Quicklinks

Globalization and Diversity: Information Sources for Teaching and Learning

Web Sites | International Radio and Television Broadcasts via the Web | Databases | Library guides | Books and Articles

Web Sites

American Association of Colleges and Universities http://www.diversityweb.org/diversity_postings/resources/web_sites.cfm
CRL FOCUS Newsletter: Critical Resources for Research and Teaching in the Humanities, Sciences, and Social Sciences http://www.crl.edu/FOCUS/TOC.asp
Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org/
Global Gateway: World Culture & Resources (Library of Congress) http://international.loc.gov/intldl/intldlhome.html
Institute of International Education http://iienetwork.org/
International Responsibilities Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/
The site includes alternative news, analysis, and commentary on Haiti, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.S. war against Iraq, etc.
Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS) http://www.ipsnews.net/
IUPUI Multicultural Teaching and Learning http://ctl.iupui.edu/TSSS_modules/inclusive/introduction/1.htm
Levin Institute, Globalization 101 http://www.globalization101.org/

Princeton University International Networks Archive http://www.princeton.edu/~ina/
University of Pittsburgh, Diversity Across the Curriculum http://www.pitt.edu/~ciddeweb/diversity/resources.htm
World Languages & Cultures - Vistawide
Yale University, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization http://www.ycsg.yale.edu/

International Radio and Television Broadcasts via the Web

The links and partial descriptions below are taken from the following source:

Barnett, John H. "Global voices, global visions." College & Research Libraries News 69.3 (Mar. 2008): 162-165.

Persistent URL to the HTML full article in Wilson Web (requires off-campus access login)

Online Directories

Radio Station World: Your Global Radio Station Directory http://radiostationworld.com/
This Web-based resource is organized by continent, country, and community -- with links to the many that transmit via the Internet.
World Radio Network (WRN) http://www.wrn.org
This Web-based resource provides access to some of the most well-known and highly regarded international public radio programming available from Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.

The Broadcasters

ABC Radio Australia http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/
All India Radio (AIR) http://www.allindiaradio.org/
BBC World Service http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
Channel Africa http://www.channelafrica.org
China Radio International (CRI) English portal http://english.cri.cn/
Deutsche Welle (DW) http://www.dw-world.com
IRIB World Service http://english.irib.ir/
Broadcasting service from the Islamic Republic of Iran (also commonly referred to as Radio Tehran) http://english.irib.ir/
Israel Broadcasting Authority http://www.israelradio.org
NHK World/Radio Japan Online http://www.nhk.or.jp/english/
Radio Canada International/CBC Radio One. Access: http://www.rcinet.ca/ for Radio Canada International; http://www.cbc.ca/radio for CBC Radio One.
Radio France Internationale/Radio France (RFI). Access: http://www.rfi.fr/ for Radio France Internationale; http://www.radiofrance.fr/ for the domestic services of Radio France.
Radio Netherlands http://www.rnw.nl
RTVE: Radio Television Española http://www.rtve.es
United Nations Radio http://radio.un.org/
Vatican Radio http://www.vaticanradio.org
Voice of Russia http://www.vor.ru

Podcasts

There are various sources for podcasts and downloadable audio and video direct from broadcasters, such as the BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, and Radio France Internationale, as well as through content providers like the World Radio Network and iTunes.

OhioLINK and Library Databases

(All resources below require off-campus access login)

University of Cincinnati Libraries Online Guides

Cities of the World Resources

Countries of the World Resources

Language Resources

Selected Library Resources

NEW! Confronting discrimination and prejudice [videorecording] / produced by ABC News. Catalog record.
Cross-cultural communication [videorecording] : how culture affects communication / Odyssey Productions LLC. Catalog record.
Encyclopedia of world cultures. Catalog record.
Encyclopedia of world problems and human potential. Catalog record.
Global one [videorecording] / Big World Inc. ; producer/writer, Erich Toll. Catalog record.
The Greenwood encyclopedia of world popular culture. Catalog record.
Managing across cultures [videorecording] : avoiding misunderstandings and stereotypes / produced by Brian Jones ; directed and written by Erich E. Toll. Catalog record.
The multicultural meeting [videorecording] : working with diverse cultures / produced by Jess Taylor ; directed and written by Erich E. Toll. Catalog record.
NEW! Prejudice[videorecording] : more than black & whire / writer & producer, Paul Budline. Catalog record.
Translation possible / produced by Susanne Horizon-Fränzel, Sultana Films, Goethe Institut/ German Consulate in Shanghai, Die Macht der Sprache, College of Communication and Art, Tongii University, Shanghai. Catalog record.
The virtual team [videorecording] : managing culture and technology / produced by Jess Taylor ; directed and written by Erich E. Toll. Catalog record.

(Many resources below require off-campus access login).

Adams, J. Michael and Angelo Carfagna. Coming of Age in a Globalized World: the Next Generation. Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2006. Catalog record. Connect to full text online .
Chanda, Nayan. Bound Together: How Traders, Preachers, Adventurers, and Warriors Shaped Globalization. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 2007.
Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty First Century. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005. Catalog record.
Jenkins, Henry. "From You Tube to You Niversity." Chronicle of Higher Education 53.24 (16 Feb. 2007): B9-B10. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. University of Cincinnati, OH. 27 February 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=24140928&site=ehost-live>.
Pedersen, Paul. 110 Experiences for Multicultural Learning. Washington, DC: American Psychological Assn., 2004.
Pike, Graham and David Selby. In the Global Classroom. Toronto: Pippin Publishing Co., 1999. Catalog record.
Seelye, Ned H., ed. Experiential Activities for Intercultural Learning. Yarmouth, ME: Intercultural Press, 1996.
Sinagatullin, Ilghiz M. The Impact of Globalization on Education. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2006. Catalog record.
Wallis, Claudia, Sonja Steptoe, and Carolina A. Miranda. "How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century. (Cover story)." Time 168.25 (18 Dec. 2006): 50-56. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. University of Cincinnati, OH. 27 February 2008. <http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=23368719&site=ehost-live>.