Research Guide for African History

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These databases will help you locate information published in journals, magazines, newspapers and a variety of other sources. Historical Abstracts The most prominent index to articles and books for the field of non-U.S. history. Africabib.org Africabib is actually made up of several databases, including Africana Periodical Literature, a bibliography of more than 42,000 citations to articles from more than 280 periodicals that "specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African continent", African Women's Database "which provides access to more than 25,000 citations to books and government documents; articles appearing in edited books; periodical and journal articles; Masters theses and Ph.D. dissertations as well as a few B.A. theses and honors papers; conference papers; and videocassettes from 1986 to current", Women Travelers, Explorers and Missionaries to Africa: 1763-2000: A Comprehensive English Language Bibliography, and Digital Imaging Project of South Africa - South Africa's Struggle for Democracy: Anti-Apartheid Periodicals, 1960-1990. Humanities Abstracts Indexes 400 periodicals in world history, and other humanities disciplines. Coverage begins in 1984. Arts and Humanities Search Indexes 1300 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals. Coverage begins in 1980. Expanded Academic Index Full-Text EAI indexes approximately 3,400 journals and magazines and the New York Times. Full text online is provided for approximately 2,000 of the journals/magazines. Poole's Plus - Index of the 19th Century Poole's Plus currently contains more than 3.7 million citations to periodicals, books, newspapers (including the New York Times), and government documents from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. WilsonSelect WilsonSelect Full Text contains indexed and abstracted articles from over 1300 periodicals, all with full text online. The database is comprised of records from the following H.W. Wilson databases: Readers' Guide Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, Humanities Abstracts, General Science Abstracts and Wilson Business Abstracts. The dates of coverage begin January 1994 and continue to the present (please note that each periodical can begin on a different month and year). JSTOR Searchable database of full text articles from numerous journals, including the following African History journals: African Affairs 1944-1997 Journal of the Royal African Society 1901-1944 African Languages and Cultures. Supplement 1992-1996 African Studies Review 1970-1999 African Studies Bulletin 1958-1969 ASA Review of Books 1975-1980 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1940-1997 Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London 1917-1940 Canadian Journal of African Studies 1967-1997 Bulletin of African Studies in Canada 1963-1966 International Journal of African Historical Studies 1972-1999 African Historical Studies 1968-1971 Journal of African Cultural Studies 1998-1999 African Languages and Cultures 1988-1997 Journal of African History 1960-1997 Journal of Modern African Studies 1963-1997 Journal of Southern African Studies 1974-1999 Transition 1961-1999

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Albion College Library - Electronic Journals Home Page Provides links to more than 1,000 electronic journals available through the Albion College Library. Albion College Library - Full Text Finder This resource provides links to full text articles found in the Albion College Library's many online databases and electronic journal collections. Covers more than 10,000 journals and magazines. Electronic Collections Online Electronic Collections Online provides indexing and full-text from academic journals in many disciplines. Articles can be viewed online or printed. JSTOR Searchable database of full text articles from the following African History journals: African Affairs 1944-1997 Journal of the Royal African Society 1901-1944 African Languages and Cultures. Supplement 1992-1996 African Studies Review 1970-1999 African Studies Bulletin 1958-1969 ASA Review of Books 1975-1980 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1940-1997 Bulletin of the School of Oriental Studies, University of London 1917-1940 Canadian Journal of African Studies 1967-1997 Bulletin of African Studies in Canada 1963-1966 International Journal of African Historical Studies 1972-1999 African Historical Studies 1968-1971 Journal of African Cultural Studies 1998-1999 African Languages and Cultures 1988-1997 Journal of African History 1960-1997 Journal of Modern African Studies 1963-1997 Journal of Southern African Studies 1974-1999 Transition 1961-1999

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Albion College Library Online Catalog The Online Catalog will help you find books, videos, government documents, journals, newspapers, and other materials owned by the Albion College Library. MeLCat Online Catalog MeLCat will help you find books owned by dozens of libraries in Michigan (including Albion College, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Albion Public Library, East Lansing Public Library, Grand Rapids Community College, Southfield Public Library, and many others). Books may be borrowed by using the online request form. WorldCat Records of books and any other types of material cataloged by thousands of libraries worldwide. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.

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Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara. (4 volumes). REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 351 .E53 1997. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Africa. REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 3 .C35 1981. Encyclopedia of World History. REFERENCE COLLECTION - D 21 .E577 1998 Black Africa: A Comparative Handbook. REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 352.8 .M67 1989. African Encyclopedia. (1974). REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 2 .A3. Cambridge History of Africa (8 volumes). (1975). DT 20 .C27 Africa: A Handbook to the Continent. DT 30 .L38 1966. The Handbook of Africa. (1963). DT 30 .J82 Dictionary of African Historical Biography. REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 352.6 1986. Chronology of African History. (1973). REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 17 .F73. Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa. REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 2 .E53 1997. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 14 .A37435 1999. Cultural Atlas of Africa. (1981). REFERENCE COLLECTION - DT 14 .M84. The History Atlas of Africa. REFERENCE COLLECTION - G 2446 .S1 K3 1998 International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceania, 1750-1993 REFERENCE COLLECTION - HA 4675 .M552 1998 SOME Suggested Subject Headings: Africa Africa - Colonization Africa - History Africa - Politics and Government Africa - Antiquities Africa - Civilization Africa - Description and travel Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, Eastern Africa, French-speaking Africa, Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, West ***also look under the names of:*** Countries Ethnic groups

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Academic Info: African Studies Africa Research Central Africa South of the Sahara African Studies Center at MSU Africa Web Links: an Annotated Resource List allAfrica.com BBC News | Africa Contemporary Africa Database H-AFRICA Home Page Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Africa Maps South African History Online