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The Research Guides have been developed by librarians to serve as starting points in helping students select appropriate resources for research projects.

Evaluating Sources

How to Evaluate Information Sources

Citing Sources

General Citation Guides
APA Style
ASA Style
MLA Style
Chicago Manual of Style
Turabian
Turabian Citation Guide
Provided by Ohio State University Libraries


CSE Style
American Anthropological Association Style
Citing Specific Databases

Tutorials
Google Guide
"An online interactive tutorial and reference for experienced users, novices, and everyone in between."


Reading Scientific Papers, Flash Tutorial
Provided by Purdue University


Study Skills - How to Study
A free study skills resource site provided by Mangrum-Strichart Learning Resources


Library Research Tools
Databases A - Z
Online Databases available to Albion College faculty, students and staff. To access databases from off-campus, see Access to Electronic Resources from Off-Campus


EndNote FAQ
Addresses common questions regarding the use of EndNote


Find books, videos, and other materials


Find Journal Articles


Find Newspapers


Google Scholar
"Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research."


Recent Acquisitions of the Albion College Library
Recent acquisitions listed by subject. Users can subscribe to RSS feeds to stay updated.


Library Services
Archives Reference Request


Checking Out Library Materials and More FAQ
Circulation Services encompasses the circulation of library materials, wireless laptops, stack management, course reserves, audio-visual services, student employment, and classroom reservation


Government Documents Information


Information for Faculty


Interlibrary Loan Information


Need Research Help?


Software Installation CDs
List of available software includes Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, FrontPage and Publisher), GroupWise and Microsoft XP (for faculty/staff checkout only)


Special Collections (Rare Books and Archives) Information


History, African American Research Guide

For research assistance, contact

John Kondelik
or Michelle Gerry
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Find Books & Videos
Albion College Library Online Catalog
The Albion College Library Online Catalog - your one-stop spot to search for books, periodicals, government documents, videos, electronic materials and more!
MeLCat Online Catalog
MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form.
WorldCat
Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Find Journal Articles & More
Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page
Provides links to more than 2,000 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library.
America: History and Life
The most prominent index to articles and books for the field of American History.
Article1st (FirstSearch)
Article1st indexes approximately 12,500 journals and magazines, across all subject areas. This database indicates which journal and magazine articles are available in the Albion College Library.
Arts and Humanities Search
Indexes 1300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Coverage begins in 1980.
Electronic Collections Online
Electronic Collections Online provides indexing and full-text from academic journals in many disciplines. Articles can be viewed online or printed.
Expanded Academic ASAP
Balanced coverage is available through 3,000 indexed and 1,900 full-text titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science journals, humanities journals, science and technology journals, national news periodicals, etc.
Full Text Finder
Many journals, magazines, and newspapers are available in full text through online databases. To search for availability of full text articles from a particular source, look for the title of the journal, magazine, or newspaper by following the appropriate links.
HeritageQuest
Search for Genealogy & Local History
Humanities Abstracts
Indexes 400 periodicals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music, the performing arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature. Coverage begins in 1984.
International Index to Black Periodicals - Tables of Contents
Tables of contents for more than 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers, and newsletters, including Black Issues in Higher Education, Ebony, etc.
JSTOR
Provides indexing and full-text from scholarly journals in many disciplines. Unique, in that coverage for each journal begins with the first volume.
Online Databases - Complete List
A comprehensive list of all online databases.
Readers' Guide Retrospective
This resource lists journal and magazine articles published between 1890-1982, and covers a wide variety of subjects, including African-Americans, Aging, Archeology, Astronomy, Biographies, Business, Education, Environment, Film, Fine Arts, Foreign Affairs, Health, History, Literature, Medicine, Music, News, Politics, Popular Culture, Religion, Science, Sports, and Technology.
WilsonSelectPlus (FirstSearch)
WilsonSelectPlus Full Text contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with ASCII full text online.
Online Journals
Journal of Black Studies
1970-2003
Journal of Modern African Studies
1963 - five years ago
Online Resources
Academic Info: African American Studies
African American History
African American Odyssey
African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
A digital collection of some 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers. A part of the Digital Schomburg, this collection provides access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920. A full text database of these 19th and early 20th- century titles, this digital library is key-word-searchable.
African-Americana
A guide prepared by Louisiana State University Libraries
BUBL LINK
Catalogue of Internet Resources using the Dewey Decimal System as the primary organisation structure.. Selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
Civil Rights Digital Library
The Civil Rights Digital Library Initiative represents one of the most ambitious and comprehensive efforts to date to deliver educational content on the Civil Rights Movement via the Web.
Freedom Suits Case Files, 1814-1860
Nearly 300 legal petitions for freedom brought by or on behalf of persons of color held in slavery within the St. Louis (Missouri) area from 1814 to 1860
Historical Text Archive: African American
INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
"INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. It contains useful Internet resources such as databases, electronic journals, electronic books, bulletin boards, mailing lists, online library card catalogs, articles, directories of researchers, and many other types of information." Provided by University of California Riverside
Martin Luther King Papers Project
United Nations World Digital Library
The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world. The principal objectives of the WDL are to: Promote international and intercultural understanding; Expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet; Provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences; Build capacity in partner institutions to narrow the digital divide within and between countries.
Reference Sources
African American Desk Reference
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .N49 1999
African American encyclopedia
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .A253 2001 (10 vols.)
African-American almanac
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .N385
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 14 .A37435 1999
Black Americans, 2001 : A Statistical Sourcebook
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185.5 .B512 2001
Black Firsts
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .B574 1994
Encyclopedia of African American history, 1619-1895
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E185 .E545 2006
Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .E54 1996
Harvard Guide to African-American History
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .H326 2001
Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .A8 1991
Historical statistics of Black America
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .H543 1995
Reference library of Black America
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185 .R44 2000
Who's Who Among African Americans
REFERENCE COLLECTION - E 185.96 .W52 14th ed.
Suggested Subject Headings
African Americans
African Americans -- Encyclopedias
African Americans -- History
Afro American

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