Alfred Kagan

African Studies Bibliographer

328 Main Library

1408 West Gregory Drive

Urbana, IL 61801

217.333.6519

akagan@uiuc.edu

1984-1992: Reference Librarian/Selector, University of Connecticut.
1981-1982: Assistant to the African Studies Area Specialist, Indiana University Library.
1978-1981: Library Assistant - Government Documents, Tufts University Library.
1977-1978: Free-land Copy-Editor, Tanzania Publishing House
1974-1975: Project Director, African Studies Association
1974-1975: Staff Associate, International Defense and Aid Fund for Southern Africa
1974-1975: Assistant Registrar, Boston Center for Adult Education

1982 - M.L.S. in Africana Bibliography Assistantship: Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
1972 - M.A. in International Relations: San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
1970 - B.A. in Political Science: Boston University, Boston, MA.

Kagan, Alfred. “Overview and Observations: Workshop on the Politics of Digital Initiatives in Africa, August 4-5, 2006.” Innovation: Journal of Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 34 (June 2007): 4-11.
Kagan, Al. “Librarians Take a Stand on Darfur.” Progressive Librarian, no. 29 (Summer 2007): 47-50.
Kagan, Al. “Library Associations and Social Responsibilities: The Cases of ALA and IFLA.” Innovation: Journal of Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 31 (December 2005), 66-75.
Kagan, Alfred. “The U. S. Peace Movement: Lessons from a Local Case.” ACAS Bulletin, no. 66 (Winter 2003/2004): 25-28.
Kagan, Alfred. “The Transformation of South African Librarianship: Survey Results and Analysis of Current Opinions.” Innovation: A Journal for Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 25 (December 2002): 1-26. Published simultaneously in Progressive Librarian, no. 22 (Summer 2003): 1-37. [Published August 2003]
Kagan, Alfred. “Living in the Real World: A Decade of Progressive Librarianship in the USA and in International Library Organizations.” Innovation: A Journal for Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 22 (June 2001): 10-19.

Kagan, Alfred. 2005. Reference Guide to Africa: A Bibliography of Sources. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press.

Kagan, Al. 2005. “ IFLA and Social Responsibility: A Core Value of Librarianship.” In Libraries, National Security, Freedom of Information Laws and Social Responsibilities: IFLA/FAIFE World Report. 33-43.
Kagan, Alfred. 2005. “Teaching African Studies Bibliography.” In Africanist Librarianship in an Era of Change. 71-77.

Kagan, Alfred, Issue Editor. “The Politics of Digital Initiatives Concerning Africa.” Innovation: Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 34 (June 2007).
Kagan, Alfred. Issue Editor. “The Transformation of South African Librarianship.” Innovation: A Journal for Appropriate Librarianship and Information Work in Southern Africa, no. 25 (December 2002). [Published August 2003.]
Kagan, Alfred, ed. “ The Growing Gap between the Information Rich and the Information Poor, Both Within Countries and Between Countries: A Composite Policy Paper.” In Libraries in the Information Society, 39-46. Munchen: K. G. Saur, 2002. Originally published IFLA Journal 20, 1 (2000): 28-33.
Kagan, Al and Colin Darch, Issue Eds. “The African Information Crisis.” ACAS Bulletin 62/63 (Spring 2002).