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Basic Guide to Research on Africa
at Columbia University Libraries

A bibliography of resources compiled by
Dr. Yuusuf S. Caruso,
African Studies Librarian
caruso@columbia.edu

CONTENTS
About the African Studies Collection at Columbia
General Reference Works
Atlases and Maps
Images -- Online Sources
Indexes, Abstracts, Law Databases, Journal TOCs & Reviews
Journals at Columbia
Online Journal Services, E-Book Collections, and Full Text Databases from Organizations & Research Centers
Current Information, News Digests, Government Documents & Statistical Data
Newspapers at Columbia & Elsewhere
Guide to African Diaspora and African Literatures at Columbia
Guide to Videos in African Studies at Columbia
Guides to Dissertations
Guides to Archival Collections
Library Catalogs and Archives on the Internet
Using "Google" for African Studies Research
Other Bibliographies and Resource Guides on the Internet
African American Resources at Columbia
African Diaspora Resources on the Internet


  1. GENERAL REFERENCE WORKS
    • Africa: Africa World Press guide to educational resources from and about Africa. (Online) Compiled and edited by WorldViews. -- Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, Inc., 1998.
      This web site is the electronic version of a 200+ page illustrated book. The electronic edition contains the full text of the chapters, without illustrations, and very helpful, albeit incomplete, bibliographic citations. A full bibliography of the works cited in the text is only available in the print edition.

    • Africa contemporary record. Annual. (London: Africana Publishing, 1968/69-)
      Lehman REF: DT1 Af815

    • Africa south of the Sahara. Annual. (London: Europa, 1971-)
      Lehman REF: DT351. A35
      Butler Stacks; etc.
      -- See also: Europa world plus. (below)

    • Africa today. 3rd ed. Know Africa series. (London: Africa Journal, Ltd. for Africa Books, 1996)
      Lehman REF: DT1 .A2542

    • Africa who's who. 3rd ed. Know Africa series. (London: Africa Journal, Ltd. for Africa Books, 1996)
      Lehman REF: DT18 .A22
      Butler REF: R049.2 Af825 (Alcove 10)

    • African biographical archive. 457 microfiches. Comp. by Victor Herrero Mediavilla. (Munchen: K.G. Saur Verlag, [1995-1999])
      Butler REF: MICFICHE--FX3 7162
      -- See also: African biographical index. 3v. Comp. by Victor Herrero Mediavilla. (Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1999) Index to: African biographical archive.
      Butler REF: R049.2 H43

    • An African biographical dictionary. 2nd ed. Compiled by Norbert C. Brockman. (New York: Grey House Pub., c2006) (667 p.)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: DT18 .B76 2006g
      Butler REF, 301 Butler: R049.2 B782
      Lehman REF: DT18 .B76 2006g

    • African Biography on the Internet. (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries.)

    • African higher education : an international reference handbook. Ed. by Damtew Teferra, Philip G. Altbach. (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2003). (714 p.)
      Lehman REF: LA1503 .A39 2003

    • African studies companion. (Online). 4th rev. and expanded ed. -- Lochcarron, Scotland, UK:
      Hans Zell, 2006--
      For Columbia faculty and students only.
      The print edition of this reference guide (2006) is available:
      African Studies Reading Room--607 Butler: DT19.8 .Z45 2006
      Butler REF: R068 Af832
      -- See also: Chapter 25: Using Google for African studies research: a guide to effective Web searching in The African studies companion. (Online)

    • African writers. 2 vols. Ed. by C. Brian Cox. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, c1997)
      Butler REF: R897.8 Af83
      Barnard: PL8010 .A453 1997

    • Africana: the encyclopedia of the African and African-American experience. 5 vols. Edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Oxford, UK; New York: Oxford University Press, 2005.
      Butler REF: R960 Af8321
      Lehman REF: DT14 .A37435 2005
      African Studies Reading Rm, 607 Butler: DT14 .A37435 2005
      --See also: Oxford African American studies center

    • Ahikire, Josephine. Gender and labour in sub-Saharan Africa: an annotated bibliography. (Kampala, Uganda: Centre for Basic Research, [1997])
      Lehman REF: Z7963.E7 A38 1997g

    • Area Handbook series. Prepared by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of the Army. (Washington)
      Lehman REF
      (For the handbook of an individual country, search in CLIO, select "Guided Keyword" search, and use keywords [name of country] and "area handbook" (as a phrase). Or, go to the section on U.S. Department of the Army in "US Organizations on Africa," compiled by Columbia University Libraries, where you will find links to at least 15 area handbooks for Africa in electronic form.)
      -- See related and updated resource: Country Profiles--2005: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, and Sudan only.

    • Arnold, Guy. Historical dictionary of civil wars in Africa. 2nd edition. (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2008)
      African Studies Reading Room (607 Butler): DT21.5 .A76 2008
      Lehman REF: DT21.5 .A75 2008

    • Barton, Thomas G. Sexuality and health in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Berkeley, CA: T.G. Barton, 1991)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: RC201.65 A351 1991g

    • Belay, Kesete. Human rights and refugees in Africa: an annotated bibliography. (Roma, Lesotho: Institute of Southern African Studies, National University of Lesotho, 1993)
      Lehman REF: Z7165 .L6 B45 1993

    • Bibliography of publications: Africa Region, 1990-1997. Ed. by P.C. Mohan. (Washington, DC : World Bank, 1998) See also: 1993-1998, published in 1999.
      Business REF: Z7165.A4 B514 1998 -and- Z3501 .B532 1999

    • Black leaders in southern African history. Ed. by Christopher Saunders. (London: Heinemann, 1979) [Pre-20th century leaders, except for one.]
      Lehman REF: DT739 .B47
      Butler: DT739 .B47

    • Brockman, Norbert C. An African biographical dictionary. 2nd ed. (New York: Grey House, c2006)
      African Studies Reading Room (607 Butler): DT18 .B76 2006g
      Butler REF (301 Butler): R049.2 B782
      Lehman REF: DT18 .B76 1994

    • Chidester, David ... [et al.] African traditional religion in South Africa : an annotated bibliography. (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1997)
      Butler REF: R016.299 Af83

    • Chidester, David ... [et al.] Islam, Hinduism, and Judaism in South Africa : an annotated bibliography. (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1997)
      Butler REF: R016.297 C43

    • Chiefs of state and cabinet members of African goverments. Selected by Columbia University Libraries, from the US Central Intelligence Agency's Chiefs of state and cabinet members of foreign governments (World Leaders). (Washington, DC: The Agency, 2001--)

    • "Children in Africa" Web dossier (September 2008) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2008.

    • Civil society -- West Africa, Cameroon, Chad: Annotated bibliography = Société civile -- Afrique de l'Ouest, Cameroun, Tchad: Bibliographie annotée (février 2006). -- Dakar, Sénégal: CODICE--Centre de documentation et d'information du CODESRIA, 2006. 237 pages en format PDF

    • Commonwealth universities yearbook. Annual. (London: Association of Commonwealth Universities, 2000--)
      Butler REF: LB 2310 .Y5

    • The companion to African literatures. Ed. by Douglas Killam, Ruth Rowe. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2000.
      Butler REF: R897.8 C738
      Barnard REF: PR9340.C65 2000

    • Compendium of elections in southern Africa. Ed. by Tom Lodge [et al.]. Johannesburg, South Africa: Electoral Institute of Southern Africa, 2002.
      Lehman REF: JQ2720.A95 C65 2002

    • Contact Africa. 4th ed. Biennial. (Washington, D.C. : African-American Institute, 2001)
      Lehman REF: DT30.5 .C667

    • Cook, Chris. African political facts since 1945. 2nd ed. (New York: Facts on File, 1991)
      Lehman REF: DT30 .C594 1991

    • Delancey, Mark W. et al. African international relations: an annotated bibliography. 2nd ed. (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997)
      Lehman REF: DT31 .A36 1997

    • DeLancey, Mark W. and T.M. Hays. Historical dictionary of international organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994)
      Lehman REF: JX1995 .D375 1994

    • Demographic yearbook 1995. 47th ed. (New York: UN Dept. for Economic and Social Information and Policy Analysis, 1996)
      Lehman REF: HA17 .D39

    • Directory of development organizations (2008): Africa (Bert Wesselink, The Netherlands) Reports in PDF format.

