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Ghana. Public Records and Archives Administration Department (Accra, Ghana)
Formerly Ghana National Archives. Has addresses of the Regional Offices, a list of documents relating to the trans-atlantic slave trade (including images of some documents). Observers thirty years access to records.
E-mail: praad@internetghana.com
http://www.praadgh-gov.org

Global Development Network - Free Journal Access
Offers to scholars in developing countries free online access to thousands of full-text journal articles in social science journals. GDN-NA connects developing country researchers with researchers in North America. The Free Journal Access is a project of the Center for Global Development, GDN, and Project MUSE of the Johns Hopkins University Press. [KF]
http://www.gdn-na.org/journals/

Guidelines for Legislation for National Library Services
The Guidelines, prepared by Peter Johan Lor assisted by Elizabeth Sonnekus, were published by Unesco in Paris in 1997 and can be obtained from Unesco.
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/nominations/guidelines1_h.htm

Histoire de l'Afrique de l'Ouest
In French. Site created by historians from West African universities. Contents include un annuaire des historiens [with current research, publications, activities), news (conferences, publications, etc.), chronologies for West Africa and each of the countries covered: Burkina Faso, Togo, Niger, Mali, Sénégal. Has historical maps from the book, Afrique Noire. Histoire et civilisations, edited by Elikia M'BOKOLO (Paris, Hatier, 2004 - right click and open separately for a larger map) and a bibliography on West African history.

Has - a databases of citations to history theses (Mémoires, maîtrises, DEA et thèses) from West African universities completed from 1970 à 2004, and
"une sélection [of citations] d'archives sur le Burkina Faso recensées et conservées au Mali (at the Archives Nationales du Mali, Koulouba). Has links to related sites. The web site has support from the Agence universitaire de la Francophonie. [KF]
http://www.histoire-afrique.org/

IDEAL is now ScienceDirect
IDEAL ceased the end of 2002. "Since December 27, 2002, all IDEAL links automatically redirect to ScienceDirect. So, users will find IDEAL journals on ScienceDirect." Offered reduced subscriptions to online science, technology and medicine journals "to countries conforming to the World Bank definition of "low income countries," i.e. those with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of US $760 or less. This group includes sub-Saharan African countries..."
http://www.info.sciencedirect.com/content_coverage/ideal/index.shtml

Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique, IFRA - The French Institute for Research in Africa
In French and English. "IFRA-Ibadan is a non profit Institute set up to promote research in the social sciences and the humanities, as well as enhance collaborative work between scholars in France and West Africa." Has online issues of their newsletter, La lettre de l'Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique, research projects, and the full text of Guide to the Sources of Nigerian History compiled by the National Archives of Nigeria (1995). Based at the University of Ibadan. [KF]
http://ifra-ng.org

International Association of Technological University Libraries, (IATUL) Conference, University of Pretoria, South Africa, June 1-5, 1998
Conference Information.
http://www.up.ac.za/asservices/ais/iatul98/conf98.htm

International Association of Technological University Libraries, (IATUL) Conference, University of Pretoria, South Africa, June 1-5, 1998, "The Challenge to be Relevant in the 21st Century"
Abstracts and full text of the papers. Topics include the Univ. of Science & Technology Library, Kumasi, Ghana; librarians in Africa; GAELIC, the Gauteng and Environs Library; Consortium; etc.
http://educate.lib.chalmers.se/IATUL/proceedcontents/cvol8.html

International Council on Archives
The ICA's membership includes national archives in Africa and elsewhere. Has a directory of the regional African archival organizations -
ARBICA - Arab Regional Branch
CENARBICA, Regional Branch for Central Africa
ESARBICA, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Branch - has its ownweb site and the ESARBICA Journal.
WARBICA, West African Regional Branch
which provides the addresses of the executive committee members and lists the member countries. There is a national archives directory and a Code of Ethics (3 p. in PDF). [KF]
http://www.ica.org/

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (The Hague Netherlands)
Kay Raseroka, Director of Library Services, University of Botswana, was elected President of IFLA June 2001. Ms. Raseroka will serve as President-elect from August 2001 to August 2003 and as President from August 2003 to August 2005.
http://www.ifla.org/III/misc/p-elect.htm

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, IFLA - Africa Regional Section
Has full text issues of their Newsletter.
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s25/index.htm

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) - National Libraries of the World: an Address ListIFLA 1997 Conference
Program and papers from the 1997 International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) annual conference. Includes papers by African librarians.
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla63/63cp.htm
IFLA has a training program for African mid-career librarians.

