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Research Guides

Scope

a. Chronological

No period is excluded. Emphasis is on 19th, 20th and 21st century materials.

b. Geographical

No geographic area is excluded.

c. Language

Languages offered in the academic curricula are included in collection parameters.

d. Format

Online resources, monographs, serials, sets, manuscripts, films, screenplays, microforms, reprints and reference works are collected.

e. Exclusions

Most textbooks are excluded.

Location of Materials

 

  • Suzzallo and Allen Libraries are the major locations for the Human Rights collection in print.
  • Selected electronic resources are found on the Human Rights Research Guide.
  • Works that provide survey or introductory treatments of topics are found in the Odegaard Undergraduate Library. Many related materials are found at the Bothell and Tacoma campus libraries.
  • Government publications has extensive materials related to human rights both domestic and international.
  • Rare books, manuscripts and historic photographs especially those related to human rights history and figures of the Pacific Northwest are located in Special Collections.
  • Specialized encyclopedias, dictionaries, and bibliographies are found throughout the collection, in the Reference Section of Suzzallo Library, at the Bothell and Tacoma campus libraries, and online.
  • Documentaries on human rights, primarily on DVD, are located in the browsing collection in Suzzallo first floor, and in media storage, requestable through UW Libraries Search.