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Of particular interest:

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* New Books in Our Collection *

New books for the BSL collection are received continually and are listed monthly on this web site. We keep each month's list for one year until it's replaced by a new list for that month. (Listings prior to January 2002 are no longer available.)

Bibliographies

BSL has a variety of topical bibliographies designed to assist our patrons and students in finding basic starting point reference materials to aid with their research. These are available on-line, and in paper form in the Black Studies Library reading room.

* Bibliographies On Line *

BSL Reference Resources

Reference resources in BSL are located in the northwest section of room 240 on the low shelves. Our Reference Collection provides resources on a variety of subjects concerning Africa and the African Diaspora (including African America).

Online Reference links can be found at:

* BSL Reference Resources for African & Diaspora Studies *

and

* BSL Reference Resources for the African American Studies *

Serials, Journals, Periodicals & Newspapers

New and current serials, journals, periodicals and newspapers are found in the three most northerly rows of the low shelves of the BSL Reference section in the Northwest of Room 240.

Older, bound serials, journals and periodicals are located on the high shelves just across the isle from the current serials in the north end of the BSL Book Collection Area.

Current issues of newspapers are only kept for six months.

All serials, journals and periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title, and are non-circulating.

* Black Studies Library Periodicals *

Also available, are resources for reviewing historical and contemporary African American newspaper articles.

* African American Newspapers *

Online Indices and Databases:

Online datebases containing articles from journals, periodicals and other reference tools are available for research in African American & African studies. these can be found at:

* BSL Online Resources for African & Diaspora Studies *

and

* BSL Online Resources for the African American Studies *

Indices of interest to students and scholars researching Afrocentric issues and information are available through the OSUL Research Databases, arranged alphabetically and by major subject area.

Print Indices in the BSL Reference Collection

Black Index:Afro Americana in Selected Periodicals, 1907 - 1949
Black Newspaper Index (Title Varies)
Index to Black Periodicals (Title Varies)
Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948 - 1986

African American & African Studies Department
Faculty Publications

Book Authorships & Advisors to Master's Theses

BSL's Theses:

Masters theses concerning Afrocentric subject matter may be found in the "T" section of the BSL Circulating Books in Room 240.

* Black Studies Library's Masters Theses (Prior to 1985) *
* Black Studies Library's Masters Theses (After 1984) *

Microforms

OSU Libraries' MIC Collection contains a wide variety of microforms, video & audio materials relevent to Africa & Diaspora, and African America:

* Africa on Microform *
* African America on Microform *

For a complete listing:

* African American & African Holdings in MIC Sorted by Relevance *
* African American & African Holdings in MIC Sorted by Title *
* African American & African Holdings in MIC Sorted by Date *

Video and Audio Recordings

* Black Studies Videos *
* Black Studies Audio Recordings *

Web Resources

* African Links *
* African American Links *

* Africana Libraries, Collections & Reading Rooms Nation Wide *

Historically Black Colleges

* United Negro College Fund *
* Historically Black Colleges & Universities *
* African American Global Network - Historically Black Colleges & Universities *

General Reference Links

* Government Links *
* Dictionary.com *
* Encyclopedia.com *
* World Sites Atlas.com *
* Political Risk Yearbook *
* Copyright & Fair Use (Stanford University) *
* A Reference Resource to Africa & the African Diaspora *
* Great Books -- Texts and Fully Searchable Concordancess *
* U.S. Higher Education (Index of U.S. Colleges and Universities) *
* Digital History *