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Send comments to Hikmat Faraj (libhf@emory.edu), Middle East Studies Bibliographer, Emory University General Libraries.

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Getting Started with your Research

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Locating Materials at Emory & Elsewhere

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To find  materials located  at any of Emory's libraries, search EUCLID, Emory's online library catalog. Example of a search

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The contents of books and articles are not searchable in EUCLID. Read Finding a Journal Article in the Woodruff Library.

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When searching EUCLID by subject, we recommend that you use the Browse search mode, using Library of Congress subject headings. This method breaks large subjects into sub-fields that help pinpoint helpful titles. If you are not sure about certain subject headings try a keyword search of one or two words and choose "Everything." A multi-volume set of Library of Congress subject headings is available at the Woodruff Library Reference Desk. Here is quick look at some subject headings related to Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.

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Most materials in EUCLID which say "held by GENERAL" are located in the Woodruff Library.

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Some Useful Research Tools

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  1. Find it fast : how to uncover expert information on any subject. AG105 .B553 1994
  2. Research : the student's guide to writing research papers. LB2369 .V43 2001
  3. The elements of style. PE1408 .S772 2000
  4. Schaum's quick guide to writing great research papers. ELECTRONIC ACCESS
  5. Form and style : theses, reports, term papers. C34 1990 Reference

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For a complete list of library holdings of research writing tools, click on Report Writing.

 
Identifying Books
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  • Locating Articles, Databases & Electronic Journals

    Access to most of the electronic resources listed below is limited to Emory University faculty, students, and staff. Information on Accessing Databases.

    To identify other databases and electronic journal collections that provide references or full text for journal articles, try our Database Locator service.

    British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

    Current Contents of Periodicals on the Middle East
    No.1 June 1980-

    Electronic coverage begins with: v.18 no.2 (April 1998); issues only available online.

     
     
    Galileo Quick Search
    International Journal of Middle East Studies
    Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
    Middle East Journal
    Middle East Report

     

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    Research in Middle East economics
    HC415.15 .A1 R43 Library has: v.1-v.3 1996-1999
    EIU country reports [electronic resource]
                The Economist Intelligence Unit provides a constant flow of analysis and forecasts on more than 200 countries and eight key industries.
    Middle East Quarterly
    DS41 .M52
    Electronic Access
     
    Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law
    UNCLASSIFIED(SER) Location: Law Library
    Middle East Report (New York, N.Y.)
    DS42 .M46A Bound volumes are in the Stacks.
    Check Euclid for links to electronic access
    Daily Report. Near East & South Asia
    DS331 .U54
    The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
    DS41 .W37
    Electronic Access
    The Middle East Annual
    DS63.1 .M4856
    Electronic Access
    The Middle East, Abstracts and Index
    DS41 .M44 (Reference)
    The Middle East Journal
    DS63.1 .M4856
    Electronic Access
    Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
    DS41 .J63
    Accessions List, Middle East
    LC 1.30/3: GOVDOC GOVDOCS (nocirc) and MICROFICHE GOVDOCSMIC
    Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
    DS41 .M533
    Middle Eastern Studies
    DS41 .M545
    Electronic Access
    Near East Report
    DS41 .N385
    New Outlook
    DS41 .N5
    Journal of Arabic Literature
    PJ7501 .J63
    Electronic Access
    Journal of Arabic Linguistics
    PJ6001 .Z45
    For electronic access, go to their website and fill out a short form. They will email you a username and password.
    ¯Ad¯ab (Beirut, Lebanon)
    AP95 .A6 A33 1953 - In Arabic
    Al-Ahram Weekly
    English language weekly periodical available online
    Al-Hayah Arabic language daily newspaper in Current Periodicals.
    UNCLASSIFIED SERIAL
     
    Related Emory Sites
    Non-Emory Internet Sites

    The following list contains selected Web resources; it is not comprehensive. These sites are not maintained by Emory University.

    Al-Quds al-Arabi (Arabic Language Newspaper published in London)
    Al-Waraq (Over a million pages of Arabic text with complete works of Arab thinkers, theologians, and linguists over the ages. Fully searchable index. If you are interested in using Arabic sources visiting this site can be very useful. NOTE: This site is best viewed using Internet Explorer).
    Amnesty International
    An-Nahar (Arabic Language Newspaper)
    Arab Social Science Research Network engine of the Arab Institute for Studies and Communication (AISC). Contains useful research and scholarly sources about the Arab world.
    Arab Gateway General information about the Arab World
    Arabic News and Media

    Daily Star (English language daily newpaper published in Lebanon)
    Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)
    Historical and Modern Maps of the Middle East
    Human Rights Watch
    Ettela'at Persian language newspaper published outside Iran. Also available in English.
    Naharnet (English Language Edition of An-Nahar)

    Newspapers of the Middle East in Arabic and English

    Pars Times Persian and Arab research resources in English, Arabic and Persian. There is a good collection of newspapers and magazines about the Middle East.
    The Iranian
    The Middle East Information Network
    American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
    Download Computus: A small (29K) clean DOS based easy-to-use calendar converter. For more details on this program, click here
    Middle East Studies Association
    Mid-East Web Center
    Publishers and Bookstores on the Middle East (from Columbia University)

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