Selected Resources for:
Middle Eastern Studies

Academic Search Premier   

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1965- (varies).

Provides full text for 4,486 publications (3,718 peer-reviewed) covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies. A total of 8,224 titles are abstracted and indexed, of which 7,132 are peer-reviewed.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)  

http://0-www.ciaonet.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Conference proceedings and working papers from 41 participating institutes around the world. Includes the full-text of books and book summaries, hyperlinks to more than 150 sites, journal abstracts and a calendar of conferences and seminars.

Index Islamicus   

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Major index to articles on the history, languages, literatures, and ethnography of the entire Islamic world. Also available in a printed version:

Location: Ref. Z 7835 .M6 L62

Proquest Research Library   

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1980s- (varies).

Provides indexing, abstracting, and many full-text entries for over 2,800 scholarly and general interest periodicals. Covers a very broad range of topics and sources, including most public policy issues.

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Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  

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Country Profiles are annual, with monthly or quarterly analyses in Country Commerce, Country Finance, and Country Reports.

Middle East Review  

A country by country overview of the political situation, the economy, and other current developments. This annual publication emphasizes information of value for doing business in the area.

Location: Ref. DS 49 .M57

Atlas of Palestine (The West Bank and Gaza)  

Maps and satellite photos illustrate history and politics; socioeconomic conditions; physical characteristics; water resources; land use; and main Palestinian cities (past and present).

Location: Ref. G 2237 .W34 2000

Atlas of Palestine, 1948  

Contains demographic and political data with detailed maps of villages and towns in the Palestine of 1948. Extraordinary resource for historical research.

Location: Ref. Atlas Case G 2235 .A28 2004

Atlas of the Middle East  

A handy collection of country and city maps which also includes thematic and historical maps.

Location: Ref. G 2205 .N34 2003

Historical Atlas of Islam  

Maps illustrate key points in Islamic history from its beginnings to the present. Chronology, bibliography, map list, and index.

Location: Ref. G 1786 .S1 R9 2004

Who's Who in Lebanon  

Biographical sketches of prominent Lebanese within Lebanon and in the vast overseas community. Includes an almanac and dictionary. Biennial. Earlier years shelved on the fourth floor, Lauinger Library.

Location: Ref. Biog. DS 80.75 .W5

Who's Who in the Arab World  

Biographical information about Arab leaders, as well as extensive information on individual countries and regional organizations. Biennial. Earlier years shelved on the fourth floor, Lauinger Library.

Location: Ref. Biog. D 198.3 .W5

New Islamic Dynasties  

Reference guide for Islamic history. Indexed by personal name, dynasty, and tribe.

Location: Ref. DS 35 .627 .B67 1996b

Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East  

Gives historical perspective with emphasis on events in the 1980s and 1990s. Signed articles, many with recommended readings for further research.

Location: Ref. DS 62.8 .C66 2002

Encyclopaedia of Islam (EI)  

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The major scholarly encyclopedia in Islamic & Middle Eastern studies, it is a multi-volume work containing signed articles on all aspects of the Islamic world: religious, biographical, historical, and social. Short bibliographies of classical works accompany signed articles. Many articles in the new editions (EI2 & EI3) have been revised and updated. The second edition is now complete and the online version includes entries for the 3rd edition, which is not yet complete. The first edition, now published as E.J. Brill's First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, is also useful; it was reprinted in 1987, thus that date in its call number.

Location: 2d ed.: Ref. DS 37 .E523; 1st ed., 1913-1936: Ref. DS 35.53 .E5 1987;

Guide to Middle East Resources in the National Capital  

Directory of educational institutions, government agencies, policy centers, NGOs, and other organizations based in Washington, D.C.

Location: Ref. DS 41 .M627 2004

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  

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The Economist Intelligence Unit provides current political and economic analyses in Country Reports (monthly), Country Profile (annual) and Country Forecasts by region (quarterly). For more economic analysis and data by country see Country Commerce and Country Finance.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online  

http://0-www.oxfordislamicstudies.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Contains more than 3,000 reference articles and chapters by leading scholars and specialists. Qur'anic studies resources, including two Oxford World's Classics translations of the Qur'an, linked to the online version of A Concordance of the Qur'an by Hanna Kassis. Primary source documents with editorial introductions. Timelines covering major events in the Islamic world and corresponding events in general world history for context. Images provide visual perspectives on Islam.

GEORGE   

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Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record. For tips on searching and locating Arabic books, go to: Finding Arabic Books.

Documentary Films on the Middle East and the Islamic World in Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/collection-development/film-guides/middle-east-documentary

Middle Eastern Feature Films at Georgetown University Library  

http://www.library.georgetown.edu/collection-development/film-guides/middle-east-feature-films

Listing of documentary & feature films on and from the Middle East in Lauinger Library. Feature films are grouped by vernacular language of the original.

MEED: Middle East Economic Digest  

http://www.meed.com/index.html

"The Middle East's business weekly." Covers current business and economic events in the Middle East. Note: Earlier volumes bound on the second floor.

Gulf in the Media  

http://www.grc.ae/index.php?sec=&logintime=&intcounter=&frm_remember=

Bilingual (English/Arabic) resource providing news and analysis relevant to the Arabian/Persian Gulf region. Includes news provided by global news providers and sources in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Mideastwire  

http://www.mideastwire.com/index.php

"A daily email newsletter of concise, translated briefs covering some of the key political, cultural, economic and opinion pieces appearing in the media of the 22 Arab countries, Iran and the Arab Diaspora."

NewsBank Access World News   

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Full-text collection of selected articles from over 800 national and international newspapers, wire services, TV news transcripts, blogs and news agencies.

New York Times   

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Full Text, 1999- ; Citations and Abstracts, 1989-

Coverage of the U.S. paper of record. Covers national and international news, plus coverage of important speeches and documents, Supreme Court decisions and presidential press conference transcripts. Includes New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine.

Location: Ref AI21.N44 1851- .

Press Display  

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60 day rolling backfile

This resource contains the full-text and color photos and images of 225 newspapers from all over the world. Issues are kept on file for 60 days. Printing is not available for most papers

Proquest National Newspapers   

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Indexes and provides full text of national newspapers: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Post, and The Atlanta Constitution/Atlanta Journal.

Arab - Israeli Relations 1917-1970  

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1917-1970

A collection of British policy papers, documents and marginalia from the British Foreign Office, Colonial Office, War Office and Cabinet Papers. Begins with early 20th century British interests in the Middle East, continues through the establishment of Israel and on to British diplomatic relations with Israel and the Arab States in the early 1970s

RefWorks  

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RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.