Library Guides: African Studies: Home

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This guide presents some useful resources, but it is not intended to be comprehensive. If you have a question, please contact me.

Oxford Bibliographies Online: African Studies
Key resource identifying core research on selected topics.

Annotated bibliography addressing themes and topics in African Studies
Africa Confidential
Key resource for current information.

In-depth news and analysis on significant political, economic, and security developments.

African Studies Internet Resources
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Columbia University's collection of African Studies internet resources.
Studying Africa
Previous editions include earlier references.
Studying Africa, 2011
Studying Africa, 2005

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A guide to handbooks, databases, statistics, and various research tools for finding facts and identifying literature.

African Studies at the University of Chicago
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The heart of African Studies at the University of Chicago is the African Studies Workshop.
CRL's African Studies Collection
CAMP's Guides to Collections
Center for Research Libraries' Reading Room
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To use CRL material, place an interlibrary loan request or make an appointment to visit the Reading Room.
Northwestern University Library's Africana Collection
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The Melville J. Herskovits Library at Northwestern is the premier library in the country for African studies.
Northwestern University's Program of African Studies
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PAS sponsors various events throughout the year.
African Studies Association
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The ASA Annual Meeting is held in November.

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Subjects: African Studies

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