History - Africa & The Middle East: Internet Sites

Please contact the Herskovits Library of African Studies for information and research assistance on all aspects of African studies. A full listing of online catalogs, databases, and other research materials is available at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/africana/index.html


Northwestern Community only (available only to Northwestern faculty, students, and staff)

• ABZU: A Guide to information related to the study of the Ancient Near East on the Web
  Archive of materials for the study of the Ancient Near East. Includes primary literary texts, plus access to archaeological, historical, and cultural essays and websites.
  
  
• Intute (formerly Humbul Humanities Web)
  Provides access to web resources for education and research. The service is created by a network of UK universities and partners.
  
  
• Travelers in the Middle East Archive
  Digital archive includes travel guides, photographs, some interactive maps, and more. Chiefly focuses on Western travellers to Egypt in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.
  
  
• Voice of the Shuttle
  Listings of resources in a variety of disciplines
  

For further information, contact:

Harriet Lightman
Head, Academic Liaison Services
Subject Librarian for History, Economics, and Philosophy
Northwestern University Library
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL 60208-2300
h-lightman@northwestern.edu
(847) 491-2920
Office Location: Room 2622, 2nd Floor, East Tower, Main Library