New database: Oxford Encyclopedia of African History

We recently bought access to the Oxford Encyclopedia of African History. Where more general encyclopedias (like Encyclopaedia Britannica or Wikipedia) provide an overview on a variety of topics, this subject encyclopedia focuses specifically on the topic of African History. All articles or entries are written and peer reviewed by experts.

ACCESS NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA

Both general and subject encyclopedias are especially important when you start your research. They provide: 

  • a short general introduction and background information to a topic, 
  • keywords that you could use as search terms in databases (see blogpost on finding the right keywords),
  • high quality references to other sources and literature,
  • practical data on events and/or persons.
The Encyclopedia of African History is updated every month with new articles and revisions. 

Searching in Oxford Encyclopedia of African History
There are two search options:

  • Basic: with keywords
  • Advanced: browsing topics
Downloading an article can be done by choosing on the right site the PDF icon and printing or saving the document. You can also share the link to the article via email or social media.



Other online subject encyclopedias
What other online subject encyclopedias can you find at the UvA? On our databases overview you can choose encyclopedias [or encyclopedieën] as Type of resource. Important ones for history are: 


Citing an encyclopedia? 
Because of the general information in the articles, it is usually not necessary to cite them. 


* Picture on top of this blogpost is taken from the website of Oxford encyclopaedias 

Last updated (12-04-2021)

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