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Sociology 10/Africana Studies 10: Racism

Professor: Roy Partridge
Librarian: Leanne Pander (lpander@bowdoin.edu; x3260)

 

» Start with the Library Gateway, library.bowdoin.edu

The call number area for books about African-Americans and other ethnic groups within the United States is E 184-185. Resources about Native Americans fall within E 51-99. It could be helpful to browse the shelves in the Reference Collection to find encyclopedias, statistical handbooks, etc. for these subjects. However, it’s not a good use of time to browse the shelves in the circulating collections: too many books! Use the Library Catalog and research guides for further leads.

The Library Research Guide for Africana Studies is highly relevant to this class; it lists important reference sources, print and electronic indexes, scholarly websites, suggested subject headings, and other resources.

Finding Articles in Periodicals and Newspapers: Use Indexes and Databases

In addition to the indexes listed on the Research Guide try searching the sources listed below; some are very specific, others more general. You can access them from the Find Articles tab or under Indexes & Databases on the Library Gateway.

Finding Articles:

  • Academic Search Premier
    Subject coverage is General/Multidisciplinary, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Book Reviews. Contains indexing for over 4,100 journals, full-text for over 3,100. Especially useful for recent topics (1985+). Includes scholarly journals and popular magazines.
  • America History and Life
    Covers scholarly journals in American history, with article abstracts; also includes dissertations and scholarly books. Covers 1964 to present.
  • Bibliography of Native North Americans
    The Bibliography of Native North Americans contains citations to literature about native peoples of North America published from the sixteenth century to the present. Native North Americans include Aleuts; Eskimos or Inuit of Greenland, northern Canada, Alaska, and eastern Siberia; and other native peoples (i.e. "Indians") of Alaska, Canada, the United States, and Mexico north of the northern boundary of Mesoamerica. All citations lead to published materials such as books, journal articles, essays, conference papers, and US and Canadian government documents.
  • Ethnic NewsWatch
    Full-text of more than 250 publications of ethnic groups in America, including newspapers, magazines and some scholarly journals. Coverage varies, mostly from about 1990 to present.
  • Sociological Abstracts
    The index for the scholarly literature of Sociology and related fields. Provides indexing and abstracts from over 2000 journals, conference papers, dissertation listings, book reviews, and selected sociology books.  Covers 1963 to present.

Finding Newspapers:

  • Access World News
    Full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues.
  • LexisNexis Academic
    Full-text of newspaper articles for major papers, plus regional and local newspapers. Coverage is from about 1980+
  • ProQuest Newspapers
    Full text of more than 500 U.S. and international news sources, including hundreds of city papers. Click on the "Publications" tab for a list. Most papers are covered from the 1990's to the present.)

Do We Own the Journal?

Some electronic indexes and databases have a link to "Check Availability at Bowdoin," showing whether a specific article should be in our Library. Or, use the Find Journals section of the Library Gateway to determine whether we own a particular journal in print or electronic format. If we do not have the journal you need, use Interlibrary Loan to request an article from another library.

Finding Books:

The Library Catalog is the primary tool for finding books in the Bowdoin College Library. To broaden your search, or to find specific books not available at Bowdoin, use NExpress or the MaineCat Statewide Catalog to request items directly online. Books from Bates or Colby usually arrive within two days; from other Maine or NExpress libraries, perhaps a few days longer. Use Interlibrary Loan to request books not available in MaineCat, and to request any journal articles not available at Bowdoin.

Always feel free to consult with a librarian about any research question!