Africana

Berkeley Library

Library guides on a variety of subjects

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/doemoff/govinfo/foreign/gov_africa.html

Sub-Saharan Africa Government Information:

Africa South of the Sahara internet resources

The African collections at the Stanford University Libraries encompass publications, audio-visual materials, archives, manuscripts and electronic resources about and from Sub-Saharan Africa. One of the finest African collections in the world.

http://web.stanford.edu/dept/SUL/library/prod//depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html

LibGuide at Michigan State University

Africana resources and references

http://libguides.lib.msu.edu/africana

African Databases which may be of interest (especially note the Portal below):

AfricaBib.org

A collection of Africana social science titles, presented in one easily accessible location on the internet. It is the culmination of over forty years of Africana research. This site consists of two bibliographic databases covering Africana periodical literature (Africana Periodical Literature) and African Women's literature (African Women).

www.africabib.org

African Journals Online (AJOL)

AJOL is the world's largest and pre-eminent collection of peer-reviewed, African-published scholarly journals. Ensures that African-origin research output is available to Africans and to the rest of the world.

www.ajol.info/index.php/index/search

Africa Development Indicators (World Bank)

Africa Development Indicators was a primary World Bank collection of development indicators on Africa, compiled from officially-recognized international sources. No further updates of this database are currently planned. See World Development Indicators for more recent data on Africa.

http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/africa-development-indicators

Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD)

The Database of African Theses and Dissertations (DATAD) is a programme to improve management and access to African scholarly work. Theses and dissertations represent a significant proportion of Africa’s research activity.

There is a note about seeking a supplier of servers which may indicate something. There are sections giving its Objectives and Achievements.

http://www.aau.org/page/database-african-theses-and-dissertations-datad

NationMaster

“NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from hundreds of sources.” It covers 305 countries.

http://www.nationmaster.com/

Open Science Directory

Access to more than 13 000 scientific journals.

http://www.opensciencedirectory.net/

African Journals Online (AJOL)

Resources for African Researchers A Portal.

(Specifically note the section titled: Collections that are free for most African Researchers (or to researchers from Low Income Countries) because each database may be signed up for by each college if they meet the need test, i.e., are they on its list of eligible nations?)

http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajol/pages/view/RESresources

African Studies Centre (ASC)

The ASC Library, Documentation and Information Department has compiled a dossier on Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century project. It consists of an introduction, the top twelve list, the top hundred list, and a selection of Web resources.

http://www.ascleiden.nl/content/webdossiers/africas-100-best-books-20th-century

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