Scholarship Award from Galilee College
Israel
The Galilee College in Israel has awarded one of its
scholarships to the Association of African Women Scholars. Galilee is interested
in candidates from Africa (sub-Sahara regions). Interested members of AAWS are
encouraged to apply to Galilee College (please indicate your affiliation to
AAWS).
Galilee College, the leading higher education institute in
Israel in training senior managers from Developing Countries, has expanded its
TUITION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM to include management training courses in several
disciplines. Participants worldwide have been graduated by the college (since
1987) in the areas of Senior Port Management, Small Businesses and Industries,
Tourism Management and Development, Health Systems Management, Environmental
Planning & Management, and Urban Economic Development, and our newest
offering: The Management of NGO's.
In order to strengthen existing friendships and forge new
links for the future, the College's International Scholarship Committee has
established a limited number of FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS for qualified
applicants. One such scholarship has been awarded to your
organization/institution (Association of African Women Scholars). Qualified
candidates for the course must be college graduates (holding a first degree),
citizens of your country, proficient in English and currently working in or with
experience in their respective fields of first degree), citizens of your
country, proficient in English and currently working in or with experience in
their respective fields of management.
Galilee College management training courses focus on
strategy and policy formulation. The role of the senior manager is examined in
depth. The characteristics, opportunities and problems of leadership are
described and analyzed. Course appropriate study tours and weekend excursions
are an integral and important part of the curriculum.
Contact: Mrs Tamny Beris, Deputy Director, Galillee College
International Department - Admissions Committee P.O. Box 1070, Kiryat Tivon,
36000, Israel Fax: Int'l 972-4-983 0227.
E-mail: Tammy<samuel@oranim.macam98.ac.il>
URL: http://www.sshrc.ca/
Summary: SSHRC is
Canada's federal funding agency for university-based research and graduate
training in the social sciences and humanities. Created as an independent body
by Parliament in 1977, it reports to Parliament through the Minister of
Industry. As a key national research funding agency, SSHRC helps to continually
build the human knowledge and skills Canada needs to improve the quality of its
social, economic and cultural life.
Funding Agencies
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT FOUNDATION
The Alexander von
Humboldt Foundation is a non-profit organisation under private law established
by the Federal Republic of Germany. The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
enables highly qualified foreign scholars holding doctorates to carry out
long-term research projects in Germany. Humboldt Research Fellowships and
Humboldt Research Awards are granted without regard to race, religion, sex or
ideology. E-mail: sponsor@avh.de; http://www.avh.de/engl/_homepage.htm
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW)
American Association of University Women (AAUW) promotes education and
equity for women and girls through research, fellowships and grants, activism,
voter education, and support for sex discrimination lawsuits. E-mail: info@mail.aauw.org
ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES (AAU)
(I’m not sure AAU
will provide funding but its database and information system will be useful in
initiating collaborative work with colleagues in other universities and
countries.)
AAU was formed by 34 universities which adopted its
constitution and formally inaugurated its association at a founding conference
in Rabat, Morocco. Aims: To promote interchange, contact and co-operation
among African universities. To disseminate information on higher education and
research in Africa. To promote cooperation among African Institutions in
curriculum development, and in the determination of equivalence of degrees. To
encourage increased contacts between its members and the international academic
world. To study and make known the educational and related needs of African
university institutions and, as far as practicable, to coordinate the means
whereby those needs may be met. To encourage the development and wider use of
African languages. To reorganize, encourage and support seminars and conferences
between African university teachers, administrators and others dealing with
problems of higher education in Africa. E-mail secgen@aau.org
ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN AFRICA
(ADEA)
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
was established at the initiative of the World Bank in 1988. Then called "Donors
to African Education" (DAE), its objective was to foster collaboration and
coordination between development agencies in support of education in Africa.
ADEA now focuses on developing partnerships between Ministers of Education and
funding agencies in order to promote effective education policies based on
African leadership and ownership.
