African Studies

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Doe Library, North Reading Room

Collection Overview

African Studies collections at UC Berkeley comprise nearly 200,000 volumes.The Gardner (Main) Stacks of the Doe Library are the principal location for social science and humanities titles covering Africana. Titles are also located in over 20 subject specialty, affiliated libraries and other units.

Summary information about these holdings can be found under Africana Library Collections: A Guide. UC Berkeley's African Studies Collections cover sub-Saharan countries and include many publications from adjacent islands. The Library's Islamica Collections embrace materials from North Africa. 

ALC/CAMP Meetings 2013

ALC/CAMP Meeting Schedule & Information

UC Berkeley will be hosting the Africana Librarians Council and Cooperative Africana Materials Project Meetings Thursday April 25 to Saturday April 27th, 2013.  Please visit the meeting website above for more information.

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