Reference Guide to Africa A Bibliography of Sources

The African Book Publishing Record

All libraries who purchased the previous edition of this essential African studies reference resource will want to acquire the new edition.

American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)

The dynamics of research and bibliography more than justifies this effort....The work concludes with excellent author/title and subject indexes.

Choice

This unique addition to the reference literature on Africa hs two parts, general resources and subject sources....An excellent reference source that can benefit many kinds of readers—undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, librarians..

Library Journal

Intended for humanities and social science researchers interested in African studies, this work provides more than 900 annotated bibliographic citations for publications related to continental Africa. The resource is well formatted and organized into three main parts: general sources, subject sources, and indexes (author/title and subject). General sources, or reference works, include bibliographies, indexes, guides, handbooks, encyclopedias, directories, biographical works, government publications, Internet sources, and statistics. Subject sources cover 17 disciplines, from agriculture, ecology, politics, and religion to communications, libraries, folklore, linguistics, visual arts, and women. Typical chapters include overview information, annotated entries with full bibliographic citations, and selected LC subject headings. Some users might expect to see more titles related to specific African countries and regions rather than the continent as a whole, but the the continental emphasis is explained in the preface by the compilers, African studies bibliographer Kagan and former bibliographer Scheven of the University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign, which is known for its African studies collection. Libraries that already own works edited by Scheven (e.g., the award-winning Bibliographies for African Studies, 1987-1993. o.p.) will want to purchase this tool. Recommended for academic collections with interests in Africana.--Elizabeth Connor, Medical Univ. of South Carolina Lib., Charleston

Booknews

Lists and annotates important resources for African studies research in the humanities and social sciences, covering works that deal with the entire African continent. Early sections cover African studies indexes, bibliographies, handbooks, guides, and directories, as well as electronic sources and Web sites. Continuing chapters deal with specific types of materials such as statistics, primary sources, and government publications. The bulk of the work is an annotated overview of sources for 17 disciplines in humanities and social sciences, as well as agriculture and ecology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

CHOICE

This unique addition to the reference literature on Africa has two parts, general resources and subject sources....An excellent reference source that can benefit many kinds of readers—undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, librarians.

Reference Reviews

All in all, it will be found to be a useful vade-mecum for the study of Africa.

The Library Association Record [Uk]

...yet another distinguished achievement of American Africana librarianship...The bibliography is selective, well-organised, usefully annotated and, as far as possible, up-to-date.

The African Book Publishing Record [Uk]

...destined to become a benchmark reference resource not only for Africana libraries, but also for reference collections in other academic and public libraries which in any way touch on Africa. It is also hoped that libraries throughout Africa will be able to purchase this excellent and compact guide.

American Reference Books Annual

This work is recommended for the reference collections of academic and large public libraries.

African Studies Quarterly

It is as much a textbook as a reference book (or more?). The combination of references to key resources within intelligent discussion of what comprises value, and at a reasonable price, recommend the book highly.

Canadian Journal Of African Studies

This very practical reference guide, compiled and annotated by two highly respected African Studies librarians, is aimed at students and their teachers as well as researchers and librarians...The guide should be part of every reference collection of a research library that includes African Studies.

Choice

This unique addition to the reference literature on Africa has two parts, general resources and subject sources....An excellent reference source that can benefit many kinds of readers—undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, librarians.

The Library Association Record [UK]

...yet another distinguished achievement of American Africana librarianship...The bibliography is selective, well-organised, usefully annotated and, as far as possible, up-to-date.

The African Book Publishing Record [UK]

...destined to become a benchmark reference resource not only for Africana libraries, but also for reference collections in other academic and public libraries which in any way touch on Africa. It is also hoped that libraries throughout Africa will be able to purchase this excellent and compact guide.