BRITISH COUNCIL
General enquiries e-mail: noned.enquiries@britcoun.org; Education inquiries
e-mail: education.enquiries@britcoun.org
CANADIAN FEDERATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (CFUW)
The
Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) is a voluntary, non-partisan,
non-profit, self-funded bilingual organization of 10,000 women university
graduates. Affiliated with the International Federation of University Women
(IFUW/FIFDU), CFUW is committed to working to raise the social, economic, and
legal status of women, as well as to improve education, the environment, peace,
justice and human rights. E-mail: bw725@freenet.carleton.ca
CANADIAN
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CIDA)
Mandate and Objectives: Canada's
Foreign Policy Statement, which was released in February 1995, set out the
following purpose for Canada's Official Development Assistance Program. The
purpose of Canada's Official Development Assistance is to support sustainable
development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute
to a more secure, equitable and prosperous world. The objective of the CIDA
program is to facilitate the efforts of the people of developing countries to
achieve self-sustainable economic and social development in accordance with
their needs and environment, by cooperating with them in developing activities;
and to provide humanitarian assistance, thereby contributing to Canada's
political and economic interests abroad in promoting social justice,
international stability and long-term relationships for the benefit of the
global community. E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca.
Website: http://w3.acdi-cida.gc.ca
CANADIAN
ORGANIZATION FOR DEVELOPMENT THROUGH EDUCATION (CODE)
Founded in 1959,
CODE is a Canadian charitable organization dedicated to supporting literacy and
education in Africa and Central/South America. Literacy is basic to development.
It brings knowledge and opportunity—to find training or a job, and to learn
about human rights, better health, nutrition or how democracy works. E-mail:
codehq@codecan.com
Website: http://www.web.net/~code/
CARL DUISBERG
SOCIETY (CDG)
CDG's practice-oriented training programs for specialized
and executive personnel from developing countries are committed to the concept
of sustainable development through a management dedicated to economic and
environmental compatibility. E-Mail: info@k.cdg.k.de
Website: http://www.cdg.de/english/inh_e.htm
CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
Grant proposals will
be entertained only if submitted by mail. Requests for information or
publications can be made by mail, telephone, fax-on-demand, or by accessing the
Corporation's Internet Gopher or World Wide Web online information services.
Website: http://www.carnegie.org If your are using Web
browser software you can connect to the Gopher server by typing: gopher://gopher.carnegie.org Carnegie Corporation
makes grants primarily to academic institutions and to national and regional
nonprofit organizations for projects that have potential for national or
international impact. Those that are too local in scope are likely to be turned
down.
COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION
The Commonwealth Foundation is
an intergovernmental organization funded by Commonwealth governments. It
provides travel grants and facilitates networking and training opportunities to
encourage inter-country exchange and co-operation among non-governmental
organizations, professional and cultural bodies of the 53 Commonwealth
countries.
E-mail: geninfo@commonwealth.int
Website: http://www.oneworld.org/com_fnd/home.html
DANIDA (DANISH DEVELOPMENT POLICY)
The bilateral part
of the Danish official development assistance is being concentrated on
activities in the following 20 programme countries: Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique,
Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Danida
has also worked out strategies for transitional development assistance to Angola
and South Africa and for the regional development assistance to the countries in
Central America. Email: um@um.dk Website: http://www.um.dk/english/
DEPARTMENT
FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID)
The Department for International
Development (DFID) is the government department responsible for all aspects of
international development policy. Our principal aim is to contribute to the
elimination of poverty in poorer countries and to enable poor people to achieve
sustained improvement in their living standards. As well as administering the
British development program, DFID is promoting more coherent UK and
international policies in support of sustainable development. We also provide
assistance for those affected by disasters and work to tackle global
environmental problems. E-mail: library@dfid.gtnet.gov.uk Website: http://www.oneworld.org/oda/
DEUTSCHER
AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCHDIENST (DAAD)
The DAAD is an organization of the
institutions of higher education and student bodies in the Federal Republic of
Germany, founded in 1925, refounded in 1950 an institution for the promotion of
international academic exchanges an internediary for the implementation of
foreign cultural and academic policy as well as for the educational co-operation
with developing countries national agency for the EU programmes.
E-Mail:
postmaster@daad.de Website http://www.daad.de
FORD FOUNDATION
The Ford Foundation is a resource for
innovative people and institutions worldwide. Our goals are to: Strengthen
democratic values, Reduce poverty and injustice, Promote international
cooperation, and Advance human achievement. E-mail: secretary@fordfound.org
Please be sure to
include your E-mail reply address in the body of your message to facilitate our
response to your request.
Website: webmaster@fordfound.org
FRIEDRICH EBERT
FOUNDATION (FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG [FES])
The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung
or FES (Stiftung is the German word for foundation) was founded in 1925 as a
political legacy of Germany's first democratically elected president, Friedrich
Ebert, who died in that year. The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung today is a non-profit
making, political public-interest institution committed to the principles and
basic values of social democracy in its educational and policy-orientated work.
