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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 and Statistical Data
Newspapers at Columbia & Elsewhere
Guide to Videos in African Studies at Columbia
Guides to Dissertations
Guides to Archival Collections
Library Catalogs and Archives on the Internet
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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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
      See also, 1999 edition in Lehman REF: DT21.5 .G89


    • 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, 1990-97. Ed. by P.C. Mohan. (Washington, DC : World Bank, 1998)
      Business REF: Z7165.A4 B514 1998

    • 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--)

    • 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

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

    • Eléments de bibliographie sur les pays du Sahel. Mise à jour = Elements for a bibliography on the Sahelian countries. Updating. (Paris : Centre de développement, Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, c1986-1996)
      Lehman REF Z6683.D7 E441
      Business Z6683.D7 E441

    • 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-

    • 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

    • 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 Internet Resources
      Access to online quick guides for citing 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

    • 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

    • Li, Xia and Nancy B. Crane. Electronic styles: a handbook for citing electronic information. 2nd. ed. (Medford, N.J.: Information Today Inc., 1996)
      Lehman REF: PN171 .F56 L5 1996

    • Limb, Peter. The ANC and black workers in South Africa, 1912-1992 : an annotated bibliography. (London: Hans Zell, 1993)
      Butler REF: R016.968 L629
      Lehman REF: Z3608.R3 L56 1993

    • 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
      Lehman REF: Z3501 .M3 1992

    • 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

    • Networking: Directory of African NGOs = Réseau d'interconnexions: annuaire des ONG africaines. 2nd ed.
      (New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2003) HTML format. [Questionnaire in PDF format.]

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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)
      Lehman REF: LB2369 .T8 1996
      Business REF: LB2369 .T8 1996
      Barnard REF: LB2369 .T8 1996
      College RESERVES: LB2369 .T8 1996

    • 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

    • 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.

    • Walsh, Gretchen. The media in Africa and Africa in the media : an annotated bibliography. (London ; New Providence N.J. : Hans Zell, 1996)
      Lehman REF: Z5634.A4 W35 1996

    • West Africa over 75 years: selections from the raw material of history. Kole Omotoso et al., researchers; Kaye Whiteman, editor. (London: West Africa, 1994)
      Butler stacks: 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

    • 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).

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

    • World of learning. Annual. (London: Europa)
      Butler REF
      Lehman REF: A52 .W89, etc.

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

    • Zell, Hans M. and Cecile Lomer. Publishing and book development in Sub-Saharan Africa: an annotated bibliography. (London: Hans Zell, 1996)
      Lehman REF: Z465.2 .Z44 1996

    • ZWRCN Bibliographies. No. 1- (Harare: Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network, 1990-).
      Lehman REF
      Includes the following titles:
      1. Women and health.
      2. Women and income generating activities.
      3. Women entrepreneurs.
      4. Women and housing.
      5. Women and AIDS.
      6. Women and environment.
      7. Women and education.
      8. Women and structural adjustment.
      9. Abortion.
      10. Women and land.
      11. Women, science and technology.
      12. Gender and development theories and...
      13. Research theories.
      14. Women and politics.
      16. Women and the family.
      17. Women in development.
      18. Women and management.
      19. Women and labour.
      20. Women and human rights.
      21. Women and culture.
      22. Feminism.

  2. ATLASES AND MAPS
    • 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

    • Diagram Group, Ltd. African history on file. (New York: Facts on File, 1994)
      Butler REF: R960 Af831)
      (Maps and diagrams)

    • 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: Index Tables, Z3501 .Af86

    • African review of books (2003-2005) (London, UK)
      This website offers scholarly and popular reviews of recent books about and from Africa. "The aim is not merely to review individual books, but rather to debate issues regarding the publishing industry in Africa, African scholarship and issues such as politics, culture, economics, education, health and the environment as they are manifest through the books from and of Africa."

    • 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: Index Tables, 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!

    • Anthropological literature. (Online) (Mountain View, Calif.: Research Libraries Group)
      Columbia faculty and students only!
      Based on holdings in Harvard University's Tozzer Library, this index covers "...articles and essays on anthropology and archaeology, including art history, demography, economics, linguistics, psychology and religious studies. Updated quarterly, [the database] indexes articles two or more pages long in works published in English and other European languages from the 19th century to the present."

