Starting
Points: Guide to Black History |
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REFERENCE BOOKS -
Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be
checked out |
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R 305.896 Afr |
The African American Almanac |
A thorough overview of African American
history via 29 broad subjects headings. |
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R 323.4 Civ |
Civil Rights in the United States |
People and events involved in
US civil rights,
from the
Naturalization Law of 1790-present. |
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R 780.92 Int |
International Dictionary of Black
Composers
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Lives
and works of 185 musicians and composers. Includes detailed discographies. |
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920.0092 Afr |
African American Lives |
600+
profiles covering 500 years of
Blacks in
North America. 100s of illustrations & photos. |
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R 920.0092 Bla |
Black Women in America |
800+ entries covering 17th century slaves to contemporary Black
women. See also
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America. |
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R
925 War |
Black
Women Scientists in the United States |
Profiles of more than 100 Black women in the
fields of astronomy to zoology. |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
323.4, 305, 973.9 |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then Search Our Catalog.
Good
subject headings for this topic are African American; slavery;
and
civil rights. |
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eBOOKS
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You may
also want to check out the collection of thousands of online
books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web
site
www.netlibrary.com.
Initially, you must open an account from Library computer
terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from
home as well. See a reference librarian for more
detail. |
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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Updated:
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