Libraries in London
British Library Newspaper Library
The best collection of African newspapers in the UK, both current and historical.
British Library Reference Library
The UK's national library with excellent holdings of material on and from Africa, although there is no specific department responsible for collecting publications on and from Africa in a coherent way. The African vernacular language holdings are good, though not very current.
British Library of Political and Economic Science
(BLPES) at the London School of Economics Specialises in the social sciences, especially politics and economics, finance and business. Very good on African government publications, and particularly strong on South African politics and economics
Institute for Advanced Legal Studies Library
University of London Research institute of the University of London with strong holdings in African law, especially for the Anglophone countries and the southern African countries using Roman-Dutch law.
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
University of London Research institute of the University of London with strong holdings in political ephemera, such as election material. Covers all Commonwealth countries but with particularly strong holdings for South and southern Africa.
Institute of Education
University of London Extensive collection of educational material at primary and secondary level relating to Africa, especially for the Anglophone countries.
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
University of London Extensive collection in the field of international public health and tropical medicine, including Africa.
University College London Library
University of London Excellent research library covering all fields. Particularly good for African studies in anthropology, sociology, development, agriculture.
