Resources for Understanding

Explore the history of immunization and present-day information on vaccine coverage around the world through interactive slideshows and exhibits, data visualizations, maps, eBooks, videos and documentaries.

Find fact sheets, infographics, graphic novels, memoirs and documentaries on the history of HIV and AIDS, as well as resources for current research and support.

Articles and books about anti-Asian American racism curated to catalyze positive social change and conversation, aid those who seek to better understand the social causes of this problem, and help empower those who organize to confront and disrupt it.

Books, films and documentaries that provide context for the ongoing struggle for equality, and against hatred and violence for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people. 

A reading list of books and articles related to the 2023-2024 Campus Community Book Project selection, “Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right” by Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

A reading list of books and articles related to the 2024-2025 Campus Community Book Project selection, “Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society” by Arline T. Geronimus.

A YouTube playlist of reading recommendations by UC Davis librarians to honor and provide an opportunity for learning during cultural, LGBTQ and women’s history months.   

The work of the prolific poet, social and cultural theorist, and literary critic bell hooks is influential around the world, informing feminism, black thought, sociology, poetics and world literature.

A reading list covering the history of Juneteenth, which commemorates the emancipation of African Americans from chattel slavery.

This selection of e-books and multimedia collections highlights the myriad of intersections within queer and trans communities.

This past exhibit about advancing health education, advocacy, and social well-being in queer populations highlights books about LGBTQ+ health available at the library in print or ebook form.

Video and website resources with an emphasis on understanding and eliminating racism in order to facilitate and sustain a positive, inclusive and diversified community.

A reading list exploring different aspects of social justice, created in connection with the 2021-2022 Campus Community Book Project selection, “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi.

A reading list that includes books on civil rights, police violence, racial discrimination and the Black Lives Matter movement.

A resource list on the intersection of LGBTQIA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual) and racial identities, to inform Campus Community Book Project discussions of “Redefining Realness: My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More,” by Janet Mock.

A list of readings on transformative justice and police reform related to the 2022-2023 Campus Community Book Project selection, “Defund Fear: Safety Without Policing, Prisons and Punishment” by Zach Norris.