Databases

Database Trial: African American Historical Serials Collection (EBSCOhost)

For the next few weeks, the library is offering a trial to the EBSCOhost database African American Historical Serials Collection. This database was developed to compliment the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) database.  It offers users research relating to African American religious life and culture. From EBSCOhost’s website…

Collection content includes:

  • Over 170 unique titles related to African American life and culture
  • Approximately 60,000 pages of searchable primary source content
  • Reports and annuals from African American religious organizations and social service agencies, as well as African American periodicals
  • Extensive coverage of African American religious organizations, churches and institutions

You can view a full list of the 170+ titles by clicking here- http://www.ebscohost.com/titleLists/h7i-coverage.htm. To search the database, visit the library’s EBSCOhost link on our database page. Then, select “All EBSCOhost database”. On the next screen at the top is the link to this trial.

To learn more about this database and the various African American organizations & denominations represented in it, visit http://www.ebscohost.com/archives/featured-archives/african-american-serials.

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