SCSU Hilton C. Buley Library: Harlem Renaissance: Journal Articles

Articles in SouthernSearch

Below are links to SouthernSearch, using Library of Congress subject headings. Although subject heading searching is generally more precise than searching by key words, there will still be some erroneous results.

The results are also limited to articles in peer-reviewed journals.

You might also want to do key word searches in SouthernSearch for nonliterary aspects of the Harlem Renaissance such as art, music, history, etc.

Searching for Journal Articles in Databases

To find periodical/journal articles and critical essays on literary figures and their works, try the following databases which contain scholarly and critical information on authors and works of literature.

Off-campus access to databases requires an SCSU username and password.

While many articles are available full text through the databases, some may be available only in print journals and some may not be available at all in Buley Library. Articles not available can be requested through Interlibrary loan.

African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
The Oxford African American Studies Center provides articles by top scholars in the field and draws on other key resources from Oxford's reference program, including the Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature, the Oxford Companion to Black British History, and selected articles from other major reference titles. Includes images, primary sources with specially written commentaries, and maps as well as charts and tables offering information on everything from demographics to government and politics to business and labor to education and the arts.
African American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
Contains a wealth of information about cultural life and history during the 1800s and is rich with first-hand reports of the major events and issues of the day, including the Mexican War, Presidential and Congressional addresses, Congressional abstracts, business and commodity markets, the humanities, world travel and religion. The collection also provides a great number of early biographies, vital statistics, essays and editorials, poetry and prose, and advertisements all of which embody the African-American experience.
Granger's World of Poetry Online (Columbia) This link opens in a new window
Searchable database of poetry containing full text, audio recordings, commentaries, biographies, glossary, history and criticism. At present The Columbia Granger۪s World of Poetry contains 250,000 poems in full text and 450,000 citations, including the most widely-read poems in the English language, as well as in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages. In addition users will find a wealth of current poetry from some of the best poetry periodicals, such as Poetry Magazine, The Southern Review, and Poetry Northwest.
Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Find up-to-date biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism and reviews on more than 130,000 writers in all disciplines, from all time periods and from around the world.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Literary Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
Literary Reference Center Plus is a full-text literary database providing a complete collection of reference works across all genres and time periods. It contains thousands of poems, short stories, classic novels, plot summaries, critical essays, literary journals, reference books and author biographies, plus lesson plans and literary study guides.
LION: Literature Online This link opens in a new window
Fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and American poetry, drama and prose, 251 full-text literature journals, and other key criticism and reference resources.
MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
MLA International Bibliography is a bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations produced by the Modern Language Association The indexed materials coverage is international and includes almost 60 titles from J-STOR's language and literature collection as well as links to full text.

Additional databases

Additional databases for research on African American authors and their works:

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
This multi-disciplinary database provides indexing, abstracts and much full text for academic journals, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers on every topic.
America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
America: History & Life is a database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Indexing, abstracts and some full text from journals and books.
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides indexing, abstracts and many full-text articles from academic journals, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in communication, journalism, mass media, and related disciplines (e.g. media studies, communication disorders). It can be cross-searched with other Ebsco databases.
Dissertations & Theses This link opens in a new window
Includes full text dissertations and theses as well as the indexing and abstracts from Dissertation Abstracts back to 1637.
Genderwatch This link opens in a new window
GenderWatch is a full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. Publications include scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, and NGO, government and special reports.
Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Humanities International Complete provides full text from journals, books and other published sources from around the world. Includes all data from Humanities International Index plus unique full text content.
OmniFile Full Text Select This link opens in a new window
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Provides 100% full-text, affordable and user-friendly online access to a comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals.

Where Are Print Journals Shelved?

All print journals are shelved in alphabetical order by title on the ground floor

IT printers on the first floor allow you to scan books or documents. There is a printer located by the IT Help Desk and another near the reference stacks. Scanning to your email is free. Copying and printing is 5 cents for a single side black and white page and 8 cents for a double-side page. Color printing is 25 cents for a single page and 40 cents for a double-side page. Assistance with scanning using the IT printers is provided by the IT Help Desk on the first floor.

Journals on microfilm or microfiche are shelved in the Microforms Area. Most of the readers are also printers. Ask for assistance in the Technical Services area.

Requesting Articles

If an article is not available full-text online or in print at Buley Library, you can request it through interlibrary loan .

Enter your username and password to access the interlibrary loan forms.

Select "Journal Articles" under New Request on the left hand side and fill out the details of your request. Then click submit.

Most often the article will be emailed to you. If the article cannot be emailed it will be photocopied and mailed to you. You will be notified if a request cannot be fulfilled.

There is no charge for interlibrary loan.