Research Guides: African American Studies: Welcome

Welcome to the African American Studies LigGuide

Welcome to the African American Studies LibGuide: image represents Martin Luther King, Jr. folded hands together next to his chine as he looks to the right in a very thoughtful facial gesture.
“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

The databases linked below are the core online resources for African American Studies research at WKU.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
A large multi-subject database covering every topic with scholarly journals and popular magazines.
Access provided by KYVL.
EBSCOHost Databases This link opens in a new window
EBSCOhost offers a variety of full-text databases on many different topics.
EBSCOhost, part of the database offerings of the Kentucky Virtual Library (KYVL), offers a variety of full text databases on many different topics.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of scholarly journals, not including the most recent five years, in the following collections: Arts & Sciences I – XI, Life Sciences, and 19th Century British Pamphlets.
ProQuest Databases This link opens in a new window
Search a variety of databases on many different topics at once.
Masterfile Premier (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new window
Provides the full text of periodicals, reference books, primary source documents, and more on virtually every subject area of general interest, back to 1975.
Access provided by KYVL.
One Search (Primo) This link opens in a new window
This is a database for all books, articles, periodicals, e-books, periodicals, CDs, DVDs, and so much more.