Research & Learning Librarian
Annette Alvarado
she, her/hers, y ella en español
Contact:
Lewis Library
LUC Libraries
25 E. Pearson #619
Chicago, IL 60611
aalvarado2@luc.edu
LUC Libraries
25 E. Pearson #619
Chicago, IL 60611
aalvarado2@luc.edu
312.915.6629
Website Skype Contact: aalvarado2@luc.edu
Welcome to the African Studies & the African Diaspora Research Guide!
This guide will introduce you to resources that are available to you, if at any point you are not sure where to find information, you can always contact me or use our Ask a Librarian chat.
- Black Studies Center This link opens in a new windowScholarly articles, periodicals, and primary sources related to African Studies and the African Diaspora. Coverage: 1827 - 2003
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: African Studies This link opens in a new windowBibliographies covering African Studies.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: African American Studies This link opens in a new windowBibliographies focused on African American history and social/political issues, Coverage: 1600s - present.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowFull-text articles from journals, magazines, and reference sources that covering a broad range of academic study.
- LUC Library Catalog Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowA search tool for finding books, journal articles, media, and other materials in the library collection. The advanced search provides filters and scopes to narrow your search results.
- WorldCat Discovery Advanced Search This link opens in a new windowAdjust result list sort to relevance in order to eliminate weighting of locally-held titles.
Online Reference Sources
Start here to discover a topic, define a term, check a name or event, identify recommended sources.
- Encyclopedia of AfricaEdited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah; Oxford University Press, 2010.
- Oxford Encyclopedia of African ThoughtOxford University Press, 2010.
- Oxford Research Encyclopedia: African HistoryOxford University Press, 2020.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online: African American Studies This link opens in a new windowBibliographies focused on African American history and social/political issues, Coverage: 1600s - present.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowFull-text multidisciplinary encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference titles. Limited to five simultaneous users.