Bodleian Libraries users have trial access to Arabic Literature of Africa Online (ALA) from Brill, until 1 March 2026.

ALA is a bio-bibliography on the Arabic manuscript tradition in the African continent, which continued well into the 20th century CE. It offers information about African authors, the texts they wrote in Arabic, the manuscripts in which these texts are found, and the locations of these manuscripts, together with bibliographical references to the literature. ALA complements Brockelmann’s Geschichte der Arabischen Litteratur.

Please send any feedback on the trial to Lydia Wright (lydia.wright@bodleian.ox.ac.uk).