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This third edition of the Reference Guide to Africa explains the most important resources for the study of the continent of Africa. It contains a general sources section and a larger disciplinary oriented section. All sources are annotated.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I: General Sources
1 Portals, Bibliographies and Indexes
2 Guides, Encyclopedias, and Country Sources
3 Biography
4 Primary Sources
5 Government Publications
6 Statistics
Part II: Subject Sources
7 Agriculture and Food
8 Communications
9 Cultural Anthropology
10 Development
11 Environment
12 Folklore
13 Geography and Maps
14 History
15 Languages and Linguistics
16 Libraries and Librarianship
17 Literature and Theater
18 Music
19 Politics and Government
20 Religion
21 Visual Arts
22 Women and Gender
Author/Title Index
Subject Index
About the Author
About the author
Alfred Kagan is Professor of Library Administration and African Studies Bibliographer Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In addition to the first two editions of this book, he has published numerous African studies bibliographies and articles. Until his recent retirement, he was active in the Africana Librarians Council of the African Studies Association (ASA) and the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS). He has also done extensive work in the American Library Association (ALA) and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Professor Kagan has taught an annual graduate course on the bibliography of Africa. His current research interest is the social responsibility of the library profession.
Atoma Batoma is Associate Professor of Library Administration and African Studies Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Prior to becoming a bibliographer, Professor Batoma worked for several years in the Technical Services Division of the University Library as an Africana cataloger. He has also taught courses in cataloging in the School of Library and Information Sciences at UIUC, French courses in the School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics at UIUC, and Philosophy at Parkland College. His research interests include ethical communication and African onomastics. He has published several articles on African names and naming practices.
Summary
This third edition of the Reference Guide to Africa explains the most important resources for the study of the continent of Africa. It contains a general sources section and a larger disciplinary oriented section. All sources are annotated.
