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The African American Studies Reader. Edited by Nathaniel Norment, Jr.
Langsam Stacks E184.7.A27 2001
Afrocentricity and the Academy: Essays on Theory and Practice. Edited by James L. Conyers, Jr.
Langsam Stacks E184.7.A35 2003
Black Studies Reader. Edited by Jacqueline Bobo et. al.
RWC Stacks E184.7.B56 2004
Langsam Stacks E184.7.B56 2004
Decolonizing the Academy: African Diaspora Studies. Edited by Carole Boyce Davies, et. al.
Langsam Stacks E184.7.D43 2003
Dispatches from the Ebony Tower: Intellectuals Confront the African American Experience.
Langsam Stacks E184.7.D57 2000 [Copy 2 on Closed Reserve]
Giddings, Geoffrey J. Contemporary Afrocentric Scholarship: Toward a Functional Cultural Philosophy.
E184.7.G53 2003
Leading Issues in African-American Studies. Edited by Nikongo BaNikongo
Handbook of Black Studies
Langsam Stacks E184.7.H25 2006
Out of the Revolution: The Development of Africana Studies. Edited by Delores P. Aldridge and Carlene Young.
Langsam Stacks E184.7.O88 2000
Oxford African American Studies Center Connect to resource online
Rojas, Fabio. From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline
Langsam Stacks E184.7.R65 2007
Rooks, Noliwe M., White Money/Black Power: the Surprising History of African American Studies and the Crisis of Race in Higher Education
Langsam Stacks E184.7.R66 2006
Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience Connect
Scott, William R. Upon These Shores: Themes in the African-American Experience 1600 to the Present
Langsam Closed Reserve E185.S416 2000
Walker, Clarence Earl. We Can’t Go Home Again: An Argument About Afrocentrism
Langsam Stacks DT21.W34 2001
Use the subject headings African Americans—Study and Teaching in Uclid, the library’s online catalog, to find additional books about the discipline of African American Studies.
This organization is devoted to preserving and studying the African American experience:
ASALH—Association for the Study of African American Life and History http://www.asalh.org/index.html
Founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
Although now in need of updating, this landmark bibliography remains an important guide to African American studies materials:
Work, Monroe Nathan. A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America
Langsam Stacks Z1371.N39W8 [1928] and
Langsam Ref Z1371.N39W8 1965 [reprint of the 1928 edition]
Use these online catalogs to identify books about topics in African American studies:
Uclid Web Version
Conduct author, title, keyword, or subject searches in Uclid, the University of Cincinnati’s library online catalog, to locate books about African American studies topics in the University of Cincinnati’s library collections.
The University’s ArchivesandRareBooks Library houses the Urban Studies Collection documenting Cincinnati’s history, politics, and neighborhoods in the 20th and 21st centuries. The collection includes the records of the Better Housing League and Housing Opportunities Made Equal. For additional information about Urban Studies Collection Records, contact the Archivist, Kevin.Grace@uc.edu
The University of Cincinnati’s library is cataloging and placing the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s library collections into Uclid.
OhioLINK Library Catalog
Conduct author, title, keyword, or subject searches in OhioLINK, the combined online catalogs of Ohio’s colleges and universities, to locate books about African American studies topics in statewide library collections. Books that are not available in UC Libraries may be borrowed directly from an OhioLINK library but you will first need to establish your PIN
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Conduct author, title, keyword, or subject searches in PLCH’s online catalog to locate books about African American studies topics in the public library’s collections.
Cincinnati Historical Society Library Star Online Catalog
The Cincinnati Historical Society Library maintains the most complete collection of information about the African American experience in Cincinnati. See especially their online Guide to 20th Century African American Resources at the Cincinnati Historical Society Library
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc.html
The Schomburg Center is part of the New York Public Library. This site includes the center’s online catalog as well as access to its digitized collections.
Other library catalogs are listed under the Library Catalogs link on the library’s home page http://www.libraries.uc.edu/
The process for locating journal articles about African American studies topics differs from using library catalogs to find books. Journal articles must first be identified.
Use the databases and indexes to periodical literature like the ones listed in this section to identify articles in journals about African American studies topics. Some of these databases will also provide the full text of the article. Others will provide only a citation. In that case you will have to find out if the article you have identified is available full text in another database, or if it is in a print journal that the library owns.
Unless otherwise noted, these databases are located in the Find Articles & Journals section of the library’s home page. Print indexes are shelved as indicated by given call number and location.
African American Newspapers of the 19th Century (parts 1-5 only) Connect
Antislavery Newspapers and Periodicals. Edited by John W. Blassingame and Mae G. Henderson
Langsam Stacks AI3.A57 [5v.]
This multi-volume resource provides annotated indexes of letters in a number of antislavery newspapers and periodicals.
EBlackStudies Journals, Newsletters & Newspapers http://www.eblackstudies.org/journals.html
This web resource offers access to the current contents and in some cases the back issues of selected African American journals.
Index to Black Periodicals
Langsam Ref Z1361.N39I5
Published since 1950 under several different titles, this is a paper index devoted exclusively to indexing articles published in African American periodicals.
JSTOR Connect
This database provides full text access to the back issues of the most important journals in a number of disciplinary areas, including African American studies.
Oxford African American Studies Center Connect to resource online
Rose Bibliography Project
This project produced the following analytical guides during its brief existence:
Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience Connect
Use the subject heading African Americans Periodicals Indexes in Uclid to identify other indexes that the library may own. Use the subject heading African Americans Periodicals in Uclid to identify some of the library’s holdings of specific African American magazines and journals.
These bibliographies and directories will also assist with identifying specific journals, but will not provide indexing to their contents:
Danky, James P. African-American Newspapers and Periodicals: A National Bibliography
Langsam Ref Z6944.N39A37 1998
Levi, Doris J. Directory of Black Literary Magazines
Langsam Stacks Z1361.N39L4y [1970]
Potter, Vilma R. A Reference Guide to Afro-American Publications and Editors, 1827-1946
Langsam Ref Z6944.N39P63 1993
This book provides a history of the African American newspaper:
Washburn, Patrick Scott. The African American Newspaper: Voice of Freedom
Langsam Stacks PN4882.5.W37 2006
Academic Search Complete 1984-
Most but not all articles included in this database are provided as full text items. The database covers nearly every academic area in the humanities and social sciences.
This multidisciplinary database is partially full text. Indexing begins in the 1980s.
Google Scholar Connect
Google access to scholarly literature from a variety of sources
Humanities and Social Sciences Retrospective 1907-1984 Connect
Includes some 20,000 journals covering a wide range of disciplinary areas. Full Text access to some journals and selective journal new issue information through Reveal Research Alerts.
Periodicals Archive Online Connect and Periodicals Index Online Connect
This continually growing database provides full text images of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences.
Project Muse 1995- Connect
Indexes and provides articles as full text documents in some 40 journals in the humanities.
Reader’s Guide Retrospective 1890-1982 Connect
Long the standard periodical index, the Reader’s Guide Retrospective provides comprehensive indexing for the most popular general interest periodicals published in the United States throughout most of the 20th century.
Research Library 1971-
This is a full text multidisciplinary database.
This is a full text multidisciplinary resource produced by SIRS Knowledge Source that pulls together articles from a variety of sources.
Wilson OmniFile
This database combines indexing, abstracting, and full text access to Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text.
Anthropology Plus 1800- Connect
This extensive database indexes worldwide journal literature relating to social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology.
Art Full Text 1929- Connect
This database indexes and abstracts leading international art publications covering a wide-range of art-related areas.
Biological Abstracts and Previews 1980- Connect
Covers worldwide biological and medical literature and provides some articles as full text documents.
Alt-Health Watch 1990- Connect
Covers the literature in the field of alternative medicine.
American Health Line1992- Connect
Offers a daily synthesis of health care issues in the news.
Health Source Consumer Edition Connect
Provides indexing and abstracts from journals related to general health issues.
Medline with Full Text Connect
Medical literature from the National Library of Medicine.
Business
ABI Inform Complete 1971- Connect
This is a full text database to business literature.
Business Source Complete 1886- Connect
Full text coverage of business articles from thousands of business journals.
Communication and Mass Media Complete 1915- Connect
Covers communication studies with some provision of full text.
Communication Studies: A Sage Full-Text Collection 1982- Connect
Defines communication studies broadly to include journalism, cultural matters, and entertainment, as well as interpersonal communication in journals published by Sage.
Criminal Justice Abstracts 1968- Connect
This index cites and provides abstracts to journal literature relating to delinquency and crime.
Criminal Justice Periodical Index 1986- Connect
This index offers abstracts and some full text of the periodical literature relating to all aspects of criminal justice, including social work. For articles published before 1986 use the print indexes shelved in the Langsam Library’s reference collection (Reference Z5118.C9C74).
Criminology: A Sage Full-Text Collection 1982- Connect
Provides full text of the criminology journals published by Sage.
EconLit 1969- Connect
This index provides comprehensive indexing in the field of economics.
PAIS International 1972- Connect and PAIS Archive 1915-1976 Connect
This database indexes articles related to economic and public policy issues.
Education Abstracts 1983- Connect
This database indexes and provides abstracts to journal articles about education related topics. For articles written between 1929 and 1982 use the print volumes of Education Index (Reference Z5811.E25) shelved in the Langsam Library’s reference collection.
Education Research Complete Connect
Comprehensive full text coverage of education-related topics.
Education: A Sage Full-Text Collection 1968- Connect
Full text of articles in education journals published by Sage.
ERIC 1966- Connect and Eric Online 1966-2004 Connect
Comprehensive coverage of documents and journal articles from the Educational Resource Information Center.
Ethnic NewsWatch 1990- Connect
This database provides full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic, minority, and Native American press in the United States.
GeoRef 1785- Connect
This database indexes and abstracts literature in the geographical sciences including demographic data, and other topics related to women in this broad field.
America: History and Life 1964- Connect
Indexes and abstracts journal articles about the United States and Canada.
Historical Abstracts 1955- Connect
Indexes and abstracts journal articles about the history of every place in the world except the United States and Canada for the historical period 1450 to the present.
African American Poetry Database 1760-1900 Connect
Full text of poetry written by African Americans including those poets listed in Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975
MLA International Bibliography 1963- Connect
This database indexes articles related to modern languages and literatures.
Music Index 1976- Connect
This database indexes an international listing of journals in the field of music, both classical and popular.
Philosopher’s Index 1940- Connect
This database is an international index to philosophical periodicals.
CIAO 1991- Connect
CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online is a comprehensive full text source for theory and research in the field of international affairs.
International Political Science Abstracts 1989- Connect
Some of the articles indexed in this database are linked to full text. Use the print volumes of this title to research journal articles published between 1951 and 1988. The print volumes are shelved in the Langsam Library’s reference area under the call number Ref JA26.I6
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975-June 30, 2006 Connect
This database offers international coverage of political science literature
PsychInfo 1967- Connect and PsychInfo Historic 1872-1966 Connect
This database indexes and abstracts articles in the field of psychology. Use in conjunction with Historical PsychInfo for articles published between 1872-1966.
Gallup Brain 1935- Connect
Full text of Gallup polls
Polling the Nations Connect
Full text of public opinion polls from a variety of sources
ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials 1949- Connect
This database indexes articles from international journals relating to religious and theological topics.
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index 1930/33-
Langsam Ref AI3.C32
Formerly, Catholic Periodical Index, this resource indexes Catholic periodicals. The library’s holdings begin with volume 4, 1946/48 and are shelved in the Langsam Library’s reference area.
