LGBTQ+ Rights

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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Submitted by jaskoog on Fri, 10/14/2022 - 10:10

This collection charts the gay rights movement in America, showing the civil rights codified into law in the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as the inequalities that still exist today.

Open Society Justice Initiative

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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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Submitted by jaskoog on Tue, 12/07/2021 - 10:38

Publishes reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice. 

Black Freedom Struggle

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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608-796-3262
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Submitted by jaskoog on Mon, 01/11/2021 - 10:47

Contains more than 2,000 primary source documents on African American efforts to secure civil and human rights – from slavery to the present - focused on six different phases of Black Freedom: Slavery and the Abolitionist Movement (1790-1860), The Civil War and the Reconstruction Era (1861-1877), Jim Crow Era from 1878 to the Great Depression (1878-1932), The New Deal and World War II (1933-1945), The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (1946-1975), and The Contemporary Era (1976-2000).

Gun Regulation and Legislation in America

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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608-796-3262
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Submitted by jaskoog on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 12:37

Brings together more than 680 titles dealing with the difficult and important topic of gun regulation, including periodicals, compiled federal legislative histories, Congressional hearings, CRS reports, GAO reports, Supreme Court briefs, and an extensive bibliography. Note that the library doesn’t necessarily own all of the titles in the bibliography.

Civil Rights and Social Justice

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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608-796-3262
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Submitted by jaskoog on Tue, 10/06/2020 - 11:49

Brings together a diverse offering of publications covering civil rights in the United States as their legal protections and definitions are expanded to cover more and more Americans. Containing links to more than 500 scholarly articles, hearings and committee prints, legislative histories on the landmark legislation, CRS and GAO reports, briefs from major Supreme Court cases, and publications from the Commission on Civil Rights, this database allows users to educate themselves on the ways our civil rights have been strengthened and expanded over time, as well as how these

Academic Video Online

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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608-796-3262
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Submitted by jaskoog on Thu, 05/02/2019 - 14:20

Contains streaming videos encompassing multiple disciplines.  Titles are selected for their educational value, and video types include documentaries, feature films, demonstrations, etc.

Credo Reference

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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Submitted by jaskoog on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 14:15

Full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects.

Academic Search Complete

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5 years 9 months
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Jason
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Skoog
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MRC-Library 128
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608-796-3262
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Submitted by jaskoog on Thu, 01/10/2019 - 13:29

Comprehensive scholarly, multidisciplinary mostly full-text database. Its thousands of articles include many from peer-reviewed journals.

Criminal Justice Database

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 09:43

National and international database of criminal justice journals.

APA PsycARTICLES

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 12/12/2018 - 09:43

Full-text psychology research journal collection published by the American Psychological Association and related organizations.  1985 to present.