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Electronic Journals & Newspapers
- Africa ( for North African countries see Middle East)Electronic Journals and Newspapers listed in the University of Michigan Library Catalog (MCAT).
- African Journal ArchiveFull-text of interdisciplinary journal articles published in Africa. Subject areas include the Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities.
- African Journals Online (AJOL)Tables of content and abstracts from journals published in Africa.
- African Newspapers Union List Project (Columbia University)"Links to full electronic text newspapers from Sub-Saharan Africa that are available online without subscription"
- African Studies Library (Germany)African Studies catalog funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and hosted at the Goethe University Library in Frankfurt.
- Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical Seriesprovides "impartial summaries of, and extensive reports on, political and economic developments throughout the continent. Drawing on hundreds of reports from local press, websites and radio, as well as international organizations and news agencies..."
- Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Seriesprovides "impartial summaries of, and extensive reports on, political and economic developments throughout the continent. Drawing on hundreds of reports from local press, websites and radio, as well as international organizations and news agencies..."
- Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)Its primarily focus is on social sciences research in Africa.
- Humanities and Social Sciences Index (with Abstracts and Full Text)Indexes pre-1984 Humanities Abstracts and Social Science Abstracts.
- Periodicals Index OnlineAn index to over 14 million articles in more than 4,250 humanities and social science journals, from their first issues through 1995. Includes full text of articles for 650 of the journals covered. Covers many older journals not indexed electronically anywhere else.
- Times Digital Archive (1785-2006)Searchable access to the complete backfile of The Times (of London), available in full page images digitized from microfilm.
Archives and Digital Images
- British Library Endangered Archives ProgrammeDigitized archival material that is in danger of destruction, neglect or physical deterioration world-wide. The is achieved principally through the award of grants in an annual competition.
Selected Web Resources
- Africa PortalOffers open access to a suite of features including an online library collection; a resource for opinion and analysis; an experts directory; an international events calendar; and a mobile technology component.
- African Studies Internet ResourcesCompiled by Dr. Joseph Caruso, Columbia University Libraries.
- Indian Ocean World Centre"The Indian Ocean World Centre (IOWC) at McGill University is a research initiative and resource base established to promote the study of the history, economy and cultures of the lands and peoples touching the Indian Ocean World,"