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ABOUT THE GUIDED TOURAbout the Guided Tour

1. Navigating the Home Page

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3. Viewing Search Results

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The home page allows the user to navigate

quickly and intuitively

1 Available on every page, the navigation bar lets you quickly search or browse a variety of content types

2 Quick Search is accessible from every page within the site

3 Focus On: A collection of articles, essays, images and editorially-selected links on a topic or individual relevant to African American studies

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Conduct searches within biographies,

images and multimedia, primary sources, or

bibliographies

Filters, including era and thematic category, allow you to refine your search

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Biography Search: search over 5,000

biographies of prominent figures in the

study of the African American experience

1 In addition to name, times, and places of birth and death, locate information on people based on…

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Biography Search: search over 5,000

biographies of prominent figures in the

study of the African American experience

2 …Place of Origin, Activity/Profession, and more!

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Limit your search to biographies from specific eras or thematic categories

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Image Search: search an expanding collection of over 1,750 images and multimedia including

video clips, maps, charts, and tables

Search the text of image and multimedia titles, captions, and sources

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Primary Source Search: search an expanding collection of primary sources, including

speeches, essays, legal documents, and more, each accompanied by

specially written commentaries providing

insightful context

Search based on document information: title, author, date or date range, document type, commentary text, and more

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Bibliography Search enables the user to search over 30,000

bibliographic citations and discover new research paths

BIBLIOGRAPHY SEARCH

Conduct your search based on author name, work or journal title, publisher, publication year, and a range of other criteria

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VIEWING SEARCH RESULTSSearch results are clearly organized to

make finding content simple

Source and entry type are prominently displayed for all search results

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Search Results can be viewed together or filtered by content type

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REFINING SEARCH RESULTS

Further refine your search results by filtering based on Era or thematic Category and sub-category

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Browse based on a specific Era, Topic or Region

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Browse thousands of available entries based on a variety of criteria

Source information and entry type are prominently displayed for entries

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ENTRY STRUCTUREGet the most out of article content with a

wide range of features

1 Print, email, or cite using ProCite™, RefWorks™, EndNote™ or ReferenceManager™

3 Highlight your original search term

2 Highlight any word and perform an expanded search

5 Related Content points users to similar articles within the site

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6 Bibliography provides additional avenues for research

7 OpenURL enables you to locate a work in your library’s online catalog

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TIMELINESTimelines allow you to navigate

chronologically through African

American and related history

1 Select a single timeline, or compare many side-by-side

2 Events are hyperlinked to relevant articles

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LINKSEditorially-selected links help guide further

research into areas including Arts and

Leisure, Business and Labor, Education, Government and Politics, History,

Religion and Spirituality, Science and Medicines, and

Statistical Resources



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LEARNING CENTERThe Learning Center is a collection of learning and teaching resources editorially-designed to

help guide users as they explore the AASC

1 Featuring Black Women in America highlights the centrality of black women to American society

2 Country Maps and Vital Statistics include over 90 entries on countries, territories, and regions

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LEARNING CENTERThe Learning Center is a collection of learning and teaching resources editorially-designed to

help guide users as they explore the AASC

4 Further Reading offers extensive subject bibliographies

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SITE HELPContext-sensitive help is available throughout

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