Selected Resources for: African Studies


Subject Librarian: Malaika Grant
E-Mail: grant044@tc.umn.edu
Subject Description:This subject covers: the history of Africa from early times to the present. Other related topics are: African Studies; Middle East Studies; and Afro-American Studies.


Abstracts and Indexes

* Premier Resources *
Africa-wide: NiPADv Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
A compilation of databases covering African studies, including among others, the Index to South African Periodicals and South African National Bibliograpy. Contains data previously covered by "South African studies" and "African studies" databases
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International Index of Black Periodicals Authentication Required
Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from scholarly journals and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean--and full-text coverage of core Black Studies periodicals. Coverage is international in scope and multidisciplinary--spanning cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues of vital importance to the Black Studies discipline.
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Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Aluka Authentication Required
An international, collaborative initiative building an online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. The Aluka website includes a wide variety of high-quality scholarly materials contributed by Aluka’s partners, ranging from archival documents, periodicals, books, reports, manuscripts, and reference works, to three-dimensional models, maps, oral histories, plant specimens, photographs, and slides.
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PAIS International Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
Use this index for broad coverage of social science issues worldwide. Includes articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY) Authentication Required
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.
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MasterFile Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for 2700 titles. This database features: 5,000 full text Magill Book Reviews, 357 reference and travel books including the World Almanac & Book of Facts 2001; full text from 84,074 biographies, 86,132 full text primary source documents, American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Edition and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. MasterFILE Premier offers PDF backfiles as far back as 1975.
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World News Connection Authentication Required
Full-text summaries of foreign newspaper articles, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports. Formerly published as FBIS and JPRS Reports.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Bibliographies
Africa Bib
Povides access to two research oriented databases: Africa Women's Biblographic Database (1986-date) and Africa Periodical Literature (19th Century to date)
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Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources

Biographical Sources




Country Studies
Library of Congress Country Studies
The Library of Congress Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world. The series examines the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors.
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Dictionaries
Black Handbook
Subtitle: The People, History, and Politics of Africa and the African Diaspora
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Peoples of Africa: an Ethnohistorical Dictionary

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Encyclopedias

Guides
African Studies Companion
This guide to African Studies resources includes over 1,900 annotated entries, covering both print and online resources on Africa.
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Handbooks and Manuals



Internet Resources

Gateways & Megasites
Afrique francophone
Provides an excellent interdisciplinary introduction to French-speaking Africa through the variety of its contents: generalist sites, continental press, references by country, music, art, literature, research centers, commercial sites, and associations.
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Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions

Electronic Journal Titles

Magazine Titles
Africa Research Bulletin
News digests taken directly from African newspapers, radio broadcasts, news agencies, UN publications, European newspapers, and journals, giving full credit to original sources.
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News Sources



Societies, Agencies, and Organizations

Official Agency & Organization Websites


Statistics and Data

Data Resources
Africaresource.com
Online organ of the Africa Resource Center that offers full-text accessibility to selected e-journals, web resources devoted to Africa and the diaspora, a gallery of African related poetry, art, and criticism, and a list of books and design galleries.
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Statistical Resources
African Statistical Yearbook
This book presents statistics by country on the following areas: population and employment; national accounts; agriculture, forestry and fishing; industry, transport and communications; foreign trade, prices and social statistics.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Bibliography Software
RefWorks: Personal Citation Manager Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
RefWorks is a web-based citation manager that allows you to create your own databases of citations by importing references from MNCAT and other databases, and then in seconds automatically generate bibliographies in all major styles (MLA, APA, Turabian, Chicago, etc.).
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Style Manuals
Style Manuals
A selected list of sources available in Wilson Reference Services.
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Writing Guides
QuickStudy -- Citing Sources
QuickStudy: Library Research Guide from the University of Minnesota provides examples online for APA, MLA and Turabian styles, including how to cite electronic sources.
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University of Minnesota

Related U of M Web Sites


Library Information

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