    • Base Bida: Bibliographie internationale de Droit africain (Prof. Jacques Vanderlinden, Centre de documentation et d'information de l'Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophone, Carrefour International Francophone de Documentation et d'Information--Cifdi; Paris, France)
      Une bibliographie de droit africain qui contient plus de 22.500 références pour les Etats francophones en Afrique.

    • 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

    • Foreign Law Databases -- Foreign Law Guide, Jutastat--Southern Africa, 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 -- Reference librarian assistance required. "Law in Ghana" is a database of Ghana's legal material, including Ghana Law Reports and Consolidated Statutes, etc.-- On campus or Law school affiliates only.
      • For French language legal materials on Africa, see also: Base Bida (an index only) above --and-- OHADA.com below

    • 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: Index Tables, 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.

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

    • LITAF: Littératures 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 at Columbia

    • (1) For each journal, only title, place of publication, and location of holdings at Columbia are provided below. For full bibliographic records and actual holdings, search under the title in CLIO -- except for those in LAW (go to PEGASUS).

      (2) Recent issues of the titles listed here can be found on the current periodical shelves in each library location. Older issues have been bound and are located in the stacks.

      (3) For COLUMBIA FACULTY and STUDENTS only: Some current or recent issues of journals are available online via institutional subscription, see E-Journals list. Back issues (3 years or older) for some titles also available online via JSTOR--African Studies.

