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This guide highlights websites, books, journals, and other scholarly sources useful to African Studies students and scholars.
African Studies is interdisciplinary -- think broadly and outside the box! You can research a wide variety of topics and countries in Africa from a political science, human rights, gender studies and/or historical perspective. Included in this guide are many types of information sources that will help you write your research papers.
Virtual Research Consultations
Not sure where to begin? Do you need help finding sources or talking through your project idea? Send me an email and we'll set up a time to meet virtually. Contact Samuel Boss, at samuel.boss@uconn.edu.
Can't find what you're looking for? Submit a request for have book or film added to the collection! Who can submit a request? Anyone -- students, faculty, staff, and community members. Requests for purchases are reviewed by subject specialists using the Library's Collection Development Policy. Please note that items may take up to 8 weeks to arrive, with certain requests taking longer.
Interlibrary Loan services through the UConn Libraries allows you get request circulating materials from any UConn library, borrow books from non-UConn libraries, and request PDFs for book chapters and articles through our "Scan on Demand" service.
Other Research Guides that may be helpful:
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