Countries of Africa
Call numbers
Browse the nonfiction shelves at our library (or any other) for the following call numbers:
960 General history of Africa
961 General history of Africa Tunisia & Libya
962 General history of Africa Egypt & Sudan
963 General history of Africa Ethiopia
964 General history of Africa Morocco & Canary Islands
965 General history of Africa Algeria
966 General history of Africa West Africa & offshore islands
967 General history of Africa Central Africa & offshore islands
968 General history of Africa Southern Africa
969 General history of Africa South Indian Ocean islands
Subject Headings
Use these Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) when searching the online catalog. Follow the examples below by inserting your country's name:
Ghana--History
(country)--History
Colonization--Ghana
Colonization--(country)
Ghana--Colonization
(country)--Colonization
Ghana--Economic conditions
(country)--Economic conditions
Ghana--Foreign relations
(country)--Foreign relations
*also Foreign economic relations
Italy--Colonies--Africa
(Colonizing country)--Colonies--Africa (or African country)
Requesting books from UIUC
When you find a book in the online catalog that we don't have at Uni, remember that you can request it.
First, scroll to check the status to make sure that it is available.
Then, scroll back to the top of the page and click on Request in the light blue toolbar. Type in your Library ID, which is on your student ID and begins with 20111, and your last name. Click Login.
Click OK again.
IMPORTANT! Set Choose Pick-Up Library to UIUC Uni High Desk.
Also, re-enter your Library ID in the box, then click Submit, and you're done! Remember to Logout when you're finished searching.
You will be notified by e-mail (and with a locker note) when the book comes in to the library.
Reference Books
Reference books are found in the main room along the walls and can be checked out overnight after 3pm, due back the next day at 8am.
General World History
R 903 J 959 2004 Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (10 volumes)
R Q.903 K965c 2007 Encyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures (4 volumes)
Cultures
R Q.305.8003 W893 Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life
R Q.306.03 c832 Countries and their Cultures
Colonialism
R 325.303 C718 Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural and Political Encyclopedia
Africa
R 909 C8993 Culture Grams: Africa
R 909.0496003 Af83 Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience
R 919 D741 2007 Africa 2007 (older volumes are found in nonfiction and can be checked out for four weeks)
R 960 F197k Key Events in African History: A Reference Guide
R Q.960.03 Af831 Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students (4 volumes)
R Q.960.03 P146e Encyclopedia of African History and Culture (3 volumes)
R Q.966.02 W52 World Eras: Volume 10: West African Kingdom, 500-1590
Websites
Africa--South of the Sahara
This is an excellent resource of web sites on Sub-Saharan Africa maintained by Karen Fung of Stanford University for the African Studies Association, USA. It is searchable by topics and by individual countries.
Country Studies
Online versions of books previously published in hard copy by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Army. The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis
of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and
national security systems and institutions of countries throughout
the world.
The Story of Africa--BBC
An engaging introduction to African history from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Sub-Saharan Africa
This useful resource, provided by the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, has listings of Sub-Saharan African countries with links to fact sheets on each of these countries. (Hint: Click on English to enter.)
World Factbook
Produced by the CIA. Use the dropdown menu to select a country. Includes current statistics in the areas of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues .