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SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of <= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:Text2'>BLACK ARTISTS. The various types of library materials useful in research are described along with some examples of each type. This guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which stude= nts can begin their research according to their specific needs.

BASIC INTRODUCTION OR OVERVIEW MATERIAL can be = found in:

Powell, Richard J. Black Art and Culture in the 20^t=
h Century. 1997.
N&= nbsp; 6538 .N5 P67

-----. To Conserve a Legacy: American Art From Historically Black Colleges and Universities. 1999.
N&= nbsp; 6538 .N5 P68

St. James Guide to Black Artists. c1997.
Ref N 40 .S78

BOOKS ON BLACK ARTISTS can be located by using some of the following SUBJECT HEADIN= GS which appear in UNACAT, a comput= erized catalog of library holdings.

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ARTISTS, BLACK [may subdivi= de by country or region]
ART, BLACK [may subdivide by country or region]
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS

AFRO AMERICAN ARTISTS

Other Related Headings

AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
AFRO AMERICAN ART
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS
AFRO AMERICAN ARTS

OTHER SUBJECT HEADINGS can be identified by usi= ng:

Library of Congress Subject Headings (annual)

(on dictionary stand in Ref= erence Area)

BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles:

Library of Congress (3^rd Floor)

N 6538
Z 5956
Z 5961

REFERENCE TOOLS which may be useful in regard t= o BLACK ARTISTS and that are found = in the Reference Room include:

LITERATURE GUIDES – may provide an evalua= tive discussion of the methods and materials for doing research in a selected ar= ea.

Rodgers, Marie E. The Harlem Renaissance: An Annotated Reference Guide for Student Research. 1998. Ref Z 5956 .A47 R64

BIBLIOGRAPHIES – list of books, periodical articles, and/or other materials by subject or by author.

Davis, Lenwood G. and Janet= L. Sims. Black Artists in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Dissertations on Black Artists, 1779-1979. 1980.
Ref Z 5956 .A47 D38

Holmes, Oakley N. The Complete Annotated Resource Guide= to Black American Art. c1978= .
Ref Z 59612 .N4 H64

ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND DICTIONARIES - provide brief definitions or conci= se overviews of the topic, often followed by lists of further references.

African-American History & Culture. Facts on File. (Online Encyclopedia).
See the libraries’ database page:&nb= sp; <http://www= 2.una.edu/library/databases.htm>

DIRECTORIES – contain names, addresses, a= nd telephone numbers of persons, organizations, and institutions.

American Art Directory. 1999-2000.
Ref N 50 .A54

YEARBOOKS – co= ver the happens of the year in a particular area of interest. (Yearbooks may also be called annuals).

The Black Photographers Annual. V= ol. 2. 1974.
TR= 640 .B53
(This non-reference work can be found in the circulating collection on the third floor.)

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS that will help locate PERIODICAL ARTICLES and other papers in BLACK ARTISTS are:

= America: History & Life = (Online Database)

Expanded Academic Index (Online Database)

A few frequently used PERIODICALS on BLACK ARTISTS are:

African American Review
Art History
Art in America
Artforum
Artnews

PERIODICALS held by the library can be identified in the PERIODICALS HOLDINGS LIST, onl= ine at <http://www2= .una.edu/apps/journal/journal.asp>.

INTERNET – For subject listings of Intern= et resources, see the Collier Library Web Page at: http://www2.una.edu/library/

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