AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER No. 74, April 1993 ISSN 0148-7868 Africana Libraries Newsletter (ALN) is published quarterly by the Michigan State University Libraries and African Studies Center (East Lansing, MI 48824). Those copying contents are asked to cite ALN as their source. ALN is produced to support the work of the Archives- TABLE OF CONTENTS Libraries Committee (ALC) of the African Studies Association. It carries the meeting minutes of ALC, CAMP (Cooperative Africana Microform Project) and other relevant groups. It also reports other items of interest to Africana librarians and those concerned about information resources in or about Africa. Editor’s Comments Acronyms Editor: Joseph J. Lauer, Africana Library, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1048. Tel.: 517-355-2366; E-mail: 20676jjl@msu.bitnet; Fax: 517-336-1445. ALC/CAMP NEWS........................................................ 2 Deadline for no. 75: July 1,1993; for no. 76: October 1, 1993. Calendar of Future Meetings Schedule for Spring Meeting in East Lansing Survey of African Languages Collections CAMP Minutes (Seattle, Nov. 1992) E D ITO R ’S COM M ENTS African Bibliographies: Compilation & Evaluation (Report on Roundtable in Seattle, Nov. 1992) Contributors to this issue include Onuma Ezera, Karen Fung, Beverly Gray, John Bruce Howell, A1 Kagan, Robert Lesh, K.M.C. Nweke, Freda E. Otchere, and OTHER NEWS................................................................6 Nancy Schmidt. News from other Associations Calendar Features of this issue are some remaining business from the November meeting ALA/USIA Program in Seattle: CAMP minutes and an extended report on the Roundtable on Free Materials Offered & Requested: Bibliographies. There is also a correction to the Bibliography Committee Namibia & Osun State minutes {ALN, Jan. 1993) in the Reference Books section. Resources at Libraries and Research Centers: Northwestern (Polly Hill) Nancy Schmidt’s fine list of lapsed bibliographies could have been attached to Emory (Morgan Johnson) ALC minutes. A planned counter argument against more bibliographies was not Grants: developed. African Archives & Museums Project Other significant features include a note on Ray Boylan, postings for two Foreign Periodicals Program: Iowa Personnel Changes: Boylan Africana librarians, and notes on vendor activities including the Bellagio Group Vacancies: Columbia & MSU meeting. This is the 8th of 12 issues being produced at Michigan State University. RESEARCH ON LIBRARIES & INFO. SCIENCE...... 8 Thesis Journals & Articles REFERENCE SOURCES................................................ 9 ACRONYM S Notes: JALA fiche; Guide to Ref. Books; Scarecrow. New Reference Titles ABC - African Books Collective; or Africa Book Centre ALA - American Library Association (Chicago) LETTERS & OPINIONS................................................. 9 ALC - Africana Librarians Council (formerly Ethiopian scripts (editor) Archives-Libraries Committee) of ASA Works to be Updated (Schmidt) ASA - African Studies Association (U.S.) CAMP - Cooperative Africana Microform Project NOTES ON MATERIALS AND VENDORS............... 11 CRL - Center for Research Libraries (Chicago) Vendor Announcements IFLA - International Federation of Library Associations Bellagio Group Meeting LC - Library of Congress Literature on the Book Trade MELA - Middle East Librarians Association Serials MSU - Michigan State University Selected New Books Tours SCOLMA - Standing Conf. on Library Materials on Africa U. - University UCLA - University of California, Los Angeles AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 2 APRIL 1993 AFRICANA LIBRARIANS COUNCIL / CAMP NEWS CALENDAR OF FUTURE M EETINGS ALC chair, Indiana University Library; tel: 812-855-1481. CAMP agenda is set by John Howell, University of Iowa Libraries, 52242; April 30-May 1, 1993, East Lansing, MI - Spring Meeting. tel: 219-335-5885. December 3-7,1993, Boston - ASA Annual Meeting. Spring 1994, Durham, NC - ALC/CAMP Spring Meeting. November (1st week) 1994, Toronto - ASA Annual Meeting. SURVEY OF AFRICAN November (1st week) 1995, Orlando - ASA Annual Meeting. LANGUAGES COLLECTIONS The Cataloging Committee of ALC is distributing a short survey of SCHEDULE FO R ALC/CAM P the African languages holdings of Africana collections. This survey SPRING M EETING IN EA ST LANSING will be used to create a location and finding guide for African languages materials, which could greatly assist researchers. We The Spring Meeting is on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, at have distributed the survey to our membership, and we hope to Michigan State University. All sessions will be in the Ohio State broaden the scope of the survey to other institutions. If you know Room in the Union Building. The Union is at the Abbott Entrance of collections with large holdings of African language materials, off Grand River Ave., 1/4 mile north of the Library. The ASA Board please contact: Robert W. Lesh, Catalog Dept., Northwestern will be meeting Friday evening and all day Saturday at the nearby University Library, Evanston, IL 60208-2300. Tel: (708)491-7585; Holiday Inn. e-mail: rlesh@nuacvm.acns.nwu.edu Schedule for Friday: 8:30 - 9:15am ........ALC Executive COOPERATIVE AFRICANA 9:20 - 10:50am ......Bibliography Committee 11:00 - 12:30pm .... Cataloging Committee MICROFORM PROJECT (CAMP) BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES 1:45 - 3:45pm ........ALC Business Meeting Westin Hotel, Seattle, November 21, 1992 4:00 - 5:00pm ........Bibliographic Instruction Session 5:00 - 6:00pm ........Reception with ASA Board (in Union) The meeting was convened at 9:40am by Chair John Howell with Karen Fung as Secretary. Schedule for Saturday: 8:30 - 11:00am ......CAMP Business Meeting Member institutions and representatives present: BOSTON U. 11:15 - 12:15pm .... CAMP Executive (Gretchen Walsh, David Westley), CENTER FOR RESEARCH 12:15 - .......ALC Executive (at lunch, if needed) LIBRARIES (Marlys Rudeen), DARTMOUTH (Gregory A. Finnegan), DUKE U. (Helene Baumann), HOWARD U. (Jean For meals, there are fast food facilities and a cafeteria (Friday lunch Currie Church, Ruth Hodges), INDIANA U. (Nancy Schmidt), only) in the Union; plus many other restaurants on the north side of LIBRARY OF CONGRESS (Beverly Gray, Valerie Mwalilino, Grand River Ave., within a block of the Union. Fred Protopappas, Ruth Thomas), MICHIGAN STATE U. (Onuma Ezera, Joe Lauer), NORTHWESTERN U. (Dan Britz, David A block of rooms have been reserved (under Africana Library; Easterbrook, Mette Shayne), QUEEN’S U., KINGSTON (Alan confirmation #18105) at the Park Inn International. Tel.: (517)351- Jeeves), STANFORD U. (Karen Fung, David Rozkuszka, Paul 5500. Prices are $34 for a single; $37 for a double; plus tax of 9 Thomas), U. OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY (Phyllis Bischof), U. percent. Address: 1100 Trowbridge Road, East Lansing, 48823. OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES (Ruby Bell-Gam), U. OF From freeways, take Trowbridge Exit off 496. This motel is 1.5 FLORIDA (Peter Malanchuk, Razia Nanji), U. OF ILLINOIS at miles to the southwest of the MSU Library. There will be a shuttle Urbana (A1 Kagan), U. OF IOWA (John Bruce Howell), U. OF to and from the Union. VIRGINIA (Mary Alice Kraehe), and YALE U. (Moore Crossey). Others present: Henriette Dax, Robin Fryde, James Mugasha, Some alternative hotels (prices for single; add tax): Holiday Inn Mutuku Nzioki, Charlotte Slocum, and Julian W. Witherell. (337-4440) - $87; 1/2 mi. north, near Union. East Lansing Inn (337- CAMP members not represented: Columbia U., New York 1621) - $37; 2 mi. east, on bus line. Red Roof Inn (332-2575) - Public Library (Schomburg Center), Ohio U., Princeton U., Syra­ $38.90; 4 mi south. (Kellogg Center on campus has no vacancies on cuse U., U. of Chicago, U. of Rochester, Temple U., U. of Wiscon- the 30th.) sin-Madison. Travel: Airlines serving Lansing’s Capitol City Airport include Executive Committee members are Helene Baumann, Onuma Northwest. United has recently cut service. Taxis from airport will Ezera (ALC Ex Officio), Karen Fung, Beverly Gray (LC Ex cost about $13. CATA (local) bus from airport involves 2 transfers Officio), John Howell, Mary Alice Kraehe, Marlys Rudeen (CRL before reaching Park Inn International, off South Harrison. Amtrak Ex Officio). The Faculty Representatives are Janet Ewald (Duke) (Chicago-Port Huron-Toronto run) stops in East Lansing, across and Phyllis Martin (Indiana, retired Fall 1992). from Park Inn International. Announcement was made of the mail ballot election to the Executive Board. New members are David Easterbrook, North­ For details on local arrangements, contact Onuma Ezera at (517)355- western and Dr. Ali Hersi, University of Florida - Faculty Represen­ 2366. Items for the ALC agenda should be sent to Nancy Schmidt, tative. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 3 APRIL 1993 Helene Baumann conducted elections for an additional vacancy 6. ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF LAN­ on the Executive Board; John Howell was elected by consensus of GUAGE STUDIES DISSERTATIONS. We are awaiting a reply the members present. from the University Librarian. They will need to be supplied with film. D. Britz - it is easier to photocopy than film at some African Terms for the Executive Committee: universities. M. Rudeen - a photocopy could also be of poor quality. Retiring Fall 1993 Retiring Fall 1994 7. LIST OF CAMP NEGATIVE MASTERS. M. Rudeen Janet Ewald, Faculty Rep. Ali Hersi, Faculty Rep. reported in Feb. 1993 the Innovative OPAC system will be installed Helene Baumann John Howell and data will be loaded that spring. By Aug.