Bibliographies on the African American Novels
One of the most important, but least used, tools of research is the published bibliography on the same subject. Using this type of reference source will often enable you to utilize the work already done, thus speeding up and improving the quality of your research on the subject.
The following bibliographies on African American novels will be useful in finding additional sources of information. Use Global Express to obtain any items not located in the University Libraries:
- Bibliographic Guide to Black Studies. Boston: Hall, 1975- .
- Reference Center Z1361.N39S373a
- Bruccoli, Matthew, and Judith Baughman. Modern African American Writers. New York: Facts on File, 1994.
- Reference Center Z1229.N39M63
- Fairbanks, Carol, and Eugene Engeldinger. Black American Fiction: A Bibliography. Metuchen: Scarecrow, 1978.
- Reference Center Z1229.N39F34
- Houston, Helen. The Afro-American Novel, 1965-1975; A Descriptive Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Material. Troy: Whitson, 1971.
- Doheny Stacks Z1229.N39H7
- Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948-1986. 5 vols. Brooklyn: Carlson, 1992.
- Reference Center Z1361.N39K34
- Matthews, Geraldine O. Black American Writers, 1773-1949: A Bibliography. Boston: Hall, 1975.
- Reference Center Z1361.N39M35
- Page, James. Selected Black American, African, and Caribbean Authors: A Bio-Bibliography. Littleton: Libraries Unlimited, 1985.
- Doheny Stacks; Reference Center Z1229.N39P34