E-mail: fesny@igc.apc.org
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR
WOMEN’S HEALTH
The Global Alliance for Women’s Health is committed to
advancing women’s health in all of the life cycles at all policy levels through
education, advocacy and program implementation. It is an alliance of
international and national non-governmental organizations, health care
professionals, women's groups, religious organizations, academicians, and
individual citizens from all of the regions of the world who are committed to
improving health care services and research for women's health at the local,
national and international levels. E-mail: gawh@igc.apc.org
GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN
The Global Fund for Women is an
international organization which focuses on female human rights. It supports
issues as diverse as literacy, domestic violence, economic autonomy, and the
international trafficking of women, among others. It supports women’s groups
based outside of the US by providing financial and other resources, developing
and strengthening links among women’s groups worldwide, and heightening
awareness of the needs and strengths of women. E-mail: gfw@globalfundforwomen.org
HUMANIST
INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (HIVOS)
Hivos, the
Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries, seeks to help
improve the opportunities and scope for development of people in the South.
Respect for human rights, pluralism and democratization are essential elements
here. Local NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and social organizations play
a key role. General policies: Hivos supports organizations that enable
people to assert their rights and improve access to decision-making. This
involves supporting not just the activities in question but also the
organization itself. Financial support is sometimes backed up with
organizational advice. Hivos confines its support to organizations that are
secular, independent and non-governmental. E-mail hivos@hivos.nl
Website: http://www.hivos.nl/English
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN (ICRW)
The
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is a private, nonprofit
organization dedicated to promoting social and economic development with women's
full participation. ICRW generates quality, empirical information and technical
assistance on women’s productive and reproductive roles, their status in the
family, their leadership in society, and their management of environmental
resources. ICRW advocates with governments and multilateral agencies, convenes
experts in formal and informal forums, and engages in an active publications and
information program to advance women’s rights and opportunities. ICRW focuses
principally on women in developing & transition countries.
E-mail:
icrw@igc.apc.org
INTERNATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH CENTRE (IDRC)
The International Development Research
Center is a public corporation created by the Canadian government to help
communities in, the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and
environmental problems through research. E-mail: info@idrc.ca
Website: http://www.idrc.ca/
JAPANESE
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA)
Since 1974 JICA has been
extending technical assistance for national development and human resources
development as a part of Japan's Official Development Assistance programs.
JICA's activities take the form of dispatching experts and Japan Overseas
Cooperation Volunteers to developing countries and accepting participants from
them for technical training in Japan.
KONRAD ADENAUER FOUNDATION
The Konrad Adenauer
Foundation is related to the Christian Democratic movement. Having emerged from
the 'Society for Christian Democratic Education Work' founded in 1956, it was
named after the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic in 1964. We are guided
by the same principles that inspired Adenauer's work. The Konrad Adenauer
Foundation offers political education, conducts scientific fact-finding research
for political projects, grants scholarships to gifted individuals, researches
the history of Christian Democracy, and supports and encourages European
unification, international understanding, and development-policy cooperation.
Our annual budget amounts to around DM 200 million.
Website: http://www.kas.de/
JOHN D. AND CATHERINE T. MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
The John
D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking
institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals foster lasting
improvement in the human condition. The Foundation seeks the development of
healthy individuals and effective communities; peace within and among nations;
responsible choices about human reproduction; and a global ecosystem capable of
supporting healthy human societies. The Foundation pursues this mission by
supporting research, policy development, dissemination, education and training,
and practice. E-mail: 4answers@macfdn.org Website: http://www.macfdn.org/
NORWEGIAN AGENCY
FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION (NORAD)
The Norwegian Agency for Development
Cooperation (NORAD) is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (UD). NORAD's purpose is to assist developing countries in their efforts
to achieve lasting improvements in political, economic and social conditions for
the entire population within the limits imposed by the natural environment and
the natural resource base. Website: http://www.norad.no/
SWEDISH
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (SIDA)
During 1997 SIDA produced four
action plans: for poverty reduction, sustainable development, gender equality
and democracy. We also work with country strategies on behalf of the Government.
During 1996 strategies for 16 countries (including Uganda, Zimbabwe, Tanzania)
were produced. SIDA also runs programmes of research cooperation. These consist
of bilateral and regional projects which are intended to strengthen the research
capacity of developing countries. Solidarity and security are two sides of the
same coin. These programmes include the transfer of knowledge and development of
trade and industry, projects in respect of the environment, nuclear safety and
radiation protection, support to non-governmental organisations and to projects
for democracy and human rights.
E-mail: info@sida.se
Website: http://www.sida.se/
SWISS AGENCY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CO-OPERATION
(SDC)
The Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation (SDC) is
responsible for the following four areas of activity of the Federal Department
of Foreign Affairs (EDA): Bilateral Development Co-operation; Multilateral
Development Co-operation; Humanitarian Aid; Technical Co-operation with Eastern
Europe. The aim of Development Co-operation is to combat poverty by providing
help towards self-help. In particular, it promotes economic and government
autonomy, contributes to the improvement of production conditions, helps to
solve environmental problems and strives for better access to education and
basic health care for the most disadvantaged population groups. E-mail:
(deza@admin.ch)
or "info@deza.admin.ch" Website: http://194.6.168.112/fs_e_w.html
THIRD
WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE (OWSD)
The Third World
Organization for Women in Science (OWSD) has instituted three types of grants:
(1) Travel Grants for Third World Women Scientists for participation in
scientific meetings and short courses abroad, (2) grants for the publication of
theses, (3) grants for national/regional publications. E-mail: twows@itsictp.bitnet
UNITED NATIONS
EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO).
Contact: 7, Place
de Fontenoy, 75352 PARIS 07 SP, France. Phone national : O1 45 68 10 00,
international : 33 1 45 68 10 00; Fax national : 01 45 67 16 90, international :
33 1 45 67 16 90; Telex : 204461 Paris; 270602 Paris
UNITED NATIONS ENTITY FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN (UNIFEM)
The United Nations
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) provides direct support for women's projects
and promotes the inclusion of women in the decision making process of
development programs. UNIFEM works primarily in three areas: Agriculture and
Food Security, Trade and Industry, and Macro Policy-Making and National
Planning.
Website: http://www.unifem.undp.org
Gopher: gopher://gopher.undp.org/1/unifem E-mail:
unifem@undp.org
UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP)
Through a unique network of 134 country
offices, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) helps people in 174
countries and territories to help themselves, focusing on poverty elimination,
environmental regeneration, job creation and the advancement of women. In
support of these goals, UNDP is frequently asked to assist in promoting sound
governance and market development and to support rebuilding societies in the
aftermath of war and humanitarian emergencies. UNDP's overarching mission is to
help countries build national capacity to achieve sustainable, human
development, giving top priority to eliminating poverty and building
equity.
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(USAID)
USAID is an independent federal government agency that conducts
foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic
interests of the United States. Website: http://www.info.usaid.gov/
WORLD
BANK
Contact: Client Services, Toll Free: 1-800-590-1906 or (202)
473-7824; Fax: (202) 522-1498; E-mail: Info@worldbank.org
website: http://www.worldbank.org/
WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION (WHO)
World Health Organization (WHO), Avenue Appia, CH-1211
Geneva 27, Switzerland Website: http://www.who.ch/
Gopher: gopher://ftp.worldbank.org/
http://www.oneworld.org/euforic/indx.htm
Europe's Forum on International Cooperation: A gateway to European
development policy and cooperation, aid policy and management, and the
institutions concerned with them. A multi-lingual gateway to knowledge and
information on European development cooperation
http://www.alcazar.com/wwwvl_idc/
Links to large number of organisations under the topic of International
Development Co-operation
http://undcp.or.at/unlinks.html
For UN and other development organisations
http://www.oecd.org/
Organisation
for Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www2.guidestar.org/rxg/products/nonprofit-data-solutions/guidestar-data-sets.aspx?gclid=CLLzltP9m6sCFREj7Aodl1_1iw
Non-Profit
Organisations
http://www.interaction.org
US
coalition of disaster-relief, development and refugee-assistance
organization
http://www.oas.org/
Organization of
American States
http://www.oneworld.org/
Development news,
features, photos, maps and links to UK-based development organizations from One
World Online.
http://www.unsystem.org
Official web
locator for the United Nations system of organizations.
http://www.worldbank.org/html/hello/GLOBALSearch.html
World bank documents: research, publications, country and
sectoral programs, evaluation report on projects.
FILM &
VIDEO
African Films, Videos, and Music
African Radio on the Internet
Radio stations
California
Newsreel
URL:
http://www.newsreel.org/
Summary: Information on documentary film and video
production and distribution centers.Also lists the video titles you can purchase
from California Newsreel
Columbia
University
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/videos.html
Summary:
African videos
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of
Ouagadougou
URL: http://www.fespaco.bf/
Summary: Created in 1969, the
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO) has evolved
into an internationally recognized and respected event. FESPACO became an
institution on January 7th 1972 by decree in Burkina Faso, because of the
enthusiasm and the hope it created among the public and filmmakers in Africa. It
is biennial; starting on the last Saturday in February every odd year.
