MIDDLE EAST: USEFUL REFERENCE SOURCES

[General] [Business/Statistics] [Government] [Humanities] [Language/Literature] [Social Sciences]


GENERAL REFERENCE SOURCES
  • ACLS History E-Book Project
    Dates vary; over 1,000 books in the field of history; all titles are listed in PantherCat

  • Dissertations & Theses: A&I {Dissertation Abstracts International}
    1861 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • DOMES: Digest of Middle East Studies
    1992-2000:     DS 41 .D66x
    1994 +: Full text, check PantherCat for access

  • Encyclopedia of Associations {v.4, International Organizations}
    (REF) HS 17 .G3
    Find Articles: Resources A-Z - - Associations Unlimited

  • Index Islamicus
    1906 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • International Literary Market Place: the Directory of the International Book Publishing Industry
    1973/1974-2003:     Z 291 .5 .I5

  • Middle East bibliography
    Z 3013 .S54 1992

  • Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
    1940-1995:     (REF) Z 1223 .A18     [earlier titles available]
    Catalog of U.S. Government Publications {1976+}
    Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Times Guide to the Middle East: the Arab World and its Neighbours [3ed]
    (REF) DS 44 .T56 1996

  • Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory
    1953-2000:     Z 6941 .U5
    Find Articles: Resources A-Z - - Ulrichsweb

  • Who's Who in Lebanon [1986/1987]
    DS 80 .75 .W5

  • Who's Who in the Arab world
    1967 +:     (REF) D 198 .3 .W5

  • WorldCat
    Books & Other Resources: WorldCat
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BUSINESS and STATISTICS

  • ABI/INFORM
    1971 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • APS Who's Who in Middle East Banking & Trade
    HG 187 .A65 A167 1985

  • Business Periodicals Index
    1958-1994/95:     (compact) Z 7164 .C81 B983
    Business Full Text
    1982 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • D&B Principal lnternational Businesses     {latest only}
    (REF) HF 54 .U5 P74

  • Demograghic Yearbook     [United Nations]
    1951 +:     (REF) HA 17 .D45

  • Directory of American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
    1979...2005:     (REF) HG 4538 .A1 D5

  • Directory of Foreign Firms Operating in the United States
    1978...2006:     (REF) HG 4057 .A155 2002

  • EconLit
    1969 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z
    {Continues: Journal of Economic Literature}

  • Exporters' Encyclopaedia     {latest only}
    (REF) HF 3011 .E9

  • FAO Statistical Yearbook
    2004 +:     HD 1421 .F363

  • FAO Yearbook: Production
    1976-2003:     HD 1421 .F585

  • FAO Yearbook: Trade
    1976-2003:     HD 9000 .4 .F58

  • International Financial Statistics Yearbook
    1979-1996:     (REF) HG 3881 .I627x
    Dates vary:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • International Trade Statistics Yearbook
    1957-1996:     (REF) HF 91 .U473

  • Journal of Economic Literature
    1963 +:     (REF) HB 1 .J6
    Continued by: EconLit

  • al-Kitab al-ihsa'i al-sanawi (Statistical yearbook - Saudi Arabia)
    1965-1996:     (REF) HA 1950 .S36 S3x

  • Mergent International Manual
    1981 +:     (REF) HG 4538 .M66x

  • National Accounts Statistics: Analysis of Main Aggregates
    1982-1988/89:     (REF) HC 79 .I5 N387

  • National Accounts Statistics: Main Aggregates and Detailed Tables
    1982 +:     (REF) HC 79 .I5 N388

  • Statistical Abstract of Israel
    1965-1995:     HA 1931 .A35
    1996 +:     http://www.cbs.gov.il/bhira_e.htm

  • Statistical Yearbook, Arab Republic of Egypt
    1952 +:     (REF) HA 2043 .A335x

  • Statistical Yearbook [UNESCO]
    1964-1999:     (REF) HA 40 .C8 U55x

  • Turkiye Istatistik Yilligi (Statistical Yearbook of Turkey)
    1971-1998:     HA 1611 .A52x
    2006:     http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/yillik/yillik_ing.pdf

