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Method and Purpose in Africana Bibliography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2022

Gordon Harris
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Why produce bibliographical tools which deal solely with Africa? Some might say that it is passe, or even absurd, to separate Africa from the rest of the world in this way.

But there are several reasons why such bibliographical activity should continue. Firstly, Africana bibliography caters directly for the large community all over the world which studies Africa, namely the Africanist community. Secondly, if a bibliography is confined to Africa, it can afford to be a bibliography in depth. It can afford its own structure and its own classification scheme. A general bibliography or general index can never give the depth or sensitivity that is possible with a completely Africanist bibliography or index. General indexes are bound to be subject-orientated, but an Africanist index provides a list of interdisciplinary references if it has a geographical layout—so important in these days of area studies.

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African Research and Documentation , Volume 5: Volumes 5 & 6 , 1974 , pp. 6 - 7
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Copyright © International African Institute 1974

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