CPS-IS Project ICONS: Africa
Web page created by Gerri Foudy, Social Sciences Team, UM Libraries
Instructor: Kirsten Dabelko
The University of Maryland Libraries have many resources that will help with research for your CPS-IS Project ICONS: Africa class. If you need additional information, please contact Gerri Foudy, the Government & Politics Librarian, or speak with a Reference Librarian at McKeldin Library's Service Plus Information Desk.
Because of licensing agreements, access to bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. These may be accessed from off campus; consult Remote access for further information. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library materials and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.
Table of Contents
- Library Catalog
- Journal & Research Databases
- News & Current Events
- Reference Sources
- Country Information
- Conflict
- Economy
- Public Health
- Electronic Journals
- Citing and Evaluating Web Resources
Library Catalog
Search the online catalog
for books and documents on your topic. Start with a keyword search.
Example: Zimbabwe AND economy
You must also use the catalog to find out whether the Libraries subscribe to a particular journal.
Do a title browse on the journal title (not the article title).
Example: Journal of Southern African Studies
Journal & Research Databases
When off-campus, access databases through MdUSA or by dialing into the campus network [Further Information].
- Academic Search Premier (EBSCOHost)
Abstracts and some full-text articles from scholarly and popular journals in a wide range of subject areas.
- CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online
International affairs site that "publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences."
- EconLit
1969- Current. Provides citations and abstracts for articles from more than 400 journals, books, and the Cambridge University Press Abstracts of Working Papers in Economics (AWPE). - Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Provides nearly 520 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. - Historical Abstracts
Abstracts from historical journals covering non-U.S. and non-Canadian history; now with links to JSTOR journals. - International Political Science Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts from international periodicals, 1989 to the present. - PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International
Indexes a wide variety of journal articles, research reports, and government documents in the social sciences and public affairs fields.
- Source OECD
From the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development. Online, full-text access to OECD's publications from 1998 to the present, including reports, periodicals, and monographs. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Abstracts of journal articles and dissertations from over 1,000 sources. Combined database of the former "Political Science Abstracts" and "ABC PolSci."
News & Current Events
- Academic Universe (Lexis-Nexis)
Mostly full-text access to US and international newspapers, journals, wire services, and news transcripts including the Washington Post and the New York Times.
- Dow Jones Interactive
Covers mostly in full- text over 6000 titles from top national and international newspapers (Click on "Publications Library"). - Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Viewswire
Daily news updates on 195 countries covering politics, economies, finance, business, and regulations plus access to Country Reports. - Ethnic Newswatch
Bilingual (English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. - IRIN-Africa
Current events site from the Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), part of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
http://www.irinnews.org/ - World News Connection [Click on the "I Agree" button]
Full-text summaries and translations from foreign newspapers and news services.
Reference Sources
- Africa: South of the Sahara 2002. London: Europa Publications, 2002.
Parts: "Background to the Continent"; "Regional Organizations";
and "Country Surveys."
LOCATION: MCREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT351.A37 2002 - Kalley, Jacqueline A., Schoeman, Elna, and L.E. Andor. Southern African Political History: A Chronology of Key Political
Events from Independence to Mid-1997. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999.
Lengthy chronologies for each country.
LOCATION: MCREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT1147.K35 1999 - Middleton, John, Ed., Encyclopedia of Africa: South of the Sahara. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1997.
Includes a chronology, maps, and brief bibliographies.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT351.E53 1997 - Turner, Barry, Ed. Southern Africa Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business and Politics in Southern Africa.
New York: St. Martin's Press, 2000
Covers such topics as key historical events, major cities, social statistics, constitution and government, elections, international relations, and the economy.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT1719.S69 2000 - Yakan, Mohamad Z. Almanac of African Peoples & Nations. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1999.
Parts include "African Languages by Country," "African Peoples and Nations by Country," and "African Peoples and Nations." Indexed, with an extensive bibliography.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT15.Y35 1999
Country Information
- CIA World Factbook
Annual publication of country profiles and statistics.
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ - Foreign Government Resources on the Web
University of Michigan site with links organized by world regions, countries, and subject areas.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html - Historical Dictionary of [name of country]. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, Inc., (various dates).
Include bibliographies, chronologies, and guides to name changes.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: Look up title in online catalog to find call number.
Example: Historical Dictionary of Democratic Republic of the Congo - Library of Congress Country Studies
Online access to Country Studies/Area Handbooks of 100 countries.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html - US State Department Background
Information on Countries of the World
Economic, demographic, political, and historical profiles of countries including Country Commercial Guides.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/bgn/ - World Bibliographical Series [Name of country]. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, (various dates).
Bibliographies arranged by subject areas.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: Do a keyword search in the online catalog to find call number.
Example: world bibliographical series AND Zambia
Conflict
- Bercovitch, Jacob and Richard Jackson. International Conflict: A Chronological Encyclopedia of Conflicts and Their Management, 1945-1995.
Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, Inc., 1997.
Chapters on "Understanding International Conflict," "Managing International Conflict," and "Conflicts from 1945 to 1995."
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: D842.B46 1997 - Brogan, Patrick. World Conflicts: A Comprehensive Guide to World Strife Since 1945. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
Chapters on selected countries, plus a map of world conflicts and a chapter on terrorism.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: D842.B69 1998 - Ciment, James, Ed. Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1999.
Contents: "Roots of War"; "Regional Maps"; "Alliances and Treaties"; and "Conflicts." Includes biographies, glossaries, and a bibliography.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: D843.E46 1999 - Conflict Web
"A USAID-hosted resource for organizations and individuals involved in conflict prevention, mitigation, and management; humanitarian assistance; conflict resolution, recovery, and post-conflict reconstruction (transition towards a sustainable, secure and durable peace)."
http://www.usaid.gov/regions/afr/conflictweb/index.html - INCORE (Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity)
Links to sources of information on individual countries including news sources and articles, NGOs and maps.
http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cds/countries/index.html - Searching for Peace in Africa: An Overview of Conflict Prevention and Management Activities. Utrecht: European Platform for Conflict Prevention and Transformation/European Centre for Conflict Prevention, 1999.
Includes surveys of violent conflicts, a directory of African and international NGOs, and chapters focussing on conflicts in particular countries and regions.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: DT30.5.S43 1999
Economy
- African Development Indicators 2000. Washington, DC: World Bank, 2000.
Financial and economic data, plus social and environmental indicators.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: HC800.A1A357 - Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Economic, trade, and population figures.
http://www.comesa.int/ - Development Gateway- Country Overviews
"Content for these pages is drawn from standard international sources and were chosen for their broad country coverage, and either encylopedic background information or specialized coverage of a development topic."
http://www.developmentgateway.org/country-overviews - Global Economic Prospects and the Developing Countries 2001. Washington, DC: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 2001.
Includes chapters on world trade prospects, trade policies, and standards.
LOCATION: MCKREF STKS
CALL NUMBER: HC59.69.G58 - World Bank: Sub-Saharan Africa
Arranged into key issues and also searchable by country.
http://lnweb18.worldbank.org/afr/afr.nsf
Public Health
- African Development Forum 2000 - AIDS: The Greatest Leadership Challenge
Links to thematic and other documents.
http://www.uneca.org/adf2000/adf2000.htm - African Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases
Links to full-text of some decisions and declarations.
http://www.oau-oua.org/afrsummit/docs.htm - UNAIDS
Includes the "UNAIDS Bibliographic Database."
http://www.unaids.org/ - World Health Organization (WHO)
Extensive site with links to reports, statistics, disease outbreaks, etc.
http://www.who.int/home-page/ - WHO - International Digest of Health Legislation
"Contains a selection of national and international health legislation. Texts of legislation are summarized in English or mentioned by their title. Where possible, links are provided to other websites that contain full texts of the legislation in question."
http://www-nt.who.int/idhl/en/ConsultIDHL.cfm
Electronic Journals
When off-campus, access electronic journals by dialing into the campus network[Further Information].
- Africa Confidential v. 40- (1999- )
- Africa Research Bulletin: Economic, Financial and Technical Series v. 34- (1997- )
- Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series v. 35- (1998- )
- Africa Today v. 46, n. 2- (Spring 1999- )
- African Affairs v. 99- (2000- )
- Diplomatic History v. 22- (1998- )
- Economic Development Quarterly v. 13- (1999- )
- Economic Policy v. 13- (1998- )
- Economic Systems v. 25- (March 2001- )
- Economics and Politics v. 9- (1997- )
- Health Policy v. 31- (1995- )
- International Affairs v. 74- (1998- )
- Interventions: the International Journal of Postcolonial Studies v. 2- (2000- )
- Journal of Conflict Resolution v. 42- (1998- )
- Journal of Contemporary African Studies v. 18- (2000- )
- Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law v. 24, n. 4- (Aug 1999- )
- Journal of International Development v. 9- (1997- )
- Journal of International Economics v. 38- (February 1995- )
- Journal of International Relations and Development v. 2- (1999- )
- Journal of Modern African Studies v. 35- (1997- )
- Journal of Peace Research v. 35- (1998- )
- Journal of Southern African Studies v. 25- (1999- )
- Peace and Change v. 23- (1998- )
- Peace Research Abstracts v. 36- (1999- )
- Postcolonial Studies: Culture, Politics, Economy v. 1- (1998- )
- Third World Quarterly v. 16- (1995- )
- World Development v. 23- (1995- )
- World Politics v. 48- (1995- )
- World Politics v. 1-47 (1948-1995)
Citing and Evaluating Web Sources
The Libraries have prepared guides to Evaluating Web Sources and Citing Electronic Resources.
