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Books available from North Hall Library about:
Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (3 volumes)
Ref E 184 .A1 .G14 2000 or available online
Browse the shelves in the Ref E 184 - 185 section for other helpful titles such as:
For additional books on your ethnic group, search the MU Library Catalog (PILOT).
If you need books that Mansfield University doesn't have, your can search E-ZBorrow to borrow books from other Pennsylvania academic libraries, or search Amazon.com for titles to borrow through ILL.
Biography in Context
Full text online biographies you can limit by ethnicity, nationality, and occupation
In the MU Library Catalog (PILOT), set limits, select Children's Collection for the location, then type the nationality (ie Ireland OR irish) in the search boxes.
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
You can limit your search by "Ethnicity/nationality of protagonist or tale"
Our Family Our Friends Our World
Ref PN 1009 .A1 .M54 1992
Divides the world into 18 geographic areas, then lists and describes significant children's and young adult books from each area.
Connecting Cultures
Ref PN 1009 .A1 .T465 1996
Use the "Culture Index" to identify children's books on various minority groups.
That's Me! That's You! That's Us!
Ref PN 1009 .A1 .E54 1997
Use the "Index by Cultures/Ethnicities" to find children's books under the following headings:
MU Library Catalog (PILOT)
Use the Library Catalog to find books and other materials in our Library, but not journal articles.
To look for books that are not owned by the North Hall Library:
Contact Fran Garrison
Email: fgarriso@mansfield.edu
Phone: 662-4688
See a librarian at the Information Desk
Phone: 662-4671
Email a question to a reference librarian.
AOL IM screen name: NorthHallLibrary
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