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Affirmative Action Resources in Shain Library

Books & Media
Search Caravan, the Library Catalog to find books, videos, government publications and journal titles. The catalog can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject and contains the holdings of Connecticut College as well as Trinity College and Wesleyan University. To search for books and media outside of the local catalog, use WorldCat.

Books in the Library are arranged by Library of Congress (LC) subject headings.   Because of this, library users can find books on similar topics by browsing the shelves.   Some examples of LC subject headings that may be useful for locating books and videos relating to affirmative action follow

The following list of books relating to Affirmative Action is intended as a starting point for locating information in Shain Library.

Reference Collection
Affirmative action: an encyclopedia 
HF5549.5 A34 A426

Encyclopedia of women and gender:   sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender (2001)
HQ1115 E52

The Oxford companion to politics of the world (2001)
JA61 095 2001

Equal opportunity and affirmative action: a sourcebook (1985)
KF3434 A1 W43

West's encyclopedia of American law (2005)
KF154 W47

Student's guide to landmark congressional laws on civil rights (2002)
KF4749 P626

Supreme Court cases on gender and sexual equality (2002)
KF4758 A7 A96

Encyclopedia of education (2003)
LB15 E47                                                                                                                                       

Gender equity in education:   an annotated bibliography (1994)
Z5814 D5 S75

Circulating Collection

Affirmative action : social justice or reverse discrimination? (1997)
E185.615 A592  

Employment equity and affirmative action : an international comparison   (2003)
HD4903 .J335

The pursuit of fairness: a history of affirmative action (2004)
HF5549. 5 A34 A53

Affirmative action around the world: an empirical study (2004)
HF5549.5 A34 S684

The affirmative action debate (2002)
HF5549.5 .A34 A4632

Reverse discrimination: dismantling the myth (2003)
JC599 U5 P478

Race and gender discrimination at work (2000)
HD6060 C63

Race on trial : law and justice in American history (2002)
KF385.A4 R33

Affirmative action : racial preference in black and white (2005)
LC213.52 W57

The Shape of the River :   Long-term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions   (1998)
LB2351.2 B696

Gay, lesbian and transgender issues in education: programs, policies, and practices. (2005)
LC192.6 G.38

The Source of the River : the Social Origins of Freshmen at America's Selective Colleges and Universities . (2003)
LC208.8 .S68

Research Databases Pertaining to Affirmative Action
Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the topic of affirmative action, there are a number of databases that are useful in finding information pertaining to affirmative action policies in academic journals, magazines, and newspapers. A full listing of scholarly databases is available grouped by subject or listed alphabetically .   Some of the databases with particular relevance to the topic of affirmative action follow:

ABI Complete
Includes ABI/INFORM Dateline, Global, and Trade and Industry databases. Search over 1800 worldwide business periodicals for in-depth coverage of business and economic conditions, management techniques, theory, and practice of business, advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Expanded international coverage. Provides users with the latest industry news, product and competitive information, marketing trends, and a wide variety of other topics.

America: History and Life
is the most comprehensive bibliographic resource for the history of the United States and Canada. Its coverage spans the prehistory of the continent to the present. This database provides citations to articles, book reviews, dissertations, edited volumes, and media sources from over 1800 journals worldwide going back to 1954.

Contemporary Women's Issues (via First Search)
Provides full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets.

CQ Researcher (Congressional Quarterly)
Explores a single "hot" issue in the news in depth each week. Topics range from social and teen issues to environment, health, education and science and technology. Every report is written by an experienced journalist and features comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue. Offers online access to issues dating back to October 25, 1991

ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) produces the world's premier database of journal and non-journal education literature.

Expanded Academic Index
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Coverage is 1980 forward

History Resource Center – U.S.
The History Resource Center: U.S. provides integrated access to over 1,000 historical (primary) documents, more then 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. The material also includes access to the citations for over 180 additional history journals from the Institute for Scientific Information Arts and Humanities Citation Index.

Lexis-Nexis
Provides full-text documents from over 5,900 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. See the UserGuide for more information on searching in Lexis-Nexis.

