ASRC 172 Library Research Guide--Africana Library, Cornell University

Library Research Guide for: ASRC 172 - Education of Black Americans: Historical & Contemporary Issues Compiled by Eric Kofi Acree, Librarian

Tips to consider for this assignment:

Look at what others have written about John Henrik Clarke. This would include books, essays, etc.
Look at works of John Henrik Clarke.
What is important about the person that you are researching? How do they relate to Dr. Clarke?
Use a variety of resources.
When using an electronic database read that database's help page. There are usually helpful tips on the best way to use that database.

Print Resources:

Contemporary Black Biography, Africana Ref. DT 18 .C76
The Kaiser Index to Black Resources: 1948-1986, AfricanaReference Z 1361 N39 K34X1992
Index to Black Periodicals, Africana Ref. Z 1361 .N39 I38
The African American Encyclopedia, 6 volumes Africana Ref. E 185 .A255
Notable Black American Men, Africana Ref. E 185.86 N68x 1998
Notable Black American Women, Africana Ref. E 185.96 N89
Notable Black American Women Book II, Africana Ref. E 185.96 N891 1996
Who's Who Among African Americans, Africana Ref. E 185.96 W62

To find out if the print resources are available in other Cornell libraries, do a title search in CU Library Catalog.

Online Resources:

John Henrik Clarke http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/clarke/
Book Reviews: A Finding Guide http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/bookreviews.html

Electronic Resources:

Biography and Genealogy Master Index: Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.

Ethnic News Watch: A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and Native American press. Fully searchable. Covers back to 1990. Provides the option of choosing either English or Spanish language interface.

Periodical Abstracts (ProQuest Direct): Indexes and abstracts approximately 2000 general interest magazines and scholarly journals. It also includes citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Many of the articles found by searching in this database are available in full text electronic formats. Pull down menus allow you to customize your searches by date range, type of resource (newspaper or magazine and journal articles), and by retrieval format (citation, full text, or PDF file which includes graphics). The Database Selection menu allows you to search different sections of the database, including a limit for Peer reviewed articles (scholarly articles).

Biography Index: Citations to biographical articles in books and periodicals. Includes autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews.

JSTOR: A fully-searchable database containing the back issues of several hundred scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, music, ecology and botany, business and other fields. It includes the following collections: Arts & sciences I, II and III, General science, Ecology and botany, Business, Language and literature.

Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. Provides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts.

CU Library Catalog: Is used to identify and locate almost everything the CU Library owns in print, electronic, and other formats. This catalog reflects the majority of our collections, representing the holdings of 18 Cornell libraries plus the CISER Data Archive.

Citing Sources:

APA citation style

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed)

CU Library Reference locations include Africana, ILR, Mann, Olin, and Uris Libraries at call number: BF 76.7 A51x 1994. Also in Hotel Reference at PE 1475 .P82 1994.
APA citation style (http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html)
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html)
APA Publication Manual FAQ (http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html)

Evaluating Sources:

Evaluating sources you find. (http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/t/help/res_strategy/tutorial/evaluating.html)


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		Print This Page Library Research Guide for: ASRC 172 - Education of Black Americans: Historical & Contemporary Issues Compiled by Eric Kofi Acree, Librarian Tips to consider for this assignment: Look at what others have written about John Henrik Clarke. This would include books, essays, etc. Look at works of John Henrik Clarke. What is important about the person that you are researching? How do they relate to Dr. Clarke? Use a variety of resources. When using an electronic database read that database's help page. There are usually helpful tips on the best way to use that database. Print Resources: Contemporary Black Biography, Africana Ref. DT 18 .C76 The Kaiser Index to Black Resources: 1948-1986, AfricanaReference Z 1361 N39 K34X1992 Index to Black Periodicals, Africana Ref. Z 1361 .N39 I38 The African American Encyclopedia, 6 volumes Africana Ref. E 185 .A255 Notable Black American Men, Africana Ref. E 185.86 N68x 1998 Notable Black American Women, Africana Ref. E 185.96 N89 Notable Black American Women Book II, Africana Ref. E 185.96 N891 1996 Who's Who Among African Americans, Africana Ref. E 185.96 W62 To find out if the print resources are available in other Cornell libraries, do a title search in CU Library Catalog. Online Resources: John Henrik Clarke http://www.library.cornell.edu/africana/clarke/ Book Reviews: A Finding Guide http://www.library.cornell.edu/olinuris/ref/bookreviews.html Electronic Resources: Biography and Genealogy Master Index: Indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Ethnic News Watch: A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and Native American press. Fully searchable. Covers back to 1990. Provides the option of choosing either English or Spanish language interface. Periodical Abstracts (ProQuest Direct): Indexes and abstracts approximately 2000 general interest magazines and scholarly journals. It also includes citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Many of the articles found by searching in this database are available in full text electronic formats. Pull down menus allow you to customize your searches by date range, type of resource (newspaper or magazine and journal articles), and by retrieval format (citation, full text, or PDF file which includes graphics). The Database Selection menu allows you to search different sections of the database, including a limit for Peer reviewed articles (scholarly articles). Biography Index: Citations to biographical articles in books and periodicals. Includes autobiographies, bibliographies, biographies, critical studies, fiction and drama, pictorial works, poetry, juvenile literature, obituaries, journals, collections of letters, book reviews, and interviews. JSTOR: A fully-searchable database containing the back issues of several hundred scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, mathematics, music, ecology and botany, business and other fields. It includes the following collections: Arts & sciences I, II and III, General science, Ecology and botany, Business, Language and literature. Lexis Nexis Academic Universe. Provides access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts. CU Library Catalog: Is used to identify and locate almost everything the CU Library owns in print, electronic, and other formats. This catalog reflects the majority of our collections, representing the holdings of 18 Cornell libraries plus the CISER Data Archive. Citing Sources: APA citation style Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed) CU Library Reference locations include Africana, ILR, Mann, Olin, and Uris Libraries at call number: BF 76.7 A51x 1994. Also in Hotel Reference at PE 1475 .P82 1994. APA citation style (http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/apa.html) Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association (http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html) APA Publication Manual FAQ (http://www.apastyle.org/faqs.html) Evaluating Sources: Evaluating sources you find. (http://campusgw.library.cornell.edu/t/help/res_strategy/tutorial/evaluating.html)

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed)