Africana & Black Studies  

Citations & full-text articles in a variety of disciplines.

Articles from the top journals in most disciplines. Coverage is through 3 to 5 years ago.

Thousands of newspapers, magazines, transcripts, & legal materials.

A catalog of the materials held by libraries worldwide.

The Social Sciences Citation Index, Science Citation Index, Arts & Humanities Citation Index.

Scholarly literature from all broad areas of research.

Over 240 reference works in various fields.

Offers access to multi-disciplinary information on Africa including books, journal articles, maps and music recordings. Some materials are in full-text. Covers 19th century-present.

Africana: the Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Edited by Kwame Anthony Appiah and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Nearly seven hundred signed entries documenting the full range of the African American experience from 1619-1895.

This authoritative online guide to works in African studies is a rich and interactive resource for all scholars interested in the study of Africa.

Includes 40 fully searchable African newspapers published in the 19th and 20th centuries. Features English- and foreign-language titles from Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Covers 1800-1922.

Provides abstracts of journal articles and books in the social sciences relating to Africa. Covers 2003-present.

Provides daily news and information in English and French from across the African continent. Covers 1996-present (BMC & SC), last 30 days (HC).

A comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history ... Subjects are drawn from all walks of life.

Offers images of original documents taken from libraries and archives around the world including correspondence, diaries, literature and illustrations. Includes essays by leading scholars in the field of Empire Studies. Covers a range of topics and includes Africa, the Americans, Australasia, Oceania and South Asia. Includes documents published between 1492-1969.

Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. In English and Spanish, it offers additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. Covers 1990-present.

Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, book reviews and dissertations that cover world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the U.S. and Canada which are covered in "America: History and Life"). Includes publications from 1953-present.

Offers citations to literature on Islam, the Middle East and Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, and Muslim minorities elsewhere. Includes citations to journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and book reviews from 1906 to present.

Provides abstracts of journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, intergovernmental, and private organizations reports. Areas covered include political, economic, social and public policy issues. Covers 1915-present.

Contains hundreds of international news items that are added daily. Material is obtained from non-U.S. open-source political speeches, television programs, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, periodicals, and books. Content focuses primarily on military, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and socioeconomic issues and events. Full-text available on-line, or relevant articles may be sent to a subscriber's e-mail address.

Provides citations and abstracts of journals in political science and related fields including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Covers 1975-present.