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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 343 566 IR 015 457 AUTHOR Van Noate, Judith E., Comp. Afro-American Studies: A Research Guide. 1992 TITLE Edition. INSTITUTION North Carolina Univ., Charlotte. J. Murrey Atkins Library. PUB DATE 92 NOTE 63p. Guides - Classroom Use - Instructional Materials (For PUB TYPE L'arner) (051) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. Annotated Bibliographies; Biographies; *Black DESCRIPTORS History; Black Literature; *Black Studies; Card Catalogs; Cataloging; Citations (References); College Libraries; Higher Education; Information Sources; *Library Instruction; *Online Catalogs; Online Searching; Search Strategies; User Needs (Information) *Afro Americans; Pathfinders; University of North IDENTIFIERS Carolina Charlotte ABSTRACT This guide has been prepared to enable students at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to locate material on topics in Afro-American studies or topics with Afro-American emphasis in the J. Murrey Atkins Library. Although a number of sources listed within the guide relate specifically to Afro-American studies, many others treat the black American experience in a variety of fields including business, literatilre, politics, and education. The guide begins by introducing the reader to the Library of Congress subject headings found in the traditional card catalog as well as the ALADDIN online catalog, and pruviding brief instructions for using these catalogs. This introduction is followed by reference listings for dictionaries, general encyclopedias, Afro-American encyclopedias and handbooks, and broad discipline encyclopedias. A guide for finding biographical information is then provided, followed by bibliographic citations for biographies and autobiographies, black studies, history and politics, humanities, social sciences, women's studies, and literature. Periodical indexes are also listed, including interdisciplinary indexes, business, criminal justice/law, education, medicine/nursing/health, history, literature and the arts, political science, religion/philosophy, science, and sociology indexes. Guidelines are also provided for finding information through essays in books, abstracts, newspaper indexes, InfoTrac, the Periodicals and Serials list of Atkins Library, government documents, statistical information, special collections, and microform source material. (DB) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * * *********************************************************************** AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES A Research Guide U.S. O. MANY OF EDUCATION Othce & Educahonal Research and Improyemere EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) (1 This document has been reproduced as received Iforn Ihe person Of organization originating it 11 Minor changes have been made to Improve reproduction Quality Pones of view of opinions slated in thus docu ment do not necessarily leplesenl othciaI OERI position or policy g 4 4 .1 f .4t 4:4) 1 .0: vo-td. 4-tie 90, t L Ni0; 41111; "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Judith E. Van Noate v, BEST COPY MAILABLE TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES g tt INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." AFRO-AMERICAN STUDIES A RESEARCH GUIDE Compiled by Judith Van Noate Reference Unit, Atkins Library,UNCC 1992 edition This guide has been prepared to enable students to locate material on topics in Afro-American studies or topics with Afro-American emphasis. Although a number of sc-Irces listed here relate specifically to Afro-American studies, many others treat the black American experience in a variety of fields including business, literature, politics, education, etc. CONTENTS Books 1-6 Library of Congress Subject Headings 1-2 ALADDIN 3-6 Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 7-11 General Encyclopedias 7 Afro-American Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, 8-10 Handbooks Broad Discipline Encyclopedias 11 Finding Biographical Information 12-13 Bibliographies 14-34 Biography and Autobiography 14-17 17-22 Black Studies 22-23 History and Politics 24-25 Humanities 26-27 Social Sciences 27-28 Women's Studies 29-34 Literature 35-43 Periodical Indexes 36-38 Interdisciplinary Indexes Business 38 Criminal Justice/Law 39 Education 39 Medicine/Nursing/Health 39 History 40 40-41 Literature and the Arts Political Soience 41 Religion/Philosophy 42 Science 42 Sociology 43 3 44 Essays in Books 45-49 Abstracts 46-47 Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology 47 Criminal Justice/Law 48 Education 49 History 50 Newspaper Indexes 51 InfoTrac 52 PASL (Periodicals and Cerials List) 53-54 Government Documents 55-56 Statistical Information 57 Special Collections 58-59 Microform Source Material 4 BOOKS Library for finding books on There are two sources in Atkins ALADDIN the card catalog. Afro-American topics, ALADDIN and processed by the library since contains entries for all items library's holdings are still Only a small percentage of the 1976. full coverage of There is no duplication; for in the card catalog. Both ALADDIN and the to consult both catalogs. a subject you need title, and subject entries. card catalog contain author, Lihrary_ol_aongreto-__Bnlaier.1_11eadinga catalog use specified or Because ALADDIN and the card need to consvlt the "preferred" subject headings, you will Headings to find the publication Library of Congress Subjet Several sets of these large correct term to use for your topic. By using exactly ALADDIN terminals. ved books are kept near the Also, to items on your subject. the right term you can go directly of_Congress Subject Headings will most subject entries in Library broaden, narrow or define your include related terme which may help research. $ubject Headings: Symbols used in Library Of Congress authorized term BOLD PRINT used, used for, the terms under UF are not UF USE gives the preferred term broader term BT related term RT narrower term NT see also SA term subheading to be added to the main to the 18t subheading. 