Suggested Search Terms
Some example keywords or phrases that can be used to find specific information in the library catalog and academic databases are:
Suggested Boolean Searches
Refine searches using operators like "AND," "OR," and "NOT," ensuring more precise and relevant results.
Suggested Subject Headings
Standardized terms are used to categorize and organize content within the library catalog and academic databases to enhance search precision and efficiency.
Suggested Call Number Ranges
Locate materials within the library in these call number areas.
History Databases
(Bloomsbury) - The widest-ranging and easiest-to-use online collection on African American life ever assembled, The African American Experience is the definitive electronic research tool for African American history and culture from one of the most respected publishers in the field.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Infobase Publishing) - Exploring more than 500 years of the African-American experience, history, and culture.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Bloomsbury) - This resource-rich reference and curriculum solution helps students understand the issues, perspectives, and history that have shaped our nation.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
(Gale) - Search balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
Funded by State Library of Florida (FEL)
(Gale) - This database addresses heavily debated questions by offering users different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe.
Funded by State Library of Florida (FEL)
(Gale) - Provides balanced coverage of events in world history with relevant articles updated daily - both current thinking and established scholarly work.
Funded by State Library of Florida (FEL)
General Databases
(EBSCO) - Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database.
Funded by Statewide Allocation
(JSTOR) - Access to back issues of core journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Over 700 titles available.
Funded by Statewide Allocation
(Credo Reference) - Students looking up current events and controversial topics benefit from the Real-time Reference featured search category, which provides frequently-updated, credible background information on issues unfolding in the headlines.
Funded by College (FLVC Group License)
Emancipation Proclamation Exposed
Learn more about the origins of the Emancipation Proclamation in this video!
Reconstruction: America After the Civil War
Experience the aftermath of the Civil War—a bewildering, exhilarating, and terrifying time. African-Americans who had played a crucial role in the war now grappled with the terms and implications of Reconstruction and their hard-won freedom.