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What
reviewers say about the new 2nd edition of “…
McIlwaine has meticulously organized a vast array of information resources
on Africa into a comprehensive guide for researchers … All collections
on Africa should have this excellent book as a guide to collection
development and research. Any library serving researchers with interest in
Africa should strongly consider it. … Essential.”
CHOICE October
2007 “…The compiler's annotations are extremely helpful … The first edition of this work originated from teaching area studies bibliography at University College London over many years. Like its predecessor, this second edition is a magisterial guide that is essential for all libraries whose users have a serious interest in
Africa.” “This second edition of Africa: A Guide to Reference Material builds on the scholarship and research of the original and will be an essential purchase for all libraries supporting African studies at any level … all larger research focussed collections, even where Africa is not a focus, should purchase. African studies is well served, perhaps uniquely served, by a fine collection of current reference guides, with McIlwaine the central
pillar.” "…reflects McIlwaine's long and distinguished experience in the service of generations of researchers, developing and using some of the world's foremost collections for scholarship on Africa, Asia and British relations with these world areas. … sets a very high standard indeed for future reference book authors. … The organization is practical, convenient and logical, with excellent indexing, clear headings and multiple points of access making it a pleasure to browse while still providing quick access to authors and titles. There is no question in my mind that this will be a valuable addition to reference collections worldwide and will prove its value many times over even as online sources become even more prominent and available for African Studies
researchers." “The
second edition of John McIlwaine’s Africa:
A Guide to Reference Material brings the work of the well-received
first edition up-to-date. It has 3,600 entries, more than double the
number in the first edition....an essential addition to any reference
collection in a research library.” Africana
Libraries Newsletter (Africana Librarians Council of the [US] African Studies Association)
no. 121, October 2007 “The
book is well produced, with levels of information clearly indicated in the
type, and very easy to use. Some 80% of the items have been personally
inspected and, for those not seen, the source of the information is added.
… AGRM2 has attempted perfection: it is a meticulously compiled
reference source.” Focus on International
Library and Information Work
(Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals/CILIP, UK)
vol. 38, no. 2, 2007 “… updates a classic reference work … The new
edition is greatly expanded and has some 3,600 entries most of which carry
evaluative annotations … As with the first edition this edition is based
on personal knowledge accumulated over decades of teaching courses related
to area studies bibliography and draws on a wide scan of source materials.
… The quality of the annotations is excellent and a reminder in this
electronic information age of the need for the painstaking and scholarly
work of dedicated bibliographers. … The Guide
is another fine book and a core reference work from Hans Zell Publishing.
For me based in a university dedicated to African scholarship the Guide
is a salutary reminder of the wealth of material emerging from or
about African scholarship.” Innovation.
Journal of Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern
Africa no.
35, December 2007 “…The content is relevant and wide-ranging; a brilliant selection. The indexes are flawless, and very user-friendly. The layout is clear, the descriptions rich and yet pithy, pointing straight to the best library and scholarly reviews. … As with the first edition, this is a reference work of the highest quality deserving a place in every library for advanced
research.” “… It is a remarkably rich compilation, selected from a wide range of resources. … an exquisite contribution in support of scholarship on Africa. It fills a void in organized information and its positive impact should be enduring. It should be an essential part of most reference
collections.” “…
this new edition is an outstanding reference resource.” African
Research & Documentation. Journal of the Standing Conference on
Library Materials on Africa (SCOLMA) no. 103, 2007 “This
work greatly expands and updates [the author’s] first edition published
in 1993 and is a remarkable achievement. … as close to comprehensive
treatment of African country resources as we are ever likely to see … a
first-rate reference work deserving of a place in every library for
advanced research.” H-Net Book
Review. H-Safrica July 2007 “
… will be invaluable for anyone wishing to become familiar with the key reference sources on historical and contemporary Africa as a whole. … will certainly serve the research community well for many years to come. … one of John McIlwaine's most useful and insightful
contributions.”
“…
what is remarkable about this present volume is the amount of time and
energy expended in the reviewing and presenting vast amounts of data for
the benefit of the researcher. I salute this work and encourage
librarians, news media sources and scholars to pay close attention to all
such works, and demand their purchase for public and educational
libraries.” AllAfrica.com
Washington,
DC 21 June 2007 “Die Empfehlung der vorhergehenden Rezension [of 1st
ed.] kann wiederholt werden: ein vorzüglicher Führer zu
Informationsmitteln über Schwarzafrika, der in keiner grossen Bibliothek
fehlen sollte.” Informationsmittel
für Bibliotheken vol. 15, no. 1, 2007
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