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA). Social Responsibilities Discussion Group
Site has full text discussion papers from 2000 on issues relating to African libraries.
http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/srdg/

International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (Oxford, U.K.)
Its Newsletter has many articles relating to African libraries, publishing, ILL, library co-operation, etc.
http://www.inasp.org.uk/

International Records Management Trust (London)
Its Rights and Records Institute seeks to "empower developing country governments to manage recorded information in support of citizens' rights and to make public service delivery more efficient, cost effective and transparent." Describes its African records management program. Its founder is Dr Anne Thurston. [KF]
http://www.irmt.org

Internet Bookmobile
The Bookmobile "is a mobile digital library capable of downloading public domain books from the Internet via satellite and printing them anytime, anywhere, for anyone." Read about their visit to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt. They will be going to Uganda also. Has a discussion forum. A project of the Internet Archive to make public domain books available in print for developing countries and others. [KF]
http://www.archive.org/texts/bookmobile.php

Jagboro, K. O. - A study of Internet usage in Nigerian universities: A case study of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
In the e-journal, First Monday, Volume 8, Number 2 - February 3rd 2003
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_2/jagboro/

Joint IFLA / ICA Committee for Preservation in Africa
Launched in 1996 by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) and ICA (International Council on Archives) to "help raise awareness among African professionals of the purpose and importance of preservation." Goals include to identify specific preservation needs, to encourage the setting up of national preservation commissions, etc. Includes a report, JICPA Survey of Conservation Facilities and Experts in Africa, by Peter Coates, Survey on the safeguard of periodicals and newspapers in Africa, a workshop, Safeguarding African Documentary Heritage. Based at the National Archives of Kenya, Nairobi.
http://epa-prema.net/jicpa/

JSTOR - Open Africa
JSTOR's digital library of full text academic journals is free for any academic or not-for-profit institution on the continent of Africa. "JSTOR was established as an independent not-for-profit organization in August 1995."
http://www.jstor.org/about/africa/openafrica.html

Keats, Derek - Collaborative Development of Open Content: A Process Model to Unlock the Potential for African Universities
In the e-journal, First Monday, Volume 8, Number 2 - February 3rd 2003. Uses lessons learned from open source software development to apply to collaborative content development. Examples used are Webpedia, Wikipedia, AVOIR. [KF]
http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_2/keats/

Kenya National Archives (Nairobi).
http://www.kenyarchives.go.ke/. Has:
Kenya National Library Service
Has a directory of libraries, produces the Kenya National Bibliography which can be purchased. Is the distributor of ISBN numbers. Its camel mobile library service operates in North Eastern Province.
http://www.knls.or.ke/

Kigali Public Library
"Rwanda's First Public Library" Initiated in 2000 by the Rotary Club of Kigali-Virunga, Rwanda. Support from American Friends of the Kigali Public Library (AFKPL), in Washington, DC, and Marshall Scholars for the Kigali Public Library (MSKPL). Based in Kigali. [KF]
http://www.kigalilibrary.org/

Knutsen, Unni - Survey on the State of National Bibliographies in Africa
Published August 2007. 25 p. in PDF. Paper presented at the 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council Durban, South Africa, 19-23 August 2007. Knutsen is with the Oslo University College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Inf. Science, Oslo, Norway.
http://www.ifla.org/VII/s12/pubs/Survey-Africa-report.pdf

Kwetu.net
Kwetu is an online library of documents and photographs from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia. Access is by fee; a free demo is available. Topics include health, AIDS, religion, conservation, appropriate technology, economy, children, women, family planning, legal issues, population, conflict resolution, governance, etc. Founded in 2000 by Karani Nyamu and Sarge Odhiambo, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
http://www.kwetu.net/

Liberia - Archives
Various reports, by Verlon Stone, on existing and potential projects to preserve Liberian archives. Topics include:Liberia Presidential Archives, Liberian Document Repositories: Assessment Trip (2004) [Powerpoint slides], and Assessment of Librarian Document Repositories (2004). Presented at the Title VI librarians meeting in New Orleans (Nov. 2004). On the Indiana University Libraries (Bloomington), African Studies Collection web site. [KF]
http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/african/cooperativeprojects.html

Libraries of Timbuktu
International project to preserve ancient Islamic manuscripts in Timbuktu. "There are an estimated sixty to eighty private collections of historical manuscripts in the city of Timbuktu alone." See also a Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) article (Feb. 17, 2002) on Timbuktu manuscripts.
Projects include:
http://www.sum.uio.no/research/mali/timbuktu

"Scholars of Peace: The Islamic Tradition and Historical Conflict Resolution in Timbuktu" by Dr. Mahmoud Zouber, Abdoul Kader Haidara, Mamadou Diallo, Dr. Stephanie Diakité (5 p.) - full text, in Adobe PDF, of an account of 15th-18th century scholars in Timbuktu and the role of Islamic scholars and leaders in conflict resolution.
CAMP, Cooperative Africana Microform Project is also participating in the preservation work. Sample images are online.

