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Africa:  General Reference Resources
 
print indexes & abstracts dissertations electronic resources
biographical works economic & statistical sources guides to archives
bibliographies handbooks &  encyclopedias maps & atlases
women encylopedias & dictionaries

Print Indexes & Abstracts

Africa bibliography.   Manchester:  Manchester University Press, c1985-
(DR)  Z3503 .A34   1984-1986, 1988-1995   current volume: DR
Lists books, articles, pamphlets, and essays in edited volumes--mainly in the social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, and the arts, western languages, access by subject, author, and geographic location.

Africa index : selected articles on socio-economic development    Issued by the Library of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, 1971-.Quarterly;
(SSRC)  HC501.A12 A32  slow in publishing
indexes articles, series, occasional papers and book chapters

Africa South of the Sahara: Index to Periodical Literature, 1900-1970 & Supplements to 1985.
(DR)  Z3503 .U47q Suppl.2 Z3503 U47

African studies abstracts: the abstracts journal of the African Studies Centre, Leiden (The Netherlands). Quarterly (London: Hans Zell, 1994-) Continues older title, Documentatieblad (1978-1992).
(DR)  Z3501 .L37    current issues in (DR)
access to over 250 periodicals and edited works on in the social sciences and the humanities.  Includes all the leading journals in the field, and other journals covering developing countries  author, subject, and geographical access.

Current Bibliography on African Affairs.  African Bibliographic Center. Washington, D.C. . 1968--                            .
(DR)  Z3501 .xA38a
provides listings of books and periodical articles by subject, region and country. Each issue features bibliographic essays on topics such as "women in Africa", the "Organization of African Unity" or "mass communication".

International African bibliography:  Current books, articles & papers in African studies Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1971-  quarterly
(DR)  Z3503 .xI5

Quarterly Index Islamicus.   London : Mansell,  Jan. 1977)-  Replaces the annual paperback compilations of Index Islamicus, 1906-1977.
(DR)  Z3013 .xL72
index to publications on all aspects of Islam and Islamic history and culture; includes books, articles in books, articles in periodicals, dissertations, etc. Entries are arranged under a detailed topical arrangement and subdivided by country.



Biographical Works

Africa who's who. London : Published by Africa Journal Ltd. for Africa Books,  1981-
(DR)  CT1920 .A37    (F)  CT1920 .A37   Current volume:  DR

African writers.   New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone  Oversize PL8010 .A453 1997q)

Brockman, Norbert C. An African biographical dictionary. Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO, 1994.
DT18 .B76 1994

Colamery, Stephen N. African leaders : a bibliography with indexes. Commack, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers,
c1999.
(Firestone Library (F) Z3508.P6 C65 1999)

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

Lipschutz, Mark R.Dictionary of African historical biographyBerkeley : University of California Press, c1986.  2nd ed.
(DR)  DT352.6 .L56 1987

Postcolonial African writers : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook / edited by Pushpa Naidu Parekh and Siga Fatima
Jagne ;  Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press, 1998
(F)  PL8010 .P585 1998    also available as Computer File (*ONLINE* Electronic Resource)

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

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Handbooks & Directories

Africa contemporary record. Annual. (London: Africana Publishing, 1968/69-)
(DR) DT1 .xA34

Africa south of the Sahara. Annual. (London: Europa, 1971-) 1st ed. (1971)-27th ed. (1998)
(DR)   DT351 .A37    (F) DT351 .A37     current volume in: DR

The companion to African literatures / editors, Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe ; consultant editor, Bernth
Lindfors ; associate editors, Gerald M. Moser and Alain Ricard. Oxford : J. Currey ; Bloomington : Indiana
University Press, c2000.
(Firestone Library (F) PR9340 .C65 2000)

DeLancey, Mark W. Historical dictionary of international organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Metuchen, NJ:
Scarecrow Press, 1994.
(PITN)  JX1995 .D375 1994

Fenton, Thomas P. Africa : a directory of resources / Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, c1987.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z3501 .F45 1987)

Fredland, Richard. A guide to African international organizations. (London; New York: Hans Zell, 1990)
(DR)  JX1995 .F67 1990     (SF)  JX1995 .F67 1990

The Garland handbook of African music / edited by Ruth M. Stone. New York : Garland, 2000. (Mendel Music
Library (MUS) ML350 .G54 1999)

Handbook of political science research on Sub-Saharan Africa: trends from the 1960s to the 1990s.  New York: Greenwood Press, 1992)
(SF)  JA84.A337 H36 1992

