UW Libraries - African Studies

The resources found on this page provide a gateway to research on Africa. Additional information sources facilitating research on African history are available through the Sub-Saharan African History web page.

This image identifies those resources where remote access is limited to University of Washington students, faculty, and staff.

Finding Articles [help]
		Africabib.org - bibliography of Africana periodical literature database.
		Expanded Academic Index - scholarly journals and trade publications.
		PAIS International - covers social and public policy literature.
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Finding Books [help]
		UW Libraries Online Catalog - books, journals, videos, more...
		Summit - combined holdings of OR & WA academic libraries
		OCLC WorldCat - catalog holdings of the world's major research libraries
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Electronic Journals
		Jstor - back issues of major journals
		Science Direct - full-text scholarly journals
		Project Muse - current issues of scholarly journals primarily in the humanities & social sciences
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Reference Sources
		African studies companion - provides extensively annotated entries.
		Background notes - country reports compiled by the U.S. Dept. of State.
		Reference guide to Africa - electronic access to African studies research mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
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Country Studies
		Library of Congress, Country Studies - Online versions of the Country Studies/Area Handbook series
		Economic Intelligence Unit - country, industry and management analysis.
		Europa World - online version of the Europa World Year Book
		CIA World Fact Book - online version of the World Fact Book compiled by the C.I.A.
Web Resources
		African Union - The successor organization to the Organization of African Unity.
		African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania - Comprehensive African studies site.
		African Music Archive - Includes extensive information about the Archive and related African music resources
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Selected Online Resources
By Type Bibliography/Resource List Datasets Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Directories Electronic Texts & Documents Image Collections Maps

Librarians

Seattle Campus
Harry Murphy (info)
maurice@u.washington.edu

UW Bothell Campus
Alyssa Deutschler
adeutschler@uwb.edu

UW Tacoma Campus
Justin Wadland
jwadland@u.washington.edu

What's New?

New Databases:
- Black Studies Center
- African Writers Online
Trials:
- Aluka - Ends 6/30/08

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Departments, Programs, & Centers

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