AREA/ETHNIC STUDIES  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    Ethnic NewsWatch

Definitions

      Online:

• Human Culture: Glossary of Terms

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Sources:

• Encyclopedia of World Cultures Reference GN 307 .E532 1999

• Encyclopedia of Cultural Anthropology Reference GN 307 .E52 1996

• Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Reference GN 307 .W67 1998

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area D 16.25 and GN to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

Tip: To do a subject search for Ethnic Studies, use the Library of Congress subject heading ethnology.

Associations and Organizations

• American Ethnological Society
   
• National Association for Ethnic Studies

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site: Subject Sources WWW: Area/Ethnic Studies

Additional Web Sites:

• Diversity and Ethnic Studies
   
• Resources in Ethnographic Studies

Style Guides

    Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 4th edition. Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83 1994

    Online:

• Consult the Library Web Site: Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resource

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