New African yearbook. London, England : IC Magazines Ltd. ; New York, N.Y. :
 c1987-88-
(F)  DT1 .N474

Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience / editors, Kwame Anthony Appiah,
Henry Louis Gates. New York : Basic Civitas Books, 1999.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone DT14.A37435 1999)

Arnold, Guy. Political and economic encyclopaedia of Africa.   U.K. : Longman Current Affairs, 1993.
(SF)  DT2 .A766 1993

The Cambridge history of Africa / general editors: J. D. Fage  and Roland Oliver. :  London ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1975-1984.
(DR)  DT20 .C28

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

Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara / John Middleton, New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1997.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone DT351 .E53 1997)   4 vols

Encyclopedia of African peoples / by the Diagram Group. New York : Facts on File, 2000.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone DT15 .E53 2000)

Encyclopedia of precolonial Africa : archaeology, history, languages, cultures, and environments / Joseph O. Vogel,
Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, c1997.
(DR)  DT2 .E53 1997  (F)  DT2 .E53 1997

DeLancey, Mark W. Historical dictionary of international organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.  Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1994.
(PITN)  JX1995 .D375 1994

Microsoft Encarta africana edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Redmond, WA : Microsoft Corp., c1993-c1999. (General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone COMPUTER FILE 41)

Nunez, Benjamin. Dictionary of Portuguese-African civilization.  London ; New Jersey : Hans Zell Publishers, 1994-
DR)  DT352.4 .N86 1994

Political parties of Africa & the Middle East:  a reference guide.   Ed. by R. East and T. Joseph.  Detroit, MI: Gale Research, distributor, 1993.
(SF)  JQ1879.A795 P65 1993J

Williams, Gwyneth. The dictionary of contemporary politics of southern Africa  London ; New York : Routledge, 1988.
(SF)  JQ2720 .A127  W55  1988



General Bibliographies

African international relations : an annotated bibliography. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.  2nd ed. / Mark W. DeLancey ... [et al.].
(F)  Z6465.A36 D44 1997

African traditional religion in South Africa : an annotated bibliography.  Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
(Firestone Library (F) Z7834.S6 A47 1997)

Auerbach, Devoira. Regional development plans, programmes, and projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America : an
annotated bibliography Giessen : Centre for Regional Development Research, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen ; Rehovot :
Settlement Study Centre, c1986. (Firestone Library (F) Oversize Z7164.R33 A94 1986q)

Bibliographies for African studies, 1987-1993 / complied by Phyllis Bischof.   New York : Hans Zell Publishers, 1994.
(DR)  Z3501.A1 S345 1994

A Bibliography for the study of African politics.   Waltham, Mass. : Crossroads Press, 1977-
(SF)  Z7165.A35

Blackhurst, Hector.East and Northeast Africa bibliography.   Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c1996.
(DR)  Z3516 .B55 1996

Contemporary African politics and development : a comprehensive bibliography, 1981-1990. editor-in-chief Vijitha Mahadevan ; associate editor, Wendy Belcher. Boulder : L. Rienner Publishers, 1994.
(F)  Z7165.A4 C66 1994

Feierman, Steven, Health and society in Africa : a working bibliography [Waltham, MA] : Crossroads Press, c1979.
(Donald E. Stokes Library (SPIA). Wallace Hall Z6675.S53 F44) (Firestone Library (F) Z6675.S53 F44)

Harris, Gordon, Central and Equatorial Africa area bibliography Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999. (Firestone
Library (F) Z3517 .H37 1999)

Gosebrink,Jean E. Meeh. African studies information resources directory.  Oxford, England : H. Zell, 1986.
(DR)  Z3501 .G67 1986

Kagan, Alfred. Reference guide to Africa : a bibliography of sources.  Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1999.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z3501 .K15 1999)

Lawani, S. M. Farming systems in Africa : a working bibliography, 1930-1978 Boston : G. K. Hall, c1979.
(Firestone Library (F) Z5075.A4 L38)

Limb, Peter. Bibliography of African literatures.  Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, c1996.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z6514.C7 A38 1996)

Lindfors, Bernth. Black African literature in English, 1992-1996. Oxford : Hans Zell, 2000. (Firestone Library (F)
Z3508.L5 L564 2000)

McIlwaine, John.  Africa : a guide to reference material.  London ; New York : Hans Zell Publishers, 1993.
(DR)  Z3501 .M3 1993

Okupa, Effa. International bibliography of African customary law.  Hamburg : LIT Verlag, 1998.
(Firestone Library (F) KQ2 .O48 1998)

