ARTH 000: Africa Resources

2009

Joanna Grabski

Lagos

Country and City Research

+ Facts and City Data
africancities.pdf
  • CIA World Factbook
    An excellent web site, run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency; begin by selecting the country. Each country's entry has a map of the country along with facts about population, economy, and the political climate.
  • United Nations Statistics Databases
    Contains numerous statistical databases dealing with population, urbanization, and social indicators such as income, health, and education.
  • UN Population Division / World Population Prospects
    Lets you run a program which shows urbanization & population growth rates.
  • World Development Indicators
    Published by the World Bank. Statistics on every facet of a country's development, including urbanization.

City Data


For comparing statistics:
  • City and County Data Guide
    Information from the US Census Bureau via University of Virginia.

    • + News Sources
    + Images
    • AP Images
      Access download-able images from the Associated Press archives.
    • ArtSTOR
      Over 400,000 digital images, including contemporary African art.
    + Web Portals
    + Travel Info
    • U.S. State Department: International Travel
      The State Department regularly posts travel advisories on this web site to warn travelers about dangerous conditions in other countries. Click on "Travel Warnings" (left-hand navigation bar) to view the current advisories in effect.
    • iExplore.com
      Search for travel reviews, journals & even photos!
    • Tripadvisor.com
      [from web site]:"The largest site for unbiased travel reviews gives you the real story about hotels, attractions and restaurants around the world. Stories, secrets and special places from people just like you. Search, travel, then share your own experiences."
      Search on a city or country, then click the "Forums" tab (upper right) to view discussion on the location.

    Subject Resources

    + Art & Architecture

    Reference Books:

    • Grove Art Online:
      The best place to start; articles on artists, countries, and media.
    • The Continuum Encyclopedia of Native Art: Worldview, Symbolism, and Culture in Africa, Oceania, and Native North America / DEN Ref E98.A7 W49 2000
    • The Arts of Africa: An Annotated Bibliography / DEN Ref N7380 .A78 [6 vols.; 1986-1992]
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997 (4 vols.)
    Databases:

     

    Web Sites:

    + Cinema

    Reference Books:

    • The Film Studies Dictionary / DEN Ref PN1993.45 .B49 2001
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers / DEN Ref PN1997.8 .I58 1997
    • Eye on the World: Conversations with International Filmmakers / DEN Ref PN1995.9.P7 S75 1997
      Includes interviews with Idrissa Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso), Cheick Oumar Sissoko (Mali), Elaine Proctor (S. Africa), and Ridha Behi, Ferid Boughedir, & Moufida Tlatli (Tunisia).
    • World Film Directors / DEN Ref PN1998.2 .W67 1987
    • Magill's Survey of Cinema, Foreign Language Films / DEN Ref PN1993.45 .M34 1985 [8 vols.]
      Indicates where to find articles & reviews on foreign language motion pictures.
    • The Middle East and North Africa on Film: An Annotated Filmography / DEN Ref DS44 .M43 1982
    Databases & Indexes: Databases and Indexes help you find relevant articles from journals and magazines. After you find a good article, use the CONSORT Catalog to obtain the journal issue (if the article is not in full text online). If Denison does not own the journal issue you need, simply place an InterLibrary Loan request.

     

    Web Sites:
    • Internet Movie Database.com:
      Helpful for finding movie release dates, actor/director biographies, and more.
    • Variety's Web Site:
      Use it like a Variety index... Under "Search" select "Reviews." Then put in the film title to see a list of reviews for that film. Then, use our microfilms (available for 1949-1991 and 1994-present, on the Library's 2nd floor) to find & print out articles.
    • California Newsreel Library of African Cinema:
      Use this site like a catalog of African films & filmmakers. Includes factual info about each film (running time, director, date of release, etc.).
    • BFI African Cinema Bibliography
      Bibliography of resources compiled by the British Film Institute. Check availability of items through OhioLINK.
    • BFI Africa: Films and Television Bibliography
      Bibliography of resources compiled by the British Film Institute. Check availability of items through OhioLINK.
    • African Cinema Bibliography from the University of California-Berkeley
      List of resources pertaining to African Cinema. Check availability of items through OhioLINK.
    + Dance

    Reference Books

    • International Encyclopedia of Dance / DEN Ref GV1585 .I586 1998
    • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. volume 1, Africa / DEN Ref ML100 .G16 1998 Has a companion CD: DEN Circ Desk CO 02650 CD1
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997 (4 vols.)

    Databases

    Web Sites

    + Development

    Reference Books:

    • African Development Indicators, 1996 / DEN Ref HC800 .A5653 1996
    • World Development Indicators / DEN Ref HC59.15 .W656
    • The A to Z of World Development / DEN Ref HD82 .A25 1998
    • The World : A Third World Guide / DEN Ref HC59.69 .G843
    • Global Trends : The World Almanac of Development and Peace / DEN Ref HC59.15 .G564 1994
    • World Economic and Social Survey / DEN Ref HC59 .A169
    • Environmental Performance Measurement : The Global Report 2001-2002 / DEN Ref HD75.6 .E575 2002
    • Statistical Handbook on Poverty in the Developing World / DEN Ref HC59.72.P6 S73 1999
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997 (4 vols.)

