ENGL 304: American Literature & Culture — Contemporary Ethnic Literature

• Find Articles by Subject (Beginning your Research)
• Electronic Journals for Ethnic Literature & Ethnography
• Library Catalog (Books and other library materials)
• Full-Text Electronic Books
• Selected Main Reference Resources
• Selected Non-Reference Resources

The Best Resources for Finding Articles & Other Information

• Ethnic NewsWatch
  • Articles, editorials, reviews, etc. from newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Search in English or Spanish. 1990- present.
• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
  • Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
• America History & Life
  • Index of journal articles, dissertations and book reviews on all aspects of North American history (United States and Canada). 1964- present.
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
  • Index to more than 10 million biographical sketches of individuals from dictionaries, encyclopedias, and "Who's Who" publications.
• MLA International Bibliography
  • Over one million citations to books, scholarly journals, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies from languages, literatures, linguistics and folklore. 1926 - present.
• LION-Literature Online
  • A searchable library of English and American literature, poetry, Shakespeare, the Bible, and literary reference sources.
• Literature Resource Center (Gale)
  • Comprehensive literary database for biographical and critical coverage of major authors, including fiction, drama, and poetry throughout history. Drawn from Contemporary Authors & Dictionary of Literary Biography and many other literary reference sources.
• WorldCat
  • A catalog of library materials in all formats from libraries all over the United States and the world. Contains more than 40 million items.

Full-Text Electronic Books

• Censorship in America
• Columbia Literary History of the United States
• Ethnocriticism: Ethnography, History, Literature
• Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
• Unbiased Editing in a Diverse Society

Selected USA Ethnic Literature Research Resources

Main Reference, Getchell Library

African American Writers	REF PS 153 .N5 A344 1991
Afro-American Fiction Writers after 1955 (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 33 (and via the Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
Afro-American Poets Since 1955 (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 41 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
Afro-American Writers after 1955: Dramatists & Prose Writers (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 38 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
American Ethnic Writers	REF PS 153 .M56 A414 2000
Atlas of the North American Indian	REF E 77 .W24 2000
Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds	REF Z 658 .U5 K37 1998
Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the U.S.	REF PQ 7420.2 .K3 1989
Black Literature Criticism	REF PS 153 .N5 B556 1992
Chicano Writers, 1st-3rd Series(DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vols. 82, 122, 209 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
Clowns & Tricksters: Encyclopedia of Tradition & Culture	REF GR 524 .C48 1998
Columbia Granger's Index to African-American Poetry	REF PS 153 .N5 C58 1999
Dictionary of Mythology, Folklore and Symbols	REF GR 35 J6
Dictionary of Native American Mythology	REF E 98 .R3 G46 1992
Encyclopedia of Native American Biography	REF E 89 .J69 1997
Essential Black Literature Guide	REF PN 841 .V35 1996
Hispanic Writers: A Selection of Sketches	REF PQ 7081.3 .H58 1991 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
The Humanities: A Selective Guide to Information Sources	REF Z 6265 .B53 1994
John Dos Passos's U.S.A. (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 274 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
Modern Black Writers	REF PN 841 .M58 2000
Native American Writers of the United States (DLB)	REF PS 129 .D5 vol. 175 (and via Library web site's Gale Literature Resource Center database)
Native North American Literature: Bio.  & Critical Info.	REF PS 508 .I5 N38 1994
Oxford Companion to African American Literature	REF PS 153 .N3 O96 1997
Oxford Companion to American Literature	REF REF PS 21 .H3 1995
Oxford Companion to Women's Writing in the United States	REF PS 147 .O94 1995
Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature	REF PN 841 .V352 1996
Spanish American Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book	REF PQ 7081 .S62 1990
What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature	REF PS 153 .M56 W49 1997

Selected Non-Reference Resources

(on Lower Level 1 & 3, Getchell Library)

American Indian & Eskimo Authors .. bibliog.	Z 1209 .H55 (1973)
Biobibliography of Native American Writers	Z 1209.2 .U5 L57
The Native  American in American Literature	Z 1229 .I52 R64 1985
Native American Literatures	PS 153 .I52 W47 1999
Native American Studies	E 77 .N35 1992
Native Americans in Fiction: A Guide	PS 173 .I6 A56 1994
Raven Tells Stories: An Anthology	PS 508 .I5 R38 1991
Reader's Guide to the Novels of Louise Erdrich	PS 3555.R42 Z59 1999