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| America: History and Life, 1964 - present |
| Citations to journal articles and reviews of books on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals. |
| Historical Abstracts, 1954 - present |
| Annotated references to journal articles on the history of areas outside of the United States and Canada. Subject coverage extends from the year 1450 to the present. Indexes over 2,000 scholarly historical journals. |
| MLA Bibliography, 1926 - present |
| Literary criticism, languages, linguistics, film, and folklore from over 4,000 journals, books and dissertations published worldwide. |
| SocINDEX with Full Text, 1908-present (varies by title; some indexing from 1895) |
| Full text for over 500 journals in sociology and related disciplines, and indexing for over 3000 others. Also includes relevant books and conference papers, many of them full-text, and allows searching of cited references. |
Academic Search Complete, Indexing and full-text, dates of coverage vary by title (many 1975-present).
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| This interdisciplinary scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study, including: sciences, social sciences, arts & literature, ethnic studies, and many more. Full-text for over 6,100 titles (5,100 peer-reviewed); indexing and abstracting for 10,600 titles; complete historical coverage and citation searching for select titles. |
| JSTOR |
| Arts & Sciences I, Arts & Sciences II, Language & Literature, and Ecology Collections. An archive of important scholarly journal literature. In most cases, full text of the journal is available from the first issue through issues from a few years ago. |
| Project Muse Basic College Collection, 1995 - present. Starting date may vary by title |
| Current full-text coverage of 100+ scholarly journals in a wide range of disciplines, including literature, history, the arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others. |
| Research Library Periodicals |
| Search over 2,700 periodicals for information on a broad range of general reference subjects including arts, business, humanities, social sciences, and the sciences. |
| Wilson OmniFile Full-Text: Select, 1994 - present |
| A full-text database of almost 2000 periodical publications, including coverage of the sciences, humanities, education & other social sciences, business and information science. |
| Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
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| Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. Great for current issues research. |
| Alternative Press Index |
| International coverage in nearly 300 alternative, radical and left sources in the humanities and social sciences. |
| Black Newspapers |
| A collection of significant Black newspapers from the United States. |
Use these sources to focus your topic, build a vocabulary, and find additional sources as you begin your research.
| Oxford African American Studies Center |
| Over 7500 articles from core African American reference sources; also including primary source documents, images, maps, timelines, and biographies. Limited to five users -- please remember to log off. |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History, 2nd edition, (6v.), 2006 |
| New Encyclopedia of Africa (5 v.) |
| Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, 2nd edition, 2000 |
| Columbia Documentary History of Race and Ethnicity in America, Ref. E184 A1 C57 2004 |
| Dictionary of Race, Ethnicity and Culture, Ref. GN 495.6 D53 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of African American Society, Ref. E185 E546 2005 |
| Encyclopedia of African History (3v.), Ref DT20.E53 2005 |
| Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States, Ref. E184 A1 H417 2000 |
Use Penfield's library catalog to find print and online books and government documents, CDs, DVDs, and more. If the library catalog does not have what you need, use WorldCat or the SUNYConnect Union Catalog to identify titles that you might borrow through our interlibrary loan service (ILLIAD).
These quality Internet resources have been selected by the librarian specializing in this discipline.
| African American Electronic Texts |
| Listing of online primary sources in African American Studies. |
| African American Resources by Subject |
| Portal to useful online resources on African American Studies. |
| Facts on the Black or African American Population |
| Statistical data from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| Punishment and Prejudice: Racial Disparities in the War on Drugs |
| Report with extensive statistical data published by Human Rights Watch. |
| Young Black Male Victims |
| Statistical report from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics. |
| H-Afro-Am Discussion Network |
| Scholarly listserv for professionals, faculty, and students interested in African and African American Studies. |
| Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources |
| Categorized, searchable directory of web resources related to African Studies. |
| Africa World Press Guide |
| Annotated guide to educational resources from and about Africa. |
| Country Studies |
| Book-length historical, economic, and political studies of countries around the world, published by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. |
| Electronic Newspapers of Africa |
| List of African newspapers freely available online. |
| IMF Country Information |
| Reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund. |
| DISA - Digital Innovation South Africa |
| Includes materials from the collections: South Africa’s Struggle for Democracy: Anti-Apartheid Periodicals, 1960-1994 and Southern African Freedom Struggles, c.1950-1994. |
| World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Reports and statistical data on Sub-Saharan Africa, published by the World Bank. |
Use the library catalog to determine whether Penfield Library owns the book or journal you need. Please also check the list of available e-journals. If the Library does not own the material, or if the material is not available, you may request it online through our interlibrary loan service(ILLIAD)