Postcolonial African writers : a bio-bibliographical critical sourcebook / edited by Pushpa Naidu Parekh.  Westport : Greenwood Press, 1998.
(F)  PL8010 .P585 1998

Schmidt, Nancy J. Resources for teaching about the social impact of AIDS in Africa/. Bloomington,
IN : African Studies Program, Indiana University, [1990]
(Firestone Library (F) RA644.A25 S35 1990)

Schmidt, Nancy J. Reports on AIDS in the African press : an annotated bibliography / Nancy J. Schmidt. Bloomington,
IN : African Studies Program, 1988- (Firestone Library (F) Z6664.A27 S34)

Walsh, Gretchen. The media in Africa and Africa in the media : an annotated bibliography. London : Hans Zell, 1996.
(F)  Z5634.A4 W35 1996

World Bibliographical Series. Published by Clio Press in Oxford, England and Santa Barbara, CA.

Zell, Hans M.  The African studies companion: a resource guide and directory. 2nd and rev. ed.  London: Hans Zell, 1997.
DT19.8 .Z45 1997



Guides  to Archival Collections

Church Missionary Society. Africa (Group 3)Committee.  Catalogue of the papers of the missions of the Africa (Group 3) Committee / catalogued by Rosemary A. Keen.   London : Church Missionary Society, 1981.
(F)  BV2500.A3 C48

Cook, Chris, The making of modern Africa : a guide to archives.  New York : Facts on File, c1995.
(F)  Z3508.H5 C66 1995

Fage, J. D.  A guide to original sources for precolonial western Africa  published in European languages : for the most part in book   [Madison] : African Studies Program, University of Wisconsin--  Madison, 1994.
(F)  Z3516.5 .F34 1994

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)
(DR)  Z3501 .F75 1993

Rhodes House Library. Manuscript collections in Rhodes House Library, Oxford,  accessions, 1978-1994. [Oxford] : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, c1996.
(F)  Z2021.C7 O954 1996

Pearson, J. D. (James Douglas), A guide to manuscripts and documents in the British Isles relating to Africa.
London, England ; New York : Mansell, 1993-1994.  2 v.
(F)  CD1048.A3 P43 1993

Saliou, M'baye. Guide des archives de l'Afrique occidentale française.:  Dakar : Archives du Sénégal, 1990.
(F)  CD2491.S38 S25 1990

Skurnik, W.A.E. Sub-Saharan Africa: A Guide to Information Sources.
(SY)  Z3501.S55

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)
(F)  Z3587 .T48 1991

University of the Witwatersrand. Library.Guide to the archives and papers / compiled by Michele
Pickover.   Johannesburg, South Africa : The Library, University of the Witwatersrand, 1993.  7th ed.
(F)  CD2459.J6 U54 1993

Westfall, Gloria. French colonial Africa : a guide to official sources/ New York : Hans Zell Publishers, 1992.
(SF)  DT532 .W47 1992

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Maps & Atlases

African history on file / the Diagram Group.  New York : Facts on File, 1994.
(DR)  Oversize DT20     A6194 1994q   Atlas Table

Bergh, J. S.  The Eastern Cape frontier zone, 1660-1980 : a cartographic  guide for historical research   Durban ; Stoneham : Butterworths, c1985.
Rare Books (Map Room)  Oversize G2568.C3S1   B4 1985f

Freeman-Grenville, G. S. P.  The new atlas of African history  London : Macmillan, 1991.
(DR)  G2446.S1 F73 1991qb   Atlas Table

Historical atlas of Africa / J.F. Ade Ajayi & Michael Crowder.  Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985.
(DR)  Oversize G2446.S1       Atlas Table

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

McEvedy, Colin.  The Penguin atlas of African history. New York : Penguin Books,
(DR)  G2446 .S1 xM3 1980b      Atlas Table

Norwich, Oscar I. Maps of Africa : an illustrated and annotated carto-bibliography. Johannesberg : Ad. Donker, 1983.
Rare Books (Map Room)  Z6027.A2 N67
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Economic & Statistical Resources

Africa review. Saffron Walden, Essex, England : World of Information, 9th ed. (1985)-
(SY) HC501 .A532

African statistical yearbook. Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations. Addis Ababa : The Commission,  1974-  Annual
(UN)  II.K  (F) HA1955 .U5

Africa research bulletin. Economic, financial and technical series.  Oxford : Blackwell, Vol. 29, no. 1,  1992-
(SF)  HC501 .A3   current issues: (SF)

African development indicators.  Washington, DC : World Bank, c1992-
(SXF)  HC800 .A5653  (F)  HC800 .A5653  (SXF) HC800 .A5653  current volume:  (SXF)

