AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER No. 99, Ju ly 1999 ISSN 0148-7868 TABLE OF CONTENTS Africana Libraries Newsletter (ALN) is published quarterly by the Michigan State University Libraries and the MSU African Studies Center. Those copying contents are asked to cite ALN Editor's Comments as their source. ALN is produced to support the work of the Africana Librarians Council Acronyms (ALC) of the African Studies Association. It carries reports on meetings of ALC, CAMP (Cooperative Africana Microform Project) and other relevant groups. It also reports other ALC/CAMPNEWS................................2 items of interest to Africana librarians and those concerned about information resources about or in Africa. To be made available on the Internet at . Meetings in Washington, D.C. (Apr./ May 1999) Editor: Joseph J. Lauer, Africana Library, MSU, 100 Library, East Lansing, MI 48824-1048. ALC Business Meeting Tel.: 517-432-2218; E-mail: lauer@pilot.msu.edu; Fax: 517-432-1445. Executive Board meetings Cataloging Committee Africana Subject Funnel EDITOR'S COMMENTS Bibliography Committee Title VI Africana Librarians It is with great delight that I can announce that Marion Frank-Wilson (Indiana University) will be the editor of the next issue of this newsletter. When I began (with OTHER NEW S........................................ 6 no. 67) in July 1991,1 had agreed to be editor for at least 3 years and I expected that News from other Associations it might go for 6 years. Eight years and 28 issues has been more than enough. It is time Report on ALA meeting (New Orleans) for the innovations and enthusiasm of a new editor. ALA & ZIBF Title 6 Technological Innovation grants Several individuals and units were responsible for the success of the past years. Special Nancy Schmidt: A Salute thanks must go to Theresa Moore, the Library's graphic artist who prepared the issues for desktop publishing and introduced the graphics. She also assisted with putting RESEARCH ON LIBRARIES.................. 7 issues on the web. Like me, she never expected to be still doing this in 1999. The MSU Books & Documents Library and African Studies Center covered the costs. Onuma Ezera, my now retired Journals & Articles supervisor, was always supportive. David Tuffs and many student assistants have REFERENCE SOURCES..........................8 assisted with the proofing. Various secretaries took care of the mailings. Notes Numerous librarians and others contributed useful copy over the years. In addition New Reference Titles to the ALC chairs and secretaries, regular contributors were Moore Crossey, Karen NOTES ON Fung, Phyllis Bischof, David Easterbrook, et al. In some ways, this was always an ALC MATERIALS & VENDORS.................... 8 newsletter; in other ways it was not. Unlike previous editors, I made the unofficial Vendor Announcements nature of ALN explicit in my 1991 proposal to the ALC Executive. (See ALN, Jan. 1995, Book Awards p. 13.) Unfortunately, that did not stop the talk about an "ALC publication." I probably Events should have put the name of the issuing institution in front of the title. Literature on the Book Trade Online Sites During my years as editor, I tried to create a record of the library activities and New Serials promote discussion of issues with respect to Africana librarianship. I have mostly Special Issues of Journals enjoyed the work. And I look forward to what a new editor will bring. Selected New Books ACRONYMS ACRE - Association of College & Research Libraries (ALA) ALA - American Library Association (Chicago) ALC - Africana Librarians Council (formerly Archives-Libraries Committee) of ASA ARL - Association of Research Libraries ASA - African Studies Association (U.S.) CAMP - Cooperative Africana Microform Project (CRL) CRL - Center for Research Libraries (Chicago) IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations LC - Library of Congress MELA - Middle East Librarians Association MSU - Michigan State University SCOLMA - Standing Conf. on Library Materials on Africa U. - University UCLA - University of California, Los Angeles AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 2 JULY 1999 AFRICANA LIBRARIANS COUNCIL / CAMP NEWS CALENDAR OF FUTURE MEETINGS ALN Report (Lauer): Marion Frank Wilson volunteered to become the new ALN editor, beginning with the October 1999 Nov. 11-14,1999, Philadelphia - ASA Annual Meeting; issue. Issues for January and April will appear as a combined ALC meets Nov. 10-11 issue, with the reports on the Chicago meeting. He encour­ April 6-8,2000, Los Angeles - ALC/CAMP Spring Meeting aged the various chairs to submit their reports promptly Nov. 16-19,2000, Nashville - ASA Annual Meeting (within 2 weeks of the meeting). Spring 2001, Bloomington, Ind. - ALC /CAMP Spring Meeting Fall 2001, Houston - ASA Annual Meeting Book Donations Task Force (Kagan): The group looked at a Fall 2002, Washington, DC, or Detroit - ASA Annual Meeting revised procedures for application document and approved it Fall 2003, Minneapolis - ASA Annual Meeting with slight modifications. The document has been sent to the ASA board for approval. The grant application submission date for the awards has been changed to July 1st (previously ALC BUSINESS MEETING March 1). The project of revising the handbook was discussed Washington, D.C., Friday April 30,1999, 2:00-4:30 pm and the work for doing so was distributed. [Abbr. by editor from draft minutes by Deborah LaFond.] Title VI (Walsh): the library cooperation project is nearing the Present: Dawn Bastian (Northwestern U), Angel Batiste (LC), end of the second 3 year cycle. Walsh reviewed the history of Helene Baumann (Duke U), Julianne Beall (LC), Ruby Bell- the project. In each cycle, the competitors have put into the Gam (UCLA), Phyllis Bischof (UC Berkeley), Joe Caruso (Co­ proposal a paragraph of common language about library lumbia U), Jill Coelho (Harvard), Moore