Subject Guides
Middle East/South Asia Studies
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Subject Specific Databases
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Encyclopaedia of Islam Online [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
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"The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.
It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries."
[2002 -]
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/97333 (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
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Africa Wide Ni-Pad [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/105678) VPN
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Africa-Wide: NiPAD, produced by NISC South Africa, combines databases to form a multidisciplinary aggregation offering unique and extensive coverage of all facets of Africa and African studies. Includes over 2.4 million citations and abstracts dating back to the 16th century, Continues African Studies database.
- Coverage: 2000-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/105678 (http://uclibs.org/PID/105678) VPN
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Bibliography of Asian Studies (http://uclibs.org/PID/271) VPN
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The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies contains more than 545,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide beginning in 1971 to present.
- Coverage: 1971-present, depending upon the subfile.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/271 (http://uclibs.org/PID/271) VPN
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Index Islamicus [via CSA] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=islam&adv=1)
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The Index Islamicus database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Material cited in the Index Islamicus includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level.
- Coverage: 1906-current
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=islam&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=islam&adv=1)
General Databases
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General Databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
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This is a list of the best general databases in the Humanities and Social Sciences. It includes abstracting and indexing services, FullText Databases and Electronic Journal Libraries which are of interest to the variety of fields in the the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35 (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ul/research/subjects/?heading=35)
Full-text Resources
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Encyclopaedia of Islam Online [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
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"The Encyclopaedia of Islam (New Edition) sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live.
It embraces articles on distinguished Muslims of every age and land, on tribes and dynasties, on the crafts and sciences, on political and religious institutions, on the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of the various countries and on the history, topography and monuments of the major towns and cities. In its geographical and historical scope it encompasses the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all other Islamic countries."
[2002 -]
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/97333 (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
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Discover Islamic Art (http://www.discoverislamicart.org)
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An online exhibit of Islamic art objects drawn from Museums around the world. It is a project of the Museum With No Frontiers.
- Access: http://www.discoverislamicart.org (http://www.discoverislamicart.org)
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Multi Data Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/132369)
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"Multi Data Online is the Arab world's largest archive of Arabic Periodicals, growing at the rate of 4000 new records each month from over 20 countries, and with data going back to the 1970s."
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/132369 (http://uclibs.org/PID/132369)
Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
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Encyclopaedia of Islam
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Standard print reference for topics in Islam.
- Coverage: 1954-
- Location: Humanities/Social Sciences Reference.
DS37.E5
- Access: Library Use Only
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Index Islamicus
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"A catalogue of articles on Islamic subjects in periodicals and other collective publications." Comprehensive index; available at UCD only in print.
- Coverage: 1958-
- Location: Humanities/Social Sciences Reference.
BP161.I5
- Access: Library Use Only
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The Middle East: Abstracts and Index
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Thoroughly indexed coverage of the Middle East.
- Coverage: 1978-
- Location: Humanities/Social Sciences Reference.
Z3013.M53
- Access: Library Use Only
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Middle Eastern and North African Statistical Resources
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Here are links to regional compendia of statistical information for the Middle East and North Africa. NB: May only be available in French/Arabic.
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Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
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Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/113652) VPN
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The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project. It provides critical essays on women, Muslim and non-Muslim, and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations. Coverage includes the period just before the rise of Islam to the present.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/113652 (http://uclibs.org/PID/113652) VPN
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- Print volumes of the Encyclopedia are available in H/SS Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, call number HQ1170.E53 2003
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Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/113653) VPN
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Brill's Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān (EQ) combines alphabetically-arranged articles about the contents of the Qur'ān. It is an encyclopedic dictionary of qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies. With nearly 1000 entries in 5 volumes, the EQ is the first comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on the Qur'ān to appear in a Western language.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/113653 (http://uclibs.org/PID/113653) VPN
Other Resources
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EUREKA: CSUS Library Catalog (http://library.csus.edu/)
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Sacramento State's online catalog.
- Access: http://library.csus.edu/ (http://library.csus.edu/)
