"H-AfResearch is dedicated to enhancing scholarly communication about the use of primary sources in African humanities and social sciences research. Primary sources are defined broadly to include archival records, manuscripts and personal papers; photograph and film collections; field notes, oral data and music collections; material culture and artifacts. The network seeks to build bridges between two main audiences: African Studies researchers and primary source repository professionals, including archivists, librarians, or museum curators. Focusing on the research process will allow researchers to get informed responses to practical questions, from both other researchers and the caretakers of the raw materials of research, in Africa or outside the continent."