Libraries and Research Centers

• Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (New York Public Library)
  This site links you to one of the premiere research libraries for black culture. Dedicated to protecting, preserving, and providing access to materials relating to peoples of African descent from around the world, the Schomberg Center currently contains over 5,000,000 items.
• Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute
  The mission of the Institute is to "design, conduct, and disseminate the type of research that helps guide policymakers, educators... toward improving the education opportunities and outcomes of African Americans".
• The African Studies Center, The University of Pennsylvania
  "The African Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania is recognized as a vital and forward-looking center where researchers, students and cultural and business entities come to gain knowledge of contemporary and historical Africa."
• African Studies Internet Resources, Columbia University Libraries
  "Columbia University's collection of African Studies Internet Resources is an on-going compilation of electronic bibliographic resources and research materials on Africa available on the global Internet, created under the purview of the African Studies Department of Columbia University Libraries. Electronic resources from Africa are organized by region and country."
• African Studies Association (ASA)
  "The African Studies Association was founded in 1957 as a non-profit organization open to all individuals and institutions interested in African affairs. Its mission is to bring together people with a scholarly and professional interest in Africa."