1. Bobst Library cross-training Middle East and Islamic Studies Peter Magierski Librarian for Middle East Studies October, 2005

2. Middle East and Islamic Studies at NYU Cover study of history, politics, economy, religions, cultures and languages and literatures of the area stretching from North Africa to Central Asia. Main languages : Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish.

3. Middle East Studies Programs at NYU Hagop Kevorkian Center MA in Near Eastern Studies Joint MA with Department of Journalism MA with concentration in Museum Studies MA with business option http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/ Department of Middle East and Islamic Studies (MEIS) BA MA PhD Joint PhD with Department of History http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/mideast/index.html

4. Bobcat searching tips TRANSLITERATION !!!! It involves not only replacement of Arabic or Hebrew script by Roman letters but also filling in the vowels. In Arabic, Persian and Hebrew short vowels are not recorded in the script and they are reconstructed in the Roman script. This is often cause of confusion. محمد Muhammad vs. Mohammad vs. Mohammed Link to LC transliteration tables is on ME subject pageLC transliteration tables Omit the definite article 'al-' at the start of a names and titles. Mutanabbi NOT al-Mutanabbi For modern names type the last name of a person first. Mahfuz, Najib Sadawi, Nawal NOT El Saadawi, Nawal Some older (up to 19 th c.) Arabic names are searched in direct order Abu al-Faraj al-Isbahani

5. Transliteration issues, cont. القذافي Muammar who? 100 1_ |a Qaddafi, Muammar 400 1_ |a Gadhafi, Mo'ammar 400 1_ |a Kaddafi, Muammar 400 1_ |a Qadhafi, Muammar 400 1_ |a El Kadhafi, Moammar 400 1_ |a Kadhafi, Moammar 400 0_ |a Moammar Kadhafi 400 1_ |a Gadafi, Muammar 400 0_ |a Mu'ammar al-Qadafi 400 0_ |a Moamer El Kazzafi 400 0_ |a Moamar al-Gaddafi 400 0_ |a Mu'ammar Al Qathafi + 45 more القاعدة Al-Qaida or is it Al-Qaeda? 110 2_ |a Qaida (Organization) 410 20 |a Q¯a`idah (Organization) 410 20 |a Quaida (Organization) 410 20 |a Al-Qaida (Organization) 410 20 |a Qaeda (Organization) 410 20 |a Al Qaeda (Organization) 410 20 |a Al Queda (Organization) 410 2_ |a Al´-Kaida (Organization) 410 20 |a Kaida (Organization)

6. LC Subject Headings Islamic Empire (from 622 to the creation of the Ottoman Empire) Civilization, Islamic (for the medieval period) Islamic countries (for the modern period and general works) Jewish-Arab relations (pre 1948) Arab-Israeli conflict (post 1948) Israel-Arab War [place]--Foreign relations--Israel Koran Qaida (Organization)

7. Selected print sources Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East (4 vol.) REF1 DS43.E53 1996 Encyclopedia of Arabic literature (2 vol.) REF1 PJ7510.E53 1998 Encyclopedia of women & Islamic cultures REF1 HQ1170.E53 2003 Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an (4 vol.) REF1 BP133.E53 2001 Encyclopaedia Iranica (13 vol.) REF1 DS253.E56 Middle East contemporary survey (Annual) REF1 DS62.8.M53 Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World (4 vol.) REF1 DS35.53.O95 1995 Cambridge history Islam (4 vol) REF1 DS35.6.C3 1977 World Bibliographical Series, Historical Dictionaries Series Bobst Research Guides – Middle East Studies (RG26), Religion (RG51), Judaic Studies (RG69 ) Middle East Studies (RG26), Religion (RG51), Judaic Studies (RG69

8. British journal of Middle Eastern studies International journal of Middle Eastern studies MEED: Middle East economic digest MERIP reports Middle East journal Middle Eastern studies Central Asian survey Edebiyat: a journal of Middle Eastern literatures Middle Eastern literatures Selected key journals

9. Electronic Indexes and Reference Sources Index Islamicus (electronic and print) Index Islamicus REF1 Z3013.L72 http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=nyu28&access=nyu2828&cat=islam Encyclopaedia of Islam (electronic and print) Encyclopaedia of Islam REF1 DS253.E56 http://www.encislam.brill.nl Periodicals Contents Index (PCI) Index to Jewish periodicals Other indexes and databases – MLA Bibliography, JSTOR, Project Muse, Historical Abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, International Political Science Abstracts, ATLA Religion Database

10. Index Islamicus Islamicus database indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Coverage goes back to 1906. Medina Madina Medinah Madinah Medinat Medine * Multi-character wildcard for finding alternative spellings ? Single-character wildcard for finding alternative spellings. M?din**

11. Encyclopaedia of Islam EI is the standard, most important and comprehensive reference tool reference work in the field of Islamic studies. Signed articles are true research pieces - in many case the best available treatment of their subject. Extensive bibliographies. IMPORTANT in EI : J = DJ djinn djihad madjlis Q = K Kuran Katar

12. Web Resources ALMISBAH is a Virtual Library created by the State- and University Library Saxony- Anhalt in Halle (Germany). Provides access to selected Internet resources on the Middle East and on Islam. http://ssgdoc.bibliothek.uni-halle.de/vlib/ssgfi/search.html KIDON Media Directory of newspapers and other news sources on the internet http://www.kidon.com/media-link/asia.shtml

13. Online database and web searching Bobcat : Qaida (Organization) WilsonWeb Qaeda - 2367 records Qaida - 27 records Bobcat : Qaddafi, Muammar Google search – The most records come for the spelling Gaddafi !!!