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This presentation gives a brief description of the Oxford African American Studies Center It tells you what the Center is how it can help you how to look for information in it The presentation will take about 4 minutes
The Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship in the field available online. It contains more than 10,000 articles by top scholars in the field. The core content includes: Africana Encyclopedia of African American History, Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present Black Women in America, Second Edition African American National Biography
The Focus On feature on the home page is an interesting starting point.
From here, you can access relevant subject entries and biographies... …as well as previous features and related video and photo essays.
To search for a particular person or event, simply type into the box at the top. harriet tubman
There are entries from several sources within the Oxford African American Studies Center. You can extend your search to other Oxford University Press resources by using the Oxford Index underbar.
There are links to related content in the left column. You can also use the Look It Up feature to search for any words in the text.
Notice that you can print and any entry, and cut and paste the citation information.
The Timelines are a handy tool for exploring particular themes, such as literature.
Here, you can search by year.
If you want to find out more, you can read the latest Focus On feature view the online tutorial look for a live online demo look for a live online demo us at Further help
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