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Selected Books and eBooks
Home on the Field / Un Juego Sin FronterasThis text is required reading for SPN 490 and is on Course Reserves at the Circulation Desk in Randall Library.
The Latino Migration Experience in North CarolinaThis text is required reading for SPN 490. Click on the title to access the eBook from the catalog.
On the Line: Slaughterhouse Lives and the Making of the New SouthClick on the title to access this eBook from the catalog.
Doing Good: Racial Tensions and Workplace Inequalities at a Community Clinic in El Nuevo SouthClick on the title to access this eBook from the catalog.
Statistics
American FactFinder
American FactFinder is a search engine that provides access to the population, housing and economic data collected by the Census Bureau. American FactFinder can be used to retrieve data from the 1990 and 2000 Census, Population Estimates, Economic Census and Surveys and American Community Survey (ACS). Some of the data from these programs will not be available for rural communities.
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LINC
Over 1300 data items from state and federal agencies for North Carolina. Historical data and projections, 1960s to 2030. State, county, municipality, township, tract, block group, and block coverage. Statistics in these areas: Population and Housing, Vital Statistics and Health, Social and Human Services, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections, Environment, Recreation, and Resources, Energy and Utilities, Government, Employment and Income, Business and Industry, Agriculture, Transportation.
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NC Public Schools Statistical Profile
NC Public Schools Statistical Profile contains a collection of statistical information about North Carolina's elementary and secondary schools.
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North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics
The North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics is responsible for data collection, health-related research, production of reports and maintenance of a comprehensive collection of health statistics.
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National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) collects, analyzes, and makes available data related to education in the U.S. and other nations.
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This Service Learning and Research course is the study of the Spanish-speaking population in a specific region. Each student will complete 30 volunteer hours with a local agency that works with the Spanish-speaking community. A research project related to the Spanish-speaking population of a specific region or community is also required. This Research Guide can help with research resources and has contact information for the Liaison Librarian, Lisa Coats, to the right.
Recommended Databases
JSTOR
Scholarly journals in anthropology, art, art history, communication studies, criminology, ecology, economics, education, English, film studies, foreign languages and literatures, geography, geology, history, mathematics, music, philosophy, political science, public and international affairs, religion, social work, sociology, statistics, theatre, and other humanities and social sciences.
[More details]Academic journals back to their first issues. Typically excludes the latest 3-5 years.
ERIC (via ProQuest)
The ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational-related literature. ERIC provides ready access to education literature to augment American education by increasing and facilitating the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.
[More details]ERIC provides ready access to education literature to augment American education by increasing and facilitating the use of educational research and information to improve practice in learning, teaching, educational decision-making, and research.
Full-text newspaper articles and a legal case search.
HeinOnline
Contains more than 1,200 law and law-related periodicals. Coverage is from the first issue published for all periodicals and goes through the most-currently published issues allowed based on contracts with publishers. Retrieve articles by citation, browse, or search across nearly 50 million pages of content. HeinOnline also contains many useful resources for criminology, and public and international affairs, such as the Congressional Record Bound volumes in entirety, complete coverage of the U.S.
[More details]Contains Congressional documents, law journal articles, and other government and legal information.
Social Services Abstracts
This database provides bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development. The database abstracts and indexes thousands of serials publications and includes abstracts of journal articles and dissertations and citations to book reviews.
[More details]Current research focused on social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development.
Sociology Database
This database covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, religion, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more. This collection provides full-text coverage of many core titles included in Sociological Abstracts and Social Services Abstracts. As well as hundreds of full text scholarly journals, the database also includes over 500 recent full-text doctoral dissertations on sociology. Part of ProQuest Central.
[More details]Covers the international literature of sociology and social work, including culture and social structure, history and theory of sociology, religion, social psychology, substance abuse and addiction, and more.
PsycINFO
This database is the American Psychological Association (APA)'s renowned resource for abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books and dissertations. PsycINFO is the largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health, with ninety-nine percent of the covered material peer-reviewed.
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Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective
Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective offers a broad range of subject coverage in the humanities and social sciences—including anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, family studies, foreign languages and literatures, history, law, music, performing arts, theatre and much more.
[More details]Offers a broad range of subject coverage in the humanities and social sciences—including anthropology, archaeology, art, art history, family studies, foreign languages and literatures, history, law, music, performing arts, theatre and much more.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a current resource of full-text newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic and minority press, providing researchers access to essential, often overlooked perspectives. The database now also contains Ethnic NewsWatch: A History, which provides historical coverage of Native American, African American, and Hispanic American periodicals from 1959-1989.
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Informe Academico
Informe Académico provides access to Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines. The database offers a wide range of content both from and about Latin America.
Informe Académico proporciona acceso a periódicos y revistas especializadas de lengua española y portuguesa. La base de datos ofrece una amplia gama de contenidos sobre América Latina.
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World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean
World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean covers Latin American culture and society from the fifteenth century to the present day and provides access to reference, periodicals, multimedia, reports, studies, journals, newspapers, and statistical data. It also includes an archive of digitized primary documents focus on the history of Latin America and the Caribbean back to the early 1800s through the contemporary period sourced from collections in the U.S. and abroad.
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North Carolina Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
A not-for-profit organization devoted to promoting the advancement and economic development of Hispanic businesses and professionals in the North Carolina region.
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El Pueblo
Latino advocacy group that works to "achieve positive social change through building consciousness, capacity, and community action."
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Pew Hispanic Center
Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world.
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NC Dual Language/Immersion Program Directory
Directory of dual language and immersion programs in North Carolina's schools
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North Carolina Dual Language/Immersion Programs Wiki
This wiki is used to share information, resources and materials for dual language/immersion programs, to implement the North Carolina World Language Essential Standards as part of the North Carolina Standard Course of Study, to utilize the North Carolina English Language Development Standards (WIDA) for English Language Learners, and to institute a plan for statewide access to dual language/immersion choice opportunities in public education beginning in elementary school and continuing through high school.
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Lisa
Coats
Humanities Librarian
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RL2055
Liaison Librarian to Creative Writing, English, Film Studies, Philosophy and Religion, Women's and Gender Studies, World Languages and Cultures
Interlibrary Loan
If we do not have the full-text of the articles, or a book you need, fill out the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form and request it. This is a free service for students, faculty, and staff.
ILL page: http://library.uncw.edu/ill
Citation, Writing & Presentation Resources
MLA Formatting and Style Guide
MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Owl Purdue Online Writing Lab.
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Writing Services
The Writing Center in the University Learning Center is located on the first floor of DePaolo Hall (DE 1003).
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