Appalachian Studies: Web Resources

Appalachian Center, Berea College
http://www.berea.edu/appalachiancenter/
Major center for Appalachian Studies. Dynamic web site with useful links “About the Region”: other Appalachian centers; book and article research bibliographies by Dr. Gordon McKinney; issues; educational; environmental; community development; publications; music and dance.

Appalachian Heritage: A Literary Quarterly of the Appalachian South
http://www.berea.edu/appalachianheritage/
Tables of Contents and indexes to the magazine's articles, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. Links to regional authors, literary news and event, and new books.
(See also the quarterly Appalachian Journal http://www.appjournal.appstate.edu/index.html)

Appalachian Regional Commission
http://www.arc.gov/index.jsp
A federal office that dispenses funds and works with states to create opportunities for economic development. Regional data, research reports, maps, and articles from Appalachia Magazine.

Appalachian Studies Association
http://www.appalachianstudies.org
Publishes the Journal of Appalachian Studies. Lists service, funding, and research links, plus discussion lists and course syllabi. Headquartered at Marshall University, Huntington, WV.

Appalachian Treasures Gateway
http://www.zanesville.ohiou.edu/library/appalachia/
A directory of sites about Appalachian history, culture, physical and social environments, social customs, images and stereotypes, maintained at Ohio University - Zanesville. Includes links to bibliographies, organizations, events and other gateways.

AppLit
http://www.ferrum.edu/AppLit/
Resources for teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults: lesson plans, study guides, links, articles, authors, bibliographies, fiction & poems. Produced at Ferrum College, Va.

CVA: Center for Virtual Appalachia
http://cva.morehead-st.edu/
This portal to online information includes access to government, commercial, educational, and private sites with links to maps, art, music, literature, religion, crafts, and events.

Center for Appalachian Studies and Services, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN.
http://cass.etsu.edu/
A hub of scholarly, educational, public service, and artistic projects addressing the needs and interests of the Appalachian region.

Films and Videos
http://www.ferrum.edu/AppLit/Bibs/WVFilmIndex.htm
Index to Bibliographies of West Virginia and Appalachian Films in AppLit. By Steve Fesenmaier of the West Virginia Library Commission.

Hillbilly Highway: Appalachia and America
http://www.unc.edu/%7Ewhisnant/appal/Sylfal97.htm
Course syllabus for Dr. David Whisnant's Junior Seminar on Appalachian Studies (AMST 63), University of North Carolina, and links to hundreds of Appalachian-related sites.

Migration and Urban Appalachians
http://uacvoice.org/research.html
Includes a Bibliography of Urban Appalachian Resources by Phil Obermiller, migration statistics, reports and programs, newsletter and maps, and services offered by the Urban Appalachian Council of Greater Cincinnati.

Selected Bibliography of Scholarship on Appalachia
http://www.appalachianstudies.org/a-1f.htm
List hundreds of books (no articles) -- most published since 1960 -- compiled by Marie Tedesco, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University.

Selected WV Authors; Selected WV African-American Authors
http://www.mountainlit.com/centuryauthos.htm
List of nearly 90 West Virginia authors, compiled by Phyllis Wilson Moore for WV's Bridgeport Public Library.

West Virginia History, Lecture Notes
http://www.as.wvu.edu/wvhistory/
Course syllabus, lecture notes, and research links for Dr. Ronald L. Lewis' West Virginia History class (History 153), West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV.