From Booklist
In Berry's book, "awards" are broadly interpreted to include fellowships, grants, internships, loans, and scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate programs. Separate access to awards is provided for Asian Americans, African Americans, Hawaiians, Hispanic Americans, Japanese Americans, Native Alaskans, Native Americans, Native Pacific Islanders, and Puerto Ricans. These are broken down by discipline, including, for example, aerospace, deaf education, home economics, and operations research. Basic information is provided in each entry: name of the agency, criteria for award, amount available, application deadline, and contact person. Here, black students interested in fields as diverse as chiropractic and journalism can find out about awards offered by the American Black Chiropractors Association or the Chicago Sun-Times Minority Scholarship/Internship Program. Berry's work is more comprehensive than Schlacter and Weber: 4,000 entries versus 2,014. Layout is, however, a problem. Information is arranged in tables that often lack headers to help pinpoint which minority group is being targeted, or which discipline is represented.
The Schlachter and Weber title earns higher ratings for comprehensive entries, access, and layout. It includes a section listing state sources of educational benefits, which Berry does not, and an annotated bibliography on general financial aid directories. The Berry bibliography is a minimal one. Schlachter and Weber cover minorities in general, Asian Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans, a narrower range of minority groups than Berry. It has six indexes: program title, sponsoring organization, residency, tenability, subject, and calendar; Berry has none.
Most public libraries as well as high schools and colleges will want to own both of these titles.
