ENGL234/AASP298L: Introduction to African-American Literature
Professor Zita Nunes
Research resources compiled, and web page created by Patricia Herron, McKeldin Library
This guide will assist you in locating resources for English 301. E-mail Patricia Herron, the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9280 for more information.
For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult Research Port and the UM Libraries' home page.
Contents
Literary Handbooks, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Biographies
Films
Literary Criticism
Literary and African American Studies Web Sites
Interlibrary Loan
Preparing Your Bibliography
Questions?
Literary Handbooks, Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
African American Literature: A Guide to Reading Interests
McKeldin Reference PS153.N5 A3364 2004
African American Poets: Lives, Works, and Sources
McKeldin Reference PS153.N5 P48 2002
The Columbia Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction
McKeldin Reference PS374.N4 D533 2005
Encyclopedia of African American women writers
McKeldin Reference PS153.N5 E49 2007
Encyclopedia of The Harlem Renaissance
McKeldin Reference PS153.N5 B675 2006
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
McKeldin Reference PN81.J55 1994
Oxford English Dictionary
Comprehensive dictionary of the English language. Traces the development of English words from approximately 1150 AD up to the present day.
Books
To locate books by and about an author use the word/s anywhere search option and type in the author's name. This type of search works well for authors for which there is not much material available: EX: lorraine hansberry.
To locate books by an author use the author beginning with... search option and type in the author's last name, first name: EX: Ellison, Ralph.
To locate books of criticism on an author use the subject word/s anywhere or the word/s anywhere search option and type in the author's and the word "criticism": EX: zora neale hurston criticism.
For information about authors for which there is a large body of critical work try the subject beginning with search option and type in the author's last name, first name: EX: morrison, toni. Browse the list of subject headings and select relevant categories.
Other subject words to use include:
Articles
Use the following databases to locate journal articles. Be sure to follow the If the database does not have the
There is also a more comprehensive guide to resources in the McKeldin Library in English and American Literature. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
Biographies
Literature
Resource Center
Includes biographical essays on literary authors.
Oxford African American Studies Center
A full-text database that provides comprehensive coverage of the African American experience. Updated quarterly, the online collection contains scholarly articles, biographies, commentaries, primary sources, subject entries, film clips, images, maps, charts, tables, web sites, and timelines
Catalog
Find book-length biographies available in the UM libraries
Use the Subject Word/s search option or the Word/s anywhere search option and type in the author's name and the word "biography": EX: langston hughes biography.
Films
Nonprint Media, University of Maryland
Includes over 12,000 videocassettes, videodiscs and DVDs, and over 3,000 films.
The collection is searchable through the UM Catalog.
In the Catalog, click on "advanced search", limit "format" to "Videos/Films (all)."
Films at UM
Collection of over 700 digital videos on a wide variety of subjects spanning documentaries, public television programming, taped performances and feature films.
Literary Criticism
Catalog
Resources available in the University System of Maryland Libraries
african american authors
American drama -- African American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- African American authors -- History and criticism
American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism
American poetry -- African American authors -- History and criticism
WorldCat
Resources available in major libraries throughout the US and elsewhere
link. This will direct you to one of three sources: 1. the full text of the article, online, 2. the catalog entry for the print version of the journal, or 3. Interlibrary Loan where you can order the article if the online and print versions are not available from the UM Libraries.
link you will need to check both the Catalog and Research Port to determine if the journal is available through the Libraries. Check the Journals subset of the Catalog and search under the title of the journal, to see if a paper or microform version of the journal is available. Check the Journals link in Research Port to determine if an electronic version of the journal is available. If the UM Libraries do not own the journal you can request it through Interlibrary
Loan
MLA International
Bibliography
Information about articles, essays, and other materials published from the 1920's to the present.
Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL Plus)
Information about articles, essays, books, dissertations, and book reviews on language and literature topics from 1920 to the present
Humanities International Complete
Information about articles in arts and humanities journals.
Literature
Resource Center
Full-text database of author biographies, criticism and reviews of authors' works.
Research Port
There are additional databases under the subject category "African American Studies" in Research Port that might be of interest.
Literary and African American Studies Web Sites
The following is a sampling of web sites that link to hundreds of resources in literary and African American studies.
African American Studies
African Americans in the Visual Arts: A Historical Perspective
American Women's History: A Research Guide: African-American Women
Black American Feminisms: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography
Resources Related to the Study of Africa and it's Diaspora
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center Library for Black Culture and History Guide to the Web
Interlibrary Loan
Material not held in our libraries can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
Preparing Your Bibliography
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Resources for students on academic integrity and plagiarism.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Citing Sources Using the MLA Handbook
A Guide for Writing Research papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Location: McKeldin Quick Reference Shelf Call Number: PN147.G53 2003
Questions?
If you have any questions about these or other library resources,
contact Patricia Herron (herron@umd.edu or 301-405-9280), or Tim Hackman (thackman@umd.edu or 301-314-8521).
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