-Sept. 1993 CRL should Karen Fung David Easterbrook be able to pull information from it. More information on a negative masters list will be available at the Spring 1993 CAMP meeting. New members, Queens University (Kingston, Canada) and Temple 8. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS NEWSPAPER FILMING. B. University (Philadelphia), were welcomed. Gray reported that Frank Carroll, Head of the Library of Congress Newspaper Section, has a shortage of staff and cannot always tell CRL REPORT. Marlys Rudeen, Head, Acquisitions Department, when titles will be filmed. The Photoduplication Dept, determines CRL, presented the report. (Please see the PROJECT FINANCIAL the filming schedule, not the Newspaper Section. He does use Mette STATEMENT, CAMP MATERIALS RECEIVED, and CAMP Shayne’s union list, African Newspapers Currently Received by MATERIALS ON ORDER/CAMP COMMITMENTS below.) American Libraries, revised Fall 1992. Herskovits Library of Afri­ can Studies, Northwestern Univ. Library, Evanston, IL 60208- Non-material expenses consist of cataloging costs and travel for the 2300. CRL representative. A significant amount was spent on cataloging 9. CAPE TIMES. CAMP had agreed to purchase 29 reels, 1911- for the financial year July 1/91-June 30/92. The balance is $15,805. 1913 @ $40 per reel or $1,160 total (filmed by the South African The standing order for LC newspapers will be placed this year. Library). M. Rudeen will write to confirm the years covered by the 29 reels. D. Britz noted we need more purchases of Eastern and Western 10. EASTERN PROVINCE HERALD (Port Elizabeth, SA). CRL African materials. has 1845-1910; 1964-1979. LC has paper and film for 1954-56, 1958-61. Estimated cost for missing issues is $340. [J. Howell M. Rudeen distributed to each CAMP institution represented a copy discovered the State Library, Pretoria has 1845-1981 on film; this of African Newspapers held at the Center for Research Libraries newspaper will be discussed at the spring 1993 CAMP meeting]. (Nov. 1992) comprising 820 titles. Members congratulated her for this new tool to access African newspapers. NEW BUSINESS: 1. AFRICAN REVIEW OF MINING, FINANCE AND COM­ OLD BUSINESS: MERCE. (1892-1904, London). A purchase decision will be 1. KESTELOOT PROJECT. J. Howell wrote M. Kesteloot at her deferred to 1993; the cost @ $120 per reel is quite high. O. Ezera residence in Paris regarding the microfilming of 40 dissertations recommended we ask Norman Ross about the high cost. Yale Univ. written by her students in Dakar, Senegal. While the number of did buy the film. pages (12,772) targeted was consistent with the original contract 2. COMMONWEALTH POLITICAL EPHEMERA FROM THE some years back, there was found to be a discrepancy in the number INSTITUTE OF COMMONWEALTH STUDIES, UNIV. OFLON- of dissertations available. Mette Shayne is following up on J. DON. PART 3, EAST AFRICA. 69 fiche, $520 and PART 4, WEST HowelFs correspondence and is keeping him informed on CAMP’s AFRICA. 60 fiche $450. CAMP will purchase Parts 3 & 4. M. continued interest in this project. CAMP has allocated $6,000 for Rudeen -CRL’s usual practice is to request two copies of the microfilming these French language dissertations on West African inventory. CAMP already has Part 2, Central Africa. [Part 1, South literature. Africa will be on the agenda for the Spring 1993 meeting]. 2. HILDAKUPER FIELD NOTEBOOKS. R. Bell-Gam reported 3. LA SEMAINE AFRICAINE. Brazzaville. CRL has 1960- the notebooks (comprising 6 reels) have been filmed; however, Dec. 13/20,1964. CAMP members are asked to report if they have much of the collection needs to be refilmed due to problems with the early years which can be filmed. The paper began in 1952 and LC original filming. They are checking the film frame by frame and has very incomplete paper copies for 1953-56. expect to finish by early Dec. 1992. The notebooks contain field 4. ETHIOPIAN HERALD. 1943 July 3 -1951 March 10. $15 + notes on Swaziland and Swazi culture. $2 postage from Moorland-Spingam, Howard. CAMP will pur­ 3. WEEKLY REVIEW. Ruth Thomas reported that 1975-1991 chase. is available for purchase on 734 microfiche ($1,202 plus postage/ 5. GUARDIAN, CAPE TOWN. CAMP has the Hoover Institu­ handling, price subject to change) from the Library of Congress, tion film, 1937-1954, but will buy the South African Library film, Photoduplication Department, Dept. C, Washington, DC 20540- 1937-1962, as well since both have gaps. Cost will be $800 for 20 5230. Participants in the LC Nairobi order plan will probably reels. Names changes of the Guardian, which supported the receive a copy of the Index to the journal. Communist Party of South Africa, were - Cape Guardian 1937, 4. LAGOS STATE HIGH COURT. JUDGES NOTEBOOKS OF Guardian 1937-1952, The Clarion and the People’s World 1952, CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES 1876-1915. J. Howell’s letter to Advance 1952-54, New Age 1954-1962). Yale also bought the the Chief Justice requesting permission to microfilm was returned South African Library film. as the Chief Justice had recently retired. The USIA Regional 6. OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE U.S. DEPT. OF STATE Librarian in Lagos may be able to help us contact the new Chief RELATING TO AFRICA: MICROFILM PUBLICATIONS OF Justice. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMIN. AVAIL­ 5. NIGERIAN THESES. The Univ. of Iowa has received a grant ABLE FROM SCHOLARLY RESOURCES INC. (Wilmington, for scholarly exchanges that might be used to strengthen relations DE $23 per reel). Total cost $2,231 (132 reels). The records are as with Nigerian universities and libraries. follows: Boma, Zaire-1 reel; St. Helena 18 reels; Sierra Leone 5 AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 4 APRIL 1993 reels, British Africa covering Sudan, Lesotho, Botswana, South CAMP MATERIAL ON ORDER (* = prepaid) Africa, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Swaziland, Uganda, and Zanzibar 1801- Hilda Kuper’s field-notebooks on Swaziland.................* $4,525 1929,20 reels; British Africa/Other States 1 reel; Goree, Senegal 2 Inforcongo (Bruxelles) [1956-1960]....................................... $300 reels, Gabon 1 reel, Grand Bassa, Liberia 1 reel, U.S. Ministers to Infor-Burundi (Usumbura) [1962-1963].................................$150 Liberia 1863-1906 13 reels; Diplomatic Instructions to Liberia 1 Isibuto Samavo (Newtondale), 1843-1844............................... $35 reel; Liberian Legation to the State Dept. 1 reel; Internal Affairs of Tanzania Education Journal................................................... $450 Liberia 34 reels, Liberia and Other States 1 reel; Tamatave, Mada­ Yoruba collection of William and Berta Bascom...........* $1,990 gascar 4 reels; Madagascar Legation to State Dept. 1 reel; Madagas­ car Internal Affairs 1 reel; Loanda, i.e. Luanda, Angola 3 reels; Slave Trade 1858-1892 10 reels; Exploration and Colonization of CAMP COMMITMENTS Africa 1794-1844 14 reels. CAMP will buy. M. Rudeen also distributed a list of OFFICIAL RECORDS OF Congo Collection of Newspapers and News B ulletins.... $1,850 THE U.S. STATE DEPT. RECORDS RELATING TO AFRICA, Afrique et le Monde CRL’S HOLDINGS AND LACKS. This purchase completes the Agriculture et elevage... full set of microfilm available. Congo Presse 7. Nancy Schmidt suggested that CAMP members consider Nos images individually purchasing a select number of government documents Courrier d*.Afrique, 1930-Mr. 1972....................................$1.940 such as gazettes, annual reports, and statistical publications. After Kesteloot collection in Dakar [or Paris] ............................ $6,000 a run of a title has been acquired, e.g. 10 years or more, it might be South Africa: the Making of U.S. Policy, 1962-1989........$3,900 microfilmed by CAMP. Phyllis Bischof noted that few North South African Advertiser & Mail, 1824-1959.......................$630 American libraries outside of the National Library of Medicine were South African Freedom News, 1961-1968............................. $200 collecting published reports on health and medicine in Africa. This Weekly Review (Nairobi), Feb. 1975-1991.........................$3,661 might be an area to explore for cooperation. Additional discussion on this topic will be made at the Spring 1993 meeting in East Moniteur Africain (Dakar), 4/61-1967 Lansing. M. Kraehe asked about government gazette subscriptions. M. Rudeen has a list of government gazettes held by CAMP and can CAMP MATERIALS RECEIVED mail the list to members. D. Britz and V. Mwalilino noted that there Since April 1992 report are problems getting some gazettes and getting continuous runs of gazettes. New York Public receives Eastern African gazettes The Chronicle (Bulawayo), Jl. 1982-Mar. 1985.......................H r through the LC Nairobi office. J. Howell mentioned that LC’s Law Gazette de TEquateur, Ag. 5 , 1952-Sept. 15,1957................... lr Library has a list of gazettes. Grassroots (Cape Town), Mar. 1980-Dec. 1987........................lr M. Crossey - Yale has a lot of broken runs of serial documents Imbibono Yabomdabu (King Williams Town), from the 1950s-1960s and can send those not yet cataloged to CRL. 10/1985-5/1986......................................................................... lr M. Rudeen - lists of holdings must accompany such serials. Indaba (Lovedale), Aug. 1862-Feb. 1865.................................. lr J. Howell will circulate a gazette list before the Spring 1993 CAMP Indian Views (Durham), July 1934-June 1936...........................4r meeting. Isitunyua Sennyana (King Williams Town), Aug.