2nd subheading which may be added all of these Atkins Library does not have books on Note: reads "NO EXACT MATCH ALADDIN will give a message that subjects. FOR ASSISTANCE" to tell you FOUND--CHECK SPELLING OR ASK LIBRARIAN If this certain subject. the library does not have a book on a LijazaryQt_CangregaLlubleat_addingff to find a broader happens use librarian. term for your topic or ask the Library of Congress subject There are currently seven pages of "Afro-Americans" may either be headings on Afro-American topics. modified with a subheading for a used alone (for general works) or Here is the beginning of the entry on this search. more specific subject heading: Example: Afro-Americans-civil rights --Civil rights (May Subd Geog) (May Subd Geog) Afro-Americans rE185.61] rE18.5y BT Civil rightsUnited States Here are entered works on citizens of the United Race discriminationUnited Statcs States of black African descent. Works on blacks who NT Afro-AmericansSuffrage temporarily reside in the United States, such as Black powerUnited States aliens, students from abroad, etc., are entered under BlacksUnited States. Works on blacks outside the Civil rights workersUnited States United States are entered under BlacksEplacel. Poor People's Campaign UF African Americans Selma-Montgomcry Rights March, Afro-AmericansUnited States 1965 Black Americans Colored people (United States) Negroes DT AfricansUnited States E. ployment BlacksUnited States (May Subd Geog) UF Afro-AmericansOccupations &hnologyUnited States 13T Afro-AmericansEconomk Afro-Americans under subdivision SA conditions e.g. World War, names of wars, NT Afro-Americans in business 1939-1945Afro-Americans; and Trade-unionsUnited States Afro- headings beginning with Afro-American membership American --Law and legislation NT Associations, institutions, etc. (May Subd Geog) Membership, Afro-American Families Freedmen rE185.86 Mulattoes 1JF Afro-American families School boardsUnited States Negro families Membership, Afro-American United StatesCivilizationAfro- American influences word or phrase such as "Afro-American" is used with a qualifying "Afro-American executives." Example: Afro-Americanexecutives Afro-American students (May Subd Geog) (May Subd Geog) Afro-American evangelists UF Negro students UF Evangelists, Afro-American DT Afro-AmericansEducation BT EvangelistsUnited States Students (May Subd Geog) Afro-American executives NT Afro-American college students UF Executives, Afro-American English languageStudy and teaching Negro executives Afro-American students ST Afro-Americans in business Afro-American studies Minority executives USE Afro-AmericansStudy and teaching NT Afro-American bankers Afro-American suffrage Afro-American women executives USE Afro-AmericansSuffrage Afro-American families Afro-American Sunday schools USE Afro-AmericansFamilies (May Subd Geog) Afro-American farm workers rBV1523.A37] USE Afro-American agricultural laborers UF Sunday schools, Afro-American (May Subd Geog) Afro-American farmers DT Sunday schoolsUnited States UF Farmers, Afro-American Afro-American surgeons (May Subd Geog) Negroes as farmers UF Surgeons, Afro-American BT FarmersUnited States DT Afro-Americans in medicine Afro-American fiction (English) Afro-American teacher participation in the USE American fictionAfro-American community authors USE Afro-American teachers and the 26 community ALADDIN COMMANDS These are some of the basic commands for the ALADDIN system. title search--enter t/ follwed by the title of a t/ book author search a/ subject search s/ call number search c/ key word search--enter w/ followed by one word w/ boolean search b/ Combines any two single words with the Following operators AND, OR, and NOT. the directions in the "Novice User Search System" is the easiest way to learn boolean searching. Goes to the next screen. nn Goes to the previous screen. ps Goes to a screen which give call number, bibliographic ca information, and subject headings under which that The screen looks somewhat like a title is listed. card from the card catalog. Retrieves the last search, skipping any intervening /redo screens which were viewed. Provides general instructions for the basic /help commandv. Retrieves a detailed explanation (without the /). help of the screen currently on display. Brings up the "Novice User System" which given detailed information on using the various search Follow the capacities of the ALADDIN system. instructions given on the screen. STRIKE THE RETURN KEY AFTER EACH COMMAND At present, ALADDIN contains records for all books processed Note: ONLY RECORDS NOT YET ENTERED INTO THE by the library since 1976. THUS, ONLY A ALADDIN SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND THROUGH THE CARD CATALOG. SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE LIBRARY'S HOLDINGS CAN BE FOUND BY USING THE CARD CATALOG. 