Events and activities
SCOLMA Lunchtime Seminars
Film as a powerful tool for social change in Africa - Dr Dominique Chadwick, Cambridge-based practitioner in film and development.
Monday 9th May, 1pm
Friends House
173 Euston Road
London NW1 2BJ
This discussion-based seminar will explore different applications of film in social development: as a campaigning tool; as a documentation tool; and as an empowering tool through the participative processes of film-making.
It will draw on a variety of short clips of films set in Africa, taken from the work of Dr Chadwick. The clips will be used to stimulate discussion on a range of themes such as development process, power relations, and the role of the external filmmaker.
Please note that as this event is being held in the Library at Friends House, food and drink are not permitted.
Contact Marilyn Glanfield if you would like to attend: meg23@cam.ac.uk or 01223 334398
Unless otherwise stated SCOLMA Lunchtime Seminars are normally held at:
The Menzies Room
Institute of Commonwealth Studies
28, Russell Square
London WC1B
All start at 1pm, with sandwiches provided from 12.30pm.
If you would like refreshments at any Seminar please contact the Programme Secretary:
Marilyn GlanfieldCentre of African Studies
Free School Lane
Cambridge CB2 3RQ
Tel.: +44 (0) 1223 334398
Email: meg23@cam.ac.uk
SCOLMA Acquisitions Specialization Scheme
The SCOLMA Area Specialization Scheme was initiated in 1966/67 as a cooperative scheme whereby certain member libraries assumed responsibility for obtaining publications from a particular country or group of countries or in a particular subject field. It was hoped that participating libraries would build up strong collections in their respective areas of interest and would become centres for bibliographic information. The Scheme, revised in 1977/78, has now been fully reviewed and revised for the second time.
Bearing in mind the current state of African studies and conditions in libraries and institutes of higher education in the U.K., SCOLMA has made certain substantive policy decisions in addition to renewing the commitment of existing participants and encouraging new members to join the Scheme.
The name of the scheme has been changed to the SCOLMA Acquisitions Specialization Scheme, as participating libraries are taking on responsibility as much for subjects as for regions.
The scheme now concentrates on the cooperative acquisition of material,
wherever published, relating to African subjects and regions. The aim is to
identify, where possible, multiple library resource centres around the country
for African subjects and regions in order to ease the pressure on individual
libraries.
The scheme aims to encourage ease of access to participating libraries through
the provision of regularly-updated information (e.g., on the SCOLMA Web page) on
library resources nation-wide.
As a mutual support system for libraries and librarians, the scheme continues to be reliant on the voluntary cooperation of participating libraries and their parent institutions to provide information on and access to their collections and relevant expertise.
Mindful of both the voluntary nature of the scheme and of the constant and
growing pressures on libraries and higher education overall, emphasis is placed
on flexibility, mutual support and currency.
One potential longer-term objective has been identified as the creation of a
fast-track Inter-Library Loans system for SCOLMA libraries. This will be
considered by the SCOLMA Committee (comments from participants welcome).
Acquisitions Specialization Scheme by area
Birmingham University: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Togo
British Library Document Supply Centre: All significant English language monographs in all subjects and all significant serials in all subjects and languages
British Library for Development Studies, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo People’s Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire), Gabon, Rwanda, South Africa (social sciences).
British Library of Political and Economic Science, University of London: South Africa (politics, economics, sociology)
Durham University: Sudan
Edinburgh University: Malawi, Zambia
Exeter University: Ghana
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Mauritius, Seychelles
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London: Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda (see also Specialization by Subject)
International Development Centre, University of Oxford: Namibia - politics, economics, social studies
Leeds University: Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (ex-Zaire) (non-social sciences), Commonwealth Africa (literature, history, politics, geology)
Manchester University, John Rylands Library: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Madeira, Mozambique, Principe, Sao Tome
Rhodes House, University of Oxford: Namibia, St. Helena - politics, economics, social studies
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Nigeria, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Madagascar (humanities and social sciences only). (See also Specialization by Subject)
Westminster University, Euston Centre Library: Francophone Africa - social science/creative literature
Specialization by subject
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development Department, University of Reading: Grey literature
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford: Forestry and allied subjects
Development and Project Planning Centre, University of Bradford: Economic development, biodiversity and environment, trade, finance, agricultural/rural development, aid and projects
Henry Martyn Mission Studies Library, Westminster College, Cambridge: Christian mission in Africa
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London: Law - Anglophone Africa
Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London: Trade unions, political ephemera - Commonwealth Africa. (See also Specialization by Area)
Institute of Education, University of London: Anglophone African education (especially South African)
Leeds University: Geology
Institute of International Visual Arts, London: Contemporary visual arts and cultural studies
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Midlothian, Scotland: Environment, forestry
London Guildhall, Fawcett Library: African women (particularly Commonwealth)
Natural Resources Institute/University of Greenwich: Geology, geomorphology, meteorology, hydrology, soil science, vegetation studies, land use, land capability
School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London: Medicine
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: African vernacular languages (See also Specialization by Area)
Thomas Parry Library, University of Wales: Librarianship (East and West Africa)
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Last updated: 18th January 2010 by Clive Wilson