      • ASA news. (New Brunswick, NJ) (LEHMAN)
      • Africa. (London) (LEHMAN)
      • Africa confidential. (London) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 1998 to 2006 -and- 2007 to present (via EBSCO)
      • Africa development = Afrique et développement. (Dakar) (LEHMAN) See also, 1997 to present online
        Or, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 1999-
      • Africa insight. (Pretoria) (LEHMAN)
      • Africa today. (Bloomington, IN) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 1999 to present online (via Project Muse)1988-1998 online (via ProQuest)
      • African affairs. (London) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 2000 to present online (via EBSCO)
      • African arts. (Los Angeles) (FINE ARTS)
        For Columbia only: 1990 to present online (via ProQuest)
      • African business. (London) (BUSINESS)
        For Columbia only: 2000 to present online (via ProQuest)
      • African development review = Revue africaine de développement. (Abidjan ; Oxford) (BUSINESS)
        For Columbia only: 1999 to present online (via EBSCO)
      • African issues. Supercedes: Issue: a journal of opinion, pub. by The African Studies Association of the USA. (New Brunswick, NJ) (LEHMAN)
      • African journal in conflict resolution. (Online) 1999- (Durban, South Africa)
      • African journal of legal studies. (Online) 2005- (Terrace, British Columbia, Canada)
      • African journal of political science. (Harare) (LEHMAN) See also, 1997-2003 (via African e-Journals Project) -or- African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 1999-
      • African security review. (Online) 1995- (Pretoria)
      • African sociological review. (Grahamstown) (LEHMAN) See also, 1997 to present online
        Or, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 1999-
      • African studies review. (Atlanta) (LEHMAN)
      • Afrika zamani. (Dakar) (BUTLER stacks only) See also, 1997 to present online
      • Afrique contemporaine. (Paris) (LEHMAN)
      • Agenda: a journal about women and gender. (Durban) (BUTLER)
      • Black renaissance/Renaissance noire. (Bloomington) (BUTLER)
      • Bulletin (Association of Concerned Africa Scholars) (East Lansing, MI) (LEHMAN)
      • Business Africa. (London) (BUSINESS Reserves)
      • Cahiers d'études africaines. (Paris) (BUTLER)
      • Canadian journal of African studies. (Montreal) (LEHMAN)
      • CODESRIA Bulletin. (Dakar) (LEHMAN) See also, 1997 to present online
        Or, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 1999-
      • East African medical journal. (Nairobi) (HEALTH SCIENCES)
      • Eastern Africa social science research review. (Addis Ababa) (LEHMAN) See also, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 2000-
      • Electronic journal of information systems in developing countries. (Online) (Hong Kong; Omaha, Nebraska)
      • Eritrean studies review. (Lawrenceville, NJ) (LEHMAN)
      • Feminist Africa. (Online). 2002- (Cape Town)
      • History in Africa. (Waltham, MA) (BUTLER stacks only)
      • Horn of Africa. (Summit, NJ) (LEHMAN)
      • Horn of Africa bulletin. (Uppsala, Sweden) (LEHMAN)
      • International journal of African historical studies. (Boston) (BUTLER)
      • Jenda: a journal of culture and African women studies. (Online) 2000- (Binghamton, NY)
      • Jeune afrique "L'intelligent". (Paris) (LEHMAN)
        See also, the online index and archive for back issues since 2001.
      • Journal de l'Afrique en expansion. (Paris) (LEHMAN)
        Formerly: Jeune afrique économie.
      • Journal of African economies. (Oxford) (BUSINESS)
        For Columbia only: 1999 to present online
      • Journal of African history. (Cambridge) (BUTLER, BARNARD; LEHMAN stacks has back issues before 1999 only.)
        For Columbia only: 1997 to present online
      • Journal of African law. (Oxford) (LAW)
      • Journal of eastern African research & development. (Nairobi) (LEHMAN)
      • Journal of modern African studies. (London) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 1997 to present online and
        1963-98 online (via JSTOR)
      • Journal of religion in Africa. (Leiden) (LEHMAN)
      • Journal of social development in Africa. (Harare) (LEHMAN) See also, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 2000-
      • Journal of southern African studies. (Cambridge, UK) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 1997 to present online (via ProQuest)
      • Kleio : Bulletin of the Department of History, University of Pretoria. (Pretoria) (BUTLER stacks only)
      • Law in Africa = Recht in Afrika = Droit en Afrique. (Cologne) (LAW)
      • Liberian studies journal. (Hamilton, New York) (LEHMAN)
        See: the cumulative online index for this journal at the home page of the Liberian Studies Association.
      • Market intelligence. (Nairobi) (BUSINESS)
      • Medrek: the newsletter of the Forum for Social Studies. (Addis Ababa) (LEHMAN)
      • New African. (London) (BUSINESS)
      • Nordic journal of African studies. (Online) 1992- (Helsinki, Finland)
      • Orita: Ibadan journal of religious studies. (Ibadan) (LEHMAN)
      • OSSREA newsletter. (Addis Ababa) (LEHMAN)
      • Pambazuka news: weekly forum for social justice in Africa. (Online) (Cape Town)
      • Philosophia africana. (Chicago) (BUTLER)
      • Politique africaine. (Paris) (LEHMAN)
      • Présence africaine. (Paris) (BUTLER)
      • Research in African literatures. (Bloomington, IN) (BUTLER)
        For Columbia only: 1999 to present online (via Project Muse)
      • Review of African political economy. (Sheffield, UK) (LEHMAN)
        For Columbia only: 1997-2000 online (via Proquest)
      • Revue noire. (Paris) (FINE ARTS)
      • Rural and urban African studies. (East Lansing, MI) (LEHMAN) (Since 1994, replacing "Rural Africana" and "African urban studies")
      • Safere: Southern African feminist review. (Harare) (BUTLER Stacks) See also, African Journals Online: T-of-C, Abstracts, and Document Delivery Service for 1999--
      • Safundi: the journal of South African and American studies. (Online) (Nashville)
        --via InformaWorld
      • Sea breeze journal of contemporary Liberian writings. (Online) (Castro Valley, California)
      • Slavery & abolition. (London, UK) (BUTLER)
        For Columbia only: 2001 to present online (via Ingenta)
      • Social dynamics. (Rondebosch, Cape Town) (LEHMAN)
      • South African historical journal. (Bloemfontein) (BUTLER)
      • Transition. (New York ; Kampala, Uganda) (BUTLER)
        See also: 2000-2001 online (via Project Muse) --and-- 1961-1999 (via JSTOR)
      • Transafrican journal of history. (Nairobi) (LEHMAN)
      • Transformation: critical perspectives on southern Africa. (Durban) (LEHMAN)
        See also: 1986-2003 (via African e-Journals Project)

    • African journal titles NOT at Columbia can be found at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, or at one of the other research branches of The New York Public Library.


  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 other