Definition

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 Plan 1995.

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://search.proquest.com/ethnicnewswatch/advanced?accountid=2909
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
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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
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This database provides a highly specialized collection of over 500 full text journals, designed for professional educators. 

Books, Reference and Media

Diversity is a broad topic and covers many disciplines. Find resources by performing a search in the online catalog (http://uclid.uc.edu/search/X) using key concepts, for example:

From the search results, identify an item that is relevant to your topic and choose the SUBJECT heading for more focused results.  In this case, one of the SUBJECT headings is “Multiculturalism.”  You may limit the location to Clermont, but that may eliminate important resources that can easily be borrowed from another UC Library or from other academic libraries across the state.

Suggested SUBJECT Headings:

Web Resources

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

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

Diversity Digest
http://www.diversityweb.org/

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

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

Poynter Online
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=1187

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

Revised 8/2010 Kathleen Epperson