Research Guides: Francophone Literature: Libraries & Archives

Directories of Libraries and Archives

International Directory of African Studies Research / Répertoire international des études africaines by International African Institute Staff (Editor); Philip Baker (Compiled by)
Call Number: Main Collection Offsite (DT19.8 .I58 1994 )
ISBN: 1873836368
Publication Date: 1995-01-01
A revised and expanded edition of the International Guide to African Studies Research (1987). It provides comprehensive information on some 1,500 academic institutions, research bodies, associations, and international organizations involved in African studies research in all parts of the world. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order by country
Scholars' Guide to Washington D. C. for Latin American and Caribbean Studies by Michael Grow (Editor); Craig VanGrasstek (Revised by)
Call Number: Reference (Z1601 .G867 1992 Non-circulating )
ISBN: 0943875374
Publication Date: 1992-08-01
"A valuable, if not indispensable, tool for anyone in Washington, D.C., preparing a research report on Latin America... Recommended for all major academic and research collections."-- American Reference Books Annual
The Scolma Directory of Libraries and Special Collections on Africa in the United Kingdom and Europe by Tom French (Editor)
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z3501 .F75 1993
ISBN: 0905450892
Publication Date: 1993-02-01
Arrangement is by country; includes eastern Europe. For resources on both North and sub-saharan Africa. Detailed information for each library or special collection includes: name of the Africana specialist, contact information, hours, nature of the library, details about the Africana holdings. Index for names of institutions, subjects, African countries, and regions.
Sources for West Indian Studies: a supplementary listing, with particular reference to manuscript sources by K. E. Ingram
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z1502.B5 I47 1983
ISBN: 3857500522
Publication Date: 1983-01-01
Includes collections in the UK and the West Indies. Arrangement is by regional area, then town name, then name of archive. Each entry includes a description of the manuscripts; some entries are quite detailed. Index provides access by personal name, geographical region, name of institution. Note: no subject access.

World Bibliographical Series

All volumes published by Clio Press, Oxford.
Location varies depending on subject.

For each country, these bibliographies provide broad coverage of all information and issues related to that country (eg., hgeography, flora/fauna, social welfare, transportation, etc.). Each bibliography contains information on language, cultural and intellectual life, literature, visual arts, libraries and archives, newspapers/periodicals. The full list of titles can be accessed by searching "world bibliographic series" in the Libraries catalog

View examples of books in this series with call numbers and links on the bibliographies page.

Individual Library Catalogs and Descriptions of Collections

African History and Literatures: classification schedule, classified listing by call number, chronological listing, author and title listing. by Harvard University Library Staff
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z3509 .H37
ISBN: 0674007808
Publication Date: 1990-03-01
Arrangement: call number listing, chronological listing, author & title listing. Note: No subject access! However, this resource is interesting for its chronological listing of titles.
The Catalogue of the West India Reference Library by West India Reference Library (Jamaica) Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Bobst Reference Z1501 .I59 1980
ISBN: 0527153508
Publication Date: 1980-01-01
Old and limited, but potentially useful catalog. Presents the holdings of Jamaica's West India Reference Library, founded 1894. Coverage includes the French-speaking islands, but not as comprehensive as for Jamaica and other former British colonies. Emphasis on English-language works. See the introduction for a more detailed description.
Littératures africaines à la Bibliothèque nationale : catalogue des ouvrages d'écrivains africains et de la littérature critique s'y rapportant entrés à la Bibliothèque nationale by Bibliothèque nationale (France), Luadia L Ntambwe, Paulette Lorereau
Call Number: 1920-1972: Bobst Offsite Z3508.L5 B53, 1973-1983: Bobst Offsite Z3508.L5 F7 1984
Lists, by country of the author, literature of sub-saharan Africa acquired by the BN from 1920-1972. In compiling this catalog, there was an attempt to exclude colonial writers not born in Africa (see the introduction for more complete description). Primarily, but not exclusively, franch language literature. Also includes an index of authors.

Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
Established in 1954, the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University is the largest separate Africana collection in existence.

Union Catalogs and Special Catalogs

CAMP catalog by Cooperative Africana Microform Project (U.S.) Center for Research Libraries (U.S.); African Studies Association.
Call Number: Offsite Z3509 .C66 1985
Publication Date: 1985
Created in 1963 to bring together in microform a collection of research materials related to Africa for the cooperative use of the members. Arrangement is alphabetical by author or title. Subject access is provided by an index. These titles can be borrowed by eligible NYU students through Interlibrary Loan. Note: these reduced reprints of catalog cards are difficult to read.
Periodicals from Africa: a bibliography and union list of periodicals published in Africa by Carole Travis (Editor); Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa
Call Number: Bobst Main Collection Offsite Z3503 .T73
ISBN: 0816179468
Publication Date: 1978-06-01
The aim of this bibliography is to provide as comprehensive a list as possible of periodicals published in Africa, and to give locations for those titles held in libraries in the United Kingdom. Covers all countries of the continent of Africa except Egypt. Coverage of South Africa is partial and only reflects material held in United Kingdom libraries. Includes both continuing and ceased periodicals. Note: cut off date for inclusion was 1973.
Serials for African Studies by Library of Congress, African Section. Helen Field Conover
Call Number: Bobst Offsite Z3503 .L53 1961
Publication Date: 1961
Consists of reproductions of cards pulled from the Library of Congress's catalog. Includes information about the library's holdings of these titles. Note: this catalog is quite old.

WorldCat.org This link opens in a new window
A nation-wide database of research libraries' holdings. WorldCat will allow you to do title, author, and subject searching for titles which may not be held at Bobst Library
Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Online Catalog This link opens in a new window
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international consortium of university, college, and independent research libraries. CRL supports original research and inspired teaching in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

National union catalog. Pre-1956 imprints [microform] by Library of Congress.; American Library Association
Call Number: Bobst Microform MF 2512 Non-circulating
Publication Date: 1987
A union catalog of US research libraries' pre-1956 holdings.
National union catalog of manuscript collections by Library of Congress
Call Number: Bobst Reference Z6620.U5 N3 Non-circulating
Publication Date: 1961
Also available online at the Library of Congress Website.
Index to Personal Names in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections 1959-1984 by Harriet Ostroff (Editor)
Call Number: Bobst Reference Z6620.U5 I53 1988 Non-circulating
ISBN: 0898870372
Publication Date: 1988-01-01
Coverage: 1959-1984.
Index to Subjects and Corporate Names in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, 1959-1984 by Chadwyck-Healey (Firm) Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Bobst Reference Z6620.U5 N3 Suppl. Non-circulating
ISBN: 0898871077
Publication Date: 1994-05-01
Coverage: 1959-1984.