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| Stone Center Guide to the Web - Libraries and Collections (10 items) |
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- Africa Focus: Sights and Sounds of a Contitent
- Africa Focus is a collection of primary and secondary research and teaching materials collected by faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin. The site features a searchable database in addition to full-text articles. (Source: University of Wisconsin Digital Collections)
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- Africa Photos From the California Academy of Sciences
- This online photograph collection features digital images of “African animals, plants, landscapes, and people/culture.” The site features a searchable database arranged by name, topic, country, or photographer. (Source: California Academy of Sciences)
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- African and Middle Eastern Reading Room
- The site provides information on the African, Hebraic, and Near East collections of the Library of Congress. Included are detailed information on each collection, online research and reference guides, illustrated guides, featured online exhibits, and much more. (Source: The Library of Congress)
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- African e-Journals Project
- This site features full-text access to humanities and social sciences journals published in Africa. (Source: Michigan State University Libraries)
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- Cultural Traditions and Religion in Ethiopia: A Celebration for Black History Month
- This site features digital images of Ethiopian manuscripts dating back to the seventeenth century. Included are historical background information on ancient Ethiopian manuscripts with digital images, as well as images of other Ethiopian art and cultural artifacts. (Source: Hill Museum and Manuscript Library, Saint John's University)
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- G.I. Jones Photographic Archive Of Southeastern Nigerian Art and Culture
- This site features photographs of Nigeria taken by G.I. Jones in the early 20th century. The collection focuses on photographs of artwork, masks, and cultural ceremonies and artifacts. The site also includes biographical information on Jones, a bibliography, and links for further study. (Source: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)
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- International African Inventors Museum
- The International African Inventors Museum is a traveling museum that “promotes positive images and self-esteem in children and adults and teaches people of all nationalities about the contributions that Africans throughout the world have given to society.” This website includes information about the museum and its programs, a section detailing featured inventors, a calendar of events, a listing of related links, and more. (Source: International African Inventors Museum)
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- International Council of African Museums
- This site provides information on museums and cultural heritage sites throughout the African continent. Included are an extensive listing of museums by country, a bibliography, news articles, events and activities, and more. (Source: AFRICOM)
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- Posters from the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
- This site features a searchable database and digital images of over 300 posters in the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies at Northwestern University. (Source: Northwestern University)
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- Traces of Truth
- Traces of Truth provides an online full-text archive of documents relating to the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The TRC has been described as “the largest survey of human rights violations undertaken anywhere in the world; it has become the key instrument in democratic South Africa's interrogation of its apartheid past.” The site includes collections organized by name and topic, a full keyword search, and background information on the project. (Source: University of the Witwatersrand)
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