Crossey, Andrew de cooperation. The librarians are asking for $1500-2000 per year Heer (Schomburg Center), David Easterbrook (Northwest­ per center to be spent (at the discretion of the institution) on ern U), Greg Finnegan (Harvard), Karen Fung (Stanford), one or more of four projects (filming of archives; acquiring James Gentner (LC), Miki Goral (UCLA), Beverly Gray (LC), copies of African theses; supporting union list of newspapers; Marieta Harper (LC), Maggie Hite (World Library Partner­ supporting the African Database Connection). Walsh was also ship, Inc.) A1 Kagan (U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), Eliza­ asked to prepare a position paper on ALC cooperative projects, beth Layton (LC), Deborah LaFond (SUNY Albany), Joe Lauer and her draft was distributed at the bibliographers meeting. (Michigan State U), Bob Lesh (Northwestern U), Ken Lohrentz (U of Kansas), Peter M alanchuk, (U. of Florida), Judy Union List of African Newspapers (ULAN) (Easterbrook): McDermott (LC), Sybil Moses (Catholic University of America), There had been little activity since last fall due to changes at Valerie Mwalilino (LC), Lauris Olson (U. of Pennsylvania), CRL. This project has been funded by the Mellon Foundation, Laverne Page (LC), Loumona Petroff (Boston U), Elizabeth via the ARL global resources project. This will enable CRL staff Plantz (Northwestern U), Mette Shayne (Northwestern U), to mount the list, starting with newspapers at CRL or on Elisabeth Sinnott (NYU), Andrea Stamm (Northwestern U), Mette's list. Janet Stanley (Smithsonian Institute), Gretchen Walsh (Boston Zellers reported that LC will be collaborating. M. Sweeny, U), Laura Wendell (World Library Partnership, Inc.), David Head of LC Newspaper Section, reported that they finished an Westley (Boston U), Marion Frank Wilson (Indiana Univer­ inventory of their holdings in December. sity), Joanne Zellers (LC). Gentner (LC's Overseas Operations) reported on the num­ ber of newspaper titles microfilmed and projected to be 1. Welcome done by Beverly Gray, who acknowledged the filmed: 45 titles sent to New Delhi; 60 titles to CRL; 53 titles sent work of the LC local arrangement committee (Zellers, Harper, to Washington; for a total of 158 titles from Nairobi that are Batiste, Mwalilino) and read a message from Winston Tabb, being filmed. Associate Librarian for Library Services, and Carolyn Brown. Executive Committee: A new Vice Chair/Elect and 2 mem- 2. Minutes from the Chicago meeting were approved, with bers-at-large will be elected at the fall meeting. The current corrections offered by Shayne, for posting to the ALC web Secretary agreed to continue for the 1999-2000 year in order page. to return to the cycle of three openings each fall. Zellers requested that the membership forward nominations to Goral 3. Future Meetings and Easterbrook. Fall 1999 (Philadelphia): Motion to start ALC meetings on Nov. 10th (a day before ASA sessions) carried. Requests for Vicki Evalds: Walsh reported she was unable to attend due to meeting times need to reach chair by May 7th. illness but did volunteer to help with the fall meeting. Spring 2000 (UCLA): Information will be posted to a web page, after the fall meeting. A group visit to the Getty Center 5. Library of Congress Reports: is being planned. Overseas Acquisition and Operation Division (Gentner re­ Spring 2001: Indiana University (Bloomington) will host. porting for Thomas): Publications continue. Serials supplement being distrib­ 4. Brief Reports uted on CD-ROM. The quarterly index is also on web site ALC Cataloguing Committee Report [see separate minutes]. (www.icipe.org/LOCNairobi). Beginning in 1999, it will in­ clude citations to journals from Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana and ALC Bibliography Committee [see separate minutes]. Senegal. Somalia reports and newspapers, 1991: parts 2 ,3 of AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 3 JULY 1999 reports and parts 2 of newspapers have been microfiched and retirement from Northwestern University. There was unani­ fiche numbers are on the web. mous agreement to the resolution. This fiscal year there have been acquisition trips to Ghana, Namibia, Zambia, Senegal, and Uganda. Future trips planned for this year (ending Sept. 30) include Botswana, Comoros, FIRST ALC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Seychelles and Zimbabwe. There have been 45 shipments Washington, D.C., April 29,1999, 4:30-5:30pm from the LC Nairobi office. Serials cataloging with OCLC and [Report by the editor] the CONSER project has begun. Chaired by Zellers. Reviewed agenda for business meeting. African Middle East (AME) Acquisitions Section: Decided to ask ASA for meeting times beginning on Novem­ Mwalilino reported on the re-organization at LC after the ber 10th, before the start of the regular meetings. Named a Order Section and the Exchange and Gifts Division were Nominations Committee for the Fall election. Accepted Frank- abolished, and her section is now part of the African/Asian Wilson as new editor of ALN and Lauer as new chair of the Acquisitions and Overseas Operations Division (AFAOVOP). Cataloging Committee (starting after the fall meeting). The AME section currently has 5 acquisition specialists, 2 acquisition assistants, and 2 vacant acquisition assistant posi­ tions. SECOND ALC EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Coverage of 4 West African countries (Cameroon, Gabon, Washington, D.C., April 30,1999, 4:30-5:00pm Senegal, Ghana) have been transferred to the Nairobi Office. [Report by the editor] Mwalilino introduced Liz Layton, Africana Acquisition Spe­ Chaired by Zellers. Further discussions of preparations for the cialist, who has Cyrillic language expertise and will be respon­ Fall meeting, including a proposed roundtable on acquisitions. sible for managing Central Asian and South African acquisi­ Discussed ALC web site at LC and desire to add data from tions. annual list of reference books that appears in African Book Publishing Record. Lauer's request that ALN b e removed from 6. ALC Web Page: the list of "ALC publications" was rejected. There was further Zellers reported substantial progress in recent weeks and discussion of plans to honor retirees. distributed handouts on the ALC Web page. This document included a list of concerns about archiving, retention of docu­ ments, procedures and formats for accepting text. Zellers will CATALOGING COMMITTEE MINUTES draw up broad guidelines and circulate them to the Executive Washington, D.C., April 30,1999, 9:20-10:40am Committee and the membership. [Abbr. by editor from draft minutes by Elisabeth Sinnott.] 