The three ages of African studies reference works

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The three ages of African studies reference works John McIlwaine (bio) John McIlwaine Emeritus Professor of the Bibliography of Asia and Africa, University College London. References Africana Librarians Council. 'Bibliographies and other reference works which need to be updated', <http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/afs/alc/bibpr.html>, consulted May 2007. Henige, David (1979) 'African historical dictionaries: through the looking glass', Africana journal, 10, 120-128. Google Scholar Lauer, Joe (2006) 'Reference books as false idols', Africana libraries newsletter, 119. 3pp. <http://www.indiana.edu/~libsala/african/ aln119carmudgeon.html>. Limb, Peter (2006) 'African studies bibliography: a state-of-the art review', Africa bibliography 2005 (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press), pp. vii-xv. Google Scholar McIlwaine, John (2001) 'Plus ça change: four decades of African studies bibliography', Africa bibliography 1999 (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press), pp. vii-xix. Google Scholar Walsh, Gretchen (2004) '"Can we get there from here?" Negotiating the washouts, cave-ins, dead ends and other hazards on the road to research on Africa', pp. 5-96 in Research, reference service and resources for the study of Africa, ed. Deborah M. Lafond & Gretchen Walsh (Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. Published simultaneously as Reference librarian, 87/88, 2004). Google Scholar Walsh, Gretchen (2006) 'Wikipedia: can we beat it? Should we join it? Is it the end of the world as we know it?', Africana libraries newsletter, 118. 2pp. <http://www.indiana.edu/~libsala/african/aln118carmudgeon.html>. Zell, Hans (2005) 'The perilous business of reference publishing in African studies', pp. 199-226 in Africanist librarianship in an age of change, ed. Victoria K. Evalds & David Henige (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press). [End Page xviii] Google Scholar Copyright © 2007 International African Institute