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CRL holds over four million newspapers, journals, doctoral dissertations, archives, government publications and other traditional and digital research collections. The Center has special strength in publications and archives from many countries. Find out about what is available to borrow or to access digitally at exlibris.colgate.edu/help/guides/center-for-res-lib.html
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Academic Search Premier 
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.
Africa Bibliography
A core index for African Studies.
Print: from 1984 to 2005. Case Ref DT3 .A35
Online access: After 2006 it can be found online on Project Muse as part of the journal "Africa : the journal of the International African Institute." Connect and use the "search this journal" box to search within both the journal and the bibliography.
International African Bibliography
A core index to African studies periodicals and books. Each issue contains two sections: articles and monographs (i.e. books). Within each section, arranged by country and then by subject.
Print: from 1973- present Case Ref DT3 .I58
Online Access: 2000- present
Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women`s history, history of education, and more.
International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Coverage: 1951-present. An online resource for social science and interdisciplinary research. For book reviews, search title of book and REVIEW in Publication Type.
JSTOR
Coverage: varies. Over 800 core scholarly journals. Current issues are unavailable for a varying number of years (frequently 2 to 5 years).
PAIS Archive
Coverage: 1915-1976. Covers all aspects of public affairs including political science, sociology, health, etc with an international view. Coverage includes foreign language materials and some U.S. congressional documents. Current materials are in PAIS International.
PAIS International
Coverage: 1972-present. Covers all aspects of public affairs including political science, sociology, health, etc. with an international view. Coverage includes foreign language materials and some U.S. congressional documents. Older materials are contained in the PAIS Archive.
African Women`s Bibliographic Database 
Coverage: 1986-present. The database indexes books and government documents; articles appearing in edited books; periodical and journal articles; Masters theses and Ph.D. dissertations as well as a few B.A. theses and honors papers; conference papers; and videocassettes.
Africana Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database
Coverage: varies by title. Articles from English language and multi-lingual journals and periodicals that specialize in African Studies or consistently cover the African continent.
eHRAF World Cultures
Coverage: 1997-present. Scholarly journals, books, research reports, and dissertations on anthropology, sociology, ethnology, and culture with an emphasis on non-Western cultures. formerly titled: eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
Humanities & Social Science Index Retrospective
Coverage: 1907-1984. Allows search of a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Europa World Plus
Coverage: current. the online version of the Europa World Year Book, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.
Encyclopedia of World Cultures
1996 ed. Lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. It is the one of the primary resources for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on most cultures. Additional cultures are covered in the supplement (which is a separate resource)
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
2002 ed. Lists and describes more than 100 global cultures not covered in the original 10 volume set. Users need to search both the original set and this supplement as there is not overlapping coverage.
Countries & Their Cultures
2001 ed. Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.
Africa contemporary record : annual survey and documents Call Number: Case Ref DT1 .A35
Look for the latest edition in the Case reference collection. Older editions back to 1968/69 are in the main collection under the same call number.
Encyclopedia of the African Diaspora: Origins, Experiences, and Culture
2008 ed. An authoritative source for information on the people, places, and events of the African Diaspora, spanning five continents and five centuries.
Africana : the encyclopedia of the African and African American experience Call Number: Case Ref DT14 .A37435 2005
A highly regarded reference work with strong focus on the African continent and its descendant cultures in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America. To a lesser extent it also covers the African presence in Europe, Asia and the rest of the world.
New Encyclopedia of Africa
2008 ed. Addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries, some of them newly emergent in world commerce and others deep in conflict. Covers issues facing the continent such as global development, the AIDS crisis, and international terrorism.
Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara Call Number: CASE Ref. DT351 .E53 1997 vol. 1-4
New York : C. Scribners Sons, 1997
Encyclopedia of African history / Kevin Shillington, editor Call Number: CASE Ref. DT20 .E53 2005
New York : Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005. volumes 1-3.
The Encyclopedia of precolonial Africa : archaeology, history, languages, cultures, and environments Call Number: Case Ref CALL # DT2 .E53 1997
Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, c1997
Encyclopedia of Western Colonialism since 1450
2006 ed. A comprehensive resource on the subject of colonialism, tracing many facets of the history of colonial growth and imperialism. Also addresses the ideology and theories behind colonialism and imperialism, and the major issues at the core of the debate on colonialism and its consequences.
Encyclopedia of twentieth-century African history Call Number: CASE Ref. DT29 .E53 2003
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003
Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
2004 ed. Covers the modern history of the Middle East and North Africa, with sections on Colonialism and Imperialism, the World Wars, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the United Nations involvement in the region. Each country in the region is reviewed, detailing its population, economy, and government.
