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Oxford Bibliographies This link opens in a new windowCombining the best features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this is a great resource to learn more about a topic and narrow it down.
Since research in Black Studies is multidisciplinary, there are many databases in other disciplines that you may want to use. Here are those databases that are specific to Black Studies and several other related subjects.
Search for Books and DVDs
Discovery SearchDiscovery searches both the library catalog and multiple databases, so make sure to limit your results to eBooks and Books, DVDs, or other physical materials in the library.
Search for Streaming Videos
HistoryMakers This link opens in a new windowThe HistoryMakers is a non-profit institution whose purpose is to record, preserve and disseminate the content of video oral history interviews highlighting the accomplishments of individual African Americans and African-American-led groups and movements.
Black Studies in VideoBlack Studies in Video is a signature Alexander Street collection featuring award-winning documentaries, newsreels, interviews and archival footage surveying the evolution of black culture in the United States.
Streaming Music
African American Music Reference This link opens in a new window
African American Music Reference is bringing togther text reference, biographies, chronologies, sheet music, images, lyrics, liner notes, and discographies which chronicle the diverse history and culture of the African American experience through music. The database is constantly expanding to include comprehensive coverage of blues, jazz, spirituals, civil rights songs, slave songs, minstrelsy, rhythm and blues, gospel, and other forms of black American musical expression.
Additional Subject Guides
Black Studies is multidisciplinary, so when doing research, you will probably need to use guides in other areas. Here are several subject areas that overlap with Black Studies. Visit the Subject Guides homepage for a full list.