Child Abuse, Child Welfare, and Adoption Database 1965- Connect
Extensive coverage of literature relating to child welfare issues and concerns.
Social Work Abstracts 1977- Connect
This database indexes and abstracts the literature of social work and related fields.
SocIndex with Full Text 1895- Connect
Comprehensive coverage of the literature of sociology.
Sociological Collection Connect
This database includes some full text documents.
Sociology: A Sage Full-Text Collection 1982- Connect
Contemporary Women’s Issues 1992-end of June 2006 Connect
Full text coverage of global women’s issues 1992-end of June 2006.
Gender Studies Database 1972- Connect
Includes some full text coverage relating to sexual diversity issues and other gender related matters.
GenderWatch Connect
Includes full text coverage from a wide variety of publications.
LGBT Life with Full Text Connect
Indexing and abstracting of literature relating to LGBT issues worldwide.
Women’s Resources International 1972- Connect and Women’s Studies International 1972- Connect
Covers feminist research across the disciplines.
This listing of databases and indexes to journal literature does not represent all of the many databases and print indexes that relate toAfrican American studies. Depending on the topic of your research there may be other indexes and databases that you should use. You may wish to make an appointment with one of the Subject Librarians in the area of your research topic.
Articles that are full text in the library’s databases are accessed at the point of identification.
Articles that are not full text in the database or index you are using must be entered by title of the journal in the electronic journal finder: Full-Text Journals to find a full text copy of the journal article elsewhere. See Locate article full text for complete details.
If the title of the journal is not listed in the electronic journal finder, you must enter the title of the journal as a journal search in uclid.
If you need a copy of an article from a journal that has been sent to the Southwest Ohio Regional Depository, and there is no alternative format available, you may request a photocopy of the article from the depository by following the information given in this link: from Southwest Depository (SWORD)
If the library does not own a copy of the article you need, the library’s Interlibrary Loan services will obtain a photocopy for you. Follow this link for information on how to request a journal photocopy: by Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
If you have not already done so, you will be prompted to establish your ILLIAD Account.
Uniquely African American Newspapers
African-American Newspapers: 19th Century Parts 1-5 1827-1876 Connect
This is a database of African American newspapers published during the 19th century. Articles in these newspapers relate to the cultural life and history of African Americans during this period, including business, politics, religion, and vital statistics, as well as biographical articles about prominent African Americans, essays, editorials, and poetry and prose works written by African Americans and published in the newspapers included in this database.
Antebellum Black Newspapers Langsam Ref E185.5.J33
Indexes several antebellum Black newspapers.
Black Newspapers Index 1981- (Ref AI3.I46)
This print resource indexes a number of African American newspapers published in the United States.
See also NEWSDEX
News Record September 1960- July 1970 Connect
Archives and Rare Books in Blegen Library has a full paper run of the News Record.
America’s Newspapers Connect
This collection of online newspapers includes 17 titles from Ohio.
Factiva Connect
A joint venture between Dow Jones and Reuters, Factiva provides extensive full text access to global news sources, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times.
LexisNexis Academic Connect
This database provides full text coverage of many regional newspapers with varying dates of inclusion.
New York Times 1851-2003 Connect
This database provides full text coverage of the New York Times from 1851 through 2003.
NEWSDEX Connect
Produced by the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County and located on that library’s web site. NEWSDEX provides indexing to Cincinnati newspapers, including the Cincinnati Herald.
Newspaper Source Connect
Provides full text from 245 regional U.S. newspapers.
Proquest Newspapers 1989- Connect
This database indexes and abstracts 27 of the nation’s leading newspapers.
Encyclopedias offer a useful synthesis of the current state of research in African American studies. Encyclopedias may be located by conducting a subject or a keyword search in Uclid as in these examples:
[Subject Heading]—Encyclopedias (e.g. African Americans--Encyclopedias)
Keywords (e.g. African Americans and Encyclopedia)
Some recent representative encyclopedias and handbooks include:
African American Almanac [Latest edition in Reference]
Langsam Ref E185.5.N34
The African American Encyclopedia [10 vols.]
