Information Literacy in the Disciplines
AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BLACK STUDIES
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards, curricula , and other resources developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
Accrediting Agencies
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee is not aware of information literacy standards in this area. However, the following are the leading professional associations in the field.
National Association of African American Studies (NAAAS). http://www.naaas.org/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
National Council for Black Studies (NCBS). http://www.ncbsonline.org/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Publications
Bellardo, Trudi and Frederick J. Stielow. 1994. Newspaper research on African-Americans: modern methods and sources. Primary Sources and Original Works 3 (1/2): 1-22.
Weissinger, Thomas. 2002. Black studies scholarly communication: a citation analysis of periodical literature. Collection Management 27 (3/4): 45-56.
Weissinger, Thomas. 1999. Defining black studies on the World Wide Web. Journal of Academic Librarianship 25 (4): 288-293.
Wrighten, Mary and Laurie A. Rodgers. 2004. Librarian/faculty partnerships and library technology resources integrated into the ethnic studies curriculum. LIBRES Library and Information Science Research Electronic Journal 14 (1): n.p. http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres14n1/index.htm (accessed April 30, 2008).
Teaching Materials
California State University - Long Beach. Information competence for the discipline of black studies. Online tutorial. http://www.csulb.edu/~ttravis/BlackStudies/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
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Suggested search terms:
- african american studies
- black studies
- afro american studies
- ethnic studies
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