    • Directory of non-governmental organisations active in sustainable development = Répertoire des organisations non gouvernementales actives dans le domaine du développement durable. (Paris: Development Centre of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Washington, D.C.: OEDC Publications and Information Centre , c1996-)
      Business: HC79.E5 D555 1996g, pt.1

    • Dunton, Chris. Nigerian theatre in English: a critical bibliography. (London; New Providence, N.J.: Hans Zell Publishers, 1998)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3707 .D86 1998

    • Elections in Africa: a data handbook. Edited by Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich, Bernhard Thibaut. (New York : Oxford University Press, 1999)
      Lehman REF: JQ1879.A55 E44 1999
      Barnard REF: JQ1879.A55 E44 1999

    • Electronic journal of Africana bibliography. -- Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Libraries, 1996-.
      "EJAB is a refereed online journal of bibliographies on any aspect of Africa, its peoples, their homes, cities, towns, districts, states, countries, regions, including social, economic sustainable development, creative literature, the arts, and the Diaspora."

    • Encyclopedia of African history. 3 v. Ed. by Kevin Shillington. (New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005)
      Butler REF: R960 En188
      Barnard REF: DT20 .E53 2005

    • Encyclopedia of Islam. (Online) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 2004-
      For Columbia faculty and students only; requires a special font.
      For print version, ask at Butler REF Desk: R032.97 En11

    • Encyclopedia of world cultures. Volume IX: Africa and the Middle East. Ed. by John Middleton and Amal Rassam. (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall & Co., 1991-1996)
      Lehman REF: GN550 .E53 1991

    • Ethnologue. (Online) -- Country Index: Languages of Africa -- Dallas, Texas: SIL International, 1999-

    • Europa world plus. -- New York, NY : Routledge ; Taylor & Francis Group, 2007-
      For Columbia faculty and students only: Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of 250+ countries and global regions. Contact information for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials, including international organizations. Select "Africa South of the Sahara"

    • Fatula, Olugbemi. 2000 foremost Nigerians. 2 vols. (Ibadan, Nigeria: Caltop Publications, 2000-)
      Lehman REF: CT2522 .F38 2000g, v. 1-2

    • Le Festival panafricain du cinéma et de la télévision de Ouagadougou et l'Association des trois mondes.
      Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. (Paris : Karthala : Editions ATM, 2000)
      Butler REF: R038.092 C493

    • Fredland, Richard. A guide to African international relations. (London ; New York : Hans Zell, 1990)
      Lehman REF: JX1995 .F67 1990

    • Foreign relations of the United States. (Washington, DC: US State Dept.). v. X (Africa, 1955-57); v. XII (Arab-Israeli/North Africa, 1958-60); and v. XVI (Africa, 1958-60)
      Butler stacks: JX233 .A3
      Butler REF has index only
      Lehman
      Lehman REF: JX233 .A3

    • The Garland encyclopedia of world music. (Online) -- Alexandria, Virginia: Alexander Street Press.
      For Columbia faculty and students only!

    • Glickman, Harvey (ed.). Political leaders of contemporary Africa south of the Sahara: a biographical dictionary. (Westwood, NY: Greenwood Press, 1992)
      Lehman REF: DT352.8 .P63 1992

    • Guide to Videos in African Studies at Columbia University

    • Handbook of Political Science research on Sub-Saharan Africa: trends from the 1960s to the 1990s.(New York: Greenwood Press, 1992)
      Lehman REF: JA84 .A337 H36 1992

    • Handbook of political science research on the Middle East and North Africa. Ed. by Bernard Reich. (Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 1998)
      Lehman REF: JQ1758 .A58 1998

    • Historical Dictionary series, published by Scarecrow Press (Metuchen, NJ)
      Lehman REF
      (For a dictionary of an individual country, search in CLIO, select "Guided Keyword" search, and use keywords [name of country] and "historical dictionary" (as a phrase).

    • How to Cite Print and Internet Resources
      --Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook, 7th Edition: Research and Documentation Online.
      New York: Bedford/St. Martin's.
      --Walker, Janice R. and Todd Taylor. The Columbia Guide to Online Style. 2nd ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.
      --Columbia University Libraries. How to Cite Internet Resources

    • Howell, John Bruce (comp.) Index to the African Studies Review/Bulletin and the ASA Review of Books, 1958-1990. (Online). Assisted by Steven James Browne and Barbara M. Howell. (Iowa City, Iowa: The University of Iowa Libraries and The African Studies Association (USA), c1991). -- via University of Pennsylvania)

    • Human rights law in Africa. 2 vols. Edited by Christof Heyns, Morne Vander Linde. (The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff, 2004)
      LAW: JX4263.P3

    • Human rights manual and sourcebook for Africa. Compiled by Keir Starmer and Theodora A. Christou; edited by Kate Beattie...[et al.] (London: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, c2005)
      LAW: Af908.5 St28 2005 (Non-Circulating)

    • Humphreys, Norman K. Historical dictionary of the International Monetary Fund. (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1993)
      Business REF: HG3881. I58 H86 1993

    • International directory of African studies research = Répertoire international des études africaines. 3rd ed. Edited by the International African Institute; compiled by Philip Baker. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1994)
      Lehman REF: DT19.8 .I58 1994

    • International directory of African studies scholars = Répertoire international des spécialistes de l'Afrique (IDASS). Produced by Columbia University Libraries.
      The IDASS is the only up-to-date, searchable, electronic directory of Africa specialists on the Internet. Entries are in English or French.

    • Irele, Modupeola. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): a bibliography and sourcebook. (Lagos: Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, 1990)
      Lehman REF: HC1000 .I74 1990
      Business: HC1000 .I74 1990

    • "Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa" web dossier (May 2005) -- Leiden, The Netherlands: African Studies Centre and Leiden University Library, Documentation and Information Department, 2005.

    • Kagan, Alfred and Yvette Scheven. Reference guide to Africa : a bibliography of sources. 2nd ed. (Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3501 .K15 2005
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .K15 2005

    • Kloos, Helmut and Zein Ahmed Zein (comp.). Health, disease, medicine, and famine in Ethiopia: a bibliography. African special bibliographic series; no. 13. (New York: Greenwood Press, c1991)
      Lehman REF: Z6673.6.E8 K47 1991

    • Limb, Peter. The ANC and black workers in South Africa, 1912-1992 : an annotated bibliography. (London: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Butler REF: R016.968 L629

    • Limb, Peter and Jean-Marie Volet. Bibliography of African literatures. (Lanham, M.D.: Scarecrow Press, c1996)
      Butler REF: R016 .8978 L62

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English: a guide to information sources. (Detroit : Gale Research Co., c1979)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3508 .L5 L56

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1977-1981 supplement. (New York : Africana Pub. Co., 1986)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64 Suppl.
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3508 .L5 L56 Suppl.

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1982-1986. (London ; New York : Hans Zell Publishers, 1989)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64 Suppl.2
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3508 .L5 L562 1989

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1987-1991. (London ; New Jersey : Hans Zell Publishers, 1995)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64 Suppl.3

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1992-1996. (Oxford: Hans Zell, 2000)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64 Suppl.4
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z3508 .L5 L553 2000g

    • Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1997-1999. (Oxford: Hans Zell, 2003)
      Butler REF: R016.8978 L64 Suppl.5

    • Makers of modern Africa. 3rd ed. Know Africa series; no. 1. (London: Africa Journal, Ltd. for Africa Books, 1996)
      Lehman REF: DT1 .A3

    • McIlwaine, John. Africa: a guide to reference material. (New York; London: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Butler REF: R016 .96 M227

    • McNamara, Eve. Women and law in southern Africa: an annotated bibliography. Working paper no. 3. (Harare: Women and Law in Southern Africa Research Project, 1991)
      Lehman REF: HQ1800 .M321 1991g

    • The Middle East and North Africa. Annual. (London: Europa, 1995-)
      Lehman REF: DS49 .M58

    • Mukangara, Fenella. Women and gender studies in Tanzania: an annotated bibliography (1982-1994). (Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam University Press, 1995)
      Lehman REF: HQ1240.5 .T36 M8 1995g

    • Musiker, Naomi, with assistance of Reuben Musiker. South African history : a bibliographical guide with special reference to territorial expansion and colonization. (New York : Garland Publishing, 1984)
      Butler REF: R016.968 M9715

    • Musiker, Reuben. South African bibliography : a survey of bibliographies and bibliographical work. 3rd ed. (London : Mansell, 1996)
      Butler REF: R016.01 M97
      Barnard REF: Z3601.A1 M9 1996

    • Musiker, Reuben and Naomi Musiker. Guide to South African reference books. 6th ed. (London : Mansell, 1997)
      Butler REF: R016.968 M997151

    • New dictionary of South African biography. Edited by E.J. Verwey. 2 vols. Pretoria: HSRC Publishers; Johannesburg: Thorold’s Africana Books [distributor], c1995-
      Butler REF: R049.28 N42, v.1-2

    • New encyclopedia of Africa, 5 v. Editor in chief, John Middleton; editor, Joseph C. Miller. Detroit: Thomson/Gale, c2008.
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: DT2 .N48 2008, v.1-5
      Butler REF (301 Butler): R960 N42, v.1-5

    • Okupa, Effa. International bibliography of African customary law : ius non scriptum. (Hamburg: LIT Verlag, 1998)
      Lehman REF: KQ2 .O48 1998g

    • Oxford African American Studies Center. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008-
      For Columbia faculty and students only!
      --Content includes: Africana (5 volumes); Encyclopedia of African American history; Black women in America--2nd edition; and, the African American national biography.

