Subject librarian
Searching library resources
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Classic catalogSearches books, ebooks, journal titles, and items in the Media Center only; it does not search articles in online databases.
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Search all resourcesSearch virtually all items in the libraries' collection. This is not as precise as searching the Classic catalog.
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Special CollectionsThis collection contains mostly African American history primary sources; it is a rich collection spanning many years. These materials do not circulate and are not available during nights or weekends.
Special Collections is located on the third floor of the main library.
Databases (For articles and more)
To access these databases off-campus, the username is your first and last name and the password is the 10 digit number found on the front of your id card
HAVING PROBLEMS? Contact (cbradley@tnstate.edu) or at 615-963-5489.
General/interdisciplinary databases have articles on lots of topics, so they can be a good place to start your research. Some of the best choices are:
Specialized databases are important sources of more in-depth articles and other types of information.
AAS (American Antiquarian Society) Historical Periodicals contains over 6500 periodical titles published from 1693 to 1877.
Alexander Street Video has "channels" devoted to specific topics, including American History, Black History, and World History.
Black Drama -- "contains the full text of more than 1,700 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 200 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard to find, or out of print."
JSTOR contains primarily older journals, with some books and current journals, in a range of disciplines.
Africa Digital Library has news and lifestyle information about the continent, as well as articles on its history.
BrowZine
Department website
TSU offers a minor in Africana studies.
The department also hosts the Samuel Shannon lecture series, the annual Africa Conference, and the African-American History & Culture Conference. See the department website for details.
Websites of Interest
Schomburg Center (New York Public Library) -- one of the most extensive digital repositories for African and African-American documents
Africa South of the Sahara -- sets of links to Africa-related sites; has country and subject lists
Maps of Africa to 1900 (University of Illinois Digital Collections)
H-Africa (at H-NET) -- has discussion boards, book reviews, and links pertaining to Africa