Research Guides -- History:
History of Africa
Library Catalogs / Electronic
Databases / Internet Resources /Audiovisual Materials /
>>> Return
to History Subjects <<<
The MATC Library online catalog provides access to books, magazines, reserve
material, audio-visual material (for example, videos), and web resources. Most
books on Africa and African history will be found in the 900's circulating collection
at the back of the library, particulary in the 960's.
Other Library Catalogs can also be accessed from MATC libraries web page.
Search the University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries catalog- MadCat which includes holdings at the Wisconsin State Historical Library & Archives. UW Borrowing Card: The MATC Libraries have an agreement with the UW-Madison Libraries to provide a borrowing card free of charge to MATC students. Stop in at any of the MATC Libraries to learn more and fill out the form.
>>> Top of Page
Available by clicking on the title of the database below. Access from home
or work is available for these databases, please read the instructions for Off
Campus Users.
Academic Search Elite or Expanded Academic ASAP or Academic Onefile
Use these academic database to find articles from scholarly and history journals. Full-text titles include History Today, History Review, Journal of Modern History, Journal of American Ethnic History, Journal of Social History, and others.
CountryWatch
Provides country-specific geopolitical intelligence on 192 countries in the world, including a brief history overview and other data.
JSTOR
Archive of scholarly journals. Titles include Journal of Economic History, Journal
of Military History, Journal of Modern History, Journal of the History of Ideas,
Journal of Negro History, and others. For history of Africa, select history,
anthropology, and African-american collections.
Ethnic
Newswatch
Use this database of ethnic, minority, and native publications to find articles
with a diverse perspective.
Proquest Online
Newspapers
Selected Wisconsin newspapers including the Wisconsin State Journal and The
Capital Times, plus The New York Times,Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune
and other national newspapers.
Proquest
Historical Newspapers
Chicago Defender (1921-1975) Chicago Tribune (1849-1985), New York Times(1851 – three years prior to present year )
Full page images of the Chicago Defender , Chicago Tribune, New York Times. Complete with illustrations, advertisements, obituaries, etc. as they appeared in the newspaper at that time.
>>> Top of Page
Internet Resources
Africa
Maps Online
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa.html
Perry-Castañeda Library University of Texas
Africa
South of the Sahara internet resources, Stanford
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
African
studies internet resources, Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/libraries/indiv/area/Africa/
Background
Notes
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/
Information on countries provided by the U.S. Department of State
Country
Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
In-depth analyses of 85 countries including history, put out by the Library
of Congress
H-AFRICA
http://www.h-net.org/~africa/
African studies discussion list
Statistics
in Africa
http://www.worldbank.org/afr/stats
World Bank Group
BBC
The Story of Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/index.shtml
Includes 24 audio programs on the history of Africa (requires free realaudio
plugin)
>>> Top of Page
Citations
Chicago Style Citations
MATC Libraries History Research Guide
Knightcite
http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/index.php
This is a free citation-producing service (MLA , APA, and Chicago) created by the Heckman Library at Calvin College.
MATC Virtual Writing Center
http://matcmadison.edu/is/writingcenter/
The MATC Writing Center is available to all students at MATC who have writing needs. The Center hopes to provide support and assistance to students from all programs and departments in which teachers assign writing projects.
>>> Return
to History Subjects >>> Return
to Research Guides >>> Top of Page
Last Modified: March 31 2008 |