-Dee. 1850 ...lr 8. CRLLENDINGTOSOUTHAFRICANLIBRARIES. Appen­ Izwi Lama Afrika (East London, May 1931-Feb. 1932.............. lr dix I. 3. of the CAMP By-Laws makes a distinction between IzwiLebantu (East London), 6/1901-12/1902; 1/1908-4/1909 . .l r industrialized vs. third world nations. Industrialized nations pay King Williams Town Gazette & Border Intelligencer, 1856-60; $200 for membership. Third World Countries pay a $5.00 registra­ King Williams Town Gazette & Kaffrarian Banner, 1861-68; tion fee. Overseas members wishing to borrow must open a deposit with King Williams Town Gazette, 1868-Dec. 1874............18r account with CRL for at least $50 to cover the cost of outgoing Koranta ea Becoana (Mafeking), 1901-1903.............................. lr airmail postage. Labour World (Johannesburg), May 24, 1918-Dec. 1919........3r M. Rudeen - no African overseas institutions have joined. It was Life among the native and coloured miners in Transvaal..........lr decided that the CAMP Executive Committee would judge each Local Opinion (Grahamstown), Aug. 1911-July 1914................ lr case on an individual basis. Mafeking Mail, 1899-1917.........................................................36r Meditator (Cape Town), July 1837-July 1839 ...........................lr ANNOUNCEMENTS Sam Sly*s African Journal (Cape Town), June 1843-J1 1849; It was noted that CAMP will be 30 years old in 1993. with African Journal (Cape Town), July 1849-Sept. 1851 ....5r The remainder of the CAMP agenda was deferred to the Execu­ Sechaba, 1967-Jan. 1972 [orig. filming] ....................................lr tive Committee meeting. A draft copy of a CAMP brochure by J. Kaffir Express (Lovedale), Oct. 1870-Dec. 1,1875; with Howell was distributed for comments. Christian Express (Lovedale), Jan. 1876-Dec. 1921; with M. Rudeen reported that the CRL database has been published South African Outlook (Lovedale), Jan. 1922-Dec. 1970 ,...29r in 2 vols. Sun (Cape Town), Aug. 2 6 ,1932-Sept. 1956............................23r Indiana Univ. will be receiving 15 exile Somali newspapers/ Syndicalisme Congolais, 9/46-9/54 ............................................. lr newsletters published in the UK. Tsala ea batho (Kimberley), Ap. 19, 1913-J1. 24, 1915; with M. Crossey - Norman Ross Publishing Inc. is now selling film Tsala ea Becoana (Kimberley), Jl. 9 , 1910-June 8, 1912..... l r formerly marketed by General Microfilm Co. as African Docu­ Voice of labor (Johannesburg), July 31, 1909-May 31,1912 ....5r ments [on microfilm] and suggested CAMP could help in rational­ Workers* Herald (Johannesburg), Mar. 27, 1926-N. 30,1938 ..lr izing the types of material filmed. The meeting adjourned at 11:19 AM. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 5 APRIL 1993 CAM P FINANCIAL STATEM ENT (NOVEM BER 12,1992) FY1992 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER CLOSING QUARTER (2) YTD (2) Notes FUND BALANCE/JULY 1 $36,704.25 $26,053.31 $26,053.31 1. The Fund Balance, Revenues, and Expenses shown under each completed REVENUES quarter are taken from the Center’s Membership fees $17,900.00 $18,400.00 $18,400.00 accounting records. Each column shows Income from sales 3,392.90 887.05 887.05 (4) cumulative figures for the year. CRL contribution 4.000.00 .00 .00 (5) 2. The Revenues and Expenses shown TOTAL REVENUES $25,292.90 $19,287.05 $19,287.05 in the YTD (Year to Date) column com­ bine the Center accounting records and EXPENSES check vouchers issued up to the date of Cost of sales $528.00 $2,810.63 $2,810.63 (4) the statement. Check vouchers run Acquisitions 24,565.90 1,144.52 1,350.83 through October. Business Expenses .00 .00 .00 3. The Commitments are taken from Publications .00 .00 .00 the records of the Acquisitions Dept, Travel 395.94 .00 .00 and the project coordinator and are Personnel .00 .00 .00 intended to reflect projected costs of Processing Fees .00 .00 .00 past decisions by the CAMP Committee Cataloging 10.454.00 497.20 497.20 and ongoing operations. TOTAL EXPENSES $35,943.84 $4,452.35 $4,658.66 4. Income from sales and cost of sales reflect pass through funds, with a small REVENUES LESS EXPENSES ($10,650.94) $14,834.70 $14,628.39 profit expected. Income from sales may reflect pre-payments. COMMITMENTS (3) 5. Transfer made by last quarter of Materials on order $.00 $1,141.31 $935.00 (6) year or as needed. Materials approved .00 18,241.00 18,241.00 (7) 6. See following list. Non-material expenses .00 5.700.00 5.700.00 (8) 7. See CAMP Commitments. TOTAL COMMITMENTS $.00 $25,082.31 $24,876.00 8. Estimated cataloging ($5,000) and travel expense ($700). AVAILABLE FUNDS $26,053.31 $15,805.70 $15,808.70 AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: bibliographies have been compiled over the last two decades are COM PILATION & EVALUATION Ethiopia, South Africa and Southern Africa. Of the 160 serial bibliographies included in BAS, 82 are no longer being published, Nancy J. Schmidt (Indiana University, Bloomington) prepared the following which reflects the general volatility of serial publications on Africa. report on the Roundtable sponsored by ALC at the African Studies Association In a sample of 289 bibliographies from the four largest subject annual meeting in Seattle on November 20,1992. sections of BAS, only 70 were annotated and only 74 were indexed. Of the 154 monographicbibliographies 63 were published in Africa, The roundtable was organized and chaired by Nancy J. Schmidt, of which 28 were published in South Africa, 53 were published in Librarian for African Studies at Indiana University, who dedicated the U.S., 38 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 3 in Canada and 1 in Latin America. the roundtable to Yvette Scheven, our recently retired colleague, These are only some of the notable trends that Scheven covered in who has been compiling bibliographies of African bibliographies her presentation. for more than two decades. The purpose of the roundtable was to provide perspectives on African bibliographies by compilers, pub­ Bernth Lindfors, professor of English at the University of Texas lishers, editors, librarians and critics. at Austin and compiler of the research serial bibliography Black African Literature in English (Detroit: Gale Research 1979; New Yvette Scheven, former Africana Bibliographer at the University York: Africana, 1986; London: Hans Zell, 1989) discussed how he of Illinois, discussed trends in African bibliographies from 1970 to compiles this bibliography. Since the MLA International Bibliog­ 1991 based on her Bibliographies for African Studies 1970-1986 raphy has incomplete coverage of African literature, he first com­ (London: Hans Zell, 1988) and the African Book Publishing Record piles as many citations as possible using resources at the University 1987-1991. The subjects about which the most bibliographies were of Texas before going to other U.S. libraries including Northwestern compiled from 1970-1986 were biography, education, language and University, Indiana University and the University of Wisconsin to linguistics, and literature, with over 90 for each, and agriculture, verify the citations and locate additional materials. He then goes to development, politics, religion and women, with 60 to 89 for each. England where he uses resources at institutions including the School Since 1987 the most common subjects of bibliographies listed in of Oriental and African Studies, British Library and Royal Com­ ABPR have been ageing, AIDS, alcohol, debt, NGOs, theater and monwealth Society Library, (which recently has been closed and development. The countries and areas about which the most moved to Cambridge University), before going to English-speaking AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 6 APRIL 1993 African countries to locate additional materials. Among the African Publishing Record, discussed the current realities of publishing in countries he finds South Africa a “bibliographer’s paradise” com­ an environment dominated by corporate structures controlled by pared to other countries. He noted that newspapers are becoming an accountants, not “book people,” and the absence of a market in increasingly important outlet for the publication of both literature Africa. Most proposals for bibliographies and other reference and literary criticism in Africa, and noted that there is a pressing sources, approximately 10 to 12 a year, are received unsolicited. need for bibliographic control over literature study guides, theses, About two-thirds of the proposals are rejected because the proposals and ephemeral materials published in Africa. The field of African are poorly written, the proposed works are too narrow in scope or literature is now so large that there is a need for a journal devoted market projections show that the work is not viable. Although few to bibliographic issues in literature. Lindfors noted that his work proposals are refereed, and Zell spends an average of only 20 hours would be facilitated if there were a Library of Congress Office in editorial time per title, he aims to publish high quality reference West Africa with services comparable to those of the LC Office in works. The receipt of the Conover-Porter Award for several of his Nairobi. imprints indicates that he has achieved his goal, although not all of his bibliographies have been successful. To insure the quality of his Robert Myers, associate professor of Anthropology at Alfred imprints Zell follows the Henige guidelines, (published in ASA University, compiler of the Nigeria and Ghana volumes in the News 22, 4 (1989): 7-13), plus others of his own. In assessing the World Bibliographical Series published by Clio Press, and a re­ economic viability of a work he must take into account overhead, gional acquisitions editor for the World Bibliographical Series, sales projections, trade discounts and the anticipated gross profit spoke about the series and his activities as an editor and compiler of margin. Four hundred to 500 copies are published for most titles. introductory bibliographies for general users. More librarians than It is expected that the pri nt run will last 3 to 4 years; half of the copies faculty members compile volumes in the World Bibliographical must be sold in the first year if a title is to succeed. Zell noted that Series, which typically take 2 to 4 years to complete and are bibliographies prepared by librarians are more thorough than those published in runs of 500 to 800 copies. It is possible for compilers prepared by scholars and that reviews of bibliographies in library to negotiate the number of entries for a volume with the executive journals are more severe than those in African Studies journals. In editor of the series. As of 1990 there were 10 African countries conclusion, Zell noted that what are needed are bibliographies unassigned for the series. By 1992 this number had been reduced to compiled by human beings, not generated by computers. 2. To find compilers for bibliographies Myers makes contacts by correspondence and telephone. His contacts with librarians have David Henige, African Bibliographer at the University of Wis­ been less successful than those with faculty members. Since Myers consin, focused his discussion of evaluation on the content and works at a small college, he finds it difficult to examine materials mechanics of publishing and reviewing. He noted that publishers and acquire funding to travel to major Africana collections. Thanks are no longer the gatekeepers for publishing bibliographies, and that to the dedication of the library staff at Alfred University he has there has been a decline in the publication of real bibliographies as received about 90% of the materials requested on interlibrary loan. more working bibliographies of individual scholars are produced by He finds time a considerable constraint in compiling bibliographies desktop publishing. He noted that reviews of bibliographies and and wishes that he would receive more respect for his work and more other reference works are typically a third as long as reviews of feedback on the materials he has selected for the subject sections of monographs, and that reviews in library journals are typically his bibliographies. Myers finds compiling bibliographies reward­ favorable: 78% of those in Choice and 93% of those in RQ. Instead, ing because he is able to examine a wide range of materials he would bibliographies should be reviewed at length for what they really are otherwise not see and learns a great deal from both searching for and reviews “should strike terror in the hearts of shoddy bibliogra­ relevant materials and examining them. He has enjoyed working phers.” Henige concluded by noting that what may be needed to with librarians and is now starting work on a bibliography on Mali. improve the quality of bibliographies on Africa is a new journal called Turkey in which attention would be focused on unsuccessful Hans Zell of Hans Zell Publishers, which has 64 titles currently bibliographies and how they could be improved! in print, who compiles African Books in Print and the African Book OTHER NEWS NEW S FROM OTHER ASSOCIATIONS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION CALENDAR The United States Information Agency (USIA) and ALA are seeking U.S. libraries to host overseas librarians for 3-12 months ALA: under a new program. This builds upon the current library Fellows June 24-July 1,1993, New Orleans - ALA Annual Conf. program that places Americans overseas. Plans are for the first Feb. 4-10,1994, Los Angeles - Midwinter Meeting international library fellows to begin work in the fall of 1993 after June 23-30,1994, Miami - ALA Annual Conf. completing an orientation program. U.S. libraries interested in hosting these fellows should contact: Robert P. Doyle, Direction, IFLA Annual Conference: Library Fellows Program, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 800- Aug. 22-26,1993, Barcelona 545-2433, ext. 3200. Future meetings: 1994, Havana; 1995, Istanbul; 1996, Bejing; 1997, Geneva; 1998, Edmonton. May 2-4,1993, Tallahassee, Florida - 4th Conference of Librarians in International Development. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 7 APRIL 1993 FREE M ATERIALS OFFERED A ND REQUESTED Museums Project, Social Science Research Council, 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158. Tel: 212-661-0280; fax: 1-212-370- Notes on requests for books are listed as received, without any endorsement 7896. by the editor, MSU or ALC. Baumgartsbrunn Junior and Secondary School seeks English- FOREIGN PERIODICALS PROGRAM language books or funds for a library. Contact: Irish Tierney, P.O. (U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION) Box 3667, Windhoek 9000, Namibia. In addition to the awards to Indiana andNorth western, briefly describedin the Osun State College of Education seeks books, journals and audio­ January 1993 issue o/ALN, the following grant was also announced in late visual materials in the areas of education, social sciences, arts, home 1992: economics and science and technology. Contact: Akin Oluwakuyide, College Librarian, Osun State College of Education, P.M.B. 5089, The University of Iowa Libraries through the auspices of the Ilesa, Nigeria. University of Iowa Geography Department received a three-year grant of $20,000 from the U.S. Department of Educations’ Center St. Francis Primary School (Box 12, Tsumeb, Namibia) seeks for International Eduction to acquire African journals in English and culturally sensitive picture story books, English readers, and math periodicals on China in Chinese not commonly held. The first year and science books for grades 1-4. Contact Librarian at address grant of $40,000 will enable Iowa to acquire 202 new African titles above. Their library was started with 200 books from individual from eastern, southern and West Africa, with an emphasis on donors in Canada. Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria. Subjects covered include eco­ nomics, trade, business, government finance, development, statis­ tics, social work, and creative literature. As part of its grant Iowa RESOURCES A T LIBRARIES will share the new titles at both the regional level with colleges and AND RESEARCH CENTERS universities in Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Da­ kota and South Dakota, as well as at the national level. Online records will record titles received and cataloged in the RLIN Polly Hill has donated her papers to the Melville J. Herskovits database. All African titles have been entered into Oasis, Iowa’s Library of African Studies at Northwestern University. These online catalog. papers document her research as a social anthropologists in Ghana, Nigeria and India. The papers are open without restriction to all qualified researchers. Hill received her doctoral degree from Cambridge, where she PERSONNEL CHANGES later held the post of Smuts Reader in Commonwealth Studies and Clare Hall Fellow. He is the author of eight books and move than Ray Boylan (Center for Research Libraries) died on 23 February 100 articles and papers. Her major studies were of the cocoa farmers 1993, after a four-year bout with cancer. A memorial was held at the in Ghana and of the rural Hausa of northern Nigeria. Hyde Park Union Church (5600 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago), to which contributions can be made. Emory University’s Pitts Theology Library has recently mounted Ray Boylan was Director, Collection Resources, CRL, since a display of political cartons drawn by the Rev. Dr. Morgan Johnson, 1985. Previous positions: Assistant Director, CRL, 1971-84; Head, a former United Methodist missionary to Zimbabwe. The exhibit is Circulation Dept., CRL, 1969-71; Cataloger, CRL, 1967-69. He compri sed of cartoon from the Library’s archives and from Johnson ’s received a BA from Kalamazoo College (1961), a BD from Colgate personal collection. Rochester Divinity School (1964) and graduate library training at An 18-page catalog (“Missionary Cartoonist”) describes the the University of Chicago. Publications include “The Cooperative background for the cartoons that appeared in Umbowo (“The Africana Microform Project,” Microform Review (Summer 1986) Christian Witness”), a missionary newspaper that was started in and “Collecting Retrospective Materials from Developing Na­ 1918. Morgan Johnson’s cartoons appeared from 1965 through tions,” Library Acquisitions, 6 (1982): 211-9. Activities in profes­ 1978, when it was banned. sional associations included membership in the Association for Asian Studies; and chair (1992) of the Asian and African Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ALA). GRANTS AFRICAN ARCHIVES AND MUSEUMS PROJECT VACANCIES Archives and museums in sub-Saharan Africa are invited to submit applications to this competition by June 18,1993. Awards will be Columbia University Libraries seeks a junior librarian to assume announced in September 1993. Awards are contingent upon fund­ responsibility for the continuing development of a strong research ing. collection of material from and about Africa, and the provision of The project is a program administered by the Joint Committee on information services to faculty, students, researchers and other African Studies of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and Africanists in the Columbia University community. The Librarian the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), with funding also manages the original cataloging backlog of Africana materials from the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. It aims selected for the collection. to help strengthen and invigorate the work of archives and museums The Librarian will coordinate collection development within the in Africa. For a listing of recent awards, sqqALN, Jan. 1993, p .ll. Libraries in this interdisciplinary subject area, and will represent the Address applications and inquiries to: African Archives and Libraries at appropriate meetings of the Research Libraries Group, AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 8 APRIL 1993 ASA, ALC, CAMP, etc.; act as liaison with Columbia’s Institute of als by original cataloging of Africana and general humanities and African Studies and the School of International and Public Affairs; social science materials in all formats and in a variety of Western provide specialized reference services; and bear responsibility for European languages. Assigned specialty is Africana materials. the management, preservation and evaluation of the collection. Includes descriptive and subject cataloging and classification for Collection development responsibilities include the cultivation and the national database. Maintains cataloging currency and produc­ maintenance of productive contacts with African book vendors, tivity and quality standards, in accordance with the following research institutes, publishers, academic institutions and exchange national standards: AACR2-Revised, LC Rule Interpretations, LC partners. Liaison responsibilities entail close involvement in the classification and subject headings, and OCLC MARC formats. In academic activities of individual scholars of Africa and members of fulfillment of these responsibilities, coordinates activities and the Institute of African Studies (including grant writing). Reporting cooperates with Collection Management and Public Services divi­ to the Director of Area Studies, the Librarian is also the African area sions. studies liaison with other units of the Libraries. Public service Reports to the Original Catalogers Team, a self-managing team; responsibilities focus on African studies, and include reference a mentor will be assigned for initial appointment period. Partici­ consultation by appointment, bibliographic instruction, class lec­ pates as an effective team member in the self-management process, tures and orientations, preparation of publications, database search­ carrying an equitable and rotating share of the management func­ ing, and training patrons in the use of relevant electronic resources. tions as determined by the Team. Cataloging duties will consist of provision of full original catalog­ Participates in Technical Services and library-wide committees ing or enhanced acquisitions records (at Librarian’s discretion) for and activities. Active participation in state and/or national profes­ all Africana materials selected for which no cataloging copy is sional activities and/or strong publication record will be expected. available. Required: an ALA-accredited MLS; reading ability in French; Requirement: a Ph.D. in a relevant subject area or an accredited knowledge of library automation, online systems, and OCLC. Must M.L.S. degree; reading knowledge of French and/or one other major demonstrate abi lity to promote team work and work effectively with African language; knowledge of the history, politics, economics, faculty, students, and staff; strong communication and interper­ cultures, arts and literatures of Africa; ability to communicate sonal skills; ability to deal with changing technology; and ability to effectively verbally and in writing; and ability to work effectively work creatively and flexibly in a dynamic, rapidly changing envi­ and creatively in a complex environment. ronment with high productivity goals. Desired: academic library Starting salary for this position is $30,000. Excellent benefits cataloging experience; experience cataloging Africana; reading include assistance with University housing and tuition exemption ability in a second European or African language. for self and family. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Minimum salary for Librarian I: $25,500; for Librarian II (re­ Send resume, listing names, addresses and phone numbers of quires 3 years of experience), $28,000. three reference, to: Kathleen M. Wiltshire, Director of Personnel, Interested applicants should submit a letter of application, a Box 35, Butler Library, 535 West 114th St., New York, Ny 10027. resume, and the names and addresses of three current references to: Applications will be accepted until position is filled; early appli­ Colleen Hyslop, Assistant Director for Systems and Access Ser­ cations will receive priority consideration. [Mailed 3/1/93] vices Division, MSU Libraries, East Lansing, MI 48824-1048. Applications received prior to May 1,1993 will receive priority Michigan State University seeks an Original Catalog Librarian, at consideration. Applications will be accepted until the position is the rank of Librarian I or II, for Africana and other materials. filled. The cataloger will provide bibliographic access to library materi­ RESEARCH ON LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SCIENCE The following items have come to the attention o f the editor. Conclusion based on returned completed questionnaires from 45 (out of 58) government supported special libraries. THESIS Author is currently teaching in Dept, of Library Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He generously donated a copy of thesis to MSU Nweke, Kenneth Maduka Chinedu. “Information Technology in Library. Nigerian Special Libraries: Patterns of Availability and Problems of Application.” Ph.D. thesis, University of Ibadan, 1990. 179p. Study to determine patterns of availability of the various types of JOURNALS & ARTICLES information technology and to identify problems of their applica­ tion. Journal Distribution Program Notes (Washington: American Asso­ Respondents had a total of 10,505 units of information technol­ ciation for the Advancement of Science), vol. 2, no. 2 (Dec. 1992), ogy, with only 25 units being high information technology (tele­ carries two notes: communications and computer technology). Most fell in categories • “Strategic Planning for Continued Growth at the University of of Microform and equipment (59%) and audio-visual media (39%). Ibadan Library System, Ibadan, Nigeria,” by Olunfumilayo G. Large libraries had 81 percent of the total; medium and small had Tamuno; 16 and 2 percent respectively. • “Health Information in Malawi : Anatomy of a Database,” by M.J. Only 4.1 percent of the total quantity of available information Lippman. technology was used regularly. About 12 percent was never used, and the remainder was used occasionally. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 9 APRIL 1993 Alemna, A.A. “Towards a New Emphasis on Oral Tradition as an Affairs, 2,2 (1992): 141-54. Information Source in African Libraries.” Journal of Documenta­ Describes “Arab-Muslim” (i.e., Middle East, North Africa and tion, 48 (1992): 422- Islam) database and notes that a stable ratio of nearly 10% of the growing French academic research is about this area. Of these, 40- Kisten, G. “Perceptions and Utilization of Media Centres in South 50% are about the Maghreb. Finds pattern of mostly Arab students, Africa.” Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 24 in country where 40% of doctoral students are not French, working (1992): 203-210. under supervision of non-specialists. See also his “Des thèses par milliers, les écrits academiques sur le monde arabe et islamique, Loh, E. I. “Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America.” Government 1972-1987 : analyse et description du fonds THESAM,” Annuaire Publications Review, 19 (1992): 645-54. de VAfrique du Nord, 27 (1988; cl990): 469-506. Santo-Martino, Robert. “Doctoral Researches on the Arab World in Sene, H. [Libraries in French-speaking West Africa, 1800-1958]. France: Increase in Volume and Mass Effort.” Journal of Arab Libri, 42 (1992): 206-29. REFERENCE SOURCES NOTES NEW REFERENCE TITLES JALA 1978-1988 [microform], recently cataloged at MSU, has a The following items or issues are noted minor error in the introduction. Its coverage begins with July 1977 For more titles, see the annual uAfricana Reference Books” in The African Book Publishing Record, no. 2. issue of JALA (not 1978) and the printed supplement to the Northwestern catalog covers through May 1977. Books in Print of the United Nations System (1992) is a comprehen­ sive listing of over 14,000 UN systems publications which are available from United Nations Sales offices, United Nations co­ For the African section of the next edition of the Guide to Reference publishers and external publishers who publish for the system. Books, Bischof is editing the north and west Africa sections while Available for $50 from: Sales Section, United Nations, NY 10017. Kagan is doing east and southern Africa. Otchere, Freda E. African Studies Thesaurus: Subject Headings for Library Users. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992. Bibliographies Jon Woronoff, as editor of the Scarecrow Press Area Bibliogra­ and indexes in Afro-American and African Studies; no. 29. 480p. phy Series, is seeking an author or authors for a bibliography on $75.00 ISBN 0-313-27437-1. Africa. The first volume in this new series was Middle East A compilation of the Africana entries in LCSH (Library of Bibliography, by Sanford R. Silverburg (1992). The series is Congress Subject Headings), with a good introduction; limited to designed as companion works to Scarecrow’s series of historical Sub-Saharan Africa. Review by G. Walsh appeared in Choice, Feb. dictionaries, and it will cover all major regions of the world. If 1993. interested, contact Jon Woronoff, Lotissement Moens Village, 765 route des Alpes, 01280 Prevessin-Moens, France. Tel: 33- U.S. Imprints on Sub-Saharan Africa: a Guide to Publications 50-40-10-91; fax 33-50-40-10-65. Cataloged attheLibrary of Congress, vol. 6/7 (1990/91). Washing­ ton: Library of Congress, 1992. Includes 1645 entries; versus 1129 in vol. 4/5. Will resume as an annual, beginning with vol. 8 (1992). LETTERS & OPINIONS In this section, the editor hopes to publish letters and essays that challenge sixth order characters with be transliterated without the vowel, prevailing practices or beliefs. In all cases, the opinions expressed are those unless it is known to carry the vowel; 2) known variations in o f the writer. No endorsement by the editor orALC or MSU is intended romanizing the title will be traced; 3) authority records will include name variations. ETHIOPIAN SCRIPTS Note by the editor In the Oct. 1992 issue there was a note about the problems involved with romanizing Ethiopian scripts. Aside from some valuable background information from Ruth Thomas of the LC-Nairobi Office, the editor has received no replies or comments. For those who might be interested, I have decided to catalog Amharic titles at MSU according to the LC rules, with the following adjustments: 1) AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 10 APRIL 1993 BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND OTHER REFERENCE Guides to the Sources of the History o f Africa. International Council W ORKS TH AT NEED TO BE UPDATED on Archives. Zug: Inter Documentation, 1970. 9 vols. By Nancy Schmidt De Lancey, Mark W. African International Relations: An Anno­ tated Bibliography. Boulder: Westview Press, 1981. In order to stimulate discussion of bibliographies and other refer­ ence works that need to be updated, Nancy Schmidt brought a list to *Dickman, Daryl Ann. Abstract/Index to A.SA. Annual Meeting thespring meeting of the Bibliography Committee (Iowa City, April Papers 1960-1974. Waltham, MA: African Studies Association, 1992). The list was compiled in relation to class lists that she uses 1976. in teaching “Introduction to the Bibliography of Africa South of the Sahara.” She anticipated that other titles would be added, since her *Duffy, James, Mitsue Frey and Michael Sims. International course does not cover all disciplines and the list was limited to works Directory of Scholars and Specialists in African Studies. Waltham, at Indiana University. Titles added since Iowa City are marked with MA: Crossroads Press, 1978. an asterisk (*). The list below was distributed, in a slightly different form, at the Seattle meeting (November 1992). Hanna, Judith. The Anthropology of Dance: A Selected Bibliogra­ [See also ALN, July 1992, p.5, and Jan. 1993, p.6.] phy. Richardson, TX: University of Texas, 1976. This has a large African component. There is no comprehensive bibliography on TITLES DISCUSSED AT SPRING MEETING 1992 African dance. The African World. Robert Lystad, ed. New York: Praeger, 1965. *Harvey, Joan M. Statistics Africa: Sources for Social, Economic and Market Research. Kent, Eng.: DBD Research/Detroit: Gale A Bibliography for the Study of African politics. Eric R. Siegel, Research, 1978. 2nd ed. comp. Crossroads Press. Vol. 3 (1976-1980). Supplement in press (Contemporary African politics and development 1981-1990); to be *Henige, David. A Union List of A fricana Archival Materials. 2d biennial thereafter. ed., June 1984. (mimeographed) Easterbrook, David. AfricanaBookReviews1885-1945. Boston: G. Meier, Wilma. Bibliography of African Languages. Wiesbaden: K. Hall, 1979. Author does not plan to update. ALC cooperatively Harrasowitz, 1984. Covers to 1980. updating was mentioned Merriam, Alan P. African Music onLP: An AnnotatedDiscography. Ethnographic Survey of Africa. London: International African Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970. The discography Institute, 1950-1977. IAI requested funds from Ford Foundation to in Stern’s Guide to Contemporary African Music (London: Zwan, update, but Ford not interested. Can ALC recommend other funding 1988) has skeletal bibliographic data, is not annotated and is based sources for IAI? on records available in a London shop. Henige, David. Works in African History: An Index to Reviews O ’Connor, Anthony M. Urbanization in Tropical Africa, an 1978-1982. Crossroads Press, 1984. (Previous volumes cover 1960- Annotated Bibliography. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1981. 1978). Author will not do more updates. Pigault, Gerard and Damien Rwegera. Mariages en Afrique Sud- Scheven, Yvette. Bibliographies for African Studies 1970-1986. Saharienne: Bibliographie Internationale 1945-1973. Strasbourg: London: Zell, 1988. Author will not do more updates, and no one in CERDIC Publications, 1975. ALC has volunteered to continue. Warmelo, N. J. van. Anthropology of Southern A fric a in Periodicals The Student Africanist* s Handbook. Gerald W. Hartwig and Wil­ to 1950: An Analysis and Index. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand liam M. O’Barr. NY: Wiley, 1974. O ’Barr at Duke. ALC coopera­ University Press, 1977. Covers 1795-1950. tively updating by pooling resources was discussed. Zoghby, Samir M. Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Partially Witherell, Julian. The United States and Sub-Saharan Africa. Annotated Guide. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1978. Guide to U.S. Official Documents and Government Sponsored Publications 1976-1980. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, Gorog, Veronika. Littérature orale dAfrique noire; bibliographie 1984. (Previous volume covers 1785-1975.) Author retired, leaving analytique. Paris: G.-P. Maisonneuve et Larose, 1981. manuscript of 1981-1990 supplement. LC will use only for office reference. Scheub, Harold. African Oral Narratives, Proverbs, Riddles, Poetry and Song. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1977. A single volume could TITLES FOR DISCUSSION AT FUTURE MEETINGS update Scheub and Gorog through 1990. Africa Index to Continental Periodical Literature. Oxford: Hans Zell Publishers for the Africa Bibliographical Centre. Ceased 1981. (Northwestern decided to apply for support for updating the confer­ ence paper index as a higher priority) Directory of Documentation, Libraries and Archives Services in Africa. Paris: UNESCO, 1977. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 11 APRIL 1993 NOTES ON MATERIALSAND VENDORS VEN D O R ANNOUNCEM ENTS children, teachers and parents the opportunity to read high quality children’s books created in Africa by African authors and artists. African and Caribbean Im print Library Services is featured in Books are available through major wholesalers and directly from the Cape Cod Times, Sunday, January 3, 1993. This news article the Multicultural Publishers Exchange at 800-558-2110. For more notes that AILS has imported 120,000 titles [?iterns] since the early details and a list, contact the U.S. Office: 23701 E. Warren Ave., 1970s; 40% in English, 40% in French, and 20% in other languages. Denver, CO 80210. Tel: 303-756-1618; fax: 303-691-0156. Currently they have 30,000 publications representing 84 countries in Africa and the Caribbean. Leishman & Taussig’s travel plans for 1993 are as follows: Feb/March - South Africa (PVW only), Swaziland, Namibia; African Books Collective Ltd. (The Jam Factory, 27 Park End St., May/June - Uganda and Kenya; Oxford OX1 1HU) has distributed “New and Recent Titles on July/August - Kenya, Zimbabwe & Tanzania; Politics, Economics & Development” (ABC Subject Catalogue no. December - Botswana and Zambia. 2), an annotated 26-page list. A January 1993 circular also includes a list of 27 book lists Their 4th batch of cards was distributed in February. The 47 titles produced since 1986 and notes on their government serials standing are 1992 imprints of the following: Baobab Books, CODESRIA, order (GSSO) system. They issued two L&T 10th Anniversary sale Fourth Dimension, Ghana Publ. Corp., Ghana Univ. Press, catalogues of older materials. Address: 2B Westgate, Southwell, Heinemann Ed. Books (Nigeria), Heinemann Kenya, Ibadan Univ. Notts, NG25 0JH, UK. Press, New Namibia Books, Nigerian Inst. Int. Affairs, Obafemi Awolowo Univ. Press, Sankore Publishers, Saros Int. Publ., Spec­ NordiskaAfrikainstitutet (Scandinavian Institute of African Stud­ trum Books, Tanzania Publ. House, Univ. Lagos Press, and Univ. of ies) has issued its Research report no. 91: Peasant Responses to Zimbabwe Publications. Price Incentives in Tanzania, by Gun Eriksson. 84p. Price: SEK 60, or £5.95 or $9.95. Available from Africa Book Centre (38 King St, Altair Publishing(Nanholme Mill, Shaw Wood Road, Todmorden, Covent Garden, London WC2E 8JT) and from Red Sea Press (15 Lancashire OL14 6DA, England; 0706-818948) announced updates Industry Court, Trenton, NJ 08638). in two series: Commonwealth Political Ephemera from the Institute of Com­ Simon Ottenberg, Bookseller has issued a catalog of about 500 monwealth Studies: Part 2 (Central Africa) is available on 111 older books on Africa. Address: PO Box 15509 Wedgwood Station, fiches, with a 53-page guide, for £450; Part 3 (East Africa) is Seattle, WA 98115. Tel: 206-322-5398. available on 69 fiches for £275; Part 4 (West Africa) is available on 60 fiche for £240. South African Library is producing the definitive microfiche Available early in 1993 will be 2 further collections of material edition of the Cape of Good Hope Official Publications, 1854-1910 from the personal library of Colin Legum: “Documents, Papers & (“Cape Offipubs”). The documents are presented in numerical Memoranda on the Growth of the Pan-African Movement (since the order, and the fiche are color-coded to identify Council, Assembly 1950s)” on est. 65 fiche and “Resolutions of the Annual Summits of and Government papers. This diazo fiche edition will replace the Organisation of African Unity, and other documents since 1963” embrittled originals. Ready for distribution: on est. 45 fiche. • Reports (annexures)1854-1910................................... 3131 fiche • Select Committee Reports1854-1910..........................1532 fiche Clarke’s Bookshop (211 Long St., Cape Town 8001) issued In preparation: Catalogue 84, with 794 mostly current publications. • Votes and Proceedings 1854-1910.....................400 fiche (est.) Proposed: Debates, Statutes, & Voters’ Rolls. Global-Stats Ltd., publisher of Somaliland 1991, has moved from Also available: 98 Goldstone Villas, Hove, BN3 3RU, UK, without a forwarding • Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, address. Does anyone know of their location? 1800-1910 .......................................................................156 reels • South African Native Affairs Commission (1903-5). The Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University, Report......................................................................................... 72fiche announces the availability on microfiche of the articles by and about Prices are $2 per fiche or $40 per 35mm reel of film. Claude Sumner, a specialist in African and Ethiopian philosophy. Address: Publications Dept., South African Library, PO Box 496, The cost of 73 fiche (4030 frames) is US$150, with a check to “The 8000 Cape Town. Society of Friends of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies,” Acct #1310131722, at Washington Federal Savings, 2529 Trophy Ln., State Archives Service, Pretoria issued in October a 26-page list Reston, VA 22091-2126. of inventories for sale. Jacaranda Designs, Ltd. of Nairobi (POB 76691) is exporting its Virgo Limited (PO Box 35687, Lusaka) has a brief list of new titles. books to the US and UK. This firm was founded in October 1991, by Susan Scull-Carvalho, with goal of providing multicultural children’s books in Africa on an ongoing commercial basis. Its goals are to preserve oral stories, to provide African children with stories from their culture, to promote African authors and artists, and to introduce African stories to children elsewhere. Its US launch of 7 children’s titles in February offers American AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 12 APRIL 1993 BELLAG IO GROUP M EETING involved in publishing in Africa or in implementing activities in support of indigenous African publishing. Most of these are This group grew out of a February 1991 conference on the topic of African; some are “northern”-based. Third World publishing. Among the members of this informal 3. “Intermediaries”: Organizations that raise funds from the organization are the Rockefeller Foundation, the Ford Foundation, donors, and on-grant those funds or provide support roles to the the Canadian International Development Agency, the Swedish doers. International Development Agency, DANIDA-The Danish assis­ With the exception of meetings specifically on funding issues tance organization, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will be attended only by donors, the Bellagio Group will CODE-Canada, and the International Development Research Cen­ convene a range of donors, intermediaries and doers to focus on ter of Canada. issues of concern to all. Research, data collection, expert opinion The February 14-15,1993 meeting at Villa Serbelloni, Bellagio, and the dissemination of information will be encouraged. Sugges­ Italy, approved the following statements: tions for participation in meetings and other activities will be solicited regularly from both members and from the African pub­ MISSION STATEMENT lishing community. Recognizing the importance of the printed word and the develop­ SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN BOOKS COLLECTIVE ment of a reading culture as key vehicles for social, economic and cultural development and autonomy, and Aiming to foster an It has come to our attention that two UK-based booksellers have increase in the number and quality of African voices being heard objected to the fact that the African Books Collective has exclusive both inside and outside of Africa, The Bellagio Group will work to rights to the sale of many of the titles of its member-publishers strengthen indigenous African publishing through the promotion of outside of Africa. The ABC is a self-help initiative owned by its activities in the following areas: African member-publishers. Its activities focused on publishing in (a) direct funding of publishing project; the Third World have been financially supported by several mem­ (b) research and analysis of economic and other issues affecting bers of the Bellagio Publishing Group, an informal organization of publishing in Africa, especially as background for funding deci­ donor agencies and others concerned with the support of indigenous sions; publishing in Africa. We strongly support the activities undertaken (c) information dissemination and donor education with a view by ABC and see it as a means not only of actively distributing to encouraging complementarity and replication of successful ef­ African-published books to buyers in the industrialized world but forts, and avoiding repetition of past mistakes, and facilitating also as a means of providing much needed funds to its member funding initiatives; publishers. ABC is not simply another bookseller. It is a coopera­ (d) efforts to create an “enabling environment” for African tive arrangement of its member owners on Africa. As such, they publishing in individual countries and across borders; receive a substantial percentage of the earnings in hard currency. (e) support for training and technical assistance; and We have been impressed by ABC’s initiatives and by their active (f) liaison with other groups or organizations engaged in related promoting of African books. We hope that ABC’s efforts will be activities. further strengthened and urge booksellers, wholesalers and libraries throughout the world to support this innovative initiative to dissemi­ PRINCIPLES OF MEMBERSHIP nate important books from Africa to as wide an audience as possible. The membership of the Bellagio Group consists of donors and intermediary organizations functioning as donors which share an interest in publishing on the African continent. Group members will LITERATURE ON THE BO O K TRADE be: • willing to commit themselves in the long-term to the spirit of the Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter. An Occasional Publica­ agreed Bellagio Group Mission Statement; tion concerning Publishing and Book Development in the Third • ready to participate regularly in meetings and other proposed World. Issued 4 times a year by the Comparative Education Center, activities; 428 Baldy Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, • committed to their respective programs and lessons learned from NY 14260. Editor: Philip G. Altbach. Funding by the Rockefeller them. Foundation. While the Bellagio Group is small, new members may be No. 5 (March 1993) carried a report on the February meeting in admitted. While individual members of the Bellagio Group will Bellagio, by Philip G. Altbach; a description of the