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Library CatalogAccess the print and electronic collections of all Vanderbilt libraries.
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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 TextDissertations 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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International Index to Black PeriodicalsIIBP includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean--and full-text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals.
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Black Studies CenterScholarly 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 LifeAmerica: 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 AbstractsOver 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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