Library of Congress. Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu
"Dating from the 16th to the 18th centuries, the ancient manuscripts... are indicative of the high level of civilization attained by West Africans during the Middle Ages." "The manuscripts...are from the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library and the Library of Cheick Zayni Baye of Boujbeha,..." Has images of the documents which concern Islamic knowledge of astronomy, law, the Songhai Empire, slavery, Sufi religion, mathematics, political governance, medical knowledge, attitude towards non-Muslims, trade. [KF]
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mali/

Library of Congress - Islamic Manuscripts from Mali
"twenty-two Islamic manuscripts [in Arabic script] containing important insights into the life and culture of West Africans during the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Era." Topics include astrology, commerce, Islamic law, health care, mysticism, slavery, and agriculture. A project of the Library of Congress and the Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library of Timbuktu, Mali. Includes maps - Timbuktu in Space and Time, a history of Timbuktu as an Islamic cultural center, and Timbuktu architecture.
http://international.loc.gov/intldl/malihtml/malihome.html

Licensing Digital Information. Developing Nations Initiatives
Information about programs designated to bring high quality, peer-reviewed sciences journals for free or very cheaply to developing nations. Examples: the Soros Initiative brings free or low-cost access to hundreds of electronic science and technology journals to readers in economically disadvantaged countries; Highwire Press offers free online access to all countries that appear in the World Bank's list of 'low income economies,'plus Djibouti; the World Health Organization and science publishers (Blackwell, Elsevier Science, Harcourt Worldwide STM Group, Springer Verlag, John Wiley, and Wolters Kluwer International) provide free or nearly free access to a number of the world's peer-reviewed, biomedical research journals. Part of the Licensing Digital Information site, hosted by Yale University Library.
http://www.library.yale.edu/~llicense/develop.shtml

Lor, Peter and Johannes Britz - Information Imperialism: Moral Problems in Information Flows from South to North
Paper presented at the EEI21 (Ethics of Electronic Information in the 21st Century) symposium, in Memphis, Tennessee, October 2002. "The paper deals with three forms of South-North information flows: (1) contributions by African scientists and scholars to the international literature; (2) the purchase of books, journals etc. published in African countries by libraries in developed countries; and (3) the recording and subsequent exploitation in developed [countries] of indigenous knowledge obtained from traditional communities in Africa." "This paper will be published later this year [2003] in the symposium proceedings (publisher McFarland Press). In the mean time a pre-final draft of the paper can be found as an Adobe Acrobat document on the website of the National Library of South Africa." 8 p. in Adobe pdf.
http://www.nlsa.ac.za/docs/imperia1.pdf

Lubuto Library Project
Creates libraries to serve Africa's street kids and other vulnerable children. Gives "street children the opportunity for non-formal education, improving literacy, language skills, general knowledge and participation in society." Video (aimed at K-12 students) on street children and the impact of HIV/AIDS. Photographs. Based in Washington, D.C. Regional office in Lusaka, Zambia. [KF]
http://www.lubuto.org/

Lusotopie (Paris)
From the Association des chercheurs de la revue Lusotopie. Pub. by Editions Karthala, Paris. Abstracts in French, Portuguese, English. Full text articles on-line. Annual academic journal first published in 1994. Political analysis of Portuguese-speaking countries. Search by keyword across all issues in English, Portuguese, and French.
http://www.cean.u-bordeaux.fr/lusotopie/
Some articles:
Destruição da memória colectiva de um povo : a tragedia do Inep da Guiné-Bissau. (in PDF) Article in Portuguese concerning the destruction of the INEP (Instituto nacional de estudos e pesquisa) documentation center during the 1998 military actions.

Makerere University Library
Has an OPAC (online catalog), MakULA; search for dissertations done at Makerere for example. Makerere is a National Reference Library and a legal depository of all works published in Uganda, including government publications.
http://www.mulib.mak.ac.ug/

[Malawi] National Archives of Malawi
"the official repository of Government records as well as records belonging to private institutions and individuals,..." Under the Printed Publications Act, "every publisher in the country is obliged to deposit a copy of his or her publications with the National Archives." Based in Zomba, Malawi.
Malawi National Bibliography 1997-2001. List of Publications Deposited in the Library of the National Archives of Malawi. Published by the National Archives of Malawi. (Zomba, 2001). 114 pages in PDF (takes a while to download)
Index to Secretariat Records (1891-1939) Held by the Central African Archives.
89 pages in PDF (28 MB, takes a while to download).
http://chambo.sdnp.org.mw/ruleoflaw/archives/

Management of State Security Archives of Former Repressive Regimes
Study published in 1994 by UNESCO and the International Council on Archives. Archives concerned included South Africa and Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). The report of 16 pages contains little detail.
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/ramp/security.htm

