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AAS366: Race in American History

Spring 2004 - H. Williams
reference contact: Robin Kinder x2913

Background | Books| Subjects | Internet |Citing E-Source

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Most of these sources are in the Reference Room (level 1 north), Neilson Library.

Reference Source	Link or Call Number
African American Experience	ref E 184.65 A37 2001
Encyclopedia of African American Culture & History	Ref E185 E54 1996
African American Almanac	Ref E185 N385 2003

There are many specialized subject encyclopedias available in the Neilson Reference Room, to help you choose or narrow a topic or find a few good sources when you're starting out.

Reference Source	Call Number
Harlem Renaissance (3 volumes; vol. 1: Topics; Vol2-3 Biographies))	ref PS 153 N5 A24 2003
A Biographical History of African-American Artists, A-Z	Ref Art N6538.N5 M3 2001
African American Writers	ref PS 153 N5 A344 2001
A Century of Musicals in Black and White : an Encyclopedia of Musical Stage Works by, about, or involving African Americans	Josten ref ML102.M88 P37 1993
Frame By Frame II : A Filmography Of The African American Image, 1978-1994 (Frame by Frame I to 1978)	ref PN1995.9.N4 K58 1997

BOOKS:The Five-College Library System

Use keyWord searching to combine terms, or search with Subject Headings such as these:

African Americans on television
African Americans in motion pictures African Americans in the motion picture industry
African American women authors
American literature African American authors
African Americans in popular culture
African Americans in mass media
African American art
African American artists
African American music
African American musicians

Search the libraries' online catalog by Journal title to find call numbers for
bound periodicals on the second floor in Neilson Library.
Enter a journal title to search the Electronic Journal Locator and then connect with the full text of many journals available at Smith

Searching by Subject

Depending on your topic, you will need to Search by subject in order to locate the databases most relevant to your topic.

Subject	Go to:
Literature	English
Film	Film Studies
Art	Art
Music	Music
Afro American Studies	Afro American Studies

See also "Find News" and "Find Articles" on the Research page for historical and current news and magazine sources. Ask a librarian for help researching your specific topic. Use generall databases as needed:

Social Sciences Abstracts

Humanities Abstracts

Lexis Nexis Academic

Expanded Academic Index

Academic Search Premier

Search the libraries' online catalog by Journal title to find call numbers for bound periodicals on the second floor in Neilson Library.

Enter a journal title to search the Electronic Journal Locator and then connect with the full text of many journals available at Smith.

INTERNET SITES

Some of the more notable and authoritative sites on African American popular culture include:

Black Film Center/Archive (Indiana U.)

Media Resource Center/Moffit Library (UC Berkeley)

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Up-to-date style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:

CITING ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

There are some guides to creating citations to electronic sources right on the Web.

Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper (Duke U.)

Citation Guides for Electronic Documents (IFLA)

Up-to-date style guides also provide examples, or try this title,
available at the Reference Desk in Neilson:

Electronic Styles: Handbook for Citing Electronic Information
ref desk PN 171 D37 L5 1996

HELP FROM A LIBRARIAN

Use Need Help? Ask a Librarian to send a question at any time,
or contact Robin Kinder, Reference Librarian directly: rkinder@email.smith.edu

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Last Updated: August 17, 2007