7. Announcements, brief reports of institutions and other Present: Bastian, Beall, Caruso, Kay Elsasser (LC), Finnegan, business: Goral, Lauer, Lesh, Moses, Olson, Petroff, Plantz, Sinnott, • AILS is still in business, but with less activity. Stamm, Stanley, Walsh. • Electronic Journal of African Bibliography: Caruso reported 1. Chair Plantz opened at 9:20 a.m., with Sinnott as secretary. that Westley's bibliography on African female genital mutila­ 2. The minutes of the Oct. 29, 1998 Chicago meeting were tion was received, peer reviewed, and prepared for mounting. approved. • ALC Handbook: suggestions for changes were made. The chair proposed having a committee review options and report 3. Dewey Decimal Classification report at the fall meeting. Coelho, Bischof and Finnegan volunteered. Beall reported that the Dewey Decimal classification area • Members discussed possibility of putting the annual list of table for South Africa came out on the Dewey Decimal Clas­ reference books (published in African Book Publishing Record) sification web page. The Decimal Classification Editorial Policy on the web. Committee is now proposing to place Ndebele within the • W orld Library Partnership (W LP): Laura W endell Nguni group, following the advice of several correspondents (wendell@acpub.duke.edu), Executive Director, reported on in South Africa. WLP and its planned visit to rural libraries in Zimbabwe. Other visits include Grenada, Pilau, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Belize, Togo, 4. Africana Subject Funnel [see report on new subjects at end Ghana, Malawi, Gambia. of minutes]: • Michigan State University (Lauer): Since this spring there has been more activity in the Africana Dissertation list in latest issue of ASA News was abbrevi­ Subject Funnel project, mainly thanks to Loumona Petroff. ated by ASA. Since some of the headings submitted within the last year have MSU has applied for 2 grants in recent months: A proposal never made it into MUMS (Multiple-Use MARC System), for a multilingual digital library for West African sources was Plantz has resent them within the last few weeks. submitted to the NSF. This would include Wolof and French Rebecca Williams, the LC liaison for the Africana Subject manuscripts from 19th-20th century Senegal. The second Funnel, has been promoted to another position. The new proposal is titled "Accessing African Scholarly Journals: Sus­ liaison is Carolyn Sturtevant. tainable Electronic Publishing and Indexing of African Jour­ In comments on the April 29th Africana Subject Cataloging nals through International Cooperation." It was submitted to Workshop, Plantz expressed regret that it dealt only with the U.S. Dept, of Education and calls for the electronic publish­ language and literary headings, whereas Plantz had expected ing of 20 African journals, the promotion of indexing in a wider variety of headings such as politically oriented head­ international databases, and the creation of a database of ings, e.g., battles and events. Lauer mentioned the time con­ African journals. straint and appreciated the discussion of the Asante/Ashanti • A formal resolution was made to honor Mette Shayne's question. (Replacing 'Ashanti (African people)' with 'Asante AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 4 JULY 1999 (African people)', as proposed by the Smithsonian, had a The following subject headings were proposed between Fall possible impact on 25 subject headings. A proposal with such 1998 and Spring 1999: a major impact obliges the cataloger, who submits it, to Note: * indicates that the proposal has been found in MUMS present the whole case.) The possibility of holding more as of April 26,1999. workshops in the future to focus on other subject types was *Art, Comorian endorsed. *Art, Tunisian The Committee discussed the idea of posting proposed ^Economic assistance, South African subject headings on the Africana Subject Funnel list for review *Erotic poetry, Afrikaans before submission to LC. There was general support for this Ezaa language (revised) idea, provided it did not cause long delays, and all ALC Kassonke language members would be asked if they wanted to be put on the *Maxims, Gabon funnel list. ^Political fiction, South African ^Proverbs, Gabon 5. ALC web page: Various changes were discussed, including *Short stories, Mauritian (English) the issue of how long to leave minutes on the web. Discussion *Short stories, Mauritian (French) to be resumed in the fall. *Short stories, Yoruba *Short stories, Zimbabwean 6. Present and future projects: ^Technical assistance, South African Nothing new on the project for African-language titles *West African poetry (French) pages; and no movement on a list of African language special­ Yemonja (Yoruba diety) ists working at various institutions. Lauer mentioned his notes on African language words which would be helpful for minimal level cataloging. Caruso raised the question what could be done about the BIBLIOGRAPHY COMMITTEE MEETING lack of African language skills among Africana catalogers and Washington, D.C., April 30, 1999, ll:00am -12:25pm was wondering if African language training for catalogers [Abbr. by editor from draft minutes by Miki Goral.] could be part of a Title VI proposal. Other proposed solutions: rely on catalogers in Africa; hold a workshop during the fall Present [in addition to those attending the Business Meeting]: meeting. Mary-Jane Dub (LC), James T. Simon (CRL). 