An Inventory of Area Studies Sites
From WESSWeb
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Africa
- Der Bildbestand der Deutschen Kolonialgesellschaft
Database of African images based on photographs of the German Colonial Society.
English language searching also enabled through thesaurus work done by Helene Baumann †.
Project located at the Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt am Main.
- Indaba: Internet Datenbank Afrika
Database for African Studies; also available in English.
A project of the Institut für Afrikakunde in Hamburg in cooperation with the Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen.
America
- Cibera: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ibero-Amerika / Spanien / Portugal
Virtual Library for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as the Caribbean.
It is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
A project of a number of institutions, coordinated by the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
- Vlib-AAC: Virtual Library Anglo-American Culture and History
Virtual Library for Britain, Ireland, and North America; also available in English.
A project spearheaded by the Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen.
Asia
- CrossAsia: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ost- und Südostasien
Virtual Library for Eastern and Southeastern Asian Studies, also available in English.
Maintained by the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin,- Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
- Menalib: Middle East Virtual Library
An information portal for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, available only in English.
With the cooperation of many institutions and individuals, hosted by the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt.
- Savifa: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Südasien
Virtual Library for South Asia, also available in English.
A joint project of the Südasien Institut in Heidelberg and the Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg.
- Virtuelle Fachbibliothek "Judaica und Hebraica"
Plans for a Virtual Library of Jewish and Hebraic Studies.
Europe
- Baltica-Net: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Kulturkreis baltische Länder
Virtual Library for the Baltic countries, also available in English.
Maintained by the Universitätsbibliothek der Universität Greifswald.
- Cibera: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Ibero-Amerika / Spanien / Portugal
Virtual Library for Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, as well as the Caribbean.
It is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.
A project of a number of institutions, coordinated by the Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, Preussischer Kulturbesitz.
- ViFaOst: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Osteuropa
Virtual Library for Eastern Europe.
- ViFaRom: Virtuelle Fachbibliothek Romanistik
Virtual Library for Romance Studies, also available in French.
Under the direction of the Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn.
- Vlib-AAC: Virtual Library Anglo-American Culture and History
Virtual Library for Britain, Ireland, and North America; also available in English.
A project spearheaded by the Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen.
International
- World Affairs Online
A portal to searchable databases relating to international relations and area studies.
Sponsored by the Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde; also available in English.
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