Sudan Open Archive

The Sudan Open Archive offers free digital access to knowledge about all regions of Sudan. It is an expanding, word-searchable, full-text database of historical and contemporary books and documents. The current version, SOA 4.0, includes two new special collections: the first thirty-two volumes of Sudan Notes and Records, Sudan’s flagship scholarly journal, and the collected papers of the late Sudan scholar, Richard Gray.

This collection contains 1,146 documents comprising 38,316 pages.

For first time users

The Sudan Open Archive allows you to access the content of the collection easily via full-text searching and different browsing structures. Along with the patron engagement features, you can now interact with tis collection more closly. If you are a first time user to our archive, please visit the "Help" page to more learn about the rich functionalities available in this collection.