LINKS
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LINKS
SOCIETIES
The Hakluyt Society:
Founded in 1846, the Hakluyt Society seeks to advance knowledge and education by the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages, travels and other geographical material. Membership of the Society is open to all and is strongly recommended to everybody interested in the history of exploration and travel, exploratory voyages, geographical discovery and worldwide cultural encounter.
AFRICANA
The Africa Centre:
Since its inaugural launch in 1964, the Centre has played an important role in projecting a positive face of Africa in London, providing a focal point for all forms of cultural and social activities related to Africa through meetings, talks, visual arts exhibitions, cinema, literature, and the performing arts.
Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies:
Northwestern University, the Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies: The Herskovits Library’s collection of print materials published in or relating to Africa includes more than 260,000 bound volumes. Among these is a non-circulating rare book collection of 5000 volumes.
Africa South of the Sahara:
Stanford University – Africa South of the Sahara – Selected Internet Resources Listings by country or topic of businesses andr organizations in Africa. Africa on the Internet, an annotated guide for students, faculty, librarians, teachers, journalists, business people and others. Produced by The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
Universität Hamburg, Asien-Afrika-Institut, Asien, Afrika:
Herzlich willkommen am Asien-Afrika-Institut der Universität Hamburg, dem größten universitären Zentrum für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften in Deutschland. Die Hamburger Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften blicken auf eine über 100jährige Geschichte zurück, die mit der Gründung des Kolonialinstituts im Jahre 1908 begann.
OCEANIA
The Pacific Arts Association (PAA):
founded in 1978, is an international organization devoted to the study of all the arts of Oceania. PAA provides a forum for dialogue and awareness about Pacific art and culture. By connecting individuals and institutions around the world, PAA encourages greater cooperation among those who are involved with the creation, study, and exhibition of Pacific art.
European Society for Oceanists (ESfO):
The society addresses itself to researchers with a regional interest in Oceania. “Oceania” is defined as comprising the classic geographic areas of Australia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. In the context of an increasingly integrated Europe the Society aims to enhance intellectual exchange and cooperation between individual researchers and between scholarly institutions, both within and outside Europe.
The National Library of Australia:
is the country’s largest reference library. Our role is to ensure that documentary resources of national significance relating to Australia and the Australian people, as well as significant non-Australian library materials, are collected, preserved and made accessible either through the Library itself or through collaborative arrangements with other libraries and information providers.
MISCELLANEOUS
British Library:
The British Library is home to the world’s knowledge. Our collections of over 150 million items include treasures like Shakespeare’s First Folio, Magna Carta and Handel’s Messiah. Together they form an essential and irreplaceable resource, underpinning society’s intellectual, cultural and economic well-being.
