- Journal articles from academic databases (click here for section one).
- Books. Print and electronic (eBooks) books (click here for section two).
- Critical and biographical Web sites (click here for section three).
SECTION ONE: Journal articles from academic databases. <back to page top>
Literary topics are among the more difficult to research in online databases. To assist you in this, the following are specific recommendations regarding Chinua Albert Achebe.
| DATABASE |
SEARCH
TERMS |
RESULTS |
| Academic Search Premier | achebe Perform the basic search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full Text", and "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) journals". You may narrow
your search by including the Boolean term “and” along
with the title of the work in parenthesis. |
Provides a number of relevant items. |
| Arts & Sciences Collections I & II | achebe JSTOR, the search system for Arts & Sciences Collections I & II, searches within its various journal "collections" (click here for details). You may want to narrow your search by including the title of a work (e.g., achebe and "things fall apart") |
Provides a large number of quality documents. |
| Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online | achebe Perform the default search. |
Provides citations to anthologies which contain poems written by Achebe. |
| Contemporary
Authors |
achebe Perform the default search. |
Provides a profile of the author's life and works. Includes an extensive list for further reading about the author. |
| Encyclopedia Britannica | achebe Perform the default search. |
Provides a primary encyclopedia article, several related articles, and a number of Web sites. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP | achebe Perform the Subject search. Use the checkboxes to search limit your search "to articles with text" and "to refereed publications." For wider results, search for words "in entire article content." |
Provides a number of relevant items. |
| Facts on File | achebe Perform the default search. |
Provides a brief biography and photo. |
| Literature Resource Center | achebe Perform the default (author) search. After you perform your search, select each of the tabs for biography, criticisms, web links, and journal articles (many are full-text). |
Provides a number of quality documents. |
| Research Library | achebe Perform the basic search. Set the "Database:" drop-down menu to "Interdisciplinary - Research Library". Use the checkboxes to search limit your search to "Full text articles only" and"Scholarly journals". |
Provides a number of relevant items. |
| Scribner's | Select
“Writers A-Z” and click on the Achebe, Chinua
link. |
Provides an essay about the author and his works, along with a bibliography. |
| SIRS Renaissance | achebe Perform the "Quick Search".
|
Provides a small number of quality items. |
| Twayne Authors Series - Twayne World, English, and US Authors | Select “Writers A-Z” and click on the Achebe, Chinua link. |
Provides a small number of quality items. An excellent place to start! |
SECTION TWO: Troy Library book holdings. <back to page top>
- The following bibliography
is for selected holdings. For complete holdings consult the Online Catalog.
- Circulating books
not available at your local library may be requested by interlibrary
loan.
- eBooks are electronic books that Troy makes available (immediately) to its users worldwide via the Internet.
Chinua Achebe
PR9387.9.A3 Z7 1990
Location: Troy-MC
Chinua Achebe
: a biography
PR9387.9.A3 Z7
Location: Troy-AL
Christmas in Biafra
and other poems
PR9387.9 .A3 Z66 1997
Location: Troy-MTGY
Girls at war,
and other stories
PR6051.C5 C5
Location: Troy-AL
Home and exile
PR6051.C5 G5
Location: Troy-AL
Morning yet on
creation day : essays
PR9387.9 .A3 Z467
Location: Troy-AL
Seven African
writers
PR830 .C84 M67 1995
Location: Troy-AL
Things fall apart
PZ4.A17T4 1959
Location: Phenix City
Things fall apart
PR9387.9.A3T5 1996
Location: Phenix City
Under African
skies: modern African stories
PL8011.U7 1997
Location: Troy-MTGY
Understanding
Things fall apart: a student casebook to issues, sources, and historical
documents
PR9387.9.A3T5365 1999
Location: Phenix City
African short
stories
PR9348.A34 1985
Location: Troy-AL
SECTION THREE: Critical and biographical Web sites. <back to page top>
- Achebe's Fiction
and Contemporary Nigerian Politics
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/nigeria/nigeriapol.html
- African
Authors: Chinua Achebe
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/achebe.htm
- African
Writers: Voices of Change
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/writers.htm
- Chinua Achebe
http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/landow/post/achebe/achebeov.html
- Women in
Achebe's World
http://www.uga.edu/~womanist/1995/mezu.html
This page updated, spelling and links checked : Friday, December 14, 2007
