Searching+Tips+and+Strategies

This page will provide you with tips to help you successfully search for information about African American writers. You will find this information geared toward a successful search in the Metropolitan Library System's catalog and databases, but the call numbers and subject search terms will be similiar in other libraries as well.
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Call Numbers: ** **You will find the majority of information about African American writers within the following call numbers: 810- 813 At Ralph Ellison Library, these books are all available in the Black History Collection which is labeled on the end of the shelves. If you don't know where to go in the library, please ask at the Information desk and someone will be glad to assist you.** 


 * Subject Terms:**

**The following are subject terms that you can enter in the library catalog in order to find helpful information about** **African American writers. This list is not exhaustive, but it will provide you with several terms to get you started. You are able to use the library catalog at home or in the library. Just visit** [|**the Metropolitan Library Website**] **to search the catalog. Log on anonymously if you do not have a library card. When you enter the website, click on the "catalog and databases" tab, log on, then enter the following subject terms as a "topic or subject" search.

American literature--African American authors. American literature--African American authors--Bio-bibliography American literature--African American authors--History and criticism American literature--African American authors--Dictionaries American literature--African American authors--Encyclopedias

American literature--African-American authors American literature--African-American authors--Bibliography American literature--African-American authors--Bio-bibliography American literature--African-American authors--Dictionaries American literature--African-American authors--Encyclopedias American literature--African-American authors--History and criticism American literature--African-American authors--Stories, plot

African literature--African American authors--History and criticism African literature--Black authors--Bio-bibliography

African American authors--Biography--Dictionaries African American authors--Directories African American authors--Biography--Encyclopedias African American authors--Biography--History and criticism African American authors--Portraits**