Economic and Social Survey of Africa. 1994-.
Docs UN Docs e/CN.14/S97*/

Economic report on Africa.  Abidjan, Ivory Coast : African Development Bank,Economic Commission for Africa, 1984-  Annual
(UN)  oversize HC800 .E18q

Evalds, Victoria K. Union list of African censuses, development plans and statistical abstracts  New York : Hans Zell Publishers, 1985.
(DR)  Z7554.A34 E92   (SXF)  Z7554.A34 E92    (SPR)  Z7554.A34 E92

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

Mitchell, B. R. International historical statistics : Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1988 New York, N.Y. : Stockton ; Basingstoke : Macmillan, 1995.
(SSRC)  HA4675 .M55 1995       (SPR)  HA4675 .M55 1995

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Dissertations on Africa

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)
(F)  Z3501 .C874 1994

Dissertation Abstracts On Disc /  Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1987-
on the Library Web Page:  Databases & Reference tools.

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)
(F)  Z3501 .L33 1989

Lauer, Joseph J. et al., comps. "Recent Doctoral Dissertations." In ASA news: for African Studies Association members.  Quarterly.  Los Angeles : The Association, [1981-
(F)  DT1 .A83  quarterly updates to Lauer et al., 1989

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.
(F) Z3501 .P75 1993

Selim, George . American doctoral dissertations on the Arab world. Supplement
Washington : Library of Congress   1983-
(DR)  Z3013 .S43 1976 Suppl.

Sims, Michael and Alfred Kagan. American and Canadian doctoral dissertations and master's theses on Africa, 1886-1974. (Waltham, Mass.: African Studies Association, 1976)
(F)  Z3501 .L33 1989

Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa.    Theses on Africa, 1963-1975, accepted by universities in the  United Kingdom and Ireland.  Compiled by J. H. St. J. McIlwaine.  London : Mansell, 1978.
(DR)  Z3501 .S8 1978    (F)  Z3501 .S8 1978

Women

Antkiewicz, Susan. Women and development in Zambia : an annotated bibliography. Addis Ababa : United Nations,
Economic Commission for Africa, 1983. (Firestone Library (F) HQ1240.5.Z33 A674 1983)

Bullwinkle, Davis. African women, a general bibliography, 1976-1985 New York : Greenwood Press, 1989.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z7964.A3 B84 1989)

Bullwinkle, Davis. Women of northern, western, and central Africa : a bibliography, 1976-1985 New York :
Greenwood Press, 1989.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z7964.A3 B85 1989)

Bullwinkle, Davis. Women of eastern and southern Africa : a bibliography, 1976-1985 New York : Greenwood Press,
1989.
(General and Humanities Reference (DR). Firestone Z7964.A337 B84 1989)

Coles, Catherine M. Nigerian women in development : a research bibliography Los Angeles : Crossroads Press, c1986.
(Firestone Library (F) Z7964.N6 C64)

Giorgis, Belkis Wolde. A selected and annotated bibliography on women and health in Africa [Dakar, Senegal] :
AAWORD, 1986. (Firestone Library (F) Z6671 .G56 1986)

Holmquist, Frank W. A comprehensive bibliography : politics and public policy in Kenya and Tanzania Iowa City,
Iowa : University of Iowa, Center for International and Comparative Studies, c1984.
(Firestone Library (F) JQ2947.A2 P64 1984 Suppl.)

Kratochvil, Laura. African women : a select bibliography Cambridge (Sidgwick Ave., Cambridge CB3 9DA) : African
Studies Centre, 1974.
(Firestone Library (F) Oversize Z7964.A3K7q)

Mascarenhas, Ophelia. Women in Tanzania : an analytical bibliography Uppsala : Scandinavian Institute of African Studies
; Stockholm : Swedish International Development Authority, c1983.
(Firestone Library (F) Z7964.T34 M37 1983)

Muchena, Olivia N. Women and development in Zimbabwe : an annotated bibliography. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia : African
Training and Research Centre for Women, Economic Commission for Africa, United Nations, 1984. (Firestone Library (F)
Z7964.Z55 M83 1984)

Saulniers, Suzanne Smith. Woman in the development process : a select biblioraphy on women in Sub-Saharan Africa
and Latin America  Austin : Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin : distributed by University of
Texas Press, c1977.
(Firestone Library (F) Z7961 .S28)

Women in Southern Africa : a bibliography Durban, South Africa : The Group, [1985] (Firestone Library (F) Oversize
Z7964.A336 W65 1985q)

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