    • A political and economic dictionary of Africa. Compiled by David Seddon, with Daniel Seddon-Daines. (London: Routledge, 2005)
      Lehman REF: DT30.5 .S433 2005

    • Political parties of Africa & the Middle East. Ed. by R. East and T. Joseph. (Harlow, England: Longman; Detroit, MI: Gale Research, distributor, 1993)
      Lehman REF: JQ39.A45 P65 1993g

    • Population et développement en Afrique de l'ouest : bibliographie annotée 1990-2001. 2 vols. [Dakar, Senegal]: Union for African Population Studies, [2003].
      Lehman REF: HB3665.5 .P668 2003g

    • The population of southern Africa: an annotated bibliography 1980-1997. 2 vols. [Dakar, Senegal]: Union for African Population Studies, 1998.
      Lehman REF: HB3663.3 .P66 1998g

    • Rake, Alan. African leaders: guiding the new millennium. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2001)
      Lehman REF: DT18 .R344 2001

    • Rake, Alan. 100 great Africans. (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994)
      Butler REF: R049.2 R11

    • Schmidt, Nancy. Sub-Saharan African films and filmmakers, 1987-1992: an annotated bibliography. (London; New Jersey: Hans Zell, 1994)
      Butler REF: R016 .08922 Sch551

    • Schmidt, Nancy. Sub-Saharan African films and filmmakers: an annotated bibliography. (London: Hans Zell, 1988)
      Lehman REF: Z5784 .M9 S36 1988g
      Butler REF: R016 .80922 Sch55

    • Schrijver, Paul. Islam in contemporary Africa. An online bibliography. (Leiden, The Netherlands: Afrikastudiecentrum = African Studies Centre, University of Leiden, 2006)

    • Sheldon, Kathleen E. Historical dictionary of women in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2005)
      Lehman REF: HQ1787 .S44 2005
      Barnard REF: HQ1787 .S44 2005

    • Siler, Michael J. Strategic security issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: a comprehensive annotated bibliography. (Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2004)
      Lehman REF: UA855.7 .S54 2004

    • South African women: a select bibliography. Comp. by the Durban Women's Bibliography Group, University of Natal. (Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs, 1996)
      Lehman REF: HQ1799.S6 S65 1996g

    • Stanley, Janet L. (comp.) Modern African art: a basic reading list. (Washington, DC: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, 1998-)
      An online, full-length, annotated bibliography. Last update: April 2003.

    • Swahili acquisitions at Columbia University Libraries, 1979-2006. (Dr. Yuusuf S. Caruso, Columbia University)

    • Sweetman, David. Women leaders in African history. (London : Heinemann, 1984)
      Butler: HQ1787.A3 S93 1984
      Butler Reserves: HQ1787.A3 S93 1984
      Barnard: HQ1787.A3 S93 1984

    • Taussig, Louis. Resource guide to travel in Sub-Saharan Africa, Vol. 1: East and West Africa ; vol. 2: Central and southern Africa (and western Indian Ocean Islands). (London: New Jersey: Hans Zell, 1994-98)
      Lehman REF: DT349.8 .T38 1994 v. 1-2

    • Turabian, Kate L. Manual for writers of term papers, theses, and dissertations. 6th ed. Revised by John Grossman and Alice Bennett. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996)
      Butler REF: R010 T842
      Barnard REF: LB2369 .T8 2007
      Butler RESERVES: LB2369 .T8 2007

    • Twentieth-century Caribbean and Black African writers. First series. Edited by Reinhard Sander and Bernth Lindfors. Dictionary of literary biography, v. 117. (Detroit, Michigan: 1992)
      Butler REF: R040 D564 v.117
      Barnard REF: PS129 .D5 v.117
      See also: Dictionary of Literary Biography below.

    • Twentieth-century Caribbean and Black African writers. Second series. Edited by Bernth Lindfors and Reinhard Sander. Dictionary of literary biography, v. 125. (Detroit, Michigan: 1993)
      Butler REF: R0430 D564 v.125
      Barnard REF: PS129 .D5 v.125
      See also: Dictionary of Literary Biography below.

    • Twentieth-century Caribbean and Black African writers. Third series. Edited by Bernth Lindfors and Reinhard Sander. Dictionary of literary biography, v. 157. (Detroit, Michigan: c1996)
      Butler REF: R040 D564 v.157
      Barnard REF: PS129 .D5 v.157
      See also: Dictionary of Literary Biography below.

    • Ugowe, C.O.O. Eminent Nigerians of the twentieth century. (Lagos, Nigeria : Hugo Books ; Ibadan, Nigeria : Ebony Bookmakers, 2000)
      Butler REF: R049.2 Ug78

    • United States. Central Intelligence Agency. The World factbook. (Online) (Washington, DC: The Agency)

    • U.S. Foreign Policy: Information Resources Lehman Social Sciences Library -- Subject Guide, Columbia University Libraries.

    • Verdier, Isabelle ; in collaboration with Victor Mpara ; English ed., Kimberly Conniff Taber.
      Gulf of Guinea oil. The top 100 people. (Paris: Indigo Publications, 2003)
      Business REF: HD9577.G9252 V47 2003g

    • Verdier, Isabelle and Victor Mpara.
      Sénégal: les hommes de pouvoir: le guide permanent. Collection "Les hommes de pouvoir." (Paris: Indigo Publications, c2001)
      Lehman REF: CT2418.2 .V47 2001g

    • West Africa over 75 years: selections from the raw material of history. Kole Omotoso et al., researchers; Kaye Whiteman, editor. (London: West Africa, 1993)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: DT476.2 .W4 1993g

    • Westley, David. Mental health and psychiatry in Africa: an annotated bibliography. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Lehman REF: RC451 .A4 W47 1993

    • Westley, David. The Mfecane: an annotated bibliography. (Madison: African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1999)
      Butler REF: R016.968 W527

    • Who = who in African art. Compiled by Guy Van Rijn. (Antwerp, Belgium: Van Rijn Documentation Center, c1995)
      Fine Arts REF: N55 Af83 W62

    • Wiseman, John A. Political leaders in Black Africa: a biographical dictionary of the major politicians since independence. (Aldershot, England; Brookfield, VT: E. Elgar, 1991)
      Lehman REF: DT352.8 .W57 1991
      Butler REF: R049 .2W75

    • Women & law in East Africa: an annotated bibliography. Edited by Njeri Karuru, Agatha Kabugu. (Nairobi: Women and Law in East Africa, [1997])
      Lehman: KQC145 .W64 Z999 1997g

    • World Bibliographical Series. Published by Clio Press in Oxford, England and Santa Barbara, CA.
      Lehman REF
      (For an individual country bibliography, search in CLIO: select "Guided Keyword" search, and use keywords [name of country] and "world bibliographical" (as a phrase).

    • World of learning. Annual. (London: Europa)
      Butler REF
      Lehman REF: A52 .W89, etc.
      -- See also: Europa world of learning. (Online) For Columbia faculty and students only!

    • Yakan, Mohamad Z. Almanac of African peoples & nations. (New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction, c1999)
      Butler REF: R960 Y11

    • Zell, Hans M. Publishing, books & reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: a critical bibliography. 3rd ed. London : Hans Zell, 2008.
      African Studies Reading Rm, 607 Butler: Z465.2 .Z443 2008g
      --See also: E-book


  2. ATLASES AND MAPS
    • Africa: atlas of our changing environment. -- Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Program, 2008. PDF format

    • Atlas du continent africain. (Paris: Jeune Afrique & Les Editions du Jaguar, 1993)
      Lehman REF: G2445 .A85 1993

    • Betz, Richard L. The mapping of Africa: a cartobibliography of printed maps of the African continent to 1700. 't Goy-Houten [Utrecht], The Netherlands: Hes & de Graaf Publishers, c2007. (540 p.)
      Butler REF (301 Butler): R912.96 B466

    • Christopher, A.J.. The atlas of apartheid. (New York: Routledge, 1994)
      Lehman REF: G2566 .E625 C5 1994

    • Christopher, A.J. The atlas of changing South Africa. 2nd ed. (London ; New York : Routledge, c2001)
      Lehman REF: G2566.E625 C5 2001

    • Conservation atlas of tropical forests: Africa. (New York; London: Simon & Schuster, 1992)
      Lehman REF: G2446 .K3C6 1992

    • Facts on File -- World Atlas. (Online) Curriculum resource center. (New York: Facts on File, Inc., c2002-) For Columbia faculty and students only.