International fund activities independently, the Group will meet at least twice a Book Bank (Baltimore), by Rosemaria Durand; “A Resource Pack­ year to share information and to discuss funding proposals in which age [or core professional library] for African Publishers,” by David they have a mutual interest. The Group’s secretariat, to be estab­ Membrey; “The Promotion of Technical Publishing in Africa,” by lished c/o CODE/Europe in Oxford, England, will provide manage­ Elisabeth Paquot & Paul Osborn; a note on the African Book ment for these initiatives. Collective; “Publishing in Nigeria: Trends and Prospects,” by Victor Nwankwo; and notes on the Noma award and on the 4th For the purposes of its activities, the Bellagio Group has identi­ edition of African Books in Print. fied the following types of organizations: 1. “Donors”: Organizations whose primary role is that of a “Challenges to the AWS [African Writers Series],” WestAfrica, 18- grantmaker or lender. In general, these organizations have their 24 Jan. 1993. With the 30th Anniversary of the Heinemann AWS, headquarters outside of the African region in “northern” countries, Odia Ofeimun looks at how Heinemann has survived competition but in some cases have Africa-based field offices. from other publishers. But the ongoing concern of ghettoization 2. “Doers”: Organizations and individuals who are directly points to a need for the development of an indigenous market. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 13 APRIL 1993 SERIALS SASPOST is a bi-monthly publication of the African-American Institute which serves to foster ties among the southern African NAMIBIA NEWSPAPERS: community in North America and Canada. It features interviews Times of Namibia had been discontinued in the Fall of 1992 and with leading personalities, articles on human resource issues, replaced by a new title, Tempo, published on Sundays. This should columns on funding and training opportunities, and book reviews. not be confused with “Tempo (Mozambique).” Readers are encouraged to participate in its management and direction. Vol. 3, No. 5 appeared in November 1992. For further SAO TOME NEWSPAPERS: information, call 800-521-3115 or write: 833 United Nations Plaza, Nova Republics is a weekly independent newspaper that began in New York, NY 10017. March 1992. No. 33 appeared on 9 December 1992. Available for $80 from NR, Caixa Postal 523, S. Tome, R.D.S. Tome e Principe Subtext is a news monthly, covering the developing world. Vol. 3, (Fax 21581). Hoover Institution will subscribe. no. 19 (November 1992) carries 12 pages of newsprint. Yearly S. Tome informs (a biweekly available from Caixa Postal, no. subscription is $20 from: Subtext, 1202 East Pike #1013, Seattle, 364, S. Tome-Riboque Conceiqao; no. 1: 24 Novembro 1992) WA 98122. Noticias de S.Tom£ ePrincipe is a weekly government paper. Taamuli has reappeared on a regular basis, twice a year, after a long African Voices is “A Newsletter on Democracy and Governance in suspension during the 1980s. The subscription rate is US$15 for Africa” produced by the USAID Africa Bureau. Vol. 1, no. 1 those outside of Tanzania. Checks and correspondence to: Editor, (Summer 1992) was 8 pages. Address: African Voices, Africa Taamuli, Dept, of Political Science, University of Dar es Salaam, Bureau Information Center, USAID, Room 2664 NS, Washington, PO Box 35042, Dar es Salaam. DC 20523-0037. West African Democrat is advertised as an independent monthly AfricAsiA, which ceased in 1987 due to financial problems, reap­ news magazine. Subscriptions for 1993: £18; $40. For further peared in December 1992. It appears as a quarterly, with the hope information, contact: New Democrat, PO Box 9, 124 Streatham of re-establishing the monthly schedule. French-language version Hill, London SW2. revived in 1989. Address: 3, rue de Metz, 75010 Paris. West African Pilot hasbeen revived by Pilot Press, West Africa Ltd., Annual Report of the Global Coalition for Africa. First annual with the blessing of its founder, Nnamdi Azikiwe. It was to resume report was distributed in December 1992. Address: 1850KSt.,NW, as a weekly, starting at the end of February. For more information, Suite 295, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-676-0845. contact: MCM, 2835 Webb Ave., Suite 6F, Bronx, NY 10468; tel: 212-601-2041. Ase: Calabar journal o f Contemporary Poetry and Environment Studies is the new name (effective Rains 1991) for a journal begun in 1989 by the Poetry Club, University of Calabar. Cost per nos. 1 SELECTED NEW BOOKS and 2: $20 & $30; N40 & N45; £12 & £18. There are also three special issues on film and song. Contact: Onookome Okome, This section is generally limited to titles outside the regular book trade, or Coordinator, Ase, PMB 1115, Calabar, Nigeria. titles received by the editor. Many more titles and/or details on publisher addresses can be found in Joint Acquisitions List of Africana (Northwestern University Library), The African Book Publishing Record (Hans Zell Publish­ Business Africa is a new twice a month, 12-page source of detailed ers), American Book Publishing Record (Bowker), Accessions List: Eastern corporate information, published by the Economist Intelligence Africa (Library o f Congress Office, Nairobi), or in one of the current national Unit (EIU). This incorporates South Africa alert and Africa markets bibliographies. monitor. Vol. 2, no. 1 = Jan. 1-15,1993. Annual subscription (26 issues): £495/$845. Contact: 215 Park Ave., S, New York, NY AAAS Sub-Saharan African Program (1333 H St., NW, Washing­ 10003; or 40 Duke St., London W1A 1DW. ton, DC 20005) offers following free publications: • The ACCESS Resource Guide, 1988 ed., edited by William H. Findings: Africa Regional Studies Program Newsletter reports the Kincade & Priscilla B. Hayner; results of the Studies Program of the World Bank’s Africa Technical • Electronic Networking in Africa: Advancing Science and Tech­ Department. Vol.l, no. 1 appeared in June 1992. Contact Leo nology for Development. Summary Report & Proceedings volumes Demesmaker, Rm. J2-025, World Bank, 1818 H St., NW, Washing­ for Workshop on Science and Technology Communication Net­ ton, DC 20433. works in Africa (August 27-29, 1992, Nairobi). New African, 1962-1970 (Cape Town; London). A complete set of Aherne, Tavy. NakunteDiarraBogolanftniArtist oftheBeledougou. 52 issues is available on microfiche from Randolph Vigne, 53 Bloomington, IN: Fine Arts Museum, 1993. $12.00 Cornwall Gardens, London SW7 4BG. Price is £75 plus postage. Fisher, Monica. Nswana - the Heir: The Life and Times of Charles PAS News and Events (ISSN 1053-1319) is a published 5 times a Fisher, a Surgeon in CentralAfrica. Ndola, Zambia: Mission Press, year by Northwestern University’s Program of African Studies. 1991. 247p. Note: C. Fishers worked in Zambia, 1928-1960s. This is mostly news about the program, in a newspaper format. Of Available from: P.A. Work Station, 52 Goldington Ave., Bedford special interest is its supplement, Passages: A Chronicle o f the MK40 3BZ, UK. £10 + £5 postage. Humanities (ISSN 1056-6783), which is published twice a year. No. 4, which came with PAS Vol. 3, no. 1 (Early Fall 1992), carried 15 Human Rights in Malawi is a 64-page report available for £6.36 pages of critical articles and book reviews on African culture. from the Law Society, International Directorate, 50 Chancery Lane, Address: 620 Library Place, Evanston, IL 60208. London WC2A 1SX. AFRICANA LIBRARIES NEWSLETTER 14 APRIL 1993 Presidential, Parliamentary and Civic Elections in Kenya, 29 TOURS December 1992: Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group. London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 1993. 71p. Address: Ghana Libraries & West Africa Cultural Tour is scheduled for July Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX. 21-31,1993. Six days in Ghana will include workshops, tours to librarians and publishing houses, a special tour of the W.E.B. Redefining the ‘A rtisan’: Traditional Technicians in Changing duBois Pan African Library and Museum, and cultural tours of Societies: Papersfrom the First Conference on Artists, Artisans and Accra and Cape Coast sites. Four days in Abidjan will include visits Traditional Technologists in Development, April 14-16,1989. Iowa to libraries, including the U.S. Cultural Center, and a city tour. City, IA: Center for International and Comparative Studies, with the Cost based on double occupancy is $2580, from New York. University of Iowa Libraries, 1992 [i.e., 1993]. 220p. Iowa Contact tour coordinators: Carol Yates (415-239-6949; fax 415- International Papers, Occasional Paper, no. 9-18. 661-2475) or Eleanor F. Singleton (213-857-5996). Essays cover artists in Benin, Burkina Faso and Mali, with special reference to the Mande people. Cost is $10 from Publications Order Department, M105 OH, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. The Sahara and Sahel Observatory has issued its “Declaration of the Inaugural Conference [May, 1992; Paris]” and other documents. Contact: Observatoire du Sahara and du Sahel, 1, rue Miollis, 75015 Paris. M SUIs An Affirmative Action/Equal Opporutnity Institution Non-Profit Org. AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER U.S. POSTAGE Michigan State University P A ID 100 International Center E. Lansing, MI East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1035 Permit No. 21