Africana Studies
Reference
 Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History
More than 2,300 signed essays with bibliographies touching on all aspects of the African-American experience from 1619 to the present day.
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Articles - Africana Studies
Core Resources:
America: History and Life
Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada. Subjects include area studies, folklore, government, historiography, political science, popular culture, and urban history.
Historical Abstracts
Covers the periodical literature, dissertations and book reviews on the world's history, excluding the U.S. and Canada, from 1450 to the twentieth century. Produced by ABC-Clio. 1954-
MLA International Bibliography
Covers the scholarly research in the study of literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes references to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association.
1926-
Additional Resources:
For more, consult the library's Africana studies databases page.
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Books
ALEX
Hamilton College Library's catalog. Use our call number locator to find items from your catalog search.
WorldCat
Catalog with more than 60 million records for books and other materials owned by libraries around the world. Use the  button to request items through interlibrary loan.
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Citing Sources
Ask your professor if he or she has particular citation style preferences. The Writing Center also provides some information on departmental preferences.
The following resources can be especially helpful:
Citing Sources
The library's guide to documenting sources includes general subject area preferences and examples of citations for books, journals, and other commonly used resources.
RefWorks
RefWorks is an online bibliographic manager that can be used to create, organize and store references. Information can be imported from most of the library's research databases and reformatted to create bibliographies in wide range of documentation styles, including APA, MLA, and Chicago.
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Get Help
For further assistance, contact:
Kristin Strohmeyer
Reference Librarian
Burke Library
315-859-4481
kstrohme@hamilton.edu
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(Reviewed: January 4, 2007)
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