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Starting
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Guide to Multicultural
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E F E R E N C E B O O K S
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Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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305.868 Kan |
Hispanc
Firsts: 500 Years of Extraordinary Achievement |
500 years of history from New World
exploration to the present. |
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305.896 Afr |
The
African American Almanac |
African American history,
society & culture. lncudes chronologies,
documents, speeches, 650 photographs and more. |
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R 306 Cul |
CultureGrams |
Nations from the inside, written by
native or long-time residents. Each
country is divided
into 24 categories. Includes contact information. |
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R 394.26 Hol |
Holidays,
Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary |
2,000 observations from
all 50 states & over 100 nations. |
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641.59 Alb |
The Multicultural Cookbook
for Students |
Recipes and an outline map
from 122 countries. |
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920.00926 Mei |
Notable
Latino Americans |
Profiles
of 127 Latino men and women.
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920.00929 Dis |
Distinguished
Asian Americans |
A dictionary profiling 166 distinguished
Asian Americans. |
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R 970.1
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Encyclopedia of American
Indian Contributions to the World |
Resource to the
inventions and innovations made by American
Indians. |
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F I N D I N G B O O K S & O T H E R L
I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
305
(Call numbers vary with such a
broad category; please check with a reference librarian). |
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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’s
online catalog from the Library or home by going to our Web
page (www.wppl.org),
then Search Our Catalog.
Good subject headings for this
topic are multiculturalism; Afro-Americans; Asian
Americans, etc. |
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e B O O K S |
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You may also
want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks)
the Library has to offer located on the Web site
www.netlibrary.com. Initially, you must open an account from Library computer terminals,
but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search
for employment and career books by the following categories: subject,
title, author. See a reference librarian for more detail. |
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R.
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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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 databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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