Books
To find valuable books in the library, try the following search terms:
African Americans—Social conditions—1975-
African American men—Social conditions
African American sexual minorities
Black nationalism—United States
African Americans—Education—United States
(You don't have to read a whole book. A few valuable pages might be located using the index or chapter titles).
Professional sources
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African-American History (Infobase) This link opens in a new windowCovering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture. Read about key figures and events, examine famous speeches and other primary sources, and get context from the in-depth timelines. An important feature is the full cross-searchability across all the Infobase history databases for an even more comprehensive view of history.
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Africana & Black History This link opens in a new windowSeveral thousand items ranging from historical documents and rare visual materials to contemporary photo-journalism, relating to the entirety of African American history from the 16th century to the present.
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Harvard Think Tank SearchA custom Google search created by Harvard University that searches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, and non-governmental organizations.
Peer-reviewed sources
Sociology and Anthropology Databases
(Valuable for race relations, family, gender topics)
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Sociological Collection This link opens in a new windowProvides coverage of more than 500 full-text journals in all areas of sociology.
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AnthroSource This link opens in a new windowAnthroSource is the premier online portal serving the research, teaching and practicing needs of anthropologists. An online service of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), AnthroSource offers access to more than 100 years of anthropological knowledge, providing current content from AAA's diverse portfolio of 35 anthropological publications which includes journals, books, monographs, bulletins and newsletters.
Politics and Law Databases
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HeinOnline Academic This link opens in a new windowHeinOnline Academic includes more than 100 million pages of multidisciplinary content in more than 100 subject areas, including history, political science, criminal justice, religious studies, international relations, women’s studies, pre-law, and many more. HeinOnline provides access to 300+ years of information on political development and the complete history of the creation of government and legal systems around the world.
Education databases
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ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education index. Includes the full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals.
General databases
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Web of Science This link opens in a new windowWeb of Science provides access to the world's leading citation databases in the Sciences, Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities, covering approximately 12,000 of the highest impact journals, as well as 160,000 conference proceedings. Centre has access to coverage from 1999 to present.
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Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowDesigned for college students, this scholarly resource contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,780 journals, with full-text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