    Databases:

    Web Sites:

    + History & Politics

    Reference Books:

    • Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History / DEN Ref DT29 .E53 2003
    • Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflicts / DEN Ref GN496 .E56 2003
      Has sections on Nigeria and Rwanda.
    • Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations / DEN Ref G63 .W67 2001; vol. 2 is on Africa
    • Encyclopedia of African Peoples / DEN Ref DT15 .E53 2000
    • Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa / DEN Ref DT21.5 .G89 1999
    • Political Parties of the Middle East and North Africa / DEN Ref JQ1758.A979 P65 1994
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997 (4 vols.)

    Databases:

    Web Sites:

    + Literature

    Reference Books:

    • Encyclopedia of African Literature / DEN Ref PL8010 .E63 2003
    • The Companion to African Literatures / DEN Ref PR9340 .C65 2000
    • African Literature and Its Times / DEN Ref PL8010 .M65 2000
    • South African Writers / DEN Ref PR9350.2 .S68 2000
    • African Writers / DEN Ref PL8010 .A453 1997 (2 vols.)
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997 (vol. 3 has an entry on Literature)

    Databases:

    Web Sites:

    + Music

    Reference Books:

    • The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music / DEN Ref ML100 .G16 1998
      Has a companion CD: DEN Circ Desk CO 02650 CD1
    • World Music : The Rough Guide / DEN Ref ML102.W67 W67 1999 v.1
    • African Music : A Bibliographical Guide to the Traditional, Popular, Art, and Liturgical Musics of Sub-Saharan Africa / DEN Ref ML120.A35 G7 1991
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997
    • Grove Music Online

    Databases:

    Web Sites:
    • African Music Encyclopedia:
      Provides links to artist information. Listed by artist or by country.
    • African Music on the Internet:
      From the Stanford University Library. A web portal for African music and musicians.
    • Ntama: Journal of African Music & Popular Culture:
      An free e-journal; you can use the search function to find articles.
    • Music & Dance of Africa:
      From Columbia University. A web portal for music, musicians, and online music journals.
    • Afropop.org:
      Listen live to current popular African artists; also provides links to artist/country info.
    • Global Music Archive from Vanderbilt University
      The GMA recently launched its first database in a series of databases, the Digital Collection of East African Recordings which consists of over 2,000 discrete musical performances recorded by an East African ethnomusicologist, Centurio Balikoowa.

    + Religion

    Reference Books:

    • The Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions / BL2462.5 .E53 2001
    • Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life / DEN Ref GN333 .W67 1998 (Vol. 1 is on Africa)
    • Encyclopedia of Religious Rites, Rituals, and Festivals / DEN Ref BL31 .E47 2004
    • Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion / DEN Ref BL458 .E53 1999
    • Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of World Religions / DEN Ref BL31 .M47 1999

    Databases:

    Web Sites:

    + Science & Medicine

    Reference Books:

    • Encyclopedia of Insects / DEN Ref QL462.3 .E52 2003
    • Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia / DEN Ref QL7 .G7813 2003
    • The Atlas of Endangered Species / DEN Ref QH75 .A85 1999
    • Medicinal Plants of the World / DEN Ref RS164 .R676 1999
    • Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases / DEN Ref RC112 .T87 1998
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997
    Databasess:

     

    Web Sites:
    • African Wildlife Foundation:
      Web site of an organization dedicated to preserving Africa's animals; check out the Wildlife Library to see characteristics of various African animals.
    • Nature.com:
      The web site for the Nature Publishing Group; search their publications for articles on health, medicine, biology, zoology, and more.

    + Social Topics (AIDS, Women, Human Rights)

    Reference Books:

    • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide:
      • Vol. 4: The Middle East and North Africa / DEN Ref HQ1726.5 .G74 2003 v.4
      • Vol. 6: Sub-Saharan Africa / DEN Ref HQ1154 .G74 2003 v.6
    • Women in the Third World : An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues / DEN Ref HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
    • The Human Rights Encyclopedia / DEN Ref JC571 .L523 2001
    • International Encyclopedia of Human Rights: Freedoms, Abuses, and Remedies / DEN Ref JC571 .M3243 2000
    • Encyclopedia of AIDS / DEN Ref RA644.A25 E5276 1998
    • Statistical Handbook on the World's Children / DEN Ref HQ767.9 .K38 2002
    • Encyclopedia of Infectious Diseases / DEN Ref RC112 .T87 1998
    • Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara / DEN Ref DT351 .E53 1997

    Databases:

    Web Sites:

    + Education

    Reference Materials

    Databases

    Websites

    Books

    Use the OhioLINK Catalog in one of the following ways:

    1. SUBJECT Search
      --A country name
      --A person's name
      --A concept or term

    2. KEYWORD Search
      Use this type of search to combine several terms into one search,
      For Example: mali and (blacksmith* or ceramics or pottery)
      KEYWORD Searching Options:
      ... AND (fewer results)
      ... OR (expanded results)
      ... NOT (eliminates words)
      ... * truncation symbol
      ... "quotation marks" to search a phrase
      ... (parentheses) to make one portion of search string operate together
      ... Use the "Modify Search" button to weed out videos and retrieve only books (or vice versa).
    3. Check the OhioLINK Catalog record to see if there is a copy available in CONSORT.

    Using Databases


    1.    Choose the most appropriate database for your topic.

    2.    Use the keyword searching techniques from above to build your search terms.

    3.    If Denison doesn’t have access to the article, fill out the interlibrary loan form.

    Databases to try:


    Both of these databases have full text access to journals on African culture

    Also try:

    • Smithsonian Institution Catalog
      SIRIS will bring up many items that might be relevant to your research. Check OhioLINK to see if they are available in the system. If not, just use InterLibrary Loan.