Web dossiers

Web dossiers were introduced by the ASCL documentation staff in 2001 as a new form of literature survey combining print material with electronic resources and web-based information.

The dossiers deal with topical issues in African Studies and are usually published to coincide with a conference or event or with recent developments in Africa. They appear on average three or four times a year.

A web dossier typically consists of an introduction to the subject, a selection of titles - both books and articles - from the collection of the ASCL Library and annotated links to electronic resources and relevant websites. Titles are linked directly to the corresponding records in the online catalogue, which provides abstracts and lending information.

All material included in the dossiers can either be borrowed or accessed in the library.

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Digitizing ancient documents (Timbuktu) by Carosaun, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsOn the occasion of the Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture, to be given by Dr Mercy Iroaganachi on 7 December, the ASCL Library has created a web dossier on African archives. The web dossier starts with a selection of titles on archives in Africa, followed by a list of African archives which are available online. 

All web dossiers by year

2023

African archives (December)

2022

2021

African feminism (November)

2020

COVID-19 in Africa (December)
Africa Knows! (October)
The Nile (February)

2019

2018

Destination Africa (February)

2017

Afrikaans Literature (September)
Ton Dietz (August)

2016

Sport in Africa (October)
African Art II (February)

2015

Alcohol in Africa (November)

2014

Katrien Polman (November)

2013

2012

Water in Africa (March)

2011

2010

Nelson Mandela (February)

2009

African Cinema II (September)

2008

Children in Africa (September)
China in Africa (April)

2007

Amadou Hampâté Bâ (September)

2005

2004

African art (December)
African sport (February)

2003

HIV/AIDS in Africa (December)
African Cinema (September)
Youth in Africa (April)

2002

Islam in Nigeria (November)

2001

Mongo Beti (October)
Nuba and the Sudan (September)