News items from SCOLMA members
Digitising public and private archives: the case of the Naija Archives project at IFRA-Nigeria Vincent Hiribarren, Institut Français de Recheche en Afrique (Nigeria) Please join us for the first SCOLMA Lunchtime Seminar Series of 2022! For more information on the project, please see the project page, or more information on our event page on … Read more
SCOLMA 60th Anniversary Conference Africa and the Environment: Documenting and Archiving a Changing Climate Wednesday 29 June 2022 SOAS, London CALL FOR PAPERS Africa’s natural environment is rich and diverse, ranging from its wildlife and plants to its land and resources. It is also one of the continents most severely affected by climate change, … Read more
Booking is now open for the SCOLMA Conference 2021, Monday 14th June. The conference will be split into a morning session (10:00-12:50) and an afternoon session (14:00-16:00) please book both events to receive the links to attend both of the sessions. Bookings close 24 hours before the start of each event, and you will receive … Read more
Oun a ní la ? gbé l’árug? – (It is the heritage we have that we must celebrate): Publishing, Collecting and Accessing African-language Materials *Monday 14 June 2021* What is the state of African-language publishing and creativity today, and how has it changed? How should libraries and archives collect, provide access to and promote African-language … Read more
SCOLMA is saddened to hear of the damage caused to the Jagger Library and its collections by the fire which broke out on Table Mountain last weekend. The Library and its preeminent collections have been used by students and researchers for generations, and have contributed to learning and leading scholarly research on Africa. SCOLMA hopes … Read more
Notice is hereby given that SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) will hold a GENERAL MEETING on Friday 30 April 2021, 10:00-11:30 BST. The meeting will discuss, and be asked to agree, proposals for the merger of the SCOLMA journal, African Research and Documentation, with Africa Bibliography, a journal of the … Read more
31 October 2020 Professor Wendy Thomson, CBE Vice-Chancellor, University of London Dear Professor Thomson We in SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) are extremely concerned to hear about plans to close the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study. As librarians and archivists of African collections across the UK, we are … Read more
SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) BLACK LIVES MATTER STATEMENT Agreed at the SCOLMA AGM, 8.6.20 We in SCOLMA (the UK Libraries and Archives Group on Africa) wish to add our voice to those condemning the recent death of George Floyd in police custody in the US. Systemic racism is far from … Read more
SCOLMA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2020 POSTPONEMENT Oun a ní la ? gbé l’árug? (It is the heritage we have that we must celebrate): Publishing, Collecting and Accessing African-language Materials Postponed from: 8 June 2020 It is with great regret that SCOLMA has decided to postpone its annual conference, which was due to be held on 8 June … Read more
SCOLMA Annual Conference 2020 Oun a ní la ? gbé l’árug?[1] (It is the heritage we have that we must celebrate : Publishing, Collecting and Accessing African-language Materials Monday 8 June 2020 SALT, Paul Webley Wing, SOAS, University of London CALL FOR PAPERS The question of writing in African languages has frequently been a … Read more