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POL SCI 201

Introduction to Political Science

I. General Political Science Resources

  • AUC Library Website:
    http://library.aucegypt.edu/

  • Guide to Resources for Political Science: http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

    Quick way to find reliable information

    Your information “road map”

    Combination of library resources and free content

II. Selected Resources for Egyptian Civil Society Project

Define KEYWORDS:
(Note: Below are a few examples of keywords you could use to search catalogs, databases, and the web. Challenge yourself to think of more.)

  • egypt AND ("non-governmental organizations" OR ngo's)
  • egypt AND "civil society"
  • egypt AND "human rights"

Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS:

  • Egypt almanac : the encyclopedia of modern Egypt -- Main Reference Cupboard DT 43 .E39 2002 (contains chapter on Civil Society)

Use Databases to find JOURNAL and NEWSPAPER ARTICLES:
(Note: You can access databases from off campus with your ID)

  • Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles. Newspapers are updated several times daily, and wire services hourly.

  • JSTOR -- a full-text archival database consisting of the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals. It does NOT include publications within the last 2 to 5 years.

  • Academic Search Premier -- a multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications. Updated daily.

  • Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Country Reports and Profiles -- provides objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic, and business environment in many countries. Country Reports are written monthly or quarterly; Country Profiles are written annually. Select Egypt from the menu.

Use the Internet to find WEBSITES and MORE ARTICLES:

  • Google, Yahoo, Google Scholar
  • Al-Ahram Weekly Online, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/
  • The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, http://www.eohr.org/

Cite your Sources:

  • Guide to Harvard Style Referencing

III. Hints for BOOK REVIEW Assignment:

  • Academic Search Premier -- Search for the book title along with the keyword "review." (Ex. "what's the matter with kansas" and review)
  • Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Choose Guided News Search. Step 1: Select a News Category -- choose "Arts & Sports News." Step 2: Select a News Source -- choose "Book, movie, music & play reviews."
    Step 3
    : Enter Search Terms -- type book title or author name. Step 4: Narrow to a Specific Date Range -- make sure dates match date of publication for the book.
  • JSTOR -- Select Advanced Search, Narrow Your Search To: "Review." Search by book title or author.

Guide created by Nicole E. Brown, Instruction/Reference Librarian. 22 January 2006.

January 22, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

POL SCI 308

Comparative Politics of the Middle East 

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

II. Discipline-Specific Resources

AUC Library Subject Guide for Political Science
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

  • Quick way to find reliable information
  • Combination of library resources and free content

III. Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS

IV. Selected Electronic Resources for Comparative Politics of the Middle East

Lexis/Nexis *On-Campus Use Only. 
(Updated hourly). Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles.

Academic Search Premier
(1965-present, updated daily). A multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) *On-campus use only.
(1991-present, updated monthly). Full-text, covers theory and research in international affairs. Includes gray literature such as working papers, occasional papers, proceedings from conