Bibliographies and other reference works which need to be updated

The original version of this list was published by Nancy J. Schmidt in ASA News, July/Sept., 1993).

The African World. Robert Lystad, ed. New York: Praeger, 1965. The ASA Publications Committee decided that it would not be feasible to use the SSRC review papers as a basis for updating this overview of African Studies.

Dickman, Daryl Ann. Abstract/Index to A.S.A. Annual Meeting Papers 1960-1974. Waltham, MA: African Studies Association, 1976. The Africana Conference Paper Index available from the Northwestern University online catalog partially replaces the need for such an update.

Directory of Documentation, Libraries and Archives Services in Africa. Paris: UNESCO, 1977.

Duffy, James, Mitsue Frey and Michael Sims. International Directory of Scholars and Specialists in African Studies. Waltham, MA: Crossroads Press, 1978.

Easterbrook, David. Africana Book Reviews 1885-1945. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1979.

Ethnographic Survey of Africa. London: International African Institute, 1950-1977. IAI was interested in updating, but has not been able to obtain funding.

Guides to the Sources of the History of Africa. International Council onArchives. Zug: Inter Documentation, 1970. 9 vols.

Hanna, Judith. The Anthropology of Dance: A Selected Bibliography. Richardson, TX: University of Texas, 1976. This has a large African component. There is no comprehensive bibliography on African dance. A recent work: African Dance: An Artistic, Historical, and Philosochical inquiry/ ed. by Kariamu Welsh-Asante. (Trenton, NJ: Africa World press, 1996) has an important bibliography on African dance.

Harvey, Joan M. Statistics Africa: Sources for Social, Economic and Market Research. Kent, Eng.: DBD Research/Detroit: Gale Research, 1978. 2^nd ed.

Henige, David. A Union List of Africana Archival materials. 2^nd ed., June 1984. (mimeographed)

Henige, David. Works in African History: An Index to Reviews 1978-1982. Crossroads Press, 1984 (Previous volumes cover 1960-1978).

Meier, Wilma. Bibliography of African Languages. Wiesbaden: Harrasowitz, 1984. Covers to 1980.

Merriam, Alan P. African Music on LP: An Annotated Discography. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970.

Graham, Ronnie. The World of African Music. London: Pluto Press, 1992. Inadequate for the huge number of African music recordings.

O"Connor, Anthomy M. Urbanization in Tropical Africa, an Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1981.

Pigault, Gerard and Damien Rwegera. Mariages en Afrique Sud-Saharienne: Bibliographie Internationale 1945-1973. Strasbourg: CERDIC Publicaitons, 1975.

Scheven, Yvette: Bibliographies for African Studies, 1987-1993. London: Zell, 1994.

The Student Africanist's Handbook. Gerald W.Hartwig and William O'Barr. NY: Wiley, 1974.

Warmelo, N.J. van. Anthropology of Southern Africa in Periodicals to 1950: An Analysis and Index. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, 1977. Covers 1795-1950.

Witherell, Julian. The United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. Guide to U.S. Official Documents and Government Sponsored Publications 1976-1980. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1984. (Previous volume covers 1785-1975). The compiler retired, left 1981-1990 at the Library of Congress, but LC will use only for office reference.

Zoghby, Samir M. Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Partially Annotated Guide. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, 1978.