Africana Studies 520
Hi everyone,
There’s a new assignment out from Africana Studies 520 (African Economics) for which the students may need to use the UN Demographic Yearbook , UN Statistical Yearbook, etc. They are looking for literacy rates, GDP rates, etc. Traditionally we have set aside long runs of each title at reference if we expect we will get a lot of traffic for them, as well as other relevant titles and we should consider doing the same. One patron said there are about 20 students in the class, but since I didn’t see the assignment itself I have no idea of what the scope is. The professor is Kwandwo Sarfoh and the class meets Tuesdays from 2:45-5:45.
Some info that will help students in this class:
UN Demographic Yearbook (now online!): http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm
UN Statistical Yearbook: Over * HA 12.5 U63 (1990-1998), Ref HA 12.5 U63 (1999-2005)
UNESCO Statistical Yearbook: AZ 361 U45 (1963-1999)
There are also some great statistical sources described on Deborah’s page Guide to Resources for the Study of Africa
Good luck!
Daryl