South Africa's diverse peoples : a reference sourcebook
2005 ed. Examines 500 years of interaction between the races in a country that became a byword for racial disharmony during the apartheid era.
Sub-Saharan Africa: An Environmental History
2006 ed. Information and analysis on the environmental forces that have helped shaped the cultures of the African continent.
Encyclopedia of African Religion
2009 ed. This encyclopedia is a comprehensive work to assemble ideas, concepts, discourses, and extensive essays on African religion.
Britannica Online
Coverage: current. This web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica includes links to websites, a subject guide to the Internet, and special features.
LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: varies, generally 1980s-- . A multi-disciplinary database, with especially strong news, business and legal material.
Access World News - International Edition
Coverage: varies by title. Access World News provides full-text information and perspectives from over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. This title does not include U.S. news.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
Coverage: 1976-1996. Translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from foreign countries. Series 1 through 6 have been released. They cover Africa, Asia, East Europe, Latin American, and the Middle East.
Digital National Security Archive 
1940`s to present. A collection of declassified government documents, arranged into collections. Each collection, compiled by top scholars and experts, covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
Coverage: 1976-1996. Translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from foreign countries. Series 1 through 6 have been released. They cover Africa, Asia, East Europe, Latin American, and the Middle East.
New York Times -Proquest Historical Newspapers
1851 - 3 years ago. This database offers full-text and full-image articles for New York Times dating back to the 19th century. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue--cover to cover--in downloadable PDF files.
Times Digital Archive
Coverage: 1785-1985. Search the full-text of the Times (London) Digital Archive. The entire newspaper is captured, with all articles, advertisements and illustrations/photos.
Historical dictionary of pre-colonial Africa Call Number: Case Ref DT17 .C65 2001
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2001
Africa Development Indicators Online
Provides the most detailed collection of data on Africa. It contains over 1,000 indicators covering 53 African countries
African development indicators Call Number: CASE Ref. HC800.A1 A356
The library owns the editions of this wonderful World Bank statistical resource from 1997 forwards. The latest edition is in Case Reference. Older editions are in Case Main.
International Financial Statistics
Coverage: 1950-present. Provides time series data for balance of payments,banking, exchange rates, interest rates, employment, and other economic concepts.
World Development Indicators
Coverage: 1960-present. WDI includes more than 900 development indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global.
World Trade Organization Annual Report
Coverage: 1998-2004(ceased publication). Contains international trade statistics compiled and analyzed by WTO economists and statisticians. Data can be displayed as MS Excel tables or charts.
Note: In library use only - not networked
WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources
A useful gateway to African Studies links
UPENN African Studies Center links to African Countires
A listing of useful links by country.
Columbia International Affairs Online - CIAO
Coverage: 1991-present. A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.
Polling the Nations
Coverage: 1986- present. A compilation of surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries.
Humanities eBook Project
Coverage: varies. A digital collection of full-text titles offered by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). Previously was titled History eBook Project and all materials in that collection are in the Humanites eBook collection.
AP Images 
Coverage: 1840-present. The photo archive for the Associated Press has over 500, 000 images dating from 1844 to the present and covering a wide range of events and locations.
ARTstor
Coverage: varies. A repository of hundreds of thousands of digital images and related data, with unique tools to actively use those images for teaching, learning and research.
An African biographical dictionary (New York : Grey House Pub., 2006) Call Number: Case Ref DT18 .B76 2006
An up to date listing of current and historical personages.
Dictionary of African biography Call Number: CASE Ref. DT18 .D55 vol. 1 -3
New York : Reference Publications, c1977-
Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
2008 ed.
Book Review Digest Call Number: Case Ref Z1219.C95
Coverage: 1905-- . Indexes and excerpts reviews of books written in English and published in the U.S. and Canada. More selective than Book Review Index. Arranged alphabetically by author; subject and title indexes. Search year of publication and the year following publication.
Book Review Index Online
Coverage: 1965-present. Indexes reviews in journals, general interest magazines, and scholarly journals.
Cultural atlas of Africa / edited by Jocelyn Murray Call Number: Case Ref DT14 .M84
New York : Facts on File Publications, 1981
Historical atlas of Africa / general editors, J.F. Ade. Ajayi and Michael Crowder Call Number: CASE Atlases G2446.S1 H5 1985
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1985
The New atlas of African history / G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville Call Number: CASE Atlases G2446.S1 F73 1991
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1991
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