In addition to the brief list of titles provided below, to find reference books on a specific group, perform a keyword search in the Library Catalog using the keywords for groups outlined in the Overview tab and the words encyclopedia* or dictionar* or handbook*. See also journalism reference sources such as encyclopedias, directories, and handbooks. Any titles with "Location: Ref Rm" are print sources shelved in the Reference Room, main floor, Oviatt Library.
For example: mexican american* and (encyclopedia* or dictionar* or handbook*)
American Indian Studies Research Guide (By M. Woodley, CSUN Librarian)
Armenian Studies Research Guide (By L. Lampert, CSUN Librarian)
Asian American Studies Research Guide (By S. Eng, CSUN Librarian)
A companion to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer studies. (2007). George E. Haggerty and Molly McGarry, eds. Malden, MA: Blackwell. Location: Ref Rm HQ75.15 .C66 2007
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world. (2004). Richard C. Martin, ed. New York: Macmillan Reference USA.
Encyclopedia of religious and spiritual development. (2006). Elizabeth M. Dowling, W. George Scarlett, eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. (2000). Robertvon Dassanowsky, ed. Detroit : Gale Group.
Gale encyclopedia of multicultural America. Primary documents. (1999). Jeffrey Lehman, ed. Detroit: Gale Group. Location: Ref Rm E184.A1 G15 1999
Jewish Studies Research Guide (By L. Lampert, CSUN Librarian)
The Latino encyclopedia. (1996). Richard Chabrán and Rafael Chabrán, eds. New York: Marshall Cavendish. Location: Ref Rm E184.S75 L357 1996
Levinson, David. (1991-). Encyclopedia of world cultures. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. A supplement is also available.
Levinson, David. (1994). Ethnic relations: a cross-cultural encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO. Location: Ref Rm GN496 .L48 1994
Levinson, David and Melvin Ember (Eds.). (1996). Encyclopedia of cultural anthropology. New York: Henry Holt and Co. Location: Ref Rm GN307 .E52 1996
- Bibliography of reference works, subject keywords, databases, web sites, organizations, journals and more from the Communication Studies Committee, Association of College & Research Libraries.
- Check the Library Catalog or Databases A-Z to see if CSUN has the resource.
National Center on Deafness Resource Center
Pan African Studies Research Guide (By L. Lampert, CSUN Librarian)