Quick Links to Subscription Resources
- Africa Bibliography
- Africa Yearbook 6: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara 2009
- Africa-Wide Information
- Africa Knowledge Project
- African Studies Companion Online
- allAfrica.com
- Aluka
- An African Biographical Dictionary
- Black Drama: African, African American, and Diaspora 1850 to Present
- Black Short Fiction and Folklore from Africa and the African Diaspora
- Black Women Writers: African, African American, and Diaspora
- The Cambridge History of Africa
- Encyclopedia of Africa
- New Encyclopedia of Africa
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of African Thought
- A Political Chronology of Africa
- Sabinet Online
- South Africa: The Making of U.S. Policy, 1962-1989
Quick Links to Other Resources
- Africa Development Indicators (ADI)
- Africa: Regional Brief
- BLDS Digital Library
- Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)
- SAHARA (Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance)
- South African History Online
- Southern African Legal Information Institute (SAFLI)
- Statistics in Africa
- Studying Africa
- The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database
About the Collection
The Library supports research on sub-Saharan African topics. Acquisition of material published in Africa or (especially) in African languages is highly selective.
Starting Points
- Africa South of the Sahara Extensive selection of Africa-related internet resources prepared by Karen Fung (African Collection, Stanford Libraries) for the ICTG, African Studies Association.
- African Studies Companion Online Annotated guide to information sources for African studies--web sites, bibliographies, biographical resources, guides to economic, financial and population data, guides to film resources, news sources for Africa, the African press, libraries with major African studies collections, awards and prizes in African studies, and other reference tools. Published by Hans Zell.
- African Studies Internet Resources Compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa. Created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries.
- Encyclopedia of Africa Articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa. In-depth articles examine contemporary nations of sub-Saharan Africa, ethnic groups from various regions of Africa, and European colonial powers. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Kwame Anthony Appiah. Oxford University Press.
- New Encyclopedia of Africa Articles in anthropology, geography, history, and cultural studies by an international team of more than 600 distinguished Africanists (including over 150 from Africa and the African Diaspora). Features hundreds of photographs, including five color inserts, plus maps, thematic outline, chronology, and appendix of ethnic and identity groups. Edited by John Middleton and Joseph C. Miller. Thomson/Gale.
On and Off Campus
- African Studies Workshop An interdisciplinary forum for University of Chicago graduate students and faculty whose work concerns the material and sociocultural lives of people of the African continent and its discursively constituted diasporas, present and historical. The workshop has active members in the fields of anthropology, history, human development, literature, political science, religious studies, and history of culture.
- Committee on African and African American Studies Coordinates University of Chicago graduate studies programs (including opportunities for student teaching in undergraduate courses) and the management of workshops (advanced research seminars) and conferences. (See p. 24, under Interdisciplinary Opportunities.)
- BA Program in Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies This major/minor is available to University of Chicago undergraduates interested in the study of Africa in a comparative framework.
- Center for Research Libraries Note African Studies information, the Cooperative African Microform Project's Guides to Collections, the guide to Dissertations, and holdings of newspapers.
- Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies University of Chicago students, faculty and staff may apply to use Northwestern’s libraries, and the Herskovits Library at Northwestern is the premier library in the country for African studies.
- Northwestern University's Program of African Studies Hosts scholars and distinguished visitors from Africa. Sponsors talks, discussions, readings, films, and other events throughout the year.
- African Studies Assocation Non-profit organization for people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa. Also provides information and support services to the Africanist community.
- H-Africa Scholarly list for discussion of Africa's history, culture, and African studies in general. Links to book reviews, related lists (H-Afrlitcine, H-SAfrica, etc.), and additional resources.
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Your Librarians
For assistance with research on North Africa, please contact the librarians for the Middle East or the Ancient Near East.
For assistance with research on Sub-Saharan Africa, please contact Ellen Bryan or one of the librarians listed below.
Chris Winters: Bibliographer for Anthropology, Geography, and Maps
Paul Belloni: Bibliographer for Psychology and Human Development
Nancy Spiegel: Bibliographer for Art and Cinema
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