    • Freeman-Grenville, G.S.P. The new atlas of African history. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991)
      Lehman REF: G2446 .S1 F73 1991
      Butler REF

    • Global GIS database. Digital atlas of Africa. [electronic resource]. By P. Hearn, Jr. ... [et al.] 1 computer optical disc. U.S. Geological Survey digital data series. ([Flagstaff, AZ]: USGS Flagstaff Field Survey ; [Denver, CO] : For sale by USGS Informationa Services], 2001)
      Documents Service Center: I 19.121:62-B
      Ask for help at the Electronic Data Service, 2nd Floor, Lehman Library

    • Griffiths, I.L. An atlas of African affairs. (New York: Routledge, 1994)
      Lehman REF: G2445 .G7 1994

    • Historical atlas of Africa. Ed. by J.F. Ade Ajayi et al. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1985)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: G2446.S1 H5 1985
      Butler REF: R912 H62

    • Kwamena-Poh, Michael et al. African history in maps. (London; New York: Longman, 1982)
      Lehman REF: G2446 .S1 A4 1982
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: G2446 .S1 A4 1982

    • The LEHMAN MAP ROOM, 2nd Floor, has a large collection of maps of Africa, including recently published demographic, economic, political, and tourist road maps from Botswana, Lesotho, Ghana, Madagascar, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, & Zimbabwe. See also, the general guide to the Lehman Map Collection/GIS.

    • Mapping Specialists, Inc. Africa on file. 2 vols. (New York: Facts on File, 1995)
      Lehman REF: DT6.7 .A34 1995
      (Maps and diagrams.)

    • Maps and Power in Modern African History
      A bibliographic guide compiled by Columbia University Libraries in support of a proposed course to be taught at Columbia University.

    • Maps of Africa
      A selection of online and downloadable maps available on the global Internet, compiled by Columbia University Libraries.

    • McIlwaine, John. Maps and mapping of Africa: a resource guide. (London: Hans Zell Publishers, 1997)
      Lehman REF: Z6027 .A2 M38 1997

    • Pourtier, Roland. Atlas de la Zone Franc en Afrique subsaharienne: monnaie, économie, société. (Paris: Documentation française, 1995)
      Lehman ATLAS collection: G2445 .G1 P68 1995g

    • Robin, Nelly. Atlas des migrations ouest-africaines vers l'Europe: 1985-1993. (Paris: ORSTOM, 1996)
      Lehman REF: G2640 .E27 R63 1996


  3. IMAGES -- ONLINE SOURCES



  4. INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, LAW DATABASES, AND REVIEWS

    • Africa review of books. (Online) -- Dakar, Senegal: Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), 2003-

    • Africa-Wide NiPAD formerly "African Studies" and "South African Studies" (Baltimore, Maryland: National Information Services Corporation, 1997-)
      Note: Only Columbia faculty and students can access this resource which is a composite of 30 databases published in South Africa, Europe, and the USA:

      African Studies Abstracts since 1994 (and Documentatieblad, 1988-93) -- see paper version below ; Ibiscus - a development-related bibliography on Francophone Africa ; UCLA Bibliography on Contemporary African Politics and Development, 1981-92 ; Business and Industry - Africa ; SOAS Library Catalog-Africa ; Leiden University African Studies Center Library Catalog ; Database of Swiss Theses and Dissertations since 1897 ; International Library of African Music Catalog, Rhodes University ; NAMLIT - a bibliography of Namibia-related literature in Germany ; Jan Smuts House Southern African Database, 1961-97 ; Africa Institute Database, Pretoria ; Killie Campbell Africana Library Catalog, University of Natal ; Natural and Cultural Heritage of Africa - an index published in South Africa to natural history and museum journals since 1960 ; APEX - African Periodicals Exhibit Catalogue, 1997; David Don Africana Collection Catalog from South Africa ; South African National Bibliography (1988-) ; Index to South African Periodicals (1987-) ; National English Literary Museum (NELM) databases: Select Indexes to South African Literature in English / NELM main catalog & manuscript holdings ; An Index to South African theses & dissertations (c1900-) from the University of Potchefstroom Library; Investors' Guide (A quarterly report on South African companies) ; Witwatersrand University Management Reports (1970-) ; Centre for Rural Legal Studies Database (1987-) ; South African Legal Abbreviations, UNISA Law Library.

    • African Bibliographic Center. Current bibliography on African affairs. Quarterly. (Amityville, NY: Baywood, 1962-)
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .Af86

    • African Legal Resources: Foreign Law Guide, Jutastat, LawAfrica.Com, and Law in Ghana (via Columbia University Law School Library, International, Foreign, & Comparative Law, Electronic Resources)
      • Access restricted to Columbia Law Library, check with Law Library Reference: "Foreign Law Guide" is an excellent source for current legal citations, including many African countries. "Jutastat" is an online, full-text database of statutes and law reports from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and Tanzania. "LawAfrica.Com" is a database of case law for East Africa and COMESA countries. "Law in Ghana" is a database of Ghana's legal material, including Ghana Law Reports and Consolidated Statutes, etc. Reference librarian assistance, on campus use, or Law School affiliates only.
      • For French language legal materials on Africa, see also: OHADA.com below

    • African studies abstracts: the abstracts journal of the African Studies Centre, Leiden (The Netherlands). Quarterly (London: Hans Zell, 1994-2002) Continues older title, Documentatieblad(1978-1992).
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .L371
      For 2003 onwards only: ASA Online

    • African Women's Bibliographic Database (AfricaBib.Org, Davis Bullwinkle, University of Arkansas, Little Rock)
      A searchable bibliographic database on African women, organized by region, country, and subjects. "This English language database contains over 27,000 citations from 1986 to current. The database indexes six types of materials: books and government documents; articles appearing in edited books; periodical and journal articles; Masters theses and Ph.D. dissertations as well as a few B.A. theses and honors papers; conference papers; and videocassettes. This database is the outgrowth of a three volume work published in 1989 by Greenwood Press that indexed materials on African Women published during the International Women's Decade, 1975-1985."

    • Anthropological Index of the Royal Anthropological Institute. (Online) (London, UK: The Museum of Mankind Library)
      Columbia faculty and students only!

    • AnthropologyPlus. (Online) (Dublin, Ohio: OCLC)
      Columbia faculty and students only!: "Anthropology Plus provides worldwide indexing on publications in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present." Includes citations based on the collections of Harvard University's Tozzer Library and the Royal Anthropological Institute in London, UK.

    • BL Online: the bibliographical database of linguistics. Bibliographie linguistique/Linguistic Bibliography. (The Hague, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Bibliotheek--National Library of the Netherlands, 1993-)

    • Book review digest. (Online) (H.W. Wilson Co., USA; via FirstSearch)
      Columbia students and faculty only!
      An index for the general public to a limited number of reviews of English language fiction and nonfiction books since 1983. See also, H-Africa Reviews and International Bibliography of Book Reviews below.

    • Cahiers d'études africaines -- Tables de matières et les comptes rendus en texte intégral. (Paris)

    • Constitutions on the Internet

    • Francis: International Humanities and Social Studies Online Index. Monthly. -- Paris : CNRS ; USA : RLG Eureka, 1984-
      Columbia faculty and students only!
      Interdisciplinary index to periodicals, books, theses, reports, and conference proceedings, with emphasis on Western European publications. Some citation entries contain abstracts.

    • Global Health on CAB Direct (Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK)
      For Columbia faculty and students only: "Global health, current file (from 1973 to present) and Global health archive (1910 to 1973), which also includes records from the [Great Britain] Bureau of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases up to 1983."

    • "H-Africa African Studies Journals -- Home Pages and Tables of Contents (TOCs)." H-Africa. (East Lansing, Michigan: H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University)

    • "H-Africa Reviews." H-Africa. (East Lansing, Michigan: H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University, 1995-)
      An archive of reviews of Africana books, electronic resources, exhibitions, and films since March 1995.

    • Historical Abstracts. Monthly. (Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1982--)
      Columbia faculty and students only!: A searchable online index (with abstracts) to all western language publications (and dissertations) in the field of history---excluding the U.S. and Canada.