  • Who Owns Whom. Australasia, Asia, Middle East & Africa
    1998/99 +:     (REF) HG 4009 .W462

  • Year-Book of Labour Statistics
    1937 +:     (REF) HD 4826 .I63
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GOVERNMENT

  • ABC Pol Sci
    1969-1995:   (compact) JA 36 .A23x
    see Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

  • Blue Helmets: a Review of United Nations Peace-Keeping
    JX 1981 .P7 B62 1990

  • Christian Science Monitor Index
    1960-1966:     (compact) AI 21 .C46
    Continued by coverage in Proquest Newspapers

  • CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress
    1970 +:     (REF) KF 49.C4x
    (Full text/microfiche: Microforms KF 01)

  • Constitutions of the Countries of the World
    1971 +:     (REF) JF 11 .C68x

  • Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East & North Africa
    (REF) DS 43 .E53 2004

  • Europa World Year Book
    1985 +:     (REF) JN 1 .E85

  • Historical dictionary of the Arab-Israeli conflict
    (REF) DS 119 .7 .K85 2006

  • History of Zionism: a Handbook and Dictionary
    (REF) DS 149 .E25 2000

  • International Political Science Abstracts
    1951-2003:     (compact) JA 36 .I5

  • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: a Brief Checklist of Sources
    Z 7164 . A2 P7 no. 2600 [1989]

  • Longman Companion to the Middle East since 1914
    (REF) DS 62 .4 .O94 1998

  • Middle East and North Africa
    1964/1965 +:     (REF) DS 49 .M5

  • New York Times Index
    1851-2004:     (compact) AI 21 .N44
    1851-3 years ago:     Proquest Historical Newspapers: New York Times.
    See Proquest Newspapers for current coverage.
  • PAIS International
    1915 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Political and Diplomatic History of the Arab world, 1900-1967 [1972]
    (REF) DS 63 .M3x

  • Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East
    (REF) DS 63 .S43x 2004

  • Political Dictionary of the State of Israel [2ed]
    (REF) DS 126 .5 .P62 1993

  • Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East
    (REF) DS 62 .8 .P64 1999

  • Political Handbook of the World
    1928 +:     (REF) JF 37 .P6

  • Political Leaders of the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa
    (REF) DS 61 .5 .P65 1990

  • Political Parties of the World
    (REF) JF 2051 .D39 2002

  • Proquest Newspapers (covers major U.S. newspapers)
    1986 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Statesman's Year Book {statistical and historical annual of the states of the world}
    1885 +:     (REF) JA 51 .S7

  • Times Index {London} (title/call number varies slightly)
    1740 +:     (MFC) AI 21 .T46
    1785 +:     (MF) AN 04 [Times newspaper]

  • World Treaty Index [2ed]
    (REF) JX 171 .R63 1983

  • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
    1975 +:   Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Yearbook of International Organizations
    1958-1998:     (REF) JX 1904 .A42
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HUMANITIES

  • Architectural Index
    1950 +:   (REF) NA 1 .A57x

  • Art Index
    1929-1994/95:   (compact) N 1 .A65x
    Art Full Text
    1984 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals
    1934 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Bibliography of the History of Art: BHA
    1975 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z
    Continues: Repertoire Internationale de la Litterature de l'Art

  • Concise Encyclopedia of lslam
    (REF) BP 40 .N49x 2002

  • Encyclopaedia of Islam [1979]
    (REF) DS 37 .E523
    (REF-CD) DS 37 .E523 2003

  • Encyclopaedia of Middle Eastern Mythology and Religion
    (REF) BL 1060 .K54x 1993

  • Encyclopedia of Religion
    (REF) BL 31 .E46 2005
  • Historical Dictionary of Islam
    BP 50 .A33 2001

  • Holy Qur'an: Arabic text, English translation and commentary
    (REF) BP 109 .F37 1973
    [different edition, in English]:     netLibrary

