Thursday, February 14, 2008

BCC Reads Essay Contest






Quiet Strength : A Memoir by Tony Dungy and Nathan Whitaker outlines Mr. Dungy’s ideas about what it takes to a have a winning life. Purdue freshmen (currently enrolled with less than 2 semesters at Purdue) are invited to participate in an essay contest about the book. Multiple copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk in the Black Cultural Center Library.

Essay Contest Guidelines and Requirements:
Submit an essay (500 - 1000 words) based on your reading of Quiet Strength. Your approach to writing the essay is open. The essay may be a personal reflection or a critical analysis. The essay may or may not have secondary sources. However, Wikipedia is not acceptable as a source for this exercise. more

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Black-related databases - Trial Access

African American Song - Black History Month Trial ends March 7, 2008
African American Song is the first online resource to document the history of African American music in an online music listening service. The collection contains a diverse range of genres such as jazz, blues, gospel, ragtime, folk songs, and narratives, among others.
African American Studies Center - One Year Trial
(To access Purdue Libraries databases page at http://www.lib.purdue.edu/#databases)

The Oxford African American Studies Center combines the authority of carefully edited reference works with sophisticated technology to create the most comprehensive collection of scholarship available online to focus on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. more
Black Short Fiction and Folklore for Africa and the African Diaspora - Black History Month Trial ends March 6, 2008
Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora is the most comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. When complete, it will offer more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life.
Black Woman Writers - Black History Month Trial ends March 6, 2008
Black Women Writers celebrates the many voices of women from Africa and the African Diaspora. Offering fiction, poetry, and essays from three continents and 20 countries, the database gives an unparalleled view of black women’s struggles through time. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of extraordinary writings.