Langsam Ref E185.A253 2001
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience 2nd ed. 5 vols.
Langsam Ref DT14.A37435 2005
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History 2nd edition 6 vols.
Langsam Ref E185.E54 2006
Encyclopedia of African-American Heritage
Langsam Ref E185.A455 2000
African American Biographical Database:AABD Connect
This database may be found in the Article Resources section of the library’s home page. AABD offers biographical information about prominent African Americans who lived between 1790 and 1950. Photographs and illustrations are included in the database.
American National Biography Connect
This database may be found in the Article Resources section of the library’s home page. The ANB contains lengthy biographical sketches of the
most important deceased Americans.
Dictionary of American Negro Biography
Langsam Ref E185.96.L6 1982
Dictionary of Literary Biography
See Literature Resources Center Connect
Biographical sketches of important African American literary figures.
Use these keywords to find biographical works about African Americans in Uclid:
African American(s) and Biography
African American(s) and Biographical
Black(s) and Biography
Black(s) and Biographical
The African American Experience: An Historiographical and Bibliographical Guide
Langsam Stacks E184.65.A37 2001
Black History and Black Identity: A Call for a New Historiography
Langsam Stacks E184.65W75 2002
Harvard Guide to African-American History
Langsam Ref E185.H326 2001
Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner
Langsam Stacks PE3102.N4S65 1994
Juba to Jive: The Dictionary of African-American Slang
Langsam Stacks PE3727.N4M34 1994
Foundations for Research: Methods of Inquiry in Education and the Social Sciences
CRC Prof Ed. LB1028.F64 2004
How to Conduct Behavioral Research Over the Internet
Langsam Stacks BF76.6.I57F73 2004
How to Do a Research Project: A Guide for Undergraduate Students
Langsam Stacks LB2369.R575 2007
Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods
Langsam Ref H62.S34 2004
Student’s Guide to Methodology: Justifying Enquiry
CRC Prof Ed H62.C56 2002
African American Experience on File
Langsam Ref E185.A2533 1999
Black Demographic Data 1790-1860
Langsam Ref E185.18.C73 1997
The Demography of Black Americans 1930-1990
Langsam Stacks E185.86.D45 2003
Statistical Record of Black America 4th ed.
Langsam Ref E185.5.S73 4th ed
Historical Statistics of Black America
Langsam Ref E185.H543 1995
Use subject headings (e.g. African Americans—Statistics) and keywords in Uclid to find similar material.
These databases also give statistical information about African Americans
Historical Statistics of the United States Colonial Times to 2000 Connect
Statistical Abstract Connect
These web sites offer census information relating to African Americans:
United States Historical Census Data Browser
http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus/
United States Bureau of the Census
http://www.census.gov/
Follow these suggestions for How to cite sources in a paper
(tips from OhioLINK)
EndNote & Refworks — Personal Bibliographic Management (PBM) tools at UC
African American Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the Study of Black History and Culture
www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
Digital Librarian: A Librarian’s Choice of the Best of the Web
http://www.digital-librarian.com/
eBlack Studies http://www.eblackstudies.org
Research and Homework Section, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Online Catalog
http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/resources/
This section of the Public Library’s online catalog includes access to their research databases and a section of carefully selected web sites.
Resources in Black Studies
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/blackstudies/black.html
Subject Resources: African American Studies
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/research/subject_resources/african_american/index.html
Voice of the Shuttle: Minority Studies-African American
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2721#id154
This site links to many African American sites on all topics for research and is a good starting point for web-based browsing.
The African American Experience in Cyberspace: A Resource Guide to the Best Websites on Black Culture and History.
Sterling, Va .: Pluto, 2004.
Langsam Ref E185.M49 2004
Associations Unlimited Connect
Web site content: Sally Moffitt, Bibliographer
African American Studies
Office Hours By Appointment (Sally.Moffitt@uc.edu) 401 Langsam
October 2007