African American Vernacular English (Ebonics)  Tags: ebonics ugl_subject_guide ugl  

Books are another valuable resource in any research paper or project. Books (as opposed to articles) generally possess the following characteristics:

• Longer in length
• Good sources of background and historical information
• Often contain footnotes and lengthy bibliographies

Use the following online catalogs to search for books using the above subject headings as search terms:

• UIUC Online Catalog Searches for items in the UIUC campus libraries.
• I-Share Searches for items in more than 80 academic libraries in Illinois, including UIUC.
• WorldCat Searches for items in libraries throughout the world.

Suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to use as search terms for this topic include:

African Americans --English
African Americans --Languages
Black English
Black English--United States
English Language --Social Aspects-- United States
English Language --Spoken English -- United States