Finding Scholarly Articles
- MLA International Bibliography [EBSCO] 1919+ This link opens in a new windowExtensive index to literature, language, linguistics and folklore in journal articles, books, dissertations, proceedings, and more. From the Modern Language Association of America.
- Black Studies Periodicals [ProQuest] This link opens in a new windowFormerly called International Index to Black Periodicals. Scholarly & news articles from American, African & Caribbean publications. International and multi-disciplinary coverage of culture, history, multidisciplinary politics, religion, and social issues.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowComplete backfiles of journals excluding the most recent 2-5 years.
- America: History & Life with Full Text [EBSCO] 1953+ This link opens in a new windowExtensive index to 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations on American and Canadian history, popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics.
- ABELL (Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature) 1920+ This link opens in a new windowExtensive index to books, articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, essays and dissertations; 61 journals.
- Project Muse (Current issues) This link opens in a new windowFull text of 400+ scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.
Journals by Title
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Finding Books
Look for books in the Five College Library Catalog using the SUBJECT BEGINS WITH search:
WRITER'S NAME -e.g. Hammon, Jupiter
African Americans intellectual life
African Diaspora
American literature African American authors
Atlantic Slave Trade
Autobiography African American authors
Slave narratives
Slave's writing, American
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Interlibrary Loan
Use Interlibrary Loan to request books not owned in the Five Colleges and journal articles not owned by Smith.
Citation Help
MLA Style
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