African Studies Libraries

Libraries with Major Africana collections in West, Eastern and Southern Africa

See Also Text Africana Library Catalogs and Archives

West Africa
- Ghana
  - University of Ghana at Legon -- Library System Catalog
    Access the online public catalog for several collections, including the library of the
    Institute of African Studies and the main university facility, Balme Library
- Senegal:
  - Archives Nationales du Sénégal -- Page d'accueil (Dakar, Sénégal)
  - Bibliothèque de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
    -- Voir surtout, le catalogue en ligne.
Eastern and Southern Africa
- Botswana:
  - University of Botswana -- Main Library Home Page
  - Catalog
- Ethiopia:
  - Addis Ababa University Libraries: information on collections and services, plus online catalog
  - National Archives and Library of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa)
    General information about collections and services; contact information; plus:
    -- National bibliography of Ethiopia. (Online): 2005-2006 -- Addis Ababa: Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency ; Ethiopia, Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
- Kenya:
  - Kenya National Archives (Nairobi)
    Search the "Main Archives" catalog ; or search the others.
  - University of Nairobi -- Libraries
    Search the online catalogue.
- Lesotho
  - National University of Lesotho--Thomas Mofolo Library Home Page
    See also: online library catalogue
- Namibia
  - University of Namibia -- Library (Windhoek)
    Search the online catalogue.
- Réunion -- Université de la Réunion -- Bibliothèques (Saint-Dénis; via France)
  Rechercher les références dans le catalogue.
- South Africa:
  - Africa Institute of South Africa -- Library (Pretoria)
    -- Search the online catalog. Note: the log-in password for "Guest" is "guest".
  - Rhodes University Libraries (Grahamstown)
    -- Search the online catalog.
    -- See also: The Cory Library: collections on history of Southern Africa, including archives on Xhosa history, mission and church history, history of education and mining, commercial and agricultural history, etc.
  - National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria
    The site offers general information about the NASA and access to the various databases of the NAAIRS--National Automated Archival Information Retrieval System.
  - National Library of South Africa (Pretoria and Cape Town)
    -- Search the online catalog.
  - University of Cape Town--African Studies Library Home Page -and- Manuscripts & Archives
    -- Search the online UCT library catalog.
  - University of Fort Hare Libraries Home Page (Alice)
    --Search the UFH Library online catalogue.
  - University of the Free State Library Home Page (Bloemfontein)
    --Search the online catalogue.
  - University of KwaZulu-Natal, The Libraries (Durban and other campuses)
    Search the UKZN library catalogues.
    -- See also: The Campbell Collections -- Guides to Collections and Catalogs
    The web site for various historic manuscript collections and libraries....including The Killie Campbell Africana Library.
  - University of Stellenbosch Library Home Page. J.S. Gericke Library. (English version)
    Search the online catalog (English version)
  - University of the Western Cape -- Libraries (Bellville)
    -- Search the online catalog.
  - University of the Witwatersrand Library Home Page (Johannesburg)
    -- Search the online catalog.
- Swaziland -- University of Swaziland -- Libraries (Mbabane)
  Search the online catalogue.
- Tanzania
  - University of Dar-es-Salaam -- Library
    Search the online catalogue.
- Zimbabwe
  - University of Zimbabwe Library Home Page (Harare)