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Diversity in STEM

Links to databases and resources for diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Resources related to race, ethnicity, geography, culture, gender, sexual orientation, ability/disability, and other differences.

Search Tips and Strategies

Below are a few strategies and tips that you can use to effectively search for diverse STEM resources:

  • Use multiple keywords: Combine terms and keywords with AND to ensure all terms appear in your search results. For example: [ transgender AND scientist ]. Combine your keywords with OR to ensure at least one of the terms appear in your search results. This is a good way to search for different words with the same (or similar) meanings. For example: [ Latino OR Hispanic ].
  • Use quotation marks: To ensure that your words appear together in a specific order/grouping, use quotation marks. For example: [ "African American women computer scientists" ].
  • Remove words: Use NOT to exclude words that you do not want in your results. For example, to find books on indigenous science and avoid getting results for fiction books, use: [ "indigenous science" NOT fiction ].

If you experience difficulty while searching and are looking for more assistance, contact Andrea Pritt, STEM Librarian, at alp5088@psu.edu. Librarians are here to help!

Finding Articles with Related Subject Guides

To find scholarly resources that relate to a specific STEM discipline, please review the corresponding library subject guide linked below. Use the search strategies and tips above to discover diversity-related academic resources. These are not the only STEM and diversity subject guides, but these are a good start to your research. If you are interested in reviewing more subject guides, you can browse all at this link.