The Clermont College Library webpage can be accessed at:  http://www.ucclermont.edu/library.   If you are not on campus, use the 'Off Campus Access' link on the Library's website to login and validate that you are a member of the Clermont College Community.

 The following definition might help to better explain the scope and significance of diversity:

Diversity is "otherness," or those human qualities that are different from our own and outside the groups to which we belong, yet are present in other individuals and groups.

It is important to distinguish between the primary and secondary dimensions of diversity.

Primary dimensions are the following: age, ethnicity, gender, physical abilities/qualities, race and sexual orientation.

Secondary dimensions of diversity are those that can be changed, and include, but are not limited to: educational background, geographic location, income, marital status, military experience, parental status, religious beliefs, and work experiences.

Source: Diversity At University of Maryland, College Park: Moving Toward Community Plan1995.

Articles (Indexes and Databases).

Academic Search Complete 
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=ehost&defaultdb=a9h)
A general index, this resource provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts and literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Expanded Academic ASAP
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucinc_main?db=EAIM)
Another general index, this resource provides access to articles from over 500 full-text journals in all disciplines.

Ethnic NewsWatch (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/COPT=U0ZEPTEmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0U@clientId=5468) An interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press, ENW offers additional viewpoints from the mainstream press.

Gender Studies Database (http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=fmh) Combines the popular Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues.  GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship inside and outside academia.  Includes more than 745,000 records spanning 1972 to present.

Communications and Mass Media Complete
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=ufh)
Incorporates full text for over 200 titles and contains citation coverage for additional sources.

Professional Development Collection
(http://proxy.libraries.uc.edu/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.asp?profile=web&defaultdb=tfh)
This database provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals, designed for professional educators. 

Books, Reference and Media

Electronic reference resources may be found in:

UC’s Online Reference Shelf (http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/books/e_reference.html)

OhioLINK’s Electronic Reference Books (http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ebooks/reference/home)

Diversity can be a broad topic and cover many areas. A more effective way to find diversity items related to
your area of interest is to perform a SUBJECT search in the online catalog (http://uclid.uc.edu/search/X) for
subjects such as:

Cross-cultural studies
Cross-cultural orientation
Diversity in the workplace
Multiculturalism
Gender identity
Employees – training of
Discrimination – prevention
Ethnopsychology – study and teaching of
Education, preschool
Critical pedagogy

If you find no materials on your topic through a SUBJECT search, you can do KEYWORD using key concepts, for example  “cultural diversity” AND "awareness."  From these results, identify an item or two that is most relevant to your topic, look at the item record and identify the subject heading that best represents your selected concept. Click on the subject heading to see additional items and/or note it for later searching.

You may limit your location to “Clermont”. However, be aware that this limit would eliminate electronic books and resources from the results.

Web/Internet Resources

Spaces are ‘_’s in web addresses.

National Association for Multicultural Education (http://www.nameorg.org/)

Global Diversity Search of the National MultiCultural Institute (http://www.globaldiversitysearch.net/)

The United Nations Background Note on “The Challenge of Human Rights and Cultural Diversity”  (http://www.un.org/rights/dpi1627e.htm)

The National Park Service Cultural Diversity Program (http://www.cr.nps.gov/crdi/)

Multicultural Development Center (http://www.mcdc.org/)

Tufts University Child & Family Web Guide on Cultural Identity (http://www.cfw.tufts.edu/topic/4/135.htm)

EdChange Multicultural Pavilion (http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/)

AAC&U DiversityWEB (http://www.diversityweb.org/)

Diversity Central – Resource for Cultural Diversity at Work (http://www.diversityhotwire.com/)

Yahoo’s Diversity Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/issues_and_causes/diversity/)

Yahoo’s Multiculturalism Directory (http://dir.yahoo.com/society_and_culture/issues_and_causes/multiculturalism/)

Google’s Issues Directory (http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Issues/)

revised 7/2008 - Kathleen Epperson