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]
• New Encyclpedia of Africa (e-book)

Databases:

• Art Full Text:
  
• ArtSTOR:
  
• Art and Architecture Digital Media:
  

Web Sites:

• Museum for African Art :
  Check out their exhibitions, and museum links (links to other sites on African Art).
• Virtual Museum of Contemporary African Art: Art in Africa:
  A portal to other sites on art in Africa.
• African Colours:
  A web site dedicated to promoting contemporary African artists. Go to the bottom of the page and click on a country name to find out about artists from individual countries.
• African Art on the Internet:
  A web portal on African Art from the Stanford University Library.
• National Museum of African Art:
  Part of the Smithsonian Institution. Go to their collections pages to view art work and learn about the history of art in Africa.
• Zyama.com African Art Museum:
  Allows you to access information on the various peoples of Africa; each page has a short article and numerous images of representative artwork.
• Art and Life in Africa:
  From the University of Iowa; the best three links are:
  • Countries Resources: Information for 27 Sub-Saharan African Countries.
  • Peoples Resources: Information for 107 African Cultures.
  • Stanley Collection of African Art Database: (allows you to search & pull up images from the Univ. of Iowa collections)
• Univ. of Pennsylvania African Studies Center / Arts & Architecture Page:
  A web portal on African Art from the University of Pennsylvania.
• Columbia University African Studies Internet Resources / Art & Archaeology:
  Yet another web portal on African Art...

Reference Materials:

• The Film Studies Dictionary / DEN Ref PN1993.45 .B49 2001
• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
  
• 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.

• Film & TV Literature Index
• Art Full Text
• International Index to the Performing Arts
  
• Film Review Index / DEN Ref PN1995 .F513 1986
  Vol. 1: 1882-1949; Vol. 2: 1950-1985. Citations for periodical articles (mainly from newspapers) from on or near the release date of films.
• Index to Critical Film Reviews / DEN Ref PN1995 .B64
  A guide to articles in scholarly journals... OLD, but has citations for foreign & obscure films. Films are listed alphabetically by title.
• MLA International Bibliography

Web Sites:

• Internet Movie Database:
  Helpful for finding movie release dates, actor/director biographies, and more.
• Variety's Website: 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.).
• Film & Film-making in Africa: Links to articles by African film scholars.
• Contemporary Africa Database / Arts Category: Lists actors & filmmakers; provides biographical info.

Reference Books

• International Encyclopedia of Dance
  
• The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. volume 1, Africa / DEN Ref ML100 .G16 1998 Has a companion CD: DEN Circ Desk CO 02650 CD1
• New Encyclopedia of Africa (e-book)

Databases

• International Index to the Performing Arts
  
• International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
  

Web Sites

• Artslynx International Arts Resources / African Dance & African American Dance Resources:
  Has links to other sites on African dance and to African dance companies.
• CK Ladzekpo's African Music and Dance:
  Provides video clips of African music/dance.
• DJEMBE-L FAQ African Dance Links:
  A web portal to African dance ensembles, schools, and other dance-related web sites.

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 (e-book)
• 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
• New Encyclopedia of Africa (e-book)

Databases:

• Historical Abstracts
• Humanities International Complete
• JSTOR
• Left Index
• International Political Science Abstracts
• PAIS

Web Sites:

• African National Congress:
  The web site for the South African national liberation movement.
• Internet African History Sourcebook:
  From Fordham University. Scroll down the page for a table of contents. Like a web portal for African History.
• African History on the Internet:
  A web portal on African history from the Stanford University Library.
• The Story of Africa:
  From the BBC World Service. An interactive web site that tells the story of Africa from an African perspective.
• African Voices:
  From the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Provides a timeline of African history--both political and cultural.
• Univ. of Pennsylvania African Studies Center / Africa: History:
  A web portal on African history from the University of Pennsylvania.

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.)
• New Encyclopedia of Africa (e-book)

Databases:

• Humanities International Complete
  
• JSTOR
  
• MLA International Bibliography
  

Web Sites:

• African Literature & Writers on the Internet
  From the Stanford University Library. A web portal for African literature, writers, and e-journals on African literature.
• African Literature on the Internet
  From Columbia University. Another African Lit web portal.
• Postcolonial & Postimperial Authors
  From the National University of Singapore. Links to scholarly articles on major African writers.

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 
  

Databases:

• RILM
• Music Index
• JSTOR
• International Index to the Performing Arts
  

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.

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:

• Religion & Philosophy Collection
  
• Religion Index
  

Web Sites:

• Religion in Africa:
  From the Stanford University Library. A web portal for the religions of Africa, organized into sub-topics.
• African Traditional Religion (ATR):
  An extensive web page on ATR, with links out to pages on various topics related to ATR.
• Internet Sacred Text Online:
  A freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore.

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

Databases:

• Biological Abstracts
  
• Electronic Journal Center
  
• MedLine with full text
  

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.

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
• New Encyclopedia of Africa (e-book)

Databases:

• Women's Studies International
  
• Left Index
  
• Lexis-Nexis
  
• Electronic Journal Center
  
• General Science Abstracts
  
• PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service)
• Sociological Collection
  
• SocIndex
  

Web Sites:

• All Africa.com:
  Links to news articles on most major topics, subdivided geographically or topically.
• BBC News: AIDS in Africa:
  An in-depth look from the BBC; includes a link to an hour-long radio documentary.
• AIDS in Africa:
  A web site on the AIDS crisis from the World Bank. Includes current statistics and other useful info.
• Doctors Without Borders:
  Be sure to check out the Publications section, where you can find their special reports on current topics.
• Amnesty International Library:
  Issues of interest to AI, organized by geographic region or by theme.
• Human Rights & Governance in Africa:
  From the Columbia University Library. A web portal on African social issues.
• Africa Human Rights on the Internet:
  From the Stanford University Library. A web portal for African human rights info.