Information Literacy in the Disciplines
AFRICAN STUDIES
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee has gathered links and citations to information literacy standards and curricula developed by accrediting agencies, professional associations, and institutions of higher education.
Accrediting Agencies & Professional Associations
The ACRL IS Information Literacy in the Disciplines Committee is not aware of information literacy standards in this area. However, the following are the leading professional associations in the field.
African Studies Association. http://www.africanstudies.org/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific (AFSAAP). http://www.afsaap.org.au/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Africana Librarians Council. http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/africa/ALC/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Publications
African Journals Online. http://www.ajol.info/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
African Studies Quarterly. http://www.africa.ufl.edu/asq/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Africana Librarians Council. “African newspapers union list.” Cooperative African Newspapers Project. http://afrinul.crl.edu/search-engine/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Bullwinkle, Davis. AfricaBib.org. Online bibliographic database. http://www.africabib.org/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Frank-Wilson, Marion. 2004. Teaching African studies bibliography: information literacy for 21st century scholars. Reference Librarian 42 (87): 97-107.
Journal of Pan African Studies. http://www.jpanafrican.com/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Limb, Peter. 2004. Partnership as a new paradigm for reference librarians in African studies. Reference Librarian 42 (87): 151-162.
Zell, Hans M. 2006. African Studies Companion: A Guide to Information Sources. Lochcarron: Hans Zell. http://www.africanstudiescompanion.com/ (accessed April 30, 2008).
Teaching Materials
Digital Africana - A Learning Module in Information Literacy. Kent State University. http://dept.kent.edu/pas/digafrica.asp (accessed April 30, 2008).
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