Stanford
University
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/film.html
Summary: African
Films
University of Pennsylvania
URL:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_aud.html
Summary:
African films, videos, and music
GENERAL
INFORMATION
Africa: Africa World Press
Guide
URL:
http://www.igc.org/worldviews/awpguide/
Summary: Information on introductory
matter and the texts of the 28 chapters in Africa: Africa World Press
Guide, a 200-page annotaed guide to educational resources from and about
Africa.
Africa:
General References
URL:http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_genrl.html
Summary:
General References on Africa.
African:
Publications
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/About_African/ww_publ.html
Summary:
Includes information from African publishers (and from American Association for
the Advance of Science Sub-saharan African Program), African Crop Science
Society, Center for Advanced Social Science, CODESRIA etc.
Citing
Internet Resources
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/citing.html
Summary:
Information on how to cite intenet sources using the MLA citation style.
LEXIS-NEXIS
Universe
URL:
http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe
Summary: Information on services and
management tools in online, Internet, CD-ROM and hard copy format for legal,
news and business professionals.
Research
Sources
URL: http://www.ed.ac.uk/~centas/resource.htm
Summary:
Research Sources for African Studies—University of Edinburgh
- African american newspapers
- University of Sussex
JOURNALS
Africa Update
URL:
http://www.ccsu.edu/afstudy/archive.html
Summary: AfricaUpdate is the
quarterly newsletter of the Central Connecticut State University African Studies
Program.
African
Journal
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/journal.html
Summary: List of
African Journals and Newspapers written in either French or English.
African Studies at Central Connecticut
State University
URL: http://www.ccsu.edu/afstudy
Summary: The African
Studies Program is a part of the Central Connecticut State University
International Area Studies Program. Its principal goals are: To promote an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of Africa, to give students an
opportunity to study in Africa and to encourage student exchanges, to facilitate
the exchange of scholars between C.C.S.U. and African institutions, to establish
links with local and regional educators interested in the study of Africa, to
encourage student visitation of Africana Collections, and to develop a
collaborative relationship with other African Studies programs.
Columbia
University - Area Studies
URL: http://library.columbia.edu/indiv/area.html
Summary:
Electronic Journals and Newspapers on Africa.
H-Africa
http://www.h-net.org/~africa/
Summary: African Journals
Research in
African Literatures
URL:
http://www.indiana.edu/~iupress/journals/ral.html
Summary: Research in
African Literatures, the premier journal of African literary studies
worldwide, serves as a stimulating vehicle in English for research on the oral
and written literatures of Africa. Reviews of current scholarly books are
included in every number, often presented as review essays, and a forum offers
readers the opportunity to respond to issues raised in articles and book
reviews. The journal, which is published quarterly, also provides information on
African publishing as well as announcements of importance to Africanists, and
frequently prints notes and queries of literary interest.
World Literature
Written in English
URL:
http://www.nus.sg/NUSinfo/FASS/ELL/wlwe/
Summary: World Literature
Written in English is a scholarly journal devoted to the study of
literature in English and in the new englishes written throughout the world, and
variously termed post-colonial or new literatures in English, Commonwealth
literature, contact literature, global literature, or resistance literature. We
welcome articles from all points of view, focussing on individual authors,
texts, and national literatures, as well as articles addressing problematic
theoretical issues facing the discipline today.
LIBRARIES
Africana
Collection
URL:
http://www.library.nwu.edu/africana/
Summary: Founded in 1954 to support the
research and curricular programs of the Northwestern University Program of
African Studies, the Herskovits Library is today the largest separate library
for the study of Africa in existence.
Africa-Libraries
and Archives
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/libs.html
Summary: A rich
source of information on African primary sources, with directories of African
archives, archives in Europe and North America.
British
Library
URL:
http://portico.bl.uk/
Summary: This free service will allow you to
find out what material is held in the major Reference and Document Supply
collections of the British Library. In many cases it will also be possible to
request copies of document supply material from the Library's Document Supply
Center (BLDSC) at Boston Spa.
Columbia
University - Libraries
URL: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/
Summary:
Information on North American libraries with major Africana collections.
IU
Bloomington
URL:
http://www.indiana.edu/~libweb/mainlib.html
Summary: Indiana University
Library, Bloomington.