37 ALADDIN: The Subjecl, Search--examples: as s/subject, press the return/enter key. Enter your subject people, places, etc., are not included in Ltbrary proper names for However, they can be used as af_QangrBa_Embdaat_idaasiingm. s/last name, first initial, for In ALADDIN type subjects. You don't example, siking.m for books about Martin Luther King. want to. need to capatilize or use punctuation, but you can if you Don't put a space after the / mark. ALADDIN will ignore it. You enter: s/afro-american executives QUALIFYING SUBJECTS ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY 5 Afro-American executives. 1. command or HELP Enter line number of selection to view entries or a new LINE # of your From this list of QUALIFYING SUBJECTS enter the SUBJECT This brings up the PUBLICATIONS ON SELECTED choice. bibliographic citation (Author, title, place, screen, which shows a each book. publisher, date) fo 1 PUBLICATIONS ON SELECTED SUBJECT ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY Afro-American executives. 5 Subject: swimming in the Black life in corporate America 1. MAIN TITLE : mainstream / George Davis and Glegg Watson. 1939- Davis, George, AUTHOR 1st ed. EDITION : Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1982. Garden City, N.Y. PUB. DATA : making it in the corporate world / The black manager 2. MAIN TITLE Floyd Dickens, Jr., Jacqueline B. Dickens. Dickens, Floyd. AUTHOR AMACOM, c1982. New York : PUB. DATA Black managers in white corporations / John P. Fernandez. 3. MAIN TITLE Fernandez, John P.. 1941- AUTHOR Wiley, [19753 New York PUB. DATA : Enter NS for next screen or PS for previous screen HELP Enter line number of selection to view entries or a new command or 4 From this screen enter the LINE # for the specific book you This will give you the ITEM SCREEN which shows: want. all books are assigned and shelved by a Library Call Number: of Congress classification number TOWER (can be checked out) Location: REFERENCE (1st floor, use in library), RESERVE (1st floor, use in library), AVAILABLE (not checked out) Status: CHECKED OUT (gives date due back) NON-CIRCULATING (for reference items) 1 ITEM SCREEN ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY HF5500.3 U54 D38 1982 Call Number 1939- Davis, George, Author swimming in the Black life in corporate America Title : 1000009840 Item Number HISTORICAL DATA Copy Number 1 Last checked iDec91 Units -- i7Jun84 Entry date into system: TOWER Location Circulation count to date 29 0999 Loan Period AVAILABLE Status: HELP or Enter a new command information or CA for bibliographic about a book For complete cataloging and subject information enter 2A. ca BIBLIOGRAPHIC SCREEN ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY HF500.3 U54 D38 1982 CALL NUMBER Davis, George, 1939- AUTHOR swimming in the mainstream Black life in corporate America TITLE : Watson. / George Davis and Glegg 1st ed. EDITION 1982. Anchor Press/Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y. PUB. DATA : 22 cm. 204 p. DESCRIPTION ; Includes index. NOTE Bibliography: p. (1873-195. NOTE Afro-American executives. SUBJECT Afro-Americans in business. SUBJECT Watson, Glegg. ADDED ENTRY This is the BIBLIOGRAPHIC SCREEN for Black Life in Corporate Frequently the list of Americ&:__Bstimilang. in the Mainstream. subject headings at the end of a BIBLIOGRAPHIC SCREEN can help you expand, narrow or clarify your topic. If you need additional help with ALADDIN or Library of Congress Subject Headings, please ask a librarian at the lst floor reference desk. 5 !J "Keyword Searching" in a record or a Keyword searching allows you to search for a word help you to find items missed specified "field" in a record and '111E., Keywords may also be combined by by a standard subject search. Here is an example of keyword and search. means of a "boolean" "business" and "negro:" boolean searches using the words w/business INITIAL ENABLING OF KEYWORD SEARCH TAKES CONSIDERABLE PROCESSING BE PATIENT WHILE ENABLING IS PERFORMED KEYWORDS SEARCHED ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY ENTRIES 6652 Lusiness 1. HELP Enter liue number of selection to view entries or a new command or To erase all entries, enter E H or E M/H or E ALL AND (&); OR (+); NOT (-) BOOLEAN OPERATORS: w/negro KEYWORDS SEARCHED ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY ENTRIES 6652 business 1. ENTRIES 977 negro 2. HELP Enter line number of selection to view entries or a new command or To erase all entries. enter E N or E H/H or E ALL AND (&); OR (+); NOT (-) BOOLEAN OPERATORS: b/1 and 2 KEYWORDS SEARCHED ALADDIN J. MURREY ATKINS LIBRARY ENTRIES 6652 business 1. ENTRIES 977 negro 2. ENTRIES 17 7 business & nevo J. HELP Enter line number of selection to view entries or a new command or To erase all entries, enter E H or E H/H or E ALL AND (&); OR (+); NOT (-) BOOLEAN OPERATORS: brought up with this search: Here is the second of the six screens business & negro Keyword: edited by K. W. 4. TITLE --- Power in economics; selected readings, Rothschild. AUTHOR -- Rothschild. Kurt Wilhelm. tHarmondsworth, Eng.] Penguin, 1971. PUB crisis. Edited by Eli 5. TITLE --- Business leadership and the Negro Ginzberg. EDITION [lst ed.] New York, McGraw-Hill [1968] PUB 6. TITLE --- The Negro in business. 1856-1915. Washington, Bnoker T., AUTHOR Chicago, Afro-Am Press, 1969. PUB Enter NS for next screen or PS for previous screen command or HELP Enter line number of selection to view entries or a new fl