CongoWarResource

To the User

Special Attention: the subject portals/ information gateways for the Democratic Republic of the Congo are listed at the top of the Links page.

Unlike many resources where video files and photographs supplement the print sources, when using the CongoWarResource it is recommended that the video files and the photo catalogs be surveyed first. They are accessed by clicking on the IMAGES page. The search of a video catalog can be narrowed by placing a search term in the search bar (for example: DR Congo rape).The Google and Flicker photo gallaries provides photographs in context. (Meaning that when you click on the image you get to see the page in which it was published.) The survey of the IMAGES allows for a more intuitive approach to investigation. Maps are located on the IMAGES page.

The ISSUES page has both print articles/documents and videos arranged on an alphabetic list. This page is very useful in an undergraduate class as it identifies principal issues and offers a topic survey.

The primary source for documents and news articles is the CITATIONS page. To avoid copyright infringement hyperlinks are used to access the materials. This index contains only "access costless documents". The timeline is from Jan. 01, 1997 to Dec. 31, 2007 and are displayed grouped by source. URLs can go bad (Error: document is missing). Often this is because the article has "timed out" and has been moved to an archive server that has a fee for access. Sometimes they are just gone from the internet. You might try to find the missing document by going to Archive It: DRC (1,112,969 for DR Congo ) or by searching for it on multiple search engines located at the top the Citations page. To find current updates and materials posted after Dec.31, 2007 go to the LINKS page. Sites with current updates are marked in green and state (current updates). IRIN News , NewsNow: Congo Violence, ReliefWeb, and AllAfrica (among others) have updates and excellent archives.

The Links page is the contact page for NGOs active in the DR Congo. The Links page also gives access to sites of special interest. For example, Google Scholar: DR Congo contains material of a scientific nature. Peace treaties, genocide prevention, libraries, museums, international human rights law, US law, and Congo music are examples of special interests that are posted there. Information Gateways on the DR Congo are listed and are denoted with (an information gateway) after the link. Their subject portals have a great number of links. Some have Notice: special attention. This is an important site. For those users with the time the Links page should be gone through slowly.

The Books page is help in locating books. Amazon.com , Google Books: Congo (54,000+)and some e-books on the Congo are listed.

Please read the Mission page.