African Studies Research Guide By: Kelly O’Brien Core Databases Key Journals Key Data Sources Print ReferenceSubject Headings Websites African Studies Abstracts – Search here for articles, book chapters, and collective volumes on Africa African Studies Abstracts Africa Bibliography – A guide to works published by the International African Institute Africa Bibliography JSTOR – Search here for articles from 51 African Studies Titles JSTOR World News Connection – International news (especially local media) translated into English World News Connection African Women’s Bibliographic Database – Search over 37,000 records by region to find citations from English language publications about women African Women’s Bibliographic Database African Studies Abstracts Online – Covers journal articles and edited works on Africa in the field of the Social Sciences and Humanities African Studies Abstracts Online AfricaBib – Includes online journals and 3 bibliographic databases AfricaBib Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature – Index of over 300 periodicals from 29 African countries Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature AfricaMap – Interactive map of Africa that spatially displays any combination of many datasets AfricaMap African Statistical Yearbook - Statistical information on Africa’s development initiatives African Statistical Yearbook Africa Past & Present Podcast – “The podcast about African History, Culture, and Politics” Africa Past & Present Podcast Africa Map Quiz – Learn all your African countries and have fun while you’re at it! Africa Map Quiz African Studies Programs, Research Centers, & Universities African Studies Programs, Research Centers, & Universities Association of African Universities – Organization for higher education institutions in Africa which provides a platform for research, reflection, debates, and more. Association of African Universities University of Illinois Center for African Studies Michigan State University African Studies Center Michigan State University African Studies Center Hathi Trust – Digital library with over 60 partners worldwide and with much African Studies content Hathi Trust African Studies Association – Non-profit organization comprised of institutions and individuals interested in Africa African Studies Association Institute of African Studies| Columbia University Institute of African Studies| Columbia University African Studies Quarterly – Covers a wide range of African Studies topics with an emphasis on Liberal Arts & Sciences African Studies Quarterly African Studies – Inter-disciplinary journal for conceptual and empirical writing related to Africa African Studies Africa – Though this journal only existed until 2000, much quality information on Africa from can be found in this publication Africa African Affairs – This highly ranked journal includes articles on Sub-Saharan countries as well as historical studies African Affairs Reference Guide to Africa – Over 900 annotated bibliographic citations for publications related to African Studies from the entire African continent Reference Guide to Africa A Current Bibliography on African Affairs – International comprehensive coverage of African Studies sources A Current Bibliography on African Affairs New Encyclopedia of Africa- Covers the entire continent and entire history of Africa New Encyclopedia of Africa American and Canadian Doctoral Dissertations and Master’s Theses on Africa, (1886 – 1974, )1886 – Africa Africa – Politics and government Africa – Civilization Africa – Colonial influences Africa – Intellectual life Africa – History Africa – Social life and customs Women in development – Africa Slave trade – Africa Slavery – Africa Great Britain – Colonies – Africa