  • International Index to Music Periodicals
    1996 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Modern Judaism: an Oxford Guide
    (REF) BM 42 .M63 2005

  • Music Index
    1949 +:     (RMU) ML 118 .M84

  • New Testament Abstracts
    1985 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Old Testament Abstracts
    1978 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Practical Talmud Dictionary
    (REF) BM 500 .5 .F73x 1994

  • Repertoire Internationale de la Litterature de l'Art (RILA: International Repertory of the Literature of Art)
    Online as part of : Bibliography of the History of Art
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LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
  • Arabic Dictionary: Arabic-English
    (REF) PJ 6640 .A93x 2004

  • Arabic-English dictionary
    PJ 6640 .A7x 1974

  • Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English
    PJ 4833 .K54 1987

  • Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA
    1967 - 2000:     (compact) P 1 .L2x
    1973 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z
  • al-Mawrid: qamus Inkilizi - 'Arabi
    (REF) PJ 6640 .B35x 1983

  • MLA International Bibliography
    1921-1998:     (compact) Z 7006 .M4
    1963 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Webster's New World Hebrew Dictionary
    (REF) PJ 4833 .B26 1992

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SOCIAL SCIENCES
  • Abstracts in Anthropology
    1970 +:     (REF) GN 1 .A2x

  • Anthropological Literature
    late 19th Century +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Biblical World, a Dictionary of Biblical Archaeolgy
    BS 622 .P4 [1966]

  • British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
    (REF) DT 58 .S54 2002

  • Cambridge Atlas of the Middle East and North Africa
    G 2205 .C3 1987
    (AGS-Atlases) At. 401 A-1987

  • C.R.I.S.: Combined Retrospective Index Set to Journals in History, 1838-1974
    (REF) D 1 .C2x

  • Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East
    (AGS-Atlases) At. 415 B-1990

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica [1971-1972]
    (REF) DS 102 .8 .E496

  • Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem
    (REF) DS 119 .7 .N2928 1991

  • Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. The Middle East and North Africa
    (REF) HQ 1726 .5 .G74 2003

  • Historical Abstracts
    1955 +:     Find Articles: Resources A-Z

  • Historical Atlas of Islam
    (REF) G 1786 .S1 F7 2002

  • Historical Atlas of Islam
    (AGS Atlases) At.050 B-2004

  • Historical Atlas of Saudia Arabia
    (AGS Atlases) At.416.1 B-2003

  • Historical Dictionary of Algeria
    (REF) DT 283 .7 .N39 2006

  • Historical Dictionary of Egypt
    DT 45 .W83 1984
  • Historical Dictionary of Iran
    (REF) DS 270 .L67 2007

  • Historical Dictionary of Iraq
    (REF) DS 709 .G47 2004

  • Historical Dictionary of Israel
    (REF) DS 126 .5 .R38 1992

  • Historical Dictionary of Lebanon
    (REF) DS 80 .9 .A28 1998

  • Historical Dictionary of Libya
    (REF) DT 223 .3 .S7 1998

  • Historical Dictionary of Morocco
    (REF) DT 313 .7 .P37 2006

  • Historical Dictionary of Palestine
    (REF) DS 102 .8 .N397 1997

  • Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia
    (REF) DS 221 .P48 1993

  • Historical Dictionary of Syria
    (REF) DS 94 .9 .C66 2004

  • Historical Dictionary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
    (REF) DS 154 .G83 1991

  • Historical Dictionary of Tunisia
    DT 244 .P47 1989

  • Historical Dictionary of Yemen
    (REF) DS 247 .Y45 B87 1995

  • Oral History of Contemporary Jewry: an Annotated Catalogue
    Z 6372 . U55 1990

  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
    (REF) DT 58 .O94 2001

  • Routledge Atlas of Jewish history
    (AGS-Atlases) At. 050 B-2003

  • Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
    (REF) DT 58 .W55 2005
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LB: 14 April 2008


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