Library Resources

• Library Catalog

  GRIFFIN Library CatalogThe library catalog includes holdings for all the WSU Library sites, in Pullman and across the state. Please note: Electronic journals and other'virtual' publications are included in the catalog.

• Indexes, Abstracts and Other Databases

  • Sociological Abstracts. A First Search database containing citations with abstracts to articles on all aspects of sociology, social work, and other social sciences. It covers from 1963-present.
  • Contemporary Women's Issues.   Provides access to global information on women including references to journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies. It covers from 1992-present. It is available to faculty and students affiliated with the Pullman campus.
  • Ethnic Newswatch. It is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. A rich collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. that provide a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. Dates of coverage vary - usually from early to mid-1990's to the present.

• Reference Books

  The Holland and Terrell Libraries' reference section is on the 1st floor behind the reference desk. 
  • African-American Culture and History
  • Asian American Encyclopedia E184.O6 A827 1995
  • Contemporaray Black Biography E185.96 .C66
  • Ethnic Information Sources of the United States E184.A1 E83x 1983
  • Encylopedia of Multiculturalism E184.A1 E58 1994
  • Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States E184.S75 H365 1993
  • Harvard Encyclpedia of American Ethnic Groups
  • Latino Encyclopedia E184.S75 L357 1996

Electronic Journals

Internet Links

• A-Z of African Studies on the Internet
• Academic Info: African American History & Studies
• John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African-American Documentation: Includes digitized versions of finding aids, subject guides and materials from selected collections. Produced in conjunction with Duke University Library's Digital Scriptorium. Exhibits include: African-American Women; Third Person, First Person: Slave Voices from the Special Collections Library; Still Going On: An Exhibit Celebrating the life and times of William Grant Still;Behind the Veil: Documenting African-American Life in the Jim Crow South.
• American Indian Studies
• NativeWeb
• Native-American Writers: Part of the Internet Public Library. It can be browsed by author, title or tribal affiliation.
• Asian Americans
• The Myth of the Melting Pot : Produced by the Washington Post, this site is designed to be a home for an ongoing series of articles on the racial and ethnic divisions in the United States.

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