Participants will be able to effectively utilize Hesburgh Library resources to conduct rigorous, interdisciplinary research in Africana Studies, encompassing the histories, cultures, politics, and societies of the African Continent, African and Black Americans in the United States, and the Afro-Caribbean diasporic communities (including South America, Brazil), thereby empowering participants to contribute meaningfully to the scholarly discourse. Participants will learn how to navigate the current Hesburgh Library catalog, research databases, and Google Scholar by way of the Hesburgh Library, as well as identify and locate relevant primary and secondary resources, including region-specific materials from the Center for Research Libraries. Participants will incorporate advanced searching techniques (Boolean operators, keyword refinement, and subject-specific thesauri) to conduct targeted themes and understand ethical and citation practices (cultural sensitivity) and decolonizing methodologies, while learning to cite sources (i.e., APA, MLA, or Chicago).

Participants are asked to bring their laptop computers with them to this session.