The following resources can help you see how terminology has changed over time and help you to choose keywords for your topic.
FRANCIS
Williams College Libraries' catalog of books, videos, and other materials. Also includes direct searching and borrowing from NExpress consortium libraries.
Sample subject headings for topics in this course:
ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) (1966 - current)
Index to documents and journal articles. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Contains the ERIC Thesaurus of educational terms.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-Present)
Multi-disciplinary index to scholarly academic and general interest periodicals.
Ethnic Newswatch (1990-Present; some coverage 1960-1989)
Full-text of articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic minorities and native press in the United States.
America: History and Life (1964-Present )
An index to scholarly articles, dissertations, and book reviews on the history and culture of North America (United States and Canada) from prehistory to the present. Covers approximately 1,800 journals.
National Center for Education Statistics
Chronicle of Higher Education - statistics
University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute
Congressional Publications (1789 - Present)
Index and partial full-text [see digital content update] of Congressional prints, hearings, reports, legislative histories. Full-text of Serial Set documents produced from 1789 to 1969. Index to Congressional Record from 1985 - present.
For additional information on doing reserach for this course or to schedule an individual research consultation, please contact Christine Ménard, library liaison for Latina/o Studies.