Notice: Due to budget reductions, effective August 15, 2025, the MSU Libraries will no longer ship materials to addresses within a 50-mile radius of the MSU Main Library.  Faculty, staff, and students that live within 50 miles of the Main Library will need to pick up materials requested at the Main Library Circulation Desk, at the lockers in the north vestibule of the Main Library, or at the Gast Business Library.
Notice: Due to budget reductions, effective August 15, 2025, the MSU Libraries will no longer ship materials to addresses within a 50-mile radius of the MSU Main Library.  Faculty, staff, and students that live within 50 miles of the Main Library will need to pick up materials requested at the Main Library Circulation Desk, at the lockers in the north vestibule of the Main Library, or at the Gast Business Library.
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Africana Contact

Africana Collection
366 W. Circle Dr.
East Lansing , MI 48824
United States

Eric Ponder
Africana Librarian

Sound Playback System Requirements

Successful playback of sound over the Internet depends largely on computer and connection speeds. Performance may also be affected by network bandwidth and congestion. You will also need the designated QuickTime or RealMedia player applications available at the links below.

Minimum System Requirements

WINDOWS:

RealPlayer G2 or better • 120MHz Intel Pentium processor or equivalent • 16MB of RAM • 28.8Kpbs modem • 16-bit sound card and speakers • 65,000-color video display card (video) • Windows* 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME (final release version only), Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP • IE 4.0.1 or Netscape 4.0 or later

MAC:

Mac* OS 8.1 or later • 32 MB RAM • Virtual Memory turned on, set to 64MB • 604 PowerPC* (200 MHz or better) • 28.8Kpbs modem • Internet connection • Browser support: Microsoft* Internet Explorer* 4.01 or later or Netscape* 4.05 or later