Country Studies
News Sources
Selected Web Sites
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Atlases
- Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience [book]
Miller Ref DT14 .A37435 1999
- Encyclopedia of African History [book]
Miller Ref DT20 .E53 2005
- Encyclopedia of Precolonial Africa [book]
Miller Ref DT2 .E53 1997
- The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women’s Issues Worldwide [book]
Miller Ref HQ 1115 .G74 2003 v.4, v.6 cover Africa
- African Historical Dictionaries series (all countries)[book]
Shelved in the Miller Reference DT classification.
- Francophone Studies: the Essential Glossary [book]
Miller Ref DC33.7 .F723 2002
- World Bibliographical Series [books] contains annotated entries for materials primarily that are primarily in English and aimed at an undergraduates covering multidisciplinary topics. Africa volumes are shelved in Miller Reference Z3515-3971
- International Historical Statistics: Africa, Asia & Oceana, 1750-1988 [book]
Ref HA4675 .M55 1995
- Pan-African Chronology [sic 1400-1929] [book]
Miller Ref DT17 .J46 1996 v.1-3
- African Placenames: Origins and Meanings of the Names for over 2000 natural features, towns, cities…..[book]
Miller Reference REF DT2 .R66 1994
- The New Atlas of African History [book]
Miller Ref G2446 .S1 F73 1991
- The Atlas of Changing South Africa [book]
Miller Ref G2566 .E625 C5 2001
- The Atlas of African Affairs [book]
Miller Ref G 2445 .G7 1994
- Africa Contemporary Record: Annual Survey and Documents 1982+ [book]
Includes country analysis, broad African issues, important documents
Miller Ref DT 1 .L43 (latest); earlier in Miller stacks.
Indexes to Articles
See other subject guides – Anthropology, Art, Music, Environmental studies, etc. for materials specific to those disciplines and relating to Africa.
- Academic Search Premier [online index]
Covers the major periodicals in most disciplines and is a good place to start one's journal research.
- Historical Abstracts [online index]
Begins journal coverage in 1954 and covers world history from 1450.
- Index Islamicus [online index]
Covers works written about all aspects of the Muslim world in Africa.
- JSTOR [online]
Archived multi-disciplinary collection of scanned journals with a common interface that makes it easy to browse and search. Most journals have their complete runs up to the most current several years. Currently, there are about 25 African Studies journals included in JSTOR. Use Academic Search Premier or another index to search for current journal content.
- LION (African Writers series) [online]
Full text of significant historic and contemporary African literatures.
- MLA International Bibliography [online index]
Literature, drama, folklore.
- African Journals Online [online index]
Access to African published research.
- Anthropology Plus [online index]
Covers all areas of anthropology from late 19th century to present.
Major African Studies Periodicals Held at Colby
Consult the
Colby Catalog for holdings, links, locations.
- Africa: Journal of the International African Institute
- Africa Confidential
- Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical Series
- Africa Research Bulletin. Political, Social and Cultural Series
- Africa Today
- African Affairs
- African Archaeological Review
- African Arts
- African Business
- African Development Review
- African Economic History
- African Journal of Ecology
- African Studies Quarterly: The Online Journal of African Studies
- African Studies Review
- Cahiers d’Etudes Africaines
- Canadian Journal of African Studies
- Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review
- Electronic Journal of Africana Bibliography
- English in Africa
- G E F A M E: Journal of African Studies
- History in Africa
- L’Intelligent (formerly Jeune Afrique)
- International Journal of African Historical Studies
- International Journal of Francophone Studies
- Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies
- Journal of African Cultural Studies
- Journal of African Economies
- Journal of African History
- Journal of African Law
- Journal of Contemporary African Studies
- Journal of Modern African Studies
- Journal of Religion in Africa
- Journal of Southern African Studies
- Le Maghreb Litteraire: Revue Canadienne des Litteratures Maghrebines
- Maghreb, Machrek
- Philosophia Africana: Analysis of Philosophy and Issues in Africa and the Black Diaspora
- Presence Africaine
- Presence Francophone
- Research in African Literatures
- Revue du Monde Muselman et de la Mediterranee
- Transition
Films at Colby
Locate films about Africa by subject, title, keyword, author (director, actor) in the
Colby Catalog.
Colby's holdings include
The Library of African Cinema series presenting films from Africa made by Africans.
Literature
Subject Headings in the
Colby Catalog: African literature; African Poetry; African Fiction; African Drama; Oral tradition-Africa; Africa- literature and history; Folk history; Individual author names (last first ex: Achebe, Chinua);Postcolonialism – Africa; [country name] in literature (ex: South Africa in literature)
Not finding what you need?- use keywords, ask a librarian.
- Postcolonial African Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook [book]
Miller Ref PL8010 .P585 1998
- LiteratureResource Center [online](includes African Writers, and Dictionary of Literary Biography volumes.) Includes the print African Writers Miller Ref PL8010 .A453 1997 2 vols
- MLA International Bibliography [online index] (Literature, drama, folklore)
- LION (African Writers series) [online]
- Bibliography of African literatures [book]
REF PN849.A35 L55 1996
- Modern Black Writers [book]
Miller Ref PN 841 .M58 1995 and Supplement
Excerpted literary criticism
- The Schomburg Center Guide to Black Literature [book]
Miller Ref PN 841 .S36 1995
History and International Affairs
- Historical Abstracts [online index]
Begins journal coverage in 1954 and covers world history from 1450.
- Index Islamicus [online index]
Covers works written about all aspects of the Muslim world in Africa.
- PAIS Archive 1915-1976 [index]
Coverage of economic, political and social issues
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [index]
Database covers journals since 1975 with enhanced international coverage 2000+.
- Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery [book]
Miller Ref HT 861 .H57 1997
- Encyclopedia of African History [book]
Miller Ref DT20 .E53 2005
The Arts (Fine Art, Music, Performing Arts, Film)
- Guide to African Cinema [book]
Miller Ref PN1993.5 .A35 R87 1998
- The World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre [book]
Miller Ref PN 1861 .W67 1994 v.3 Africa
- Companion Encyclopedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film [book]
Miller Ref PN 1993.5 .A65 C66 2001
Humanities (Philosophy, Religion)
Subject headings in the Colby Catalog: Religion - Africa [further subdivided]; Mythology -African;
- Religions of the World [book]
Miller BL 80.3 .R45 2002
- Encyclopedia of African and African American Religions [book]
Miller Ref BL2462.5 .E53 2001
- A Dictionary of African Mythology [book]
Miller Ref BL2400 .S24 2000
- A Short History of African Philosophy [electronic book]
Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Sociology)
- Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa [book]
Miller Ref HQ 1787 .S44 2005
- The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary [book]
Miller Ref GN 645 .D47 1996
- African Folklore: An Encyclopedia [book]
Miller Ref GR 350 .A33 2004
Last Updated Date: 10/08/2007
Created by: Menchen, Margaret P.
Email: mpmenche@colby.edu