    • Index Islamicus -- Cambridge, UK: Islamic Bibliography Unit, Cambridge University Library; via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, 2004-
      For Columbia students and faculty only!
      An index covering books, journals, and other publications since 1906. "The Index Islamicus indexes material on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world from periodicals, Festschriften, conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works, book reviews, websites, and other materials in European languages, Turkish, Malay and Bahasa Indonesia." -- [not in Arabic]

    • International African bibliography. Quarterly. Published for the International African Institute, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London. (London: Mansell, 1971-)
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .I54

    • International Bibliography of Book Reviews. Monthly. (Published by K.G. Saur Verlag, Thomson Corporation, 1985--)
      Columbia faculty and students only!: European and North American journals in the Humanities and Social Sciences are indexed.

    • International Law Databases---Access UN,
      UN Treaty Collection, and Human Rights Internet
      (via Columbia University Law School Library)
      Access to some of these databases is restricted to Columbia Law Library---ask at Law Library Reference: "Readex Access UN" offers an index to current and retrospective UN documents and publications. "UN Treaty Collection" is available to all Columbia users. "Human Rights Internet" is a searchable clearinghouse website--including abstracts, indexes, and directories of organizations--available only within Columbia University Law Library.
      -- See also: African International Courts and Tribunals (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina; New York University, New York)

    • Janz, Bruce B., "African Philosophy Resources: Selected Online Book Reviews." (African Philosophy Resources. (via University of Central Florida, Orlando)

    • LITAF: Littérature africaine francophone -- Une base de données bibliographique (Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France)
      Une réference générale qui existe en version WEB et en version cédérom. "LITAF est un projet du Groupe de recherche "Littératures d'Afrique noire" dirigé par Alain Ricard, directeur de recherches au Centre National de Recherche Scientifique. Le Groupe est affilié au Centre d'Etude d'Afrique Noire de Bordeaux."

    • MLA Bibliography. (Online). 10 times per year. (New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1963-)
      Columbia faculty and students only.
      A general index of journals and other publications in all major languages on literature, language, and folklore.

    • PAIS International. (Online) Monthly. (New York: Public Access Information Service, 1972-)
      Columbia faculty and students only.
      A general social sciences index to books and journal articles, with abstracts since 1985.

    • Quarterly index to African periodical literature. (Online) -- Nairobi, Kenya : The Library of Congress, 1991- -- ISSN 1018-1555
      A searchable online index to materials acquired by The Library of Congress since 1991 mostly in eastern and southern Africa, plus since 2002: Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana and Senegal.

    • World Health Organization Library: African Index Medicus
      A newly revised, web-based international index to publications on health in Africa; with Quick and Advanced Search options.
      See also: African index medicus. Quarterly. (Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo: Library & Documentation Centre, WHO Regional Office for Africa, 1993-95) -- Check HEALTH SCIENCES REF.

    • WHOLIS -- World Health Organization Library Database (Geneva, Switzerland)
      "WHOLIS indexes all WHO publications from 1948 onwards and articles from WHO-produced journals and technical documents from 1985 to the present [***including selected online full text documents]."

    • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. Monthly. (Bethesda, MD: Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, 1975--)
      For Columbia faculty and students only.
      A general database for international relations and political science---citations and abstracts.


  5. Selected African Studies Journals Currently Received at Columbia



  6. ONLINE JOURNAL SERVICES, E-BOOK COLLECTIONS, AND FULL-TEXT DATABASES FROM ORGANIZATIONS AND RESEARCH CENTERS

    • African Studies Association. Annual meeting papers collection, 1990-1997. (Atlanta, Georgia: The Association, 1997)
      Lehman Area Studies CD-LAN Workstation:
      CD-ROM DT1.5 .A42

    • African e-Journals Project (Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
      The website offers general information about the on-going project, access to full text archive of 11 African journals, and a searchable directory of African e-journals--with links to websites. "An initiative co-sponsored by the Association of African Universities (AAU), the African Studies Association in the USA, and Michigan State University."
      -- Full text archive: African Journal of Political Science, Glendora, Journal of Social Development in Africa, Transformation, Zambezia, and others
      -- E-Journal Directory

    • AJOL -- African Journals On-Line: Tables of Contents, Abstracts, Document Delivery, & Subscription Information. (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK)
      AJOL offers tables-of-contents and abstracts for over 210 African-published journals, and a photocopy order service for articles listed.

    • African Writers Series -- Full Texts Part of LION, Literature Online: English and American Literature, see below

    • Afrobarometer (Institute for Democracy in South Africa, Cape Town; Ghana Centre for Democratic Development, Accra; and Michigan State University, Dept. of Political Science, East Lansing, Michigan)
      • 'A comparative series of national public attitude surveys on democracy, markets and civil society in Africa.' The website includes: sample surveys and selected abstracts from final reports. The 1st round survey covered: Ghana, Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, Botswana, Lesotho, and Zimbabwe.
      • For Columbia users: Raw data is available from 1st round of the survey, 1999-2000 -- Search for "Afrobarometer" in the EDS Datagate (via ICPSR: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research)
      • Publications

    • ALUKA: Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa (Ithaka Harbors, Princeton, New Jersey)
      For Columbia faculty and students only: Full text digital archives on the independence and anti-apartheid movements in southern Africa. "The Struggles for Freedom content area, launched in June 2007, focuses on the complex and varied liberation struggles in the region, with an initial concentration on six nations: Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe."

    • AnthroSource. (Online) -- Berkeley, California: University of California Press [in partnership with the American Anthropological Association], 2004-

      For Columbia faculty and students only: A searchable database providing access to the full texts (via AnthroSource or a link to JSTOR) of all of the journals and bulletins of the American Anthropological Association since the 1880s.

    • Bibliothèque Nationale de France: Gallica Voyages en Afrique (Paris)
    • Bioline International Publications: Abstracts, Full Texts for Selected Journals, and Subscriptions (Centro Referência Informação Ambiental, Brazil ; Electronic Publishing Trust for Development, UK.)
      A selection of African medical, crop science, insect science, and/or general science journals, plus numerous others from outside of Africa, can be accessed online. There are also links to technical reports and newsletters. This is a program that allows the reader to view the abstracts of a small number of science journals without charge. However, to view online or receive full texts, paid registration is required. There are journals from Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa.

    • Black Drama, 1850 to the Present (Alexander Street Press, LLC; The University of Chicago, Illinois)
      For Columbia faculty and students only. A selection of "Black drama" from Africa, North America, the Caribbean, and other African Diaspora countries. The database includes full texts of plays, biographical information, selected playbills, production photos, and ephemera.

    • Black Short Fiction & Folklore (Alexander Street Press, LLC; The University of Chicago, Illinois)
      For Columbia faculty and students only. The most comprehensive collection yet created of stories from Africa and the African Diaspora. When complete, it will offer more than 8,000 short stories and folktales, ranging thematically from oral traditions that date back many hundreds of years to contemporary tales of modern life. In addition to these works, the database includes complete runs of selected literary magazines."

    • Black Studies Center (ProQuest Information & Learning, Cambridge, Massachusetts)
      For Columbia faculty and students only!: Black Studies Center combines three resources for research and teaching in Black Studies: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index of Black Periodicals (IIBP)---with back issues of major journals in full text, and The Chicago Defender. This fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies includes scholarly essays, recent periodicals, and historical newspaper articles.

    • Black Women Writers (Alexander Street Press, LLC; The University of Chicago, Illinois)
      For Columbia faculty and students only. "Celebrates the many voices of women from Africa and the African Diaspora. Offering fiction, poetry, and essays from three continents and 20 countries, the database gives an unparalleled view of black women's struggles through time. New content is uploaded on a biweekly basis, giving users immediate access to a steadily growing treasury of extraordinary writings. The database currently features over 37,000 pages of poetry and prose."

    • Cambridge History of Africa Part of Cambridge Histories Online. -- Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
      For Columbia faculty and students only: The online version in searchable PDF format of the popular 8-volume history anthology originally published 1975-1986. Select "Browse" and "Regional History".

    • Constitutions on the Internet
    • Dictionary of literary biography. (Online). -- Detroit, Michigan: Gale Group, 2003.
      For Columbia faculty and students only.

    • East African Development Library -- Paris, France: UNESCO Direction de l'Information et de l'Informatique, 1999. --via New Zealand Digital Library, University of Waikato, New Zeland.
      A small archive of digitized documents furnished by the World Bank, FAO, UNDP, and other UN agencies on East African development.
      -- See also: The Rural Hub: Supporting Rural Development in Western and Central Africa -and- Sahel point DOC

    • ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK)
      Search by country, region, and topic: An indexing service provided by IDS. Papers are selected from all over the Internet based on topics in African, Asian, and Latin American studies. Documents are produced by research institutes or international organizations. Some documents are electronic versions of printed works, while others are full online documents--with citations and bibliographies. Note: Some documents listed in the search are only accessible at the IDS library, University of Sussex.

