic would be Multiculturalism; Afro-Americans; Asian Americans, etc.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing with your topic:

·              The Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature - Adult Reference  R 050 R
       Search for articles on a subject within any given year.

       EBSCOhost and Infotrac Onefile  - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit the search to a
       certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies: Over three dozen information facilities world-wide.      
      

Librarian’s Internet Index – Multiculturalism: LII’s multicultural links.            
        
The Multicultural Pavilion: Eighteen categories – Teachers’ Corner, Research Room, Awareness Activities, Speeches, and more focusing on Multicultural awareness and education.                    
 

Multicultural Web Sites/Diversity & Ethnic Studies: A collection of dozens of sites that focus on more than one racial or ethnic group, or on diversity issues in general.  

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