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R E F E R E N C E B O O K S -
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. |
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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:
305, 323.4, 973.9 |
| 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 accessthe Library’s online catalog from
the Library or home by going to our
Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog in the upper right hand.
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. Search by the following
categories: subject, title, author. 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 in these databases using your choice of
keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year or
even a certain magazine.
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| WEB SITES
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| Other sites can be viewed either from our Web page
(enter
www.wppl.org, click on
Electronic Resources then go to
Internet Sites and find
History)
or by clicking
on the URL addresses
below:
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For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 5/10/06
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