[Mauritius] National Library of Mauritius
"Initially, the core collection of the National Library will consist of the Mauritiana section of the Mauritius Institute public library and the Mauritiana section of the Archives Department."
http://ncb.intnet.mu/mac/nlibrary/index.htm

Mendelssohn, Sidney, 31 Decembe 1860 - 26 September 1917 Collector and Bibliographer of Africana
Brief account (October 1998) by Dr. Donal Brody of Great Epics Books on the life of Mendelssohn, collector of fine books and manuscripts on Central and Southern Africa and author of "South African Bibliography" (1910).
http://www.greatepicbooks.com/epics/october98.html

Michigan State University, Institut Fondemental d'Afrique Noire (IFAN) and the West African Research Center (WARC). African Digital Library
Project to develop a multi-media digital library of West African sources in multiple languages. To include "sound, text, and image content from multiple countries that will be freely accessible over the Internet in the U.S., West Africa, and throughout the world."
The materials to be digitized will be selected by partners in Senegal and the U.S. "Documentalists at IFAN led by Gora Dia, head of the library, will take the lead in identifying groups of manuscripts, tapes, visual images, and texts from the Oral Data Collection, the Phototeque and the Department of Islam. In the U.S., PI David Robinson will identify collections of oral data and images compiled by American Africanists who have worked in francophone West Africa during the past 40 years."
http://www.AfricanDL.org

Moi University (Eldoret, Kenya)
Includes information on the library, the Faculty of Information Sciences, and the Information Resource Management Centre and its Internet Cafe.
http://www.mu.ac.ke/

Namibian Information Workers Association (NIWA)
National association of Namibian librarians and information professionals formed in 1990. Publishes NIWA-INFO Newsletter. Has a directory of internet sites in Namibia.
http://www.cds-isis.org.na/niwa/niwa.htm

National Archives of Malawi (Zomba, Malawi)
Includes a list of first issues of periodicals, information about the Malawi National Bibliography.
http://chambo.sdnp.org.mw/ruleoflaw/archives/index.html

National Archives of Nigeria, Enugu Branch - Guides, Indices & Finding Aids, by U.O.A. Esse, Chief Archivist
Contains the following reference works: (1) Guide to the Sources of Nigerian History at the National Archives of Nigeria, Enugu (1991) (2) A General Reference Index to the Records at the National Archives, Enugu (1991) (3) Special List of General Reports (Administrative and Departmental) in the National Archives, Enugu, 1900-1956 (1988) (4) An Index to Intelligence Reports, Anthropological Reports, Assessment Reports and Re-organisation Reports in the National Archives, Enugu (1992) (5) Descriptive Index to Records Relating to the Economic History of Nigeria 1900-1965 (1993) (6) Descriptive Index to Records Relating to the Military History of Nigeria (1993). On the website of the Center for Modern Oriental Studies, Berlin, Germany.
http://www2.rz.hu-berlin.de/inside/orient/nae

National Library of Namibia (Windhoek)
The library acquires everything published from and about Namibia. It holds the Randolph Vigne and Namibia Support Committee Collection. Has the 1997 Library Annual Report. Databases include
NAMLIT - for bibliographic records of publications about Namibia published anywhere. Covers 1778 to date. Library location is given.
Namibia National Bibliography, NNB - bibliographic records of publications received on legal deposit by the National Library of Namibia. Covers 1990 to 1992.
http://www.nln.gov.na/

National Library of Nigeria
Nigeria's national library, based in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
http://www.nlbn.org/

National Museum of Namibia Library
http://www.natmus.cul.na/library/index.htm

National Symposium on Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Information Gateways, April 24-26, 2001 Kitwe, Zambia
http://www.infodev.org/icsf/zambia.htm

National University of Lesotho Library
http://www.nul.ls/

Nigeria. National Archives Index.
List of records held at the National Archives. On the Nigeria government web site.
http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/archivesindex.htm

Nigerian Library Association
Publishes a journal, Nigerian Libraries. Has on-line reports such as the national conference papers, a discussion group for members of NLA, nla-online-forum, and a news blog (and old blog). NLA origins go back to the 1950s.
http://www.nla-ng.org/

NLA New Librarian
Discussion group for young librarians affiliated with the Nigerian Library Association (NLA).
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nlanewlibrarian/

Northwestern University. Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa, ISITA
"The principle objectives of ISITA are: 1. Preserving, and disseminating information on, African Arabic manuscript libraries...."Has photographs from Timbuktu, the Mamma Haidara Library, and the Kati Family Library. "Africa is the home of roughly one quarter of the world's one 1.2 billion Muslim population. Approximately half of the population of Africa is Muslim, some countries being 90-100% Muslim, and every country having at least a significant Muslim minority of 5-10%."
http://www.northwestern.edu/isita/index2.html

CAMP, Cooperative Africana Microform Project is also participating in the preservation work. Sample images are online.

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