SCOLMA: The UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa had its annual conference last week. One presentation was from conference sponsor ALUKA, an international, collaborative initiative building an online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa. The name, ‘Aluka’, derives from a Zulu word meaning ‘to weave’, reflecting Aluka’s mission to connect resources and scholars from around the world.
The ALUKA resource contains digitised content from Africa and elsewhere in three content areas or themes:
The ALUKA resource contains digitised content from Africa and elsewhere in three content areas or themes:
- African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes
- The African Plants Initiative
- Struggles for Freedom in Southern Africa
The resource includes a wide variety of material, including photographs, letters, published works, illustrations, site plans, rock art images, maps, articles, plant specimens, oral testimonies, personal papers and newspaper reports.
Access from UK universities is free until the end of June: http://www.aluka.org/
ALUKA logo reproduced with permission
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