Library Orientation 6: African-American History Online
Overview
Part 6 of 15.
Introduces the database African-American History Online. Includes outlines for an assignment and a quiz.
Welcome
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Introduction
African-American History Online is a database of primary and secondary sources related to the African-American experience, from precolonial times to the present day. Covering everything from news to research to biography, this is an excellent database of books, articles, and media.
Module Objectives
- Successfully use African-American History Online to find an appropriate resource.
- Create a single annotated bibliography entry based on a resource obtained from African-American History Online.
Readings and Resources
Library eResources Web Page: https://www.sheltonstate.edu/instruction-workforce-development/library-services/eresources/
Readings and Videos
Shelton State Libraries subscribes to African American History Online as an academic resource and to provide students with materials related to our mission as an HBCU. AAHO is a collection of primary and secondary sources focused on 500 years of the African-American experience.
To access African American History Online:
- From the library's main web site, select eResources from the tiled menu or the left-hand menu.
- Select African American History Online from the list.
- You will need your MyShelton credentials to access this resource.
Searching African American History Online is as easy as a Google search, but provides targeted, vetted results that are appropriate for citation in academic papers.
Two important points:
- If you are planning to share an item, be sure to use the share option and not the URL from the address bar, which will expire.
- The works cited options contain all of the information you will need to make a citation; however, check the suggested option against whatever resource your instructor wants you to use for citation. There may be some slight differences and your instructor is always right.
Assignment
Restricting the student to the assignment submission module in your course management software is a second option.
Introduction
- This assignment will illustrate your ability to utilize African-American History Online to find an appropriate academic research resource.
- Completing this assignment will give you one piece of your final annotated bibliography. Submissions will be graded and corrected versions can be used in your final assignment.
Objectives
Create an annotated MLA or APA citation for a resource you found on African-American History Online.
Instructions
- Watch the videos and read the documentation in this module related to African-American History Online.
- Navigate to African-American History Online and search using the topic you chose in the discussion from Module 2.
- Select a resource that fits your topic and read or watch it.
- Using the citation tools provided, select the MLA or APA citation format and copy and paste the citation into the assignment. MLA or APA can be utilized, but be consistent. Use either MLA or APA consistently throughout this class.
- Write a brief paragraph that summarizes the resource.
- If you have trouble finding a resource, don't hesitate to contact your instructor.
Submission Requirements
This assignment can be submitted via email in the text of the message or as a PDF or MS Word attachment.
This assignment is worth 5 points.
2 points: Proper Citation Format
3 points: Annotation (spelling and grammar count)
Example
In your final document, the citation should have a hanging indent, as per the example of the final project. Different databases provide different citation styles, even within the database. Projects for subject-level courses will require you standardize your entries to suit the format that the instructor requires. For this project, you need only copy and paste the citation from the database.
MLA:
Yount, Lisa. “Carver, George Washington.” George Washington Carver, Facts On File, 2014. African-American History, online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=4565&itemid=WE01&articleId=158148. Accessed 18 Aug. 2021.
A fascinating brief biography of George Washington Carver. I had no idea he painted, knit, and did embroidery, or that these items were on display.
APA:
Yount, L. (2014). Carver, George Washington. In George Washington Carver. New York: Facts On File. Retrieved August 18, 2021, from online.infobase.com/Auth/Index?aid=4565&itemid=WE01&articleId=158148.
A fascinating brief biography of George Washington Carver. I had no idea he painted, knit, and did embroidery, or that these items were on display.
Quiz
Change the instructions to fit your needs. Use the quiz module of your course management software to ask questions. Here are mine, but you will have to modify them to suit your own library requirements:
- African-American History Online does not contain primary sources. FALSE
- You can only use African-American History Online for history classes. FALSE
- African-American History Online doesn't contain any media or images. FALSE
- African-American History Online provides citation suggestions. TRUE
- African-American History Online is only available from computers in the library. FALSE
Introduction
This quiz will test your knowledge of African-American History Online.
Objectives
- Confirm that you have retained key information about African-American History Online.
Instructions
- There are 5 true-false questions.
- You have 15 minutes for this quiz.
- Please use the Chrome browser for best performance.
- Once you start the quiz, you must complete it; there are 2 attempts. You cannot save to return to later. If you log out, you cannot return to the quiz.
- The attempt with the highest score will be graded.