Library Guides: African American History: Books

Books

Catalog (Penn State University Libraries catalog) This link opens in a new window
Books and other materials including CDs, DVDS, and more, can be found using the library's online catalog.
This is the online catalog of materials owned by Penn State Libraries. All formats (books, journals, audiovisuals, maps, recordings, etc.) are included. Circulation status for individual items is also provided. Coverage: Presently contains about 7 million records. Updates: Continuous up-to-the-minute as new records are added.

If Penn State does not have what you want, see information about obtaining materials from other libraries using Interlibrary Loan.

E-Books Many historical books have been scanned and are available online.

Afro-Americana Imprints (1535-1922) This link opens in a new window
Spans nearly 400 years, from the early 16th to the early 20th century.
Contains more than 12,000 printed works; books, pamphlets and broadsides from the Library Company’s Afro-Americana Collection.
Google Books - Getty Publication Virtual Library This link opens in a new window
Includes well over 10 million books. Most books published before 1923 can be viewed for free online. More recent books can often only be searched and previewed.
HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new window
A digital catalog and online repository of books, journals, and other content from research libraries. Includes millions of full view items, while others are search only.
Sponsored by the libraries of the Committee on Institutional Cooperation, the University of California, and other partners, HathiTrust is a repository of digitized materials in all disciplines. Its content--primarily scanned books and journals-- may be searched via authors, titles, subjects, and other data elements.