John H. St. J. McIlwaine

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Title	Emeritus Professor of the Bibliography of Asia and Africa
Affiliation	University College, London
Email	j.mcilwaine@ucl.ac.uk
Mailing Address	School of Library, Archive & Information Studies University College--London 1 Kingsway Blakeney Norfolk NR25 7PL United Kingdom
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: +44 01263 741754
Research Interests	Interests include the bibliography of sources for Asian, African and Caribbean Studies; also library, archive and information services in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Member SCOLMA Committee, 1975-1979, 1980-2004. Currently working on (i) a history of U.K. libraries with collections relating to African and Asian studies; (ii) A bibliography of catalogues of manuscripts in Oriental languages in collections in Europe and North America; (iii) updates to "Writings on African archives" for publication in African research & documentation. Also interested in Preservation management & Conservation, with special reference to disaster preparedness in the developing world.
Publications	'The three ages of African studies reference works, Africa bibliography 2006, Edinburgh, 2007, pp.vii-xviii. Africa: a guide to reference material. 2nd ed. Lochcarron, Hans Zell, 2007. Writings on African archives. London, Hans Zell, 1996. Maps and mapping of Africa: a resource guide. London, Hans Zell, 1997. "Do no harm: a register of standards, codes of practice etc., relating to preservation & conservation." ( IFLA, 2005. Available at: http://www.ifla.org/VII/s19/pubs/first-do-no-harm.pdf ) "Disaster preparedness and planning: a brief manual". Paris, IFLA-PAC, 2006.
Keywords	bibliography ; archives ; information ; Asian studies ; African studies ; Caribbean studies