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A Good Starting Place: Digital Dissertations
No matter what topic you are considering researching, there is bound to be a dissertation out there that sheds more light on the subject.
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Dissertations & Theses Full Text This link opens in a new windowDissertations and theses from around the world in business, health & medicine, history, literature & language, science & technology, social sciences, and the arts. Includes Vanderbilt University dissertations and theses.
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Remote Library Resources & Services
Welcome to the African American and Diaspora Studies library guide. The Vanderbilt Libraries have a wealth of materials that will be beneficial to anyone doing research on these subject areas.
All of the resources found within this guide are available in one of the libraries on campus or online.
This is not intended to be a comprehensive resource - rather a good starting point for locally available resources for research and study. Please feel free to make suggestions for additions to the various categories.
Essential Databases for African-American & Disapora Studies Research
Note: These databases are available through a Vanderbilt Libraries' subscription. If you are not a current Vanderbilt student, faculty or staff member, consult with your local library for comparable database options.
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Black Studies Center This link opens in a new windowScholarly essays, recent periodicals, historical newspaper articles, reference books. Includes The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, Index to Black Periodicals Full Text, Black Literature Index, and the Chicago Defender historical newspaper.
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America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowAmerica: History & Life is the key database for U.S. history & culture. Use this database to locate information about people of African descent residing in the U.S.
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Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowOver 700,000 records of journal articles and book titles about historical and related social science literature for all areas of the world except the United States and Canada. Use this database to locate information about people of African descent who live outside of North America.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowLarge and important archive for academic journals, books, and primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Many journals do not have current issues.
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ProQuest This link opens in a new windowSearch all ProQuest databases simultaneously. Includes arts, humanities, social sciences, news, and science and technology.
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