    • "Electronic Journals and Newspapers on Africa," compiled by Columbia University Libraries.

    • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports, 1974-1996 -- Naples, Florida: Readex, 2007-2008.
      For Columbia faculty and students only: a searchable digital archive of the US government service providing excerpts from headline articles in English (or in translation) from selected newspapers and transcripts from radio and TV broadcasts around the world, including Sub-Saharan Africa and The Middle East and North Africa. Since the mid-1990s, the service was re-organized as
      World News Connection (see below).

    • H-Africa: Journals -- Home Pages and Tables of Contents (TOCs) (H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)

    • House of Commons Parliamentary Papers -- Selections (Cambridge, UK: Chadwyck-Healey, 2005)
      For Columbia faculty and students only! See Subject catalogue, look for Africa under "The Dominions and Colonies" ; "Slavery and the Slave Trade" ; and, "Foreign Affairs and Diplomacy".

    • Le Hub Rural: Appui au développement rural en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre = The Rural Hub: Supporting Rural Development in Western and Central Africa---Resources Online (Dakar, Sénégal)
      • A web site --in French or in English-- offering information on research and development project activities in the region, with an extensive, searchable archive of downloadable reports from US government, intergovernmental, and international NGOs; plus a library of links to web sites of development organizations.
      • See also: East African Development Library -and- Sahel point DOC-- online documents from the 1990s published by the World Bank, UN agencies, Club du Sahel and others.

    • Human Relations Area Files (eHRAF) Collection of Ethnography. (Online) -- New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University; Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Digital Library, c1987, 1996-
      For Columbia only: A searchable, online library of full text books, articles, dissertations, and unpublished manuscripts on a wide variety of cultures and societies around the world. See also at Columbia: the HRAF in paper and microfiche in Lehman Library.

    • IRD--Institut de Recherche Pour le Développement "Ressources documentaires -- Horizon/Pleins textes" (Paris, France)
      "Les recherches scientifiques de l'IRD sont centrées sur les relations entre l'homme et son environnement dans les régions tropicales et méditerranéennes..."
      -- Voir aussi: HORISEN--Base bibliographique de l'IRD pour le Sénégal

    • LION--Literature Online: English and American Literature (Chadwyck-Healey, Inc.)
      For Columbia only: This full text archive of prose, drama, and poetry includes online works --in plain text-- by selected African authors from the historic Heinemann African Writers Series and African authors who have published in English more recently.

    • OHADA.com: Le Portail du Droit des Affaires en Afrique (Centre d'affaire La Défense, Paris, France)
      Une archive de publications en français sur le droit en Afrique. Il faut s'incrire pour avoir accés aux textes intégrals et aux autres services du site.

    • Online Publications on Africa from Research Centers & Universities (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)

    • OSSREA on CD: research publications and official documents. (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Organization for Social Sciences Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2001)
      Lehman Area Studies CD-LAN Workstation:
      CD-ROM H62.5.A34 077 2001g
      -- Ask an Area Studies librarian for help.

    • webPulaaku: Suudu Laawol Pulaaku, FulƁe e Haali-Pular'en = Foyer de la nation FulƁe et Haal-Pular (Afrique de l'Ouest) (Tierno S. Bah, Afriq*Access, Inc, Maryland, USA)
      Un recueil des textes intégrals...surtout sur l'Islam et les Peuls: une collection des articles et des extraits de livres en français et en anglais, plusieurs bibliographies, quelques textes en pulaar, les tables de matières de livres, et des liens à plusieurs sites sur les Peuls dans la région du Sénégal, Mauritanie, Guinée, et les autres pays du Sahel.
      Voir aussi Fuuta Jaloo, webTooro, et webGuinée.

    • Sahel point DOC: anthologie du développement au Sahel -- Paris, France: UNESCO, Division de l'Information et de l'Informatique, 1999. --via New Zealand Digital Library, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
      Une petite archive de documents numérisés fournies par la Banque Mondiale, Centre Songhaï, OECD--Club du Sahel, CILSS, FAO, PNUD, et par quelques autres organisations sur la zone sahelienne.
      -- See also: The Rural Hub: Supporting Rural Development in Western and Central Africa above

    • University of Nigeria, Nsukka -- Research Documents (Nigeria)
      The university scans and makes available on the Internet hundreds of seminar and conference papers, journal articles, selected books by UNN faculty, and UNN theses (primarily Masters' theses in various fields and some doctoral dissertations in the fields of Law or The Arts, from the 1980s to the present).

    • World Bank Africa database. CD-ROM. Annual. (Washington, DC: World Bank, 1999-)
      Lehman Electronic Data Service CD-ROM HC800 .A1 W677
      Note: Columbia has 2003 (cummulative edition) to the present.


  7. CURRENT INFORMATION, NEWS DIGESTS, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS, AND STATISTICAL DATA

    • Africa research bulletin: economic, financial & technical series. Monthly. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1964-)
      Lehman REF: HC501 .A1 A3511 -- Current issues only.
      Lehman Stacks: HC501 .A1 A3511 -- Back issues.
      Columbia only: 1997 to present online (via EBSCO)

    • Africa research bulletin: political, social & cultural series. Monthly. (Oxford: Blackwell, 1964-)
      Lehman REF: DT1 .A21211 -- Current issues only.
      Lehman Stacks: DT1 .A21211 -- Back issues.
      Columbia only: 1997 to present online (via EBSCO)

    • African development indicators. Annual. (Washington, DC: World Bank, c1995- )
      Business REF: HC800.A1 A35 -- Current issue.
      Business Stacks: HC800.A1 A35 -- Back issues.

    • African Elections Database (Albert C. Nunley, via Tripod.Com, USA)
      A compilation of electoral results by country; frequently updated, with results from the 1990s for some countries. Sources include various other election monitor websites; see links.

    • AFRISTAT: Observatoire économique et statistique d'Afrique Subsaharienne (Bamako, Mali)
      This French-language site provides official, general and detailed statistics and text summaries from the member states of the CFA Zone in HTML and PDF formats.

    • AllAfrica.Com News (Washington, DC)
      For Columbia faculty and students only: Selected articles from electronic African newspapers and other sources, with searchable archive, in English and French and includes the archive of Africa News Service dating from 1997.
      See also: Electronic Newspapers of Africa: a comprehensive list of titles available on the Internet.

    • Business source complete (Ipswich, Mass.: EBSCO Pub.)
      For Columbia faculty and students only. A searchable database with citations, abstracts, and full texts to several major English-language business and economic newsletters covering Africa, especially: Business Monitor (Africa Monitor--North Africa; West & Central Africa; Southern Africa ; and individual "country monitor" and "forecast" reports).

    • Demographic & Health Surveys (DHS) (Macro International, Calverton, MD)
      Search especially under "Obtaining Data" for reports on individual countries or the Sub Saharan Africa region.

    • Development Gateway -- Country Resources (Washington, DC)
      A reference clearinghouse of links to a wide variety of organizational websites with economic data for 160 countries. For African countries, select from the pull-down menu. Originally founded by The World Bank, the DG has been an "independent", donor-funded organization since 2001. See the list of donors.

    • The Economist Intelligence Unit Publications -- Online and Print
      • Africa and the Middle East Online Country Reports, Profiles, and Selected Articles from Other EIU Publications
        Select HTML or PDF files. Note: This on-campus service is available ONLY for Columbia faculty, students, and staff.
      • EIU CountryData, 1980-
        Columbia faculty, students, and staff only: an analytical database of indicators, forecasts, and statistical variables in series for 115 countries...including in Africa.
      • EIU Publications - Full List (The Economist Intelligence Unit, London, UK)
        Access to all EIU full texts and data services available ONLY ON CAMPUS to Columbia faculty, students, and staff; includes: Business Africa ; Country Profile ; and Country Report..
      • Business Africa. Semimonthly. (London: Economist Intelligence Unit, 1993-)
        Business RESERVES: HC800.A1 B87 **Current issues only.
        Business Stacks: HC800 .A1 B87 **Back issues.
      • Financing foreign operations. (New York: Economist Intelligence Unit, 1997-) [Looseleaf.]
        Business RESERVES: HG4538 .B813
      • Investing, licensing & trading in ... (New York: Economist Intelligence Unit, 1997-) [Looseleaf.]
        Business RESERVES: HG4538 .I6543 1997 **Current issues only.
      • Quarterly Review, Country Profile, and Country Report -- In Print. Published by EIU.
        Business REF: Search by country in CLIO and using a keyword search with "[name of country] and EIU".

