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Subject Specific Databases
- Index Islamicus [via Proquest] (http://search.proquest.com/indexislamicus/advanced)
- 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
- Encyclopaedia of Islam Online [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
"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."
- Date: 2002 -
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- Shamaa: Arab Educational Information Network (http://www.shamaa.org/ar/component/main/index.asp)
- "Shamaa provides specialists and stakeholders free access to the educational publications produced in the Arab countries, by making them available on the Internet. The database includes bibliographic information, abstracts and, when available, the full text of educational studies published in Arabic, English or French."
- Coverage: 2007 - present
- Africa-Wide Information [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/105678) VPN
Africa-Wide Information (formerly Africa Wide NiPAD combines databases to form a multidisciplinary aggregation of sources 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. The advanced search allows the research to search all the collected datasets or focus on particular sets.
- Coverage: 2000-present
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- Bibliography of Asian Studies (http://uclibs.org/PID/271) VPN
- The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies contains more than 800,000 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.
General Databases
- Academic Search Complete [via EBSCO] (http://uclibs.org/PID/126936) VPN
- The multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Complete (ASC) provides full-text access to more than 5,500 periodicals, including over 4,600 peer-reviewed journals, and indexing and abstracts for an additional 9,500 journals and 10,000 publications, including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. This scholarly collection offers coverage of information in many areas of academic study including, but not limited to: animal science, anthropology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, general science, geography, geology, law, materials science, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, veterinary science, women's studies, zoology and many other fields. The database features PDF content going back as far as 1887, with the majority of full text titles in native (searchable) PDF format.
- Coverage: 1887-present
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- See also MasterFILE Premier database for popular magazines (http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=f5h)
Full-Text Resources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam Online [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/97333) VPN
"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."
- Date: 2002 -
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- information on downloading appropriate fonts (http://www.brillonline.nl/subscriber/uid=1944/help?id=fonts)
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- information on downloading appropriate fonts (http://www.brillonline.nl/subscriber/uid=1944/help?id=fonts)
- Multi Data Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/132369)
- "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."
- Persian Literature in Translation (http://persian.packhum.org/persian/)
- Author: Packard Humanities Institute
- English-language translations (mostly 19th century) of classic works of Persian literature and historiography. Ordered by author and title; searchable within individual works.
- Digital South Asia Library [via CRL and U of Chicago] (http://dsal.uchicago.edu/)
- "The Digital South Asia Library provides digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users" It includes books, journals, maps, photographs, statistics and much more.
- Discover Islamic Art (http://www.discoverislamicart.org)
- An online exhibit of Islamic art objects drawn from Museums around the world. It is a project of the Museum With No Frontiers.
Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
- Encyclopaedia of Islam
- Standard print reference for topics in Islam.
- Coverage: 1954-
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference DS37 E5
- Index Islamicus
- "A catalogue of articles on Islamic subjects in periodicals and other collective publications." Comprehensive index; available at UCD only in print.
- Coverage: 1958-
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference BP161 I5
- Middle East: Abstracts and Index
- Thoroughly indexed coverage of the Middle East.
- Coverage: 1978-
- Location: H/SS/GIS Reference Z3013 M53
- Middle Eastern and North African Statistical Resources
- Here are links to regional compendia of statistical information for the Middle East and North Africa. NB: May only be available in French/Arabic.
- Related:
- Institut de Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (http://www.irmcmaghreb.org/)
- Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (http://www.sesrtcic.org/)
- Institut de Recherche sur le Maghreb Contemporain (http://www.irmcmaghreb.org/)
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
- Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/113652) VPN
- 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.
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- Print volumes of the Encyclopedia are available in H/SS Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, call number HQ1170.E53 2003
- Print volumes of the Encyclopedia are available in H/SS Reference, 2nd floor Shields Library, call number HQ1170.E53 2003
- Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān [via Brill Academic Publishers] (http://uclibs.org/PID/113653) VPN
- 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.
Other Resources
- EUREKA: CSUS Library Catalog (http://library.csus.edu/)
- Sacramento State's online catalog.