Links to African Resources

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Sub-Saharan Africa

Covering African nations south of the 20th Degree Northern Latitude.

In most cases, BSL does not include information regarding Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya or Egypt. For information about these nations visit The Middle East Studies Library.

Of Special Interest from the African American & African Studies Department at OSU:

* African Praise Poetry *

BSL Reference Resources

Reference resources in BSL are located in the northwest section of room 240 on the low shelves. Our Reference Collection provides resources on a variety of subjects concerning Africa and the African Diaspora (including African America). A sampling of these subjects can be found at:
* Selected BSL Reference Resources for African & Diaspora Studies *

Indices in the BSL Reference Collection

Black Newspaper Index (Title Varies)
Index to Black Periodicals (Title Varies)
Kaiser Index to Black Resources, 1948 - 1986

Additional Reference Resources

Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature

Keeping up with Africa: a selective annotated bibliography
from Reference Services Review,
Volume 31, Number 2, Page 185,
MCB University Press,
Also available from Emerald, MCB University Press.

Serials, Journals, Periodicals & Newspapers

New and current serials, journals, periodicals and newspapers are found in the three most northerly rows of the low shelves of the BSL Reference section in the Northwest of Room 240.

Older, bound serials, journals and periodicals are located on the high shelves just across the isle from the current serials in the north end of the BSL Book Collection Area.

Current issues of newspapers are only kept for six months.

All serials, journals and periodicals are arranged alphabetically by title, and are non-circulating.

* Annotated List of Periodicals *

Online Indices and Databases:

= Full Text Articles Available.
= Available from Columbus Campus Only.
(Sign in for Off Campus Access)

Indices of interest to students and scholars researching Afrocentric issues and information are available through the OSUL Research Databases, arranged alphabetically and by major subject area.

Selected Related Indices & Databases

* International Index to Black Periodicals *
* Academic Search FullTEXT Premier *
* Business & Industry *
* Columbia Encyclopedia *
* Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) *
* Contemporary Authors *
* Historical Abstracts *
* Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals *
* MLA International Bibliography *
* PAIS Database *
* Political Risk Yearbook *
* LexisNexis Academic *
* LexisNexis Congressional *
* LexisNexis Primary Sources in U. S. History *
* LexisNexis Statistical *
* Worldwide Political Science Abstracts *
* World News Connection *

Available only in the
Black Studies Library Office
Room 240B, Main Library

The Trans-Atlantic slave trade: a database on CD-ROM

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Africa report

Microform Resources on Africa

(Microforms (MIC) are Located in Room 140 of the Main Library)

Primary sources of Historical, biographical and statistical information, including:

• African Biographical Archive,
• Council for World Mission,
• CIA Research Reports from 1946 to 1976,
• 19th and early 20th century Despatches from U.S. Consuls,
• South Africa Press Digests 1949-1972,
• etc.

* Africa on Microform *

Video and Audio Recordings

* Black Studies Videos *
* Black Studies Audio Recordings *

Web Resources ~ Out of Africa

* Africana Libraries, Collections & Reading Rooms *

* African Government & Economic Links *
* African Human Rights & Civil Liberties Links *
* On-Line African News Resources *
* African Religion *

* African Studies, Alden Library, Center for International Collections, Ohio University, Athens Ohio *

* Africa South of the Sahara *
* Maps of Africa *
* World Sites Atlas Map of Africa *
* U.S. Library of Congress Acquisitions Office, Nairobi, Kenya *
* Contemporary Africa Database *
* CountryWatch - Africa *
* Harvard Business School Africe Conference *
* African Journals OnLine (AJOL) *
* Africa's 100 Best Books of the 20th Century *
* Africa Recovery Online *
* Africa Access: Annotation of Children's Materials on Africa *
* Africa Growth and Opportunities Act *
* The Africa-America Institute *
* National African Languages Resource Center *
* The Foundation for Democracy in Africa *
* Timbuktu Educational Foundation *
* Nike Centre for art and Culture, Osogbo, Nigeria *
* TransAfrica Forum *
* United States Secret Service: "419" Advance Fee Fraud" *
* "419" Crime *

General Reference Links

* Government Links *
* Dictionary.com *
* Encyclopedia.com *
* World Sites Atlas.com *
* Political Risk Yearbook *
* Association of African Universities *
* A Reference Resource to Africa & the African Diaspora *
* Digital History *

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