Resources
Resources and
Services for CAMES students at the
University Libraries
Resources:
The
University Libraries (at Jafet) hold over half a million printed
volumes, many of which relate to the history of the Arabs and
the modern Middle East. Jafet Library owns over 1400
manuscripts, overwhelmingly concerned with matters pertaining to
Islam and other aspects of Middle Eastern life and history. The
periodical subscriptions include seventy titles that deal
exclusively with the Middle East. Journals dealing with the
region are also found in the over one hundred databases the
Library subscribes to. In addition to the over 200 Arabic
journal titles, the University Libraries have one of the largest
and most complete collections of Arabic newspapers covering the
colonial period of the 19th and 20th
centuries. The reference collection includes online resources
such as the Encyclopedia of Islam, the
School of Oriental and African Studies database (MECAS),
Index Islamicus and Historical Abstracts.
Services:
Users are advised to
consult with and to contact the librarians in the Reference
Department for all their research needs, and by posting all
queries on
Ask a Librarian
Call ext. 2620/21
The Information
Services Department conducts research sessions or
Theses Clinics by
appointment for literature reviews and citation management for
all graduates and for classes.
Call ext. 2629
Graduate students
may also consult with the
Thesis Manual
produced by the Archives and Special Collections for
information about depository regulations prior to submitting
their theses and dissertations
Call ext. 2610
UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR MIDDLE EASTERN
STUDIES
University
of Arizona Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Australian
National University, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies
University
of Bergen-Norway, Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
University
of California-Berkeley, Center for Middle East Studies
University
of California-Los Angeles, Center for Near Eastern Studies
University
of Chicago, Center for Middle Eastern Studies-Oriental Institute
University
of Durham, Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
University
of Exeter, Institute for Arab and Islamic Studies
Columbia
University, Middle East Institute
Georgetown
University, Arabic and Islamic Studies
Harvard
University, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University
of London, School of Oriental and African Studies
University
of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Center for Middle Eastern and North
African Studies
University
of Michigan-Dearborn, Center for Armenian Research
New
York University, The Hagop Kevorkian Center (for Middle East
Studies)
Ohio
State University, Department of Near Eastern Languages and
Cultures
University
of Pennsylvania, The Middle East Center
Portland
State University, Middle East Studies Center
University of
St. Andrews, Institute for Middle East, Central Asia and
Caucasus Studies
University
of Texas at Austin, Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Middle
Eastern Studies
University
of Toronto, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
University
of Utah, Middle East Center
Villanova
University, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies
University
of Washington, Middle East Center
MIDDLE EAST RESEARCH INSTITUTES & ASSOCIATIONS
Association
for Middle East Women's Studies
Centre
d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Moyen-Orient Contemporain
The
Institute for Palestine Studies
Lebanese
Center for Policy Research
Middle
East Institute
Middle East
Report and Information Project (MERIP)
Middle
East Studies Association
Netherlands
Institute for the Near East (NINO)
Palestinian
Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs
(PASSIA)
Washington
Institute for Near East Policy
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