    • Ethnic Newswatch Online. (1990--)
      'This database provides comprehensive access to the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.' Note: Access for Columbia faculty and students ONLY.

    • Factiva.Com. (New York: Dow Jones and Reuters, c2002--)
      For Columbia users only: A subscription-based, searchable, plain text, news service derived from selected US and international business and general news sources, with coverage since the mid to late 1990s. African news sources include selected archives from online African newspapers via AllAfrica.Com and others.

    • France. Agence française de développement (Paris)
      On peut chercher les publications dans le portail de chaque pays dans l'Afrique de l'Ouest ou sous la rubrique de l'Afrique centrale, orientale, australe et Océan indien

    • France. Ministère des Affaires étrangères: Actualités, dossiers et textes récents sur les relations franco-africaines (Paris)

    • Guide to Sources for International Statistics (Lehman Social Sciences Library, Columbia University Libraries, New York)

    • International Documentation Network on the Great African Lakes Region = Réseau documentaire international sur la région des Grands Lacs africains (Geneva, Switzerland)
      • A full-text database of documents (published and unpublished) from Rwanda, Burundi, the D.R.C., and outside of Africa. Most of the documents are in French, some in English. Searchable in French or English. The website is updated bi-annually. Note: For Columbia faculty and students only: the 2000 edition of the CD-ROM is available on campus at CD-LAN workstations in Butler Reference, Lehman Reference, and Lehman Area Studies.
      • Documents published on the web site since December 2002

    • Investir en Zone Franc: Les Guides Pratiques sur les Pays de la Zone (IZF.Net, France)
      A l'initiative du Centre Français du Commerce Extérieur, la Banque de France, l'Association IBISCUS, la Banque Mondiale, et les Fonds Monétaire International, ce site offert beaucoup des liens utiles au investisseur ou à l'étudiant des économies de la région << Zone Franc >> (y compris les principaux indicateurs économiques, les cartes du pays et des villes, et les annuaires des institutions et des associations.)

    • ISI Emerging Markets (New York: Internet Securities, 2000-)
      Columbia faculty and students only: Selected business and economic news in full text (plain ascii or original format) from newspapers, company reports, banks and brokerage houses, and research services, as well as some general news sources, in Africa--north and south of the Sahara---in English, French, and Arabic!

    • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe -- Access for Columbia University faculty and students only.
      This online service claims to offer full texts excerpted from a wide variety of publications. Warning: Only a handful of titles relevant for African studies research are included in the database; most notable are: Africa Energy & Mining ; Business Africa ; Business Day (South Africa) ; Financial Mail (South Africa) ; and, The Indian Ocean Newsletter. For more titles, see the content information.

    • News, Sports, and Information Services on Africa (via Columbia University Libraries)

    • PARLINE--Database on National Parliaments (Inter-Parliamentary Union, Geneva, Switzerland)
      A searchable directory of national assemblies and parliaments, with links to official web sites and recent document collections.

    • South Africa. Central Statistical Service (Pretoria)
    • United Kingdom. Foreign & Commonwealth Office on Sub Saharan Africa -and- Middle East & North Africa (London)

    • United Kingdom. Department for International Development on Africa -and- Overseas Development Institute (London)

    • United Nations Environment Programme: GEO Data Portal (UNEP, Geneva, Switzerland)
      "...is the authoritative source for data sets used by UNEP and its partners in the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) report and other integrated environment assessments. Its online database holds more than 450 different variables, as national, subregional, regional and global statistics or as geospatial data sets (maps)."

    • United Nations. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)
      -- Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN) for Africa (English) or in French.
      Daily and weekly bulletins for regions and individual countries. Note: the archive only contains back issues from the past month or less. -- ReliefWeb
      This searchable site provides links to full-length reports on areas of the world affected by humanitarian "emergencies", assorted on-line maps, and "the latest" news from many areas of the world. See especially: "Countries & Emergencies" (war, conflict, floods, drought, etc.).

    • USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (Washington, DC)
      An extensive, updated archive of all available USAID reports on individual projects and countries. Search by country and download (in PDF--Adobe Acrobat 5 or Word Perfect) -- or order USAID-funded publications (many on African countries and topics).

    • US Congressional Hearings -- via LexisNexis (Washington, DC)
      For Columbia faculty and students only: "The LexisNexis Congressional Hearings Digital Collection includes abstracting, indexing, bibliographic information, and searchable PDFs for Congressional hearings from 1824-2003."

    • US Foreign Policy: Information Resources (Lehman Social Sciences Library, Columbia University Libraries, New York)

    • US Government Agencies on Africa -- Internet Resources (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)

    • University of Wisconsin, Data and Program Library Service: On-Line Data Archive--Slave Movement During the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries (Madison, Wisconsin)
      A downloadable -- with free registration -- archive of raw data and documentation on selected aspects of the history of the transatlantic slave trade. See especially: What DPLS and the Slave Movement Site Can and Cannot Do for You

    • World News Connection (National Technical Information Service ; Foreign Broadcast Information Service)
      Access restrictions: Columbia students and faculty only; or other institutional subscribers. Current news excerpted from major news agencies in Europe and US and in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Near East and North Africa; includes radio broadcasts. Warning: Older news coverage for Africa is poor.




  8. NEWSPAPERS AT COLUMBIA AND ELSEWHERE

    • Current Newspapers from Sub-Saharan Africa in Lehman Library

      • Title and place of publication listed only.

      • The Daily Independent. (Lagos)
      • The East African. (Nairobi)
      • The Guardian. (Lagos)
      • Mail & Guardian. (Johannesburg)
      • Rai. (Dar es Salaam ; Swahili weekly)
      • Sud quotidien. (Dakar)
      • The Standard. (Nairobi) formerly The East African Standard.
      • The Sunday Independent. (Johannesburg)
      • The Sunday Nation. (Nairobi)
      • The Sunday Vision. (Kampala)


    • Back Issues of Newspapers of Africa on Microfilm at Columbia University Libraries

    • Some African newspapers NOT at Columbia may be found at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture ; search the NYPL Research Libraries Catalog.

    • AFRINUL: African Newspapers Union List. A project of the Cooperative Africana Microform Project. (The Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, Illinois)
      A project --under construction-- consisting of a searchable database of holdings (mostly of current subscriptions) in North America. "Initially, this database ... will consolidate holdings information for collections in North America, but will later expand to include holdings in Africa, Europe, and elsewhere."
      -- For back issues of African newspapers on film at the Center for Research Libraries, search the main catalog.

    • Electronic Newspapers of Africa. Compiled by Columbia University Libraries.

    • All Africa.Com: Selected Articles from Electronic African Newspapers and Other Online News Sources
      For Columbia faculty and students only: search for articles since 1997.

    • Indexkenya.org: Kenya Indexing Project (Nairobi, Kenya)
      This free database provides only an index to topics covered in newspapers published (in Kenya only) for the period 1993 to 2002. There are no links to online archives, but there is a document delivery option. "Indexkenya.org is an online index of articles published in Nairobi newspapers. The focus of the articles indexed includes culture, law/governance, reproductive health, and other topics about which information is difficult to obtain."

    • See also: Aktueller Informationsdienst Afrika = Africa current affairs information service. (Hamburg, Germany: Institut für Afrika-Kunde, 1983-1998) Selected newspaper clips from around Africa.
      Lehman DT1 .A86 [1983-1998]



  9. GUIDES TO DISSERTATIONS

    • African Theses and Dissertations -- on the Internet (Karen Fung, Africa South of the Sahara--Selected Internet Resources, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California)

    • Curto, José C. and Raymond R. Gervais. Bibliography of Canadian master's theses and doctoral dissertations on Africa, 1905-1993. (Montréal: Canadian Association of African Studies, 1994)
      Butler REF: R016 .378 AZ Af835

    • Cyberthèses: publication et diffusion en ligne des thèses (Lyons, France ; Montréal, Canada) -- Le site miroir
      Selected French language theses in full text and abstracts from a project based at l'Université Montréal and l'Université Lumière de
      Lyon II. For more information, see: Activités du projet.

    • Digital Dissertations. (Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest University Microfilms International, 1980-)
      Formerly Dissertation abstracts, older issues (1966-1987) in paper can be found in Butler stacks.

    • Lauer, Joseph J. et al., comps. American and Canadian doctoral dissertations and masters' theses on Africa, 1974-1987. (Atlanta: Crossroads Press and Emory University for the African Studies Association, 1989)
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .L33 1989

    • Lauer, Joseph J. et al., comps. "Recent Doctoral Dissertations." In ASA news: for African Studies Association members.. (Atlanta: African Studies Association)
      Lehman Current Periodical Reading Room
      Lehman Stacks: DT1 .A138
      (These are updates to Lauer et al., 1989, published 3 times per year.)

