Edited by Hans M. Zell
ISBN: 0-9541029-2-4 (ISBN-13: 978-0-9541029-2-0) Format: Print and online
864 pp. 234x156mm cased Published 31 May 2006
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African Studies Companion, new 5th edition now to be published by Brill
Hans Zell Publishing will not be publishing any further editions of the
African Studies Companion under its own imprint. We are now pleased to announce that agreement has been reached with the distinguished Dutch publisher Koninklijke Brill NV to take over publication as from the 5th and subsequent editions.
Founded in 1683, Brill is a publishing house with a rich history and a strong international focus. The company's headquarters are in Leiden in the Netherlands, with a branch office in Boston in the US. Brill's publications - available in both print and electronic formats - focus on the humanities, the social sciences, and international law. There is also strong list in African, Middle East, and Islamic studies, covering scholarly monographs and journals, as well as reference resources.
A new edition of the African Studies Companion is expected to become available in late 2011 or the early part of 2012. Further details will be announced shortly. All purchasers of the current 4th edition who have registered for online access will be notified about the new publishing arrangements in due course.
Meantime, by agreement with Brill, online access privileges for registered purchasers of the 4th edition have now been extended until a new 5th edition is published. However, please note that no further online updates will be published at this time (a range of entries in the current edition were last updated in July 2009).
For more information contact Joed Elich, Publishing Manager, Middle East, Islam, African Studies, Brill
elich@brill.nl.
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Published in dual print and electronic formats, this is a new edition of a
much acclaimed reference source that brings together a wide range of sources of information in the African studies field, covering both print and electronic sources. It evaluates the best online resources, the major general reference tools in print format, current bibliographies and indexing services, biographical, cartographic, statistical and economic resources, as well as film and video resources. Additionally, there are separate sections on African studies library collections and repositories throughout the world, a directory of over 250 African studies journals; listings of news sources, profiles of publishers active in the African studies field, dealers and distributors of African studies materials, African studies societies and associations, major African and international organizations, donor agencies and foundations, awards and prizes in African studies, electronic mailing lists and discussion forums, and more.
The new edition, thoroughly revised and updated and substantially expanded, contains over 2,900 for the most part extensively annotated entries. Several entirely new sections further enhance the utility of this rich information resource.
The fully searchable electronic edition (access bundled with print), with hundreds of click-through Web links to external sites and email addresses, will be regularly updated to provide maximum currency. Providing the online resource as an integral part of the printed guide allows multiple users to access its contents concurrently, and from a place of their own choosing.
in this 4th edition:
- Almost 1,000 entirely new entries in expanded and new sections
New print reference tools and online resources, new African studies journals, new listings and profiles of publishers with African studies lists, new entries of organizations, and much more.
- Centres of African studies and African studies programmes worldwide
A directory of African (as well as African American) studies teaching and research centres, and those offering African studies programmes and courses, in all parts of the world. Containing over 300 entries, each entry includes the full postal address, telephone/fax numbers, email address, name of Director or Chair, and links to Web sites leading to information about faculty and staff, details of courses and programmes, admission requirements, degrees awarded, publications, and contact points.
- Directory of the African press
Offers essential information for over 250 of the continent's leading newspapers and news weeklies, providing full editorial and other contact details, email address and Web site (where available), frequency, political orientation, as well as information about access to searchable online archives. Also includes African news and press agencies.
- Using Google for African studies research: a guide to effective Web searching
An updated and condensed version of a popular guide, previously published as a pilot edition at the Hans Zell Web site, designed to help the user get the most out of Google's Web searching techniques, and at the same time providing a critical evaluation of Google's many Web search features, services, and tools.
Full contents of the 4th edition
Read reviews about the 4th and the previous 3rd edition
Order the 4th edition
About the Editor:
Hans Zell has been author, editor, and publisher on African topics for over three decades. He has published several reference resources on Africa and African studies and was twice winner of the Conover-Porter Award, presented biennially by the Africana Librarians Council of the (US) African Studies Association for "the most outstanding achievement and excellence in Africana bibliography or reference work". He was Editor of the quarterly
African Book Publishing Record from 1975 to 2002.
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