Library of
Congress
URL:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/
Summary: The Library of Congress's mission is to make
its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people and to
sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for
future generations. Through this Web site, the Library is offering broad public
access to a wide range of information as a contribution to education and
scholarship.The Library of Congress presents these materials as part of the
record of the past. Users should keep in mind that some materials may contain
offensive language or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of
a period or place.
Library
Resources
URL: http://www.uneca.org/popia/resources/bibliography.htm
Summary:
Information about libraries and bibliographic resources on Africa.
Libraries - Africa South of the Sahara
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/libs.html
Summary: List of Libraries and
References
M25
Consortium of Higher Education Libraries
URL:
http://www.M25lib.ac.uk/M25/welcome.html
Summary: M25 Consortium of Higher
Education Libraries represents about 125 libraries in the London
area.
University of
Florida
URL:
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/hss/africana/biblio.html
Summary: Selected Library
Resources: African Literature in English, References and Bibiographies.
Virtual
Library
URL: http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html
Summary: List as
many of the growing number of African Studies related link available on the
World Wide Web.
Women
Studies
URL:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/librcws.html
Summary: Library Sources for
Women’s Studies on Academic Programs and Departments, and Research
Institutes.
MUSEUMS
Smithsonian
URL:
http://www.si.edu/
Summary: The Smithsonian American Institution for
learning
Virtual Library
URL: http://www1.historisches-centrum.de/vlmp/africa.html
Summary: WWW Virtual
Library Museum Pages. A comprehensive directory of on-line museums and
museum-related resources.
NEWSPAPERS &
MAGAZINES
Africa-Current
Events
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/current.html
Summary:
Current events in Africa listed by country
KIOSKEN: African
Newspapers
URL:
http://www.esperanto.se/kiosk/enginder.html
Summary:African newspapers
online. This Swedish site is quite up-to-date and has a reasonable list of
African newspapers by country. KIOSKEN has links to news media all over the
world, mainly to newspapers in the countries' own language(s).
Publishers Weekly
URL:
http://www.bookwire.com/pw/pw.html
Summary: Publishers Weekly is the
international news magazine of book publishing and bookselling. Industry
professionals depend on PW for in-depth interviews with top authors, publishing
industry news, bestseller lists, and early reviews of adult and children's
books.
US Africa
Online
URL: http://www.usafricaonline.com/
Summary:
Houston-based electronic newspaper with focus on Africa.
WomensNet
URL:
http://www.igc.org/igc/womensnet/
Summary: WomensNet supports women's
organizations worldwide by providing and adapting telecommunications technology
to enhance their work.
WWWomen
URL:
http://www.wwwomen.com/category/public/magazi1.html
Summary: WWomen fills a
need for anyone who is looking for topics relating to women. We are dedicated to
finding all sites on the Web relevant to women-- from sites about child rearing
and pregnancy to sites about civil liberties, careers and religion. Supportive
of women and their interests, WWWomen offers no political, religious or
philosophical agenda and hopes to attract women of all attitudes and
persuasions.
PUBLISHERS & BOOK
DEALERS
Africa-Publishers
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/publish.html
Summary: List of
Africa-Publishers and their line of work.
Africa World
Press
URL: http://www.africaworldpressbooks.com/servlet/StoreFront
Summary: The
home page for Africa World Press
African American
Bookshelf
URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_African-American_writers
Summary: A list
of African American Bookshelf stocks books by Black authors.
Amazon Bookstore
URL:
http://www.amazon.com
Summary: Amazon.com is more than just a bookstore. We
offer our catalog of more than 2.5 million titles as well as a variety of other
resources for readers including customer reviews, personal recommendations, and
gift suggestions.
Barnes and
Noble
URL:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
Summary: Bestselling software for your home
and office
Blacknet Book
Store
URL: http://blacknetuk.com/smart/home.htm
Summary: The Black
History Archives is devoted to cataloging
and showcasing historical Black
content on the World Wide Web. In
this area you'll find information on
Political Leaders, Exhibits, Indexes
and References to African Americans, as
well as pictorial galgtiacies.
Book
Dealers-Africana
URL:
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/afrbook.html
Summary:
Information on books on Africa and dealers
Feminist
Bookstores
URL: http://www.uah.edu/english/wip/stores.html
Summary: Lists Feminist
Bookstores' indexes
Feminist Bookstore
Network
URL: http://www.dnai.com/~seajay/fbn/
Summary:
A list of Feminist Bookstores' and their location.
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