Library
Specialized on contemporary Africa within the fields of social sciences and some arts subjects.
Villavägen 6, Uppsala • Monday-Friday 10am - 5pm (differing hours)
Open extra during Carnival of Cultures in the Botanical Garden, Sat-Sun, May 25-26! The library is open 12-16. Come see parts of the photo exhibition Africa/has/the/floor, new books, NAI publications, free books etc.
Recommended resources
The library suggests the following resources when you want to search and find information on Africa.
- AfricaLit, library catalogue
- E-Africalit, e-documents in full text
- A Guide to Africa on the Internet, a link collection
- Official documents / Government publications
- Electronic journals and articles
- EiU - country analysis (New window)
- Africa related databases
- DiVA - NAI publications (New window)
- ilissAfrica, literature and internet sources (New window)
Search help
Do you need help to find information?
Your loans / Using the library
See your loans, renew borrowed items, reserve books and find out how to use the library.
New web dossier
QIAPL in AfricaBib
As of April 2013 the database Quarterly Index of African Periodical Literature is fully integrated into AfricaBib — an addition of 50.000+ article references, which of about 6000 have been completed with links to full texts.
africabib.org/perio.htm
Summon at UUB
Uppsala University Library's new search system Summon lets you - through a single searchbox on the main page - search both the library catalogue and most of the e-resources. Content from NAI may also appear in the hitlist.
Newly acquired
The liberation struggle in Southern Africa
A website and reference source for those interested in the late 20th century history of national liberation in Southern Africa and the role of the Nordic countries:
Studying Africa
A new English edition of the book Studying Africa (2011) is now available in fulltext.