ELECTRONIC DATABASES

These electronic databases, selected from the library's collection of databases, could be especially useful in studying and researching topics in African-American Studies.

• Academic Search Premier (1984-present; selected full text)
        Abstracts and indexes almost 4,500 journals. Contains full text for nearly 3,500 scholarly publications. A multi-disciplinary database covering nearly every area of academic study.
   
• African-American Newspapers: The 19th Century

      Contains a wealth of information about the cultural life and history during the 1800s, and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion.
 
• African-American Poetry (1760-1900)

      Provides full-text access to 3000 poems by African-American poets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
 
• America: History and Life (1964 - present)

      Contains a comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Offers abstracts and citations for articles appearing in over 2,000 journals published worldwide in history, related humanities, and the social sciences. Includes citations to book reviews from approximately 140 major journals of American history and culture.
 
• Sociological Collection (1984-present; selected full text)
        The Sociological Collection is a comprehensive database with nearly 580 full text titles, providing information on all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure.
   

SELECTED REFERENCE SOURCES

The following reference materials can be found in the Reference Area of the library. They could be useful in studying and researching topics in African-American Studies.

Biographies

• African-American Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs (Ref HC102.5.A2 K73)
• African American Writers (Ref PS153.N5 A334 2001)
• African Americans in the Visual Arts (Ref N6538.N5 O86)
• Black Congressmen During Reconstruction : A Documentary Sourcebook (Ref E185.6.B623)
• Contemporary Black Biography (Ref E185.96.C66)
• Distinguished African American Political and Governmental Leaders (Ref E185.61.H359)
• Notable Black American Scientists (Ref Q141.N726)

Encyclopedias

• Africana : The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience (Ref DT14.A37435)
• The African American Encyclopedia (Ref E185.A253)
• Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History (Ref E185.E54)
• Encyclopedia of African-American Politics (Ref E185.S58155)
• Encyclopedia of African-American Religions (Ref BR563.N4 E53)
• Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America (Ref E184.A1 G14 2000)
• Microsoft Encarta Africana 2000 (CD-ROM DT14.M527)
• The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference (Ref E185.N57)
• The Oxford Companion to African American Literature (Ref PS153.N5 O96)
• Reel Black Talk : A Sourcebook of 50 American Filmmakers (Ref PN1998.2.M66)
• W.E.B. Du Bois : An Encyclopedia (Ref E185.97.D73 W164)

Other Reference Sources

• African American Films Through 1959 : A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography (Ref PN1995.9.N4 R54)
• The African American Years (Ref E185.S797)
• Harlem Renaissance : A Gale Critical Companion (Ref PS153.N5 H245)
• The Harvard Guide to African-American History (Ref E185.H326)
• International Dictionary of Black Composers (Ref ML105.I5)

INTERNET RESOURCES

The following are some sites on the World Wide Web that could be useful for African-American studies.

• The African-American Mosaic
• African American Odyssey
• African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Pamphlet Collection 1818-1907
• African American World
• Encyclopedia Smithsonian: African American History and Culture
• Harlem: 1900-1940
• Malcolm X : A Research Site
• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
• NYPL Digital Schomburg Images of African Americans from the 19th Century
• Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
• We Shall Overcome; Historic Places of the Civil Rights Movement
• Underground Railroad--History of Slavery, Pictures, Information