I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library
AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/
- Use resources from home with your AUC ID card
II. Find Books
- Use the AUC Library Catalog to find books
- Recommended Reference Book: Encyclopedia of Islam, Main Reference, DS35.53 .E532a 1986, v. 1-12
- Use Ebrary to view your class bookshelf of electronic books
III. Selected E-Resources for ARBS 203
JSTOR : Full-text, archival database containing the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals.
Index Islamicus : Covers scholarly literature on Islam and the Middle East; from religion to current events.
MLA (Modern Language Association) International Bibliography : MLA is the world's leading bibliography of books and articles on language, literature, linguistics and folklore corresponding to the print MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literature. It also covers film studies and cultural criticism.
The encyclopedia of Islam.
Covers the Islamic world from religion and history to politics and culture with a geographical and historical scope that covers the old Arabo-Islamic empire, the Islamic countries of Iran, Central Asia, the Indian sub-continent and Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire, and modern Islamic states.
The encyclopedia of the Qur'an.
An encyclopaedic dictionary of Qurʾanic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis, extended with essays on important themes and subjects within Qurʾanic studies.
IV. HELP!
I found an article but it's not full-text. I do not see it in AUC's Library Catalog. Can I get it online?
E-Journal Finder
This
tool helps you find out which databases contain which journals.
(Example: A search for Journal of International Affairs reveals that
both ABI/Inform Global and Academic Search Premier have the journal,
full-text).
The library does not have the articles I need.
AUC Library Document Delivery Service
Fill
out the "Journal Articles Request Form" to order documents not
available at AUC. Note: Normal turnaround time for requests can range
from 2 days to 2 weeks.
Guide created by Nicole E. Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu, Instruction/Reference Librarian. 10 September 2006.
