Selected Resources for:
African History

African Studies Quarterly  

http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq

An online journal of African studies.

Historical Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia

1450- .

Indexes and abstracts non-U.S. history articles that appear in the major history journals. Covers the world from 1450 to the present.

International Index to Black Periodicals  

http://0-iibp.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

1902-

Includes current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts from over 150 African-American-oriented and -produced scholarly and popular journals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean. Full-text coverage of 25 core black studies periodicals (1998 forward).

Encyclopedia of African History  

2005

Three volume A-Z reference that covers the entire continent of Africa from the earliest evolution of human beings to the beginnings of the twenty-first century. Includes political, economic, social, linguistic and anthropological material relating to the history of the continent.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DT 20 .E53 2005

World Bank Africa Database   

http://old.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=WorldBankAfricaDatabase

1965- .

A comprehensive database with annual time-series back to 1970. Has over 1,200 macroeconomic, sectoral and social data for 53 African countries and 20 regional country groups. Use your NetID and a password to login.

AfricaNews Online  

http://www.africanews.org

Organized by the Africa News Service, it provides continent-wide reporting from the African press.