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Start With What You Have
Use the resources you already have to find more information:
- Revisit the bibliographies and notes of course readings for this course, but also for other courses in this field.
- Browse the call number areas of books you know are related to your topic.
- Follow up on references you've found while searching the web.
Reference Works
- Africa Bibliography This link opens in a new window
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An indexing database that contains citations to books and journal articles published since 1984. They are searchable by keyword, subject, geographic area, country, and other bibliographic information. - Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations and the full text)
A comprehensive collection of scholarship that focuses on the lives and events which have shaped African American and African history and culture. Contains scholarly articles, reference works, primary sources, timelines, biographies, images, maps, charts and tables, and film clips, among many other things.
Encyclopedia of African History by Call Number: REF DT20 .E53 2005 and OnlineISBN: 9781579582456Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Three volume set. This set is particularly helpful for identifying related communities, languages, and historical terms for geographies that you can use for searching. You can gather critical context for determining how to use the sources you've found.
The Cambridge History of Africa by Publication Date: 1977-01-20A multi-volume survey covering African history from earliest times to 1975.
Look for Bibliographies from specific countries like...
- Benin (Country Bibliography)Call Number: REF: DT541.22 .E32 1996Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Cross disciplinary bibliography of works related to a specific country. Includes references and annotations to secondary and primary sources. For primary sources, the "travelers' accounts" and "travel guides" sections can be particularly fruitful. There are country bibliographies for many West African countries. Do a search for the name of the country you're interested and the phrase "world bibliographical series" to get to this bibliography set. - Historical dictionary of BeninCall Number: REF: DT541.5 .D4 1995ISBN: 0810829053Availability and more information from Catalyst...
A valuable reference series for the history of specific African nations; the dictionaries contain chronologies, brief topical entries, and bibliographies. To locate a historical dictionary for a particular country, perform a title search in Catalyst for "Historical Dictionary of (country name)."