7. ALC/CC: A AM report (Bastian): Beall raised the Ndebele 1. The meeting was called to order by Chair Ken Lohrentz. issue at the ALA Cataloging and Classification: Asian and 2. Minutes of the October 29 meeting were accepted as cor­ African Materials (CC:AAM) meeting on Jan. 31, 1999 in rected. They will be sent to the Webmaster at LC. Philadelphia. In response to James Agenbroad's proposal to 3. Announcements: have Asian and African vernacular headings in authority Updates to African Newspapers Currently Received by Ameri­ records in RLIN and OCLC as additional access points, a sub­ can Libraries should be sent to Shayne by August 1. This will committee was formed. Bastian will be its chair. go the electronic Union List of African Newspapers (ULAN). The issue of specific holdings was raised. 8. LC reports (none) An ARL-CRL conference on "Creating new strategies for cooperative collection development" will be held Nov. 12-14 9. Other business: in Atlanta. Problems discussed briefly included backlogs of African lan­ Easterbrook reported that Hans Panofsky will be attending guage material, problems with the latest version of the the board meeting of the International African Institute in Cataloger's Desktop, access to web sites, and the impact core London and wanted to know what bibliographic concerns, if cataloging. any, ALC has. Panofsky is proposing that they discuss making their annual International African Bibliography available on the web along with David Hall's Africa Bibliography. ALC AFRICANA SUBJECT FUNNEL supports this proposal. Zellers mentioned the new Bibliographic Enrichment Pro­ The following subject headings were proposed between Spring gram at the Library of Congress, BE Online and BECITES. The and Fall 1998: Africana Division will be the next unit to prepare material for Glassware, Greco-Roman $x Expertising this program. Izi (African people) — revised Izi language — revised 4. Title VI: Walsh reported on the Title VI group meeting. Legal stories, Nigerian (English) Discussion centered on future cooperative projects. Walsh has Nongovernmental organizations $x Law and legislation prepared a document, "Opportunities and Challenges in Prints, Nigerian Africana Library Service: A Framework for Cooperation and Proverbs, Ibibio Development," which summarizes the work of the last two Proverbs, Zulu decades and should provide background information for Title Voortrekker Monument (Pretoria, South Africa) VI Directors. It concludes with recommendations for four Women authors, Nigerian continuing and future projects. One of these projects, the African Database Connection (ADC), is envisioned to consoli­ date existing databases on various campuses. A proposal was AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 5 JULY 1999 developed for a Dept, of Education (DOE) grant, but was not TITLE VI AFRICANA LIBRARIANS submitted due to lack of time to complete all the technical Washington, D.C., April 29,1999, 3:00-4:30pm details needed. We will continue to work on this proposal to [Abbr. by editor from 5/10 draft minutes by Joe Caruso] get it ready for the next funding cycle, which will ask for funding for the planning stage of the project. The question to Present: Bell-Gam, Bischof, Caruso, Crossey, Frank-Wilson, be considered is where to go from here. It is hoped that it will Fung, Goral, Kagan, Lauer, Malanchuk, Olson, Petroff, Walsh, connect to databases in Africa. Shayne asked about the impli­ Westley. cations of the African studies abstracts (Leiden) deciding to Absent: Ted Foster (Ohio U. /Ohio State U.), David Henige (U. sign a contract with NISC. Walsh asked what role NISC should of Wisconsin, Madison), Afeworki Paulos (U. of Iowa). play in our plans. Bell-Gam asked that the project to develop Guests: Batiste, Baumann, Easterbrook, Gray, Harper, LaFond, 3-letter language codes for African languages be included in Lohrentz, Page, Shayne, James Simon (CRL), Harry Verwayen the "Opportunities" document. Other past cooperative projects (IDC Publishers), Zellers. to be added include the Africana Conference Paper Index (AFRC, Northwestern) and the ALC 40th Anniversary papers Gretchen Walsh, serving as "Coordinator" for the Title VI publication. Walsh asked that other suggestions for additions Africana Librarians, called the meeting to order and distrib­ to the document be sent to her. uted: "'Common Language' for the Title VI applications as Kagan raised a question about whether the ADC should go drafted by David Wiley (MSU) and Jo Ellen Fair (U. of Wiscon­ to NISC or remain an independent project. He stressed that we sin)," "Opportunities and challenges in Africana library ser­ should not delay too long if everyone else is going to NISC and vice: a framework for cooperation and development," and suggested that we continue working on our own project "African Database Connection: the cooperative management where we do have control. Shayne stated that the original idea of electronic databases and indexing of African information." for the ADC was to index African periodicals that were not [Following the meeting, copies of a directory of "Title VI already being indexed elsewhere. The information could be Directors and Librarians" were also distributed to Title VI sent to LC Nairobi for inclusion in their database. Walsh said librarians.] that money is for new technologies so "indexing" is not likely to be funded. Walsh summarized Title VI funding for African studies, which runs in 3-year cycles. In the Fall 1999 competition for Title VI 5. Bibliographies in progress, contemplated, or needed: funding, all institutional applicants will be using the same Katz, editor of Magazines fo r Libraries, has apparently found language on "library cooperation". This language was formu­ a new editor for the Africa chapter. lated by the directors, using Walsh's position paper. Walsh Nancy Schmidt was contacted about the possibility of reminded the group that there are space limitations in Title VI having her "Africana resources for undergraduates: a biblio­ applications. graphic essay," in Africa, ed. by O'Meara and Martin (Indiana University Press, 1995) updated and mounted on the web. She There are four sections to the "common language" draft: (1) would like for ALC to commit to a continuation of this project continuation of microfilming at the National Archives of but noted that the section on electronic resources needs to be Senegal and an expansion of microfilming efforts to other updated. Indiana University Press is not interested in mount­ African archives; (2) continuation of the "African dissertations ing the essay on the web and would need to be contacted for and theses" project; (3) ULAN (Union List of African Newspa­ permission. Goral suggested that this essay might become the pers) project; and, (4) the African Database Connection. Dis­ basis of the LC Africana Division's Bibliographic Enhancement cussion ensued on the language of the draft. Contributions project. Olson moved to put the essay on the web. Bischof came from Olson, Kagan, Gray, Bischof, Lohrentz, Bell-Gam, made a friendly amendment that Fung be asked to update the and Lauer. Suggestions for changes were recorded by Walsh. electronic section. The motion was seconded and passed. Bischof suggested contacting Bill Katz about getting the Gray asked for clarification about the relationship between chapter on African serials for the ALC web site. "Title VI Africana Library Cooperation" and "Africana library Moses suggested adding a project to the "Opportunities" cooperation" in general. After some discussion, Title VI Africana document about the need to gain bibliographic control of libraries and their respective African Studies Centers have pamphlets. The consensus was that this document will need to agreed to join in with other Africana libraries on joint coopera­ be updated further and, after adoption by the Bibliography tive efforts. Committee, will be put on its web page. Kagan reported that Scarecrow Press is interested in updat­ The issue of a new coordinator was deferred to the fall ing books on the list of sources in need of updating prepared meeting. Kagan agreed to set up a meeting of the center several years ago by Nancy Schmidt. Moses suggested that we directors and the librarians in the fall. look to create NEW guides rather than just update old ones. Walsh commented that the problem with some of the Africana The African Database Connection project and possible fund­ reference books is that bibliographies are not being done by ing sources were discussed at length. experts (i.e., Africanists). Shayne asked about the status of the ABC-CLIO database. African dissertations and theses reports: Stamm reported that they are starting with other parts of the Kagan: the U. of Illinois is working with Mohamed V world. University (Rabat) and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (Maputo). Olson: the U. of Penn, is still waiting to hear from the University of Ibadan. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 6 JULY 1999 Walsh: Liz Levey (Ford Foundation, Nairobi) reports that Bell-Gam reported that she was in Nigeria during March the "Database of African Theses and Dissertations" (DATAD) and April 1999, visiting 5 universities in the south (U. of project now has a website, called the Project for Information Calabar; U. of Port Harcourt; Obafemi Awolowo U. in Ife; U. Access and Connectivity (www.piac.org), which includes the of Ibadan; and, U. of Lagos). They remain optimistic that they results of the survey of US institutional interests and needs will eventually be able to acquire photocopies of theses. carried out last year. The program has also entered the "pilot project" phase. If this project develops the way it should, the Harry Verwayen (IDC Publishers), being unable to attend the acquisition of African dissertations should become much easier. Saturday CAMP meeting, used the occasion to express an Lauer: MSU hopes to acquire more dissertations in the interest in working with Africana librarians in identifying coming year from the U. of Zimbabwe. materials to film. OTHER NEWS NEWS FROM OTHER ASSOCIATIONS Free Pass Program enabled a group of US librarians to take part in this year's Zimbabwe International Book Fair. The Free CALENDAR Pass Program is a joint programme of the ZIBF and the ALA, ALA: with the support of a number of sponsors including the Jan. 14-19, 2000, San Antonio - Midwinter Meeting Guadalajara International Book Fair, Mexico, and Scholastic July 6-12, 2000, Chicago - ALA Annual Conf. Inc, USA. The Program will be doubled in size next year, to Feb. 9-14, 2001, Washington, DC - Midwinter Meeting bring 20 US librarians to ZIBF2000. June 14-20, 2001, San Francisco - ALA Annual Conf. The US librarians and ALA members attending ZIBF99 Jan. 18-23, 2002, New Orleans - Midwinter Meeting under the scheme are Thomas Alford (Queens Borough Public June 13-19, 2002, Atlanta - ALA Annual Conf. Library, New York), Gladys Arome (Dr. E.L.Whigham Elem. Apr. 8-15, 2003, Charlotte, N.C.- ACRL National Conf. Center for Aquatic Nature Study Library, Florida), Linda June 19-25, 2003, Toronto - ALA Annual Conf. Behen (St Ursula Academy, Cincinnati), Dr Patrica Brumley June 24-30, 2004, Orlando - ALA Annual Conf. (Coral Reef Senior High School, Florida), Marilena Gahman June 23-29, 2005, Chicago - ALA Annual Conf. (Detroit Public Library), Margaret Hite (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Sarah Long (ALA Vice-President/ IFLA Annual Conferences: North Suburban Library System, Illinois), Marie Paiva (Marriott Aug. 19-28,1999, Bangkok Library, University of Utah), Elisabeth Sinnott (Elmer Holmes Aug. 13-18, 2000, Jerusalem Bobst Library, New York University), Thelma Tate (Rutgers University Libraries), Gebregeorgis Yohannes (San Francisco Public Library). An ALA member from Malawi, Lesley AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Nkhwazi, Malawi National Library Service, is also attending Notes on the Annual Meeting in New Orleans ZIBF99.— From information provided by Margaret Ling (June 24-30,1999): . Vendors included: African Books Collective (ABC) and Afribooks Export Service (Oxford House, GPO Box 1930, Ibadan, Nigeria; new US Office at: c/o Accounting Solutions GRANTS Plus, Ste. 209,530 Silas Deane Hwy., Wethersfield, CT 06109- 2227; tel: 860-667-4519). July 1999 E-news for ARL Directors (sent Aug. 6) included the Poster sessions included: "The First Steps Toward Digitali­ following: zation in Africa: the Past Examination Papers Database at the Eight projects were recently funded by the U.S. Department University of Botswana Library," by T.E. Lundstrom & K.N. of Education under a new Section 606, Title VI, of the Higher Rao (Univ. of Botswana). Education Act (Technological Innovation and Cooperation COAAM (ALCTS-CCS (Assoc, for Library Collection & for Foreign Information Access); Technical Services - Cataloging & Classification Section) Com­ "Digital South Asia Library," Center for Research Libraries, mittee on Cataloging: Asian & African Materials). Meeting Columbia University, the University of Chicago, to further a chaired by Wen-ling Liu (Indiana). Latest from LC's Dewey project part of the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program Decimal Section: Ndebele (SA) relocated from Sotho-Tswana ($540,000); to Nguni group; languages of China will be treated as dialects, "Latin Americanist Research Resources Project," The Univer­ honoring request of Chinese librarians. Autocat question sity of Texas at Austin, to extend the project part of the AAU/ concerning Cokwe (Chokwe) alphabet turned out to be a ARL Global Resources Program ($300,000); misunderstanding. Action on revisions to AACR2 for head­ "Russian Periodical Index Digital Project," Indiana University ings in vernacular scripts was deferred. Hideyuki Morimoto ($240,000); (UC-Berkeley) named new chair. Resolutions to create sub­ "American Overseas Digital Library," the American Institute committees for program and for web site approved. for Yemeni Studies, on behalf of the American Overseas "Middle East Librarianship: problems and Challenges" - a Research Centers ($525,000); program of ACRL's Asia, Africa and Middle East Section, "The Digital Asia Library Initiative," the University of Wiscon­ included presentations by Dona Straley (Ohio State Univ.), sin, in collaboration with Ohio State University and the Univer­ Maritena Gahman (Detroit Public Library), Michael Hopper sity of Minnesota ($525,000); (Harvard), Ali Houissa (Cornell), and Chris Murphy (LC). AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 7 JULY 1999 "Global Window on China," the University of California-Los ate Libraries: A Bibliographic Essay," published in Africa, 3rd Angeles ($300,000); ed. (1995), edited by Phyllis Martin and Patrick O'Meara, is "Central Eurasian Information Resource," the University of considered a classic in the field. Nancy was also an active editor Washington ($300,000); and and reviewer for many journals; in particular she was known "Accessing African Scholarly Journals," Michigan State Uni­ as the founder and editor of Anthropological Literature from versity ($300,000). 1978-1984. In addition to her prodigious scholarship, Nancy belonged to NANCY J. SCHMIDT many professional associations. She was a very active mem­ A Salute in Honor of Her Retirement ber of the African Studies Association, Africana Librarians by Elizabeth J. Plantz Council since 1974. She served the ALC with distinction on various committees, presiding as Chair in 1992/93. She also Nancy J. Schmidt retired October 2,1998, after many years of served as editor of the Africana Libraries Newsletter, 1986-1991. leadership in Africana librarianship. Her dedication, insight, Of particular note, she chaired the ALC 40th Anniversary high standards of service, and wide-ranging activities in the Conference Committee from 1993-1997, bringing together field of African Studies were greatly respected and appreciated librarians from around the world for a major conference on by colleagues and patrons alike. Since 1984 she served as the past, present and future of Africana librarianship, a confer­ Librarian for African Studies and Adjunct Professor of Anthro­ ence for which she edited the proceedings (Africana Librarianship pology at Indiana University, Bloomington. She previously in the 21st century: Treasuring the Past and Building the Future had headed the Tozzer Library at Harvard University. Prior (1998)). It was Nancy who first envisioned the recent microfilm to receiving her MLS from Indiana University in 1971 she also project realized by Title VI and CAMP to cooperatively film held positions as Professor of Anthropology at several insti­ colonial law records at the Senegalese National Archives. tutions, including the U niversity of Illinois, Urbana- Nancy was among only a few librarians to ever be elected to Champaign, Rockford College, Stanislaus College, St. Lawrence the ASA Board of Directors, serving from 1993 to 1996. She was University and Wisconsin State University, Stevens Point. also very active in the Outreach Council, serving from 1977- 1994. Nancy actively supported Africana colleagues and orga­ A graduate of Oberlin College (1958), the University of Min­ nizations abroad. At SCOLMA's 1999 annual meeting she nesota (M.A. 1961) and Northwestern University (PhD 1965; became the first non-member to be elected to honorary Anthropology, specializing in African Studies), Nancy's career membership of SCOLMA, in recognition of her outstanding in Africana touched on a wide variety of subjects and interests. contributions and years of support, Her numerous outstanding publications on, among other things, children's literature, African filmography, and the The many members of the ALC wish to take this opportunity promotion and teaching of Africana leave a rich and produc­ to recognize and thank Nancy Schmidt for her outstanding tive legacy. She was honored with a Conover-Porter award in work in promoting African studies and librarianship. We will 1996 for her book, Sub-Saharan African Films and Filmmakers miss her vision, her ability to set clear goals, to take respon­ 1987-1992. Her article, "Africana Resources for Undergradu­ sibility, and to see any task through to completion. RESEARCH ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE The following items have come to the attention o f the editor. Kisiedu; Kenya, by D. Rosenberg; Education for library and information science in Nigeria, by V. W. Dike; Senegal, by A.F. BO O K S & D O C U M EN TS Corréa & O. Sagna; Professional development and training in the Republic of South Africa, by P.G. Underwood & M.C. Education fo r librarianship and information science in Africa, Nassimbeni; Continuing professional education in South Af­ edited by Michael Wise. Uppsala Univrsity Library, 1999.302p. rica, by S. Manaka; The state of education and training of Project report (IFLA Advancement of Librarianship in the information workers and related issues in Uganda, by I.M.N. Third World Programme); nr 14. ISBN: 9185092525. Price: 100 Kigongo-Bukenya; Zambia and Zimbabwe, by A.M. Kaniki; SEK. Address of Programme: c/o Uppsala University Library, The ARCIS perspective, by W.O. Aiyepeku; Developments in Box 510, S-751 20 UPPSALA, Sweden. information technology (IT) training for librarians and other Contents: Foreword to Michael C.G. Wise, by I.M. Johnson; information managers in Kenya, by J. Were; Employers' An overview of education for librarianship in anglophone expectations of knowledge bases of library school graduates, Sub-Saharan Africa, by D. Rosenberg; Problems in the training by H.K. Raseroka. and education of LIS practitioners in Portuguese-speaking Africa: the case of Mozambique, by C. Darch; Education for Libraries: Global Reach, Local Touch, edited by Kathleen de la information workers in Africa: the case of the Department of Pena McCook, Barbara J. Ford, and Kate Lippincott. Chicago: Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana, by American Library Association, 1998. 256 p. K. Mchombu; Library education in Ethiopia, by Adhana Reviewed by David L. Easterbrook (PCV, Kenya, 1969-71) Mengsteab; Education for librarianship in Ghana, by C.O. in WorldView, Spring 1999, p. 62-3. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 8 JULY 1999 JOURNALS & ARTICLES colldev/mideast/houiss.htm). Later version of parts presented at program during ALA meeting in New Orleans (June 1999). Ali Houissa, "Developing a World Wide Web Resource Collec­ tion and a Guide to Internet Resources of the Middle East and Kay Ann Cassell, "A World of Difference: the Peace Corps Islamic Studies," MELA notes, no. 67-68 (Fall-1998-Spring Story," American Libraries, Aug. 1999, p. 56-59. A news story 1999), p. 12-30. Originally presented at MELA meeting, Nov. on former and current volunteers' activities with libraries in 1997. Also on web at (http://www.library.cornell.edu/ Africa and elsewhere. REFERENCE SOURCES NOTES Stanley, Janet. "Modern Africa Art: A Basic Reading List." At . by Phyllis B. Bischof, Jill Coelho, Peter Malanchuk, Mette Shayne & David Westley; edited by Jill Young Coelho. African Book Publishing Record, v. 25, no. 2 (1999): 109-131. NEW REFERENCE TITLES Includes prices and web sites. The following items or issues are noted. For more titles, see the annual "Africana Reference Works" Quarterly index to periodical literature, eastern and southern in The African Book Publishing Record, no. 2. Africa. The citations published by LC-Nairobi in this index are now mounted on a website: . Saha, Santosh C. Dictionary o f human rights advocacy organiza­ The database also includes articles published in a limited tions in Africa. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999.200p. number of journals published in Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana $69.50. and Senegal. Brief descriptions of over 300 organizations, including 10 Also listed at some site are recent monographic acquisitions from outside of Africa. Includes bibliographical references, from the same West African countries, with country of pub­ country and subject indexes; no addresses or list of publica­ lication being indexed as a "keyword". tions. Focus on work of African NGOs, based mostly on literature from outside the continent. Nancy Schmidt's essay "Africana Resources for Undergradu­ ates: A Bibliographic Essay" in, Martin/O'Meara, Africa, 3d ed. (Indiana University Press, 1995) is on the web at: thanks to Lauris Olson who did the scanning and html work. NOTES ON MATERIALS AND VENDORS VENDOR ANNOUNCEMENTS Clarke's Bookshop (211 Long St., Cape Town; http:// www.clarkesbooks.co.za) list over 1000 current publications African Books Collective (The Jam Factory, 27 Park End St., in its Catalogue 102. Oxford 0 X 1 1 HU) has distributed its Spring 1999 catalogue. Norman Ross Publishing (330 West 58th St., New York, NY African Imprint Library Services has received new shipments 10019; 212-765-8200) offers microfilm for the Mail & Guardian from its acquisitions agents in Malawi, Niger and South Africa. and its predecessor, Weekly Mail (Johannesburg) for: New links to lists of these titles are av aila b le at Backfile, 1990-1998 — 18 reels — $1,530. . 1999 and continuing — 2 reels per year — $160 per year. Afribooks Export Service (AES), a distributor of Nigerian/ Sam Pittee-Polkah Toe, founder of the Africana Research African books, has a U.S. office: c/o Accounting Solutions Plus, Museum, New York International African Institute (60 Titus Ste. 209,530 Silas Deane Hwy., Wethersfield, CT 06109-2227. Ave., Buffalo, NY 14214) has produced some popular Africana Tel: 860-667-4519. Nelson Ogidan exhibited a select number of literary materials (videos and a Africa and the World Magazine), books, mostly on Nigerian laws, at the ALA meeting in New as part of the ChemieToe Africana Business World. Address: POB Orleans. Home office: Oxford House, GPO Box 1930, Ibadan. 700, Buffalo, NY 14215; tel.: 716-862-9260. Christison Rare Books (PO Box 100245, Scottsville, 3209 P ieterm aritzbu rg, South A frica; em ail: antiqu arian @ antiquarian.co.za) issued "Catalogue Seventeen", a listing of over 1200 titles, mostly from South Africa, with prices in pounds. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 9 JULY 1999 BOOK AWARDS NEW SERIALS Commonwealth Writers Prize Ghana Studies, v. 1 (1998)-. The journal of the Ghana Studies 1999 regional winners for Africa: Council is available for $30 (institutions; $15 from individuals) Best Book: If You Can Walk, You Can Dance, by Marion Molteno from: African Studies Program, 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 (South Africa), published by David Philip (Cape Town) and Observatory Dr., University of Wisconsin, Madison, W I53706. Shola Books (UK). Email: afrst@macc.wisc.edu. First issue carries 8 articles (182 Best First Book: The Clothes o f Nakedness, by Benjamin Kwakye pages). (Ghana), published by Heinemann. SPECIAL ISSUES OF JOURNALS EVENTS "Globalisation, structural adjustment and integration," Jour­ London International Book Fair (29 March 1999) nal o f Development Economics fo r Southern Africa, vol. 1, nos. 4 & Three seminars were organised by Southern African Book 5 (Sept. 1998-April 1999). Includes contributions by Sipho Development Education Trust (SABDET), in association with Buthelezi, Yash Tandon, V.S. Sheth, Sucha Singh Gill and the Zimbabwe International Book Fair, on the topics of access Mxolisi N. Lindie. Available from: Dept, of Development to inform ation and women. Speakers included Goretti Studies, University of Fort Hare, Pvt. Bag X1314, Alice 5700, Kyomuhendo (Femrite, Uganda), Alii Mcharazo (Thames South Africa. Email: journal@ufhcc.ufh.ac.za. V alley U niversity ), C atherine Tugaineyo (U niversity Bookshop, Makerere, Uganda), Oluronke O. Orimalade, V eronique Tadjo (writer, Cote d'Ivoire), Mary A sirifi SELECTED NEW BOOKS (Allgoodbooks, Ghana), Fathima Dada (Maskew Miller Longman, South Africa), Eve Gray (Juta Publishers, South Note: Greenwood Publishing Group (88 Post Rd. West, PO Box Africa), Elizabeth Mamhene Chisveto (Rural Libraries and 5007, Westport, CT 06881-5007; http: //www.greenwood.com). Resources Development Programme, Zimbabwe). For fur­ which includes Auburn House, Bergin & Garvey, Greenwood ther in fo rm atio n contact: A liso n R ead, SA BD ET, Press, Praeger Publishers, & Quorum Books, has sent review , 27 Mornington Crescent, Lon­ copies of many titles. No reviews are planned, except for one don NW1 7RE. reference title. Their titles can be ordered with a credit card by calling 1-800-225-5800. The 1999 Zimbabwe International Book Fair will be held 31 July-7 August in Harare. Theme: Women; focus country: Abdi Ismail Samatar. An African Miracle: State and Class Lead­ South Africa. For more information, visit the ZIBF website at ership and Colonial Legacy in Botswana Development. Ports­ c http://www.mediazw.ocm.zibf/>. mouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999. 240p. 0325000697 (cloth); 0325000689 (paper): $24.95. Author is Associate Professor Khartoum First International Book Fair (Nov. 10-15, 1999). Geography and member of the MacArthur Program for Information from Adil Awad Salman, PO Box 38, Khartoum. International Peace and Cooperation, University of Minne­ sota. LITERATURE ON THE BOOK TRADE Boele van Hensbroek, Pieter. Political Discourses in African Thought: 1860 to the Present. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1999. African Publishing Review, v. 7, no. 5 (Sept/Oct. 1998) includes 238p. $59.95. ISBN 0275964949. "National Textbook Policies in Africa: A Sample of Current Trends from five Countries [Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Bravman, Bill. Making Ethnic Ways: Communities and their Trans- Tanzania, & Zimbabwe]." formations in Taita, Kenya. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. 283p. (Social history of Africa) $65 & $24.95; ISBN: 0325001057; Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter, no. 25 (July 1999) has 0325001049. Also available from EAEP (Nairobi) and James reports on meetings in Washington, Dar es Salaam, Oxford, St Currey (Oxford). Lucia, London, Bulawayo, Bologna and Cambridge, in addi­ tions to reviews and commentary. Contact the Jam Factory, Dahl, Oyvind. Meanings in Madagascar: Cases o f Intercultural Oxford 0X 1 1HU or bpn@bpnsec.demon.co.uk. Communication. Westport, CT: Bergin & Gaarvey, 1999. 216p. ISBN 0897896424. Price: $59.95. Study of misunderstandings due to cultural differences between Malagasy and Westerners. ONLINE SITES Eades, Lindsay Michie, The End o f Apartheid in South Africa. URL of the National Heritage Cultural Studies Center at the Westport, C on n .: Greenwood Press, 1999.209p. (Greenwood University of Fort Hare: . Namibia, 1915-1966. Basel, Switzerland: P.Schlettwein Publish­ ing, 1999. 389p. (Basel Namibia studies series; v. 4) ISBN: 3908193036. Email: pspverlag@bluewin.ch AFRICANA LIB R A R IES N EW SLETTER 10 JU L Y 1999 James, Valentine Udoh, and Etim, James S., ed. The Feminization Mungazi, Dickson A. The Last British liberals in Africa: Michael o f Development Processes in Africa: Current and Future Perspec­ Blundell and Garfield Todd. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1999.285 tives. 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