AFS/WS 5110

Black Women in America 

Social, cultural, artistic and economic
development
of Black women in America
escribe your topic in one or two
sentences.

efine the focus of the topic & the

particular aspects to be covered.

y topic is: African American women and

the media image
oncept #1 — African American
Women

oncept #2 —images

oncept #3 —media
se the word “AND” to connect a
word from each concept.

frican American women AND media

AND images

his will find articles that have the

words in the citation and abstract
ith Advanced Search, use “OR” to
connect the alternatives w/in each
concept.

frican American OR Black AND

women OR females AND Media AND
Images
 African American women

AND
AND

images media
 Subject or Basic
Encyclopedia

Primary
Books
Sources
SELECT
TOPIC

Government
NEWSPAPERS
Documents

Journal
Articles
Information
Sources
ubject encyclopedias are a
researcher's treasure trove of
information.

ost of these gems didn't even exist

for us ten years ago.

rticles in subject encyclopediasSubject

are
written by experts, give in-depth
Encyclopedia
information, and usually contain
 Subject
Encyclopedia
Ebrary:     

Books
ditorials

urrent attitudes

ewspapers reflect what people of a

period were reading and perhaps
believing

NEWSPAPERS
ETHNIC NEWSWATCH
NEWSPAPERS
Refereed materials are publications
reviewed by "expert readers" or
referees prior to the publication of the
material. Refereed materials are also
referred to as Peer Reviewed or
Scholarly Journals

Non-refereed materials such as

Trade Journals or Magazines use
less rigorous standards of
screening prior to publication

ournal

Article
s
Refereed materials are publications
reviewed by "expert readers" or
referees prior to the publication of the
material. Refereed materials are also
referred to as Peer Reviewed or
Scholarly Journals

Non-refereed materials such as

Trade Journals or Magazines use
less rigorous standards of
screening prior to publication

ournal

Article
s
STOR Provides image and full-text
online access to back issues of
selected scholarly journals

Journal

Articl
es
Journal
Articles
ny informational material produced
by a government agency (published
at government expense, or as
required by law).

 Federal
 State
 Local
Government
Documents
Digital Library
Projects

Primary
Sources
elevance: does the information pertain to
your research question?

urrency: how recently was the information

published? How recently has it been updated?
Have there been new developments on the
topic?

uthorship: who wrote it? What are their

credentials? Do they cite their sources? Has
the information been peer reviewed? (Peer
reviewed means that a group knowledgeable
in the subject has examined the article and
determined it accurate.)
 Objective: What is the authors objective? Persuade?
Primary
Sources
ood searching takes patience.
It can take a lot of trial and
error to good results.

LET’S GET STARTED!

ood searching takes patience.
It can take a lot of trial and
error to good results.

LET’S GET STARTED!