    • Price, Helen C. et al., comps. Theses on Africa, 1976-1988: accepted at the universities of the United Kingdom and Ireland. Published for the Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Butler REF: R016 .37842 AZ Af831
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .P75 1993

    • Sims, Michael and Alfred Kagan. American and Canadian doctoral dissertations and master's theses on Africa, 1886-1974. (Waltham, Mass.: African Studies Association, 1976)
      Butler REF

    • South African Electronic Theses and Disserations at Rhodes University; University of Johannesburg, Pretoria, and Witwatersrand; and UNISA. (via Rhodes University Library, Grahamstown, South Africa)



  10. GUIDES TO ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS

    • Africana Library Catalogs and Archives Online (Compiled by Columbia University Libraries)

    • African Activist Archive Project (African Studies Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan)
      The website includes galleries of documents, photographs, posters, audio and video files, and an extensive "archives list" for the U.S. "[The project] seeks to preserve for history the record of activities of U.S. organizations and individuals that supported African struggles for freedom and had a significant collective impact on U.S. policy during the period 1950-1994."

    • Agyei, Samuel Kwasi. A guide to the records relating to Ghana in repositories in the United Kingdom excluding the Public Record Office, London. [microfiche] (London: Altair, 1988)
      Butler, 5th Floor, Microform Reading Room
      Lehman, 3rd Floor, MRR

    • Arabic literature of Africa. Edited by John O. Hunwick and R.S. O'Fahey. (Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill, 1994-)
      African Studies Reading Room, 607 Butler: Z6605 .A6 A73 1994-
      Butler Stacks: Z6605 .A6 A73 1994-
      Burke (Union Theological Seminary): Z6605.A6 A73 1994-
      Volume 1- The writings of eastern Sudanic Africa to c.1900: compiled by R.S. O'Fahey with the assistance of Muhammad Ibrahim Abu Salim [et al.]
      Volume 2- The writings of central Sudanic Africa. Compiled by John O. Hunwick with the assistance of Razaq Abubakre [et al.]
      Volume 3- The writings of the Muslim peoples of northeastern Africa. Compiled by R. S. O’Fahey with the assistance of Hussein Ahmed [et al.]
      Volume 4- The writings of western Sudanic Africa. Compiled by John O. Hunwick.

    • Arabic Manuscripts from West Africa: A Catalog of the Melville J. Herskovits Library Collection, Northwestern University: The Umar Falke Collection, The John Paden Collection, The John Hunwick Collection, and The University of Ghana Collection. (Evanston, Illinois)

    • Archives nationales de la France.  IREL: Etats général des fonds Le Centre des Archives d'Outre Mer. (Aix-en-Provence, France)

    • Archives nationales (France). Les archives nationales: état général des fonds. 5 vols. Publié sous la direction de Jean Favier. (Paris: Archives nationales, 1978-)
      Butler REF: R016 .944 F84)
      (See Tome 3: Marine et oûtre-mer.)

    • Archives nationales du Sénégal (Dakar)

    • Center for Research Libraries -- CAMP catalog 1985: cummulative edition. (Cooperative Africana Microform Project) (Chicago: Center for Research Libraries, 1985) Butler REF: R016.96 C432
      Lehman REF: Z3509 .C65
      (For complete holdings, search the Center's online catalog.

    • Center for Research Libraries -- Cooperative Africana Microform Project: CAMP Guides to Collections (Chicago, Illinois)
    • French, Tom. The SCOLMA directory of libraries and special collections on Africa in the United Kingdom and Western Europe. 5th ed. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Butler REF: R027 .2 Sco641
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .F75 1993

    • La Gazette des archives. Annual. (Paris: Association amicale professionnelle des archivistes français, 1933-)
      Butler Stacks: CD7 .G31)
      (many older back issues are in the Annex)

    • Great Britain. Colonial Office. West African sources in British Colonial Office records. (London: Commonwealth Archivists Association, 1987)
      Butler Stacks: Z3516.5 .G74 1987g
      -- See also: United Kingdom, National Archives below; House of Commons--Parliamentary Papers above.

    • Instituto Português de Arquivos. Guia de fontes portuguesas para a história de Africa. 3 vols. (Lisboa, Portugal: Comissão Nacional para as Comemorações dos Descobrimentos Portugueses: Fundação Oreinte: Imprensa Nacional-Casa de Moeda, 1991-92)
      Butler REF (301 Butler): R016.96 G94

    • Jones, Adam. German sources for West African history, 1599-1669. (Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1983)
      Butler Stacks: DT472 .J66 1983

    • Kenya National Archives (Nairobi, Kenya)

    • Kenya National Archives Microfilm Collection at Syracuse University Library -- Guides
      (Syracuse, New York)
      "The selected documents include 157 microfilm reels...and a large number of newspapers, journals, and papers of assorted associations also on microfilm."

    • Legal records in the Commonwealth. (Aldershot, UK; Brookfield, VT: E. Elgar, 1994)
      LAW Stacks)
      (Check PEGASUS, the Law Library online catalog.)

    • The Library of Congress: "The State of Arabic Manuscript Collections in Nigeria" (2007) Report of a Survey Tour to Northern Nigeria, March 3-19, 2007. (Dr. Angel Batiste, Area Specialist, Sub-Saharan Africa; Washington, DC)

    • McIlwaine, John. Writings on African archives. (London; New Jersey: Hans Zell, 1996)
      Lehman REF: Z5140 .M45 1996 (Note: This is a bibliography of guides to archival & manuscript collections in Sub-Saharan Africa and Africa-related collections outside of Africa.)

    • Musiker, Reuben. Companion to South African libraries. (Craighall, South Africa: Ad. Donker, 1986)
      Annex

    • National Archives of Nigeria (Abuja)
      The site includes detailed information on all branches and archival finding aids for major collections around the country.

    • 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.

    • Smets, K. and A. Pilecky-Dekajlo, comps. Foreign newspapers held by the Center for Research Libraries. 2 vols. (Chicago: Center for Research Libraries, 1992)
      Lehman REF: Z6945 .C43 1992g
      Butler REF: R016 .07 C333
      Search for the most up-to-date newspaper holdings at the Center's online catalog.

    • South, Aloha. Guide to Federal archives relating to Africa. (Waltham, MA: African Studies Association, 1977) Butler REF

    • South, Aloha. Guide to non-Federal archives and manuscripts in the United States relating to Africa. 2 vols. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1988)
      Lehman REF: CD3002 .S68 1989

    • South Africa: the making of U.S. policy, 1962-1989: guide and index to microfiche collection. (Alexandria, VA: National Security Archive, 1991)
      (Guide and microfiches in Lehman-Documents Service Center)

    • Swahili manuscripts from the School of Oriental and African Studies [Microform]. 45 reels ; 35 mm. (Marlborough, Wiltshire, England: Adam Matthew Publications, 2004-2005)
      Butler Microforms, 401 Butler: MICROFILM F d70941
      Pt. 1. The Taylor, Hichens and Werner collections. pt. 2. The Knappert, Whiteley, Allen, Misc. and Yahya Ali Omar collections. [Manuscripts dating from the 1790s to the 1970s.]
      See also: Online guide to the collections --and-- Selected text excerpts, with audio samples.

    • Thurston, Anne. Guide to archives and manuscripts relating to Kenya and East Africa in the United Kingdom. 2 vols. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1991)
      Butler Stacks: Z3587 .T48 1991

    • United Kingdom. Archives Hub: a national gateway to descriptions of archives in UK universities and colleges (University of Manchester, UK)

    • United Kingdom. The National Archives -- Academic Research (Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK)
    • West African Arabic Manuscript Project & Database (Prof. Charles C. Stewart and Bruce Stewart Hall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois)
      A catalog of West African Arabic manuscript collections from Kano--Nigeria at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois), from Ségou (Mali) at La Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris), in Boutilimit and Nouakchott--Mauritania, Timbuctu--Mali, and Niamey--Niger. The database is searchable in English or in Arabic.

    • World directory of map collections. 3rd ed. (Munich; New York: K.G. Sauer, 1993)
      Butler REF: R912 .W89

    • World survey of Islamic manuscripts. 5 vols. Edited by Geoffrey Roper. (London: Al Furqar Islamic Heritage Foundation; Leiden: E.J. Brill, distributor, 1991-1994)
      Islamic Studies Reading Room, 602 Butler: Z6605 .07 W67 1992g
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