HISTORY OF AFRICA

Prof. Mariana Herrera, LISPS Dept. Telephone: 773-995-2562 or email mmeeker@csu.edu

Retrieve Information resources as classified by subject with call numbers in: Academic Libraries by LCSH/LCCN: Public Libraries by DDCN: Africa DT1 – DT3415 Africa 960 - 969 Africa south of the Sahara DT348 – DT3415 Africa south of the Sahara 966-969 Reference Sources: (1981-1993). General History of Africa. UNESCO International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa. London: Heinemann Educational Books; Berkeley: University of California Press. DT 20.G 45 1981. Murphy, E. Jefferson. (1972). History of African Civilization. New York: Dell. DT 20.M87 1972 Black Studies/Closed stacks. (1968- ). Africa Contemporary record: annual survey and documents. New York: Africana Pub. Co. Ref. DT 1. L43 (1971- ). Africa: South of the Sahara. London: Europa Publications. Latest issue in reference. Ref DT 352.G7 Fage, J.D. and Roland Oliver, eds.(1982-1986). The Cambridge History of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 8 volumes. DT 20.C28 Shavit, David. (1989). The United States in Africa: A Historical Dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press. Ref. DT 38.1 .S53 1989. Ade Ajayi, J.F. and Michael Crowder, et al. (1985). Historical Atlas of Africa. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Ref G2446.S1 H5 1985. (1985), Africa Since 1914: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-Clio Information Services. Ref. Z3501.A44 1985. (1975). Index Africanus. Stanford, CA.: Hoover Institution Press. Ref. Z3501 .A73 Zell, Hans. (1989). The African Studies Companion: a resource guide & directory. New York: Hans Zell. Ref. DT 19.8.Z45 1989. Online indexes (citations) and text databases:

Historical Abstracts A comprehensive citation only database on the history of the world from 1450 to the present. Published since 1954, this database covers over 2,000 journals published throughout the world. Periodicals: a representative sample includes: African Affairs: journal of the Royal African Society Print v.68 (1969) – v. 72 (1973), v. 75 (1976) – v. 79 (1980), v. 93 (1994) – present Africa Today, Print v. 18 (1971) – present, Academic Search Premier 1990- present Canadian Journal of African Studies, Print v.6 (1972) – present International Journal of African Historical Studies, Print v.5 (1972) – v. 19 (1986), Academic Search Premier 1997- present Journal of African Cultural Studies, Academic Search Premier 1998 to present (Embargo: 1 year) Journal of African History, Print v. 1 (1960) – v. 25 (1984) Journal of Modern African Studies, Print v. 1 (1963) – present Research in African Literatures, Academic Search Premier 1993- present Web-based sources (external: access via Internet search engines): There are many documents published by the United States Government as well as international organizations such as the United Nations. Some of these titles may be listed in the CSU library database. You may also access them through the organization’s own websites such as: U. S. Government http://www.access.gpo.gov United Nations http://un.org. World Health Organization (http://www.who.int) World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org) Associations: African Studies Association http://www.africanstudies.org/index.html Stanford University Africa South of the Sahara website:http://www.sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html African Research Central, a clearinghouse of African Primary Sources. An international listing and web addresses of archives, libraries and museums that hold collections of African primary sources. http://www.africa-research.org African Studies Association ASA Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Douglass Campus, 132 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1400. (732) 932-8173 American Historical Association, 400 A Street S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003-3889, (202) 544-2422