Librarian
Ruby A. Bell-Gam
Contact:
Charles E. Young Research Library, A-1540
Subjects: Africa, Global & International Studies
Anthropology, Archaeology
- eHRAF World CulturesFormerly eHRAF Collection of Ethnography. Full text, fully-indexed collections of articles, books and manuscripts on over 360 cultures worldwide, from Human Relations Area Files, Inc.
- Yoruba Ritual Archive (by UCLA Professor Andrew Apter)A multimedia appendix to Apter's book, Black Critics and Kings: The Hermeneutics of Power in Yoruba Society (University of Chicago Press, 1992).
Geography, Maps
- 16th-Early 20th Century Maps of AfricaFrom Northwestern University
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World This link opens in a new windowIncludes major place names in Africa
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic NamesFrom the Getty Research Institute; includes African place names and related art information
- AfricaMap (Harvard University)Open access multidisciplinary project, layering information over maps
- World Population ProspectsThe 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends.
Sociology
- Family & Society Studies Worldwide This link opens in a new windowIndexes articles, books, conference papers, and reports in the fields of family science, human ecology, human development, and social welfare. Covers research, policy, and practice literature from 1970 to the present.
Political Science, Policy Studies
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international literature in political science, international relations, law, and public policy.
Education
- Universities in Africa: Directory of African Universities and CollegesIncludes rankings within countries and provinces or states
- Education Index Retrospective: 1929-1983 (H.W. Wilson)Index of education journals from 1929 to 1983.
- Education Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 2,850 education journals, 550 books, and education-related conference papers.
- ERIC (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Index to journal articles and gray literature on educational research and practice from 1969 to the present and ERIC documents since 1966.