Our Resource of the Month for October is Black Studies Centre

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Each month, one of our Subject Librarians chooses an electronic resource which they feel will be of interest to you.

Helen Worrell (Subject Consultant for Anthropology) sat a computer in the Social Science Library.

October’s Resource of the Month has been selected by Helen Worrell, Subject Consultant for Anthropology.

A laptop on a table, with the words 'Black Studies Centre' on the screen. Next to the laptop are a cup of coffee and a notepad and pen.

Helen’s choice is Black Studies Centre.

Overview

Black Studies Centre consists of scholarly journals, commissioned overview essays by top scholars in Black Studies, historic indexes, and The Chicago Defender newspaper from 1910-1975. At the heart of Black Studies Centre is Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, consisting of essays that provide an introduction to major topics in Black Studies. Black Studies Centre provides the historical full-text of one of the most influential black newspapers in the United States, The Chicago Defender.  

Coverage: 1900 – current 

Where can you access the resource

Black Studies Centre available to access via SOLO.

A Single-Sign-On (SSO) is required to access this database remotely, as it is restricted to Oxford University students and staff members.

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