BIBLIOGRAPHIES AFRICANISTES COURANTES : UNE COMPARAISON
CURRENT AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: A COMPARISON Five internationally used current bibliographies are here compared with respect to their coverage of the periodical literature, the degree of their overlapping, and three basic aspects of their layout (list of analyzed periodicals, arrangement of refere...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Gents Afrika Platform, Afrika Brug
1991-02-01
|
| Series: | Afrika Focus |
| Online Access: | https://ojs.ugent.be/AF/article/view/4070 |
| Summary: | CURRENT AFRICAN BIBLIOGRAPHIES: A COMPARISON
Five internationally used current bibliographies are here compared with respect to their coverage of the periodical literature, the degree of their overlapping, and three basic aspects of their layout (list of analyzed periodicals, arrangement of references, index construction). As regards coverage, the most striking conclusion is the low to minimal rate of overlapping, so that it would be rather risky for the student to rely on one bibliography only, even the most extensive. Coverage, of course, is not the sole factor in assessing the value of a bibliography. The five bibliographies differ widely in their organisation and are by far not equally easy to use. |
|---|---|
| ISSN: | 0772-084X 0772-084X |