Professional Collection
Full-text periodicals for teachers, school administrators, school media specialists and librarians

Social Science Abstracts (via Wilson Web)
An index to articles in scholarly journals in the social sciences, covering publications from 1984 to the present. Provides broad coverage in the social sciences including anthropology, area studies, community health and medical care, economics, family studies, minority studies, planning and public administration, policy sciences, psychology, social work and public welfare, sociology, urban studies, women's studies, and related subjects

Information Pertaining to Affirmative Action at Connecticut College

Presidential Commission on a Pluralistic Community - Pluralism Report
Report released in August 2003 by the Commission summarizing state of diversity at Connecticut College and provides recommendations for creating a more pluralistic campus community. 

Dean of Multicultural Affairs (DoMA)
The Dean of Multicultural Affairs coordinates efforts to advance equity and diversity at the college.

Connecticut College Multiculturalism and Diversity Committee
Links to information on the MDC, its members, mission and activities.

Unity House
Unity House is the College's multicultural center.   Its mission is to provide leadership and support for the College's commitment to diversity and multiculturalism.

Interdisciplinary Centers at Connecticut College
This page includes links to the Connecticut College's six interdisciplinary academic centers.   The Center for the Comparative Study of Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) is the college's sixth academic center.   It was derived from the Presidential Commission on a Pluralistic Community, and recently approved by the Board of Trustees.

Internet Resources
The following list of resources is intended to provide a starting point for locating information on the Internet. Contact the Reference Desk for research assistance.

General
American Association for Affirmative Action (AAAA)
http://www.affirmativeaction.org/
The AAAA is a national, non-profit association of professionals working in the areas of affirmative action, equal opportunity, and diversity.

The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project:   A Webpage for Research
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/
This site from the University of California, Santa Barbara presents diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action topics, as well as policy documents, and legislative updates.   Much of the information presented pertains to California.

Race, Gender and Affirmative Action (University of Michigan)
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~eandersn/biblio.htm
An annotated bibliography of resources on race, gender, and affirmative action intended for the use of faculty who are designing courses concerning race, gender, and affirmative action, and for students interested in a guide to the literature

Civil Rights Project at Harvard
http://www.civilrightsproject.harvard.edu/.
The Civil Rights Project (CRP) is a leading resource for information on racial justice. CRP strives to improve the channels through which research findings are translated and communicated to policymakers and the broader public by publishing reports and books on critical civil rights issues

Civilrights.org – Issues - Affirmative Action
Includes links to a number of resources on affirmative action, including fact sheets, press releases and reports.   A research guide is also available at to affirmative action from civilrights.org,. This site also provides an extensive reference guide to affirmative action entitled Civil Rights 101 – Affirmative Action .

Affirmative Action Review – Report to the President
On March 7, 1995, President Clinton directed that a review be conducted of the Federal government's affirmative action programs. The resultant report includes a history and review of   of affirmative action programs and offers policy recommendations for the President's consideration

Education

The Chronicle of Higher Education :   Issues in Depth – Affirmative Action
http://chronicle.com/indepth/affirm/affirm.htm
This page provides an index of documents and articles from The Chronicle pertaining to Affirmative Action .   Full text of The Chronicle is available in several databases that the library subscribes to (see e-journals by title), as well as in microfiche.

Diversity and Affirmative Action in Higher Education
http://www.aaup.org/Issues/Affirmative Action/index.htm
This website from the American Association of University Professors, lists documents describing the Association's policies and ongoing work on the issue of affirmative action in education

DiversityWeb – An Interactive Resource Hub for Higher Education
DiversityWeb began in 1995 as a collaborative project between the University of Maryland College Park and the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).   DiversityWeb is a collection of campus practices and resources about diversity in higher education. The site is “designed to serve campus practitioners seeking to place diversity at the center of academy's educational and societal mission.”

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
This site is a companion to the print publication of the same name.   Among the information presented are statistics on the state of racial inequality in education, and a timeline of affirmative action.

Employment

U.S. Department of Labor – Affirmative Action
This site includes an Affirmation Action Fact Sheet as well as applicable   laws and regulations

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Congress established the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.   The EEOC is the Federal Government's premier civil rights agency.

Employment Discrimination: An Overview
From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School, this site provides an overview of employment discrimination laws, as well as links to applicable federal and state statutes and regulations and federal and state judicial decisions.

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