Selected Library Resources for WR150 (Race in Literature)

             Library Catalog
               http://library.bu.edu/

              Subject Headings

Harlem Renaissance Bibliography

Johnson, James Weldon

Larsen, Nella Criticism and interpretation

Ellison, Ralph

Periodicals

Humanities Full-Text
An important index to periodical articles published in humanities journals.

JSTOR
Full-text articles from many journals in the humanities, including literature and philosophy.

LION: Literature Online
A very useful database containing both full-text collections of literature and also citations to literary criticism.

MLA International Bibliography
The major index to periodical articles published on literature and literary criticism.

Project Muse
Similar to JSTOR, this database also offers full-text articles from many humanities journals.

Reference Books

         Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance. Edited by Cary D. Wintz and Paul Finkelman
       Routledge, 2004.
         Mugar Reference X NX512.3 .A35 E53
          An excellent two volume overview; each entry has useful bibliography.

Harlem Renaissance: Annotated bibliography and commentary
Mugar Reference Z5956 .A47 P47

Citation and Footnote Styles

RefWorks

This database allows you to save research references and access them from any internet-connected computer ; you can create bibliographies and insert them into your papers in the format you need ( APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.)

Donald Altschiller, History Bibliographer, Mugar Memorial Library
http://www.bu.edu/library/instruction/race.htm