AFRO A493 Senior Seminar

Marion Frank-Wilson
Librarian for African Studies
Main Library E-660
1320 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, IN 47405-3907

Tel: (812)855-1481
Fax: (812)855-8068
e-mail: mfrankwi@indiana.edu
Website: African Studies Collection Home Page

Afro A493 Senior Seminar
Fall 2004
Instructor: Trisha Keaton

HOW TO FIND INFORMATION ON AFRICA AND THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE LIBRARY
1. Ask the Librarian.
2. Consult the African Studies Collection

How to Find Sources:

For Books: Search IUCAT

a) Author: Gates, Henry Louis
b) Title: Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
c) Keyword: Africa and Diaspora or African and slav*, etc.

For tips on effective keyword searching, see: Boolean Operators

If you can't find what you are looking for in IUCAT, search WorldCat.
You may submit an interlibrary loan request directly from WorldCat. Keep in mind that it may take 2-4 weeks for books to arrive, whereas articles generally can be obtained faster.

For Articles: Use Indexes

a) Selected print indexes (available in the Reference Room of the Main Library)
International African Bibliography
Quarterly Index to Periodical Literature for Eastern and Southern Africa (also available online at: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/misc/qsihtml/)

b) Selected online indexes can be found by going to the Library's "Find Information" page:http://www.libraries.iub.edu ageID=16

African Studies
African Studies Abstracts
AfricaBib.org
Academic Search Premier
Lexis-Nexis
ERIC (for education)
International Political Abstracts
Historical Abstracts
MLA (for Literature)
Etc.

For WWW Sources:

Go to the African Studies Collection website
Click on Websites for Africanists (under 'Useful Links').

Of particular interest:
Africa South of the Sahara: Selected Internet Resources

Other links on how to evaluate websites, how to evaluate information, how to cite sources, etc. can be found on the IU Libraries' website at: "Getting Started"
H-Africa
Listserv and website with many useful links, the link to 'discussion threads' can be useful for some topics.

REMEMBER:

Current issues of journals can be found in the Current Periodicals Collection.

African Newspapers online can be found on the African Studies Collection Website at: African Newspaper Subscriptions

Also:
Find Information on statistics and government publications in GIMMS (Government Information, Maps and Microform Services) on the 2nd floor of the Main Library.

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