Do you ever wonder
- how to find African Studies journals?
- how to find electronic fulltext articles with IU Link
- which database to choose when more than one has full text?
Anne Graham (Wells Library/African Studies Collection) and Jeremy Kenyon (SLIS/African Studies) have created three brief video tutorials which help navigate the complicated world of journal literature. Check out the tutorials at:
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=322
Friday, December 19, 2008
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Featured database: Africa-Wide NiPAD
Africa-Wide NiPAD is one of the few databases which focuses exclusively on African Studies topics. As with the Libraries' other databases, it links to full-text articles (when we have access to the full text electronically), to abstracts, or bibliographic citations. Please try out this very useful resource - it can be accessed from the Libraries' subject page - just click on African Studies, and scroll down to Africa-Wide NiPAD.
It covers "material on Africa from the 19th century to the present, including: African studies abstracts (1994- ), Africa Institute (1981- ), Southern African database (1961- ), School of Oriental and African Studies Library catalogue: Africa (1989- ), NAMLIT (19th century- ), Don Africana collection (16th century- ) Campbell collections of the University of Natal, Killie Campbell Africana Library (19th century- ), Business & industry: Africa (1994- ), Natural and cultural history Africa (1960- ), African periodicals exhibit catalogue (1997), Bibliography on contemporary African politics and development (1981-1992), International library of African music, Database of Swiss theses and dissertations (1897-1996) ; Index to South African periodicals (1987-present), the South African national bibliography (1988-present), National English Literary Museum (1990-present, retrospective to the 19th cent.), Knipkat from the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum, Witwatersrand University Management Research Reports (1970-present), The Centre for Rural Legal Studies Database (1987 and earlier to present), South African Legal Abbreviations, and others" (IUCAT)
It covers "material on Africa from the 19th century to the present, including: African studies abstracts (1994- ), Africa Institute (1981- ), Southern African database (1961- ), School of Oriental and African Studies Library catalogue: Africa (1989- ), NAMLIT (19th century- ), Don Africana collection (16th century- ) Campbell collections of the University of Natal, Killie Campbell Africana Library (19th century- ), Business & industry: Africa (1994- ), Natural and cultural history Africa (1960- ), African periodicals exhibit catalogue (1997), Bibliography on contemporary African politics and development (1981-1992), International library of African music, Database of Swiss theses and dissertations (1897-1996) ; Index to South African periodicals (1987-present), the South African national bibliography (1988-present), National English Literary Museum (1990-present, retrospective to the 19th cent.), Knipkat from the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum, Witwatersrand University Management Research Reports (1970-present), The Centre for Rural Legal Studies Database (1987 and earlier to present), South African Legal Abbreviations, and others" (IUCAT)
Friday, October 17, 2008
Check out new additions to African Studies Collection website: "Frequently Used Reference Sources" and "Guide to Primary Sources for Africa"
Take a look at our two brand-new websites:
"Frequently Used Reference Sources" and
"Guide to Primary Sources for Africa"
Both websites can be accessed from the African Studies Collection website at:
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=322
We hope that both of these sites will prove to be useful research tools. They were created by Jeremy Kenyon (graduate student in African Studies and the School of Library and Information Science).
"Frequently Used Reference Sources" and
"Guide to Primary Sources for Africa"
Both websites can be accessed from the African Studies Collection website at:
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=322
We hope that both of these sites will prove to be useful research tools. They were created by Jeremy Kenyon (graduate student in African Studies and the School of Library and Information Science).
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Research Seminars and Noontalk
Next week's Africa-related research seminar will be on open access resources and the African Studies Collection Website:
While a large percentage of African Studies materials is still only available in print, electronic resources are proliferating. Many of the resources are available free of charge in an open access environment. This seminar attempts to give an overview of such resources. It also introduces participants to the African Studies Collection website which includes links to African newspapers and other current news sources, finding aids to our pamphlet/conference paper and special collections (e.g., the President Banda Archive, the Somali collection, etc.), class webpages, inventories of our African film and microform collections, book reviews, and much more.
Mo, September 22, 12:00-1:00; and Thu, Sept. 25, 12:00-1:00; both in the Wells Library, E 157
Additionally, I will present a noontalk (September 23, 12:00-1:00, WH 218) on
"The IUB-African Studies Collection in the 21st Century – Resources, Services, and other News"
I look forward to seeing many of you at the seminars and/or noontalk.
Marion
While a large percentage of African Studies materials is still only available in print, electronic resources are proliferating. Many of the resources are available free of charge in an open access environment. This seminar attempts to give an overview of such resources. It also introduces participants to the African Studies Collection website which includes links to African newspapers and other current news sources, finding aids to our pamphlet/conference paper and special collections (e.g., the President Banda Archive, the Somali collection, etc.), class webpages, inventories of our African film and microform collections, book reviews, and much more.
Mo, September 22, 12:00-1:00; and Thu, Sept. 25, 12:00-1:00; both in the Wells Library, E 157
Additionally, I will present a noontalk (September 23, 12:00-1:00, WH 218) on
"The IUB-African Studies Collection in the 21st Century – Resources, Services, and other News"
I look forward to seeing many of you at the seminars and/or noontalk.
Marion
Friday, September 12, 2008
Navigating the mysterious world of electronic full-text journal articles – how to locate African Studies journal articles at the Wells Library
Please stop by the Wells Library, Room E 157, on Monday, September 15th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, for a workshop on how to locate electronic full-text for African Studies journal articles:
Navigating the mysterious world of electronic full-text journal articles – how to locate African Studies journal articles at the Wells Library
How do I get an article from a journal that is in ALF? How do I find the full-text of an article? Which of the five URLs under a journal title in IUCAT will give me access to the full-text article I’m looking for? How do I get an article delivered to my email account? Where can I find a list of all our African Studies journal subscriptions? Discover the answers to these and other questions during this seminar on access to African Studies periodical literature.
Navigating the mysterious world of electronic full-text journal articles – how to locate African Studies journal articles at the Wells Library
How do I get an article from a journal that is in ALF? How do I find the full-text of an article? Which of the five URLs under a journal title in IUCAT will give me access to the full-text article I’m looking for? How do I get an article delivered to my email account? Where can I find a list of all our African Studies journal subscriptions? Discover the answers to these and other questions during this seminar on access to African Studies periodical literature.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Don't forget: Introduction to IUScholarworks for African Studies Faculty and Graduate Students
'Just a quick note to let you know that tomorrow will be the second workshop on IUScholarworks. Please feel free to attend, even if you have not signed up for it.
Introduction to IUScholarworks for African Studies Faculty and Graduate Students, Thu. Sept. 11, 12:00-1:00, Wells Library, E 157
IUScholarworks is Indiana University’s centralized, electronic, institutional repository for academic research, both pre-and post-publication. It is non-profit, designed to showcase and collect academic works for their long-term preservation and improved access, for the benefit of the scholarly community at large, and no charge is made for the use of any of the material deposited there. For area studies disciplines such as African Studies, this is a particularly powerful tool to provide increased access to research for our colleagues on the continent. This workshop presents an overview of IUScholarworks and a demonstration of the submission process. It will also discuss the issue of copyright and, specifically, author’s rights as they sign publishing contracts.
Introduction to IUScholarworks for African Studies Faculty and Graduate Students, Thu. Sept. 11, 12:00-1:00, Wells Library, E 157
IUScholarworks is Indiana University’s centralized, electronic, institutional repository for academic research, both pre-and post-publication. It is non-profit, designed to showcase and collect academic works for their long-term preservation and improved access, for the benefit of the scholarly community at large, and no charge is made for the use of any of the material deposited there. For area studies disciplines such as African Studies, this is a particularly powerful tool to provide increased access to research for our colleagues on the continent. This workshop presents an overview of IUScholarworks and a demonstration of the submission process. It will also discuss the issue of copyright and, specifically, author’s rights as they sign publishing contracts.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Library Services for African Studies Faculty and Graduate Students
The IU Libraries offer a large variety of services for faculty and students, ranging from request article delivery, rush cataloging, interlibrary loan, book recalls, e-reserves, faculty and graduate student carrels, to class instruction, class web pages, and drop in workshops – to name just a few. This seminar provides an overview of such services - and how to access them electronically on or off-campus - specifically for African Studies faculty and students.
Thursday, September 4, 2008, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wells Library, E 157
Thursday, September 4, 2008, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Wells Library, E 157
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