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descriptions of books and videos. Use the catalog to find primary and secondary sources.
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Keep in mind not all books on mixed race are picked up in the above subject headings. It may be necessary to broaden your search to more general subject headings (e.g., race identity; browse by ethnic group) or try searching Google books.
Subject headings are "official" subject headings approved by the Library of Congress; they are hard to guess on your own.
To find videos, click on 
and select Videos as material type.Search by Keyword
- Search by keyword using your own terms and use the limits on the left-hand side of the results screen to focus your search.
Keywords are words you would normally think of to describe your topic. They can appear anywhere in the record (title, author, subject, publisher, etc.)
You can use keywords, titles, or authors, to point you to subject headings. For example, a keyword search on "hapa" leads to you to the book Intersecting Circles: The Voices of Hapa Women in Poetry and Prose edited by Marie Hara and Nora Okja Keller. You'll see possible subject headings to search, that are assigned to this book are "American literature -- Women authors", "Racially mixed people -- Literary collections", and "Women, Hawaiian -- Literary collections."
Search by Title or Author
- Search by title or author, if you know the title or author of the book you're looking for.
Find Books and Videos in other Libraries Using Link+
Click on the 
icon in the catalog to search for books and videos in over 40 libraries in California and Nevada. Link+ items arrive in 3-4 days to arrive. They can be checked out for 3 weeks and renewed for an additional 2 weeks through your library record.
Remember to use Link+ to request titles that we are checked out of our library or that we don't own. Search Link+ by keyword or subject to discover books and videos you may not have know about.
Find Books Using Google Books
Google Books includes thousands of digitized books from publishers and partner libraries. Because Google Books searches the full text, you can often get good results with more narrow, specific searches and find books you might not have found in the catalog.
For example:
The entire text of most recently published books will not be available. Search USF library catalog or Link+ to find a copy of the book you want.
Find Books and Videos Using WorldCat
WorldCat searches books owned by libraries around the world. Use WorldCat if you cannot find any books on your topic in the USF library catalog or Link+.
Search the following databases to find relevant newspaper, magazine, and journal articles. If the full-text of an article is not available, click
or the USF: Find Full-Text link or check to see if your article is available at the USF libraries. Alternatively, you can search the library's Journal Finder by journal name.
- SocIndex with Full Text Abstracts and full-text articles in sociology and sub-disciplines, such as anthropology, criminal justice social work, urban studies, among many others. Includes the full-text of the American Sociological Association (ASA) conference papers from 2005 to present.
- Ethnic NewsWatch Includes newspaper, newsletter, and magazine articles of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
- Chicano Database Produced by the Ethnic Studies Library at UC Berkeley, serves as an index of material on the Mexican-American, Chicano, and broader Latino experience.
- JSTOR Multi-disciplinary digital archive of back issues (JSTOR generally lacks the latest three years) of hundreds of scholarly journals. Searches the full-text of articles.
- America: History and Life Citations and abstracts for publications covering all aspects of U.S. and Canadian history, culture, and current affairs.
- Historical Abstracts Citations and abstracts for publications covering world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada).
- Communication and Mass Media Complete Citations and abstracts for journals in communication and media studies.
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full-text doctoral dissertations and theses.
- ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times (1851 - 2008) Full page and article images of the New York Times.
- For literary criticism, search for specific works in Literature Resource Center and the MLA International Bibliography. For video and film reviews, try Fusion.
- Fusion Search across the majority of the library's books and articles. Add more keywords or use the limits in the results screen to reduce the number of your results.
Finding Articles Not at USF
If the library doesn't have access to the journal article you want, you can still get it through Interlibrary Loan. With an ILLiad account, you can place your requests online. This service can take anywhere from a few days to two weeks. Be sure to start your research early!
Mixed Race Studies Non-commercial site created by Steven Riley with over 4,500 posts, including reviews of over 2,400 articles, 800 books, 500 dissertations/papers/reports, and 200 multimedia items.- Movies and documentaries/videos on mixed race/interracial marriage/dating/families at the Media Resources Center, Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley. Search the USF library catalog to see if we own the video/movie. If we don't, check Link+. If it's not available through Link+, try your local video store or LeVideo, a video store in the Inner Sunset. You may also request a video through the library's InterLibrary Loan service, but keep in mind, it may take up to two weeks to arrive and there may be a charge to borrow. The Berkeley Media Center allows non-UC individuals access to the Center only under special circumstances. Email the Center's circulation supervisor at avmccirc@library.berkeley.edu for permission.
- Mixed Roots Film and Literary Festival (site currently down; check back in a few months) According to founder Heidi Durrow, the festival is "an annual free public event, to celebrate storytelling of the mixed racial and cultural experience including transracial/transcultural adoption and interracial/intercultural relationships."
- Loving Day National celebration of the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that affirmed the right of different races to marry. See this website's resources.
- National Association of Mixed Student Organizations (NAMSO) Created to provide a central space for a national clearinghouse of resources, information, advice, events and networking for multi-racial/ethnic/cultural student organizations, student leaders and activists.
- MAVIN The Mavin Foundation builds healthier communities by providing educational resources about Mixed Heritage experiences. Some links to articles and organizations via their online Mixed Heritage Center.
- Critical Mixed Race Studies Conference Web site of this biennial national conference. See the conference schedule (for names of presenters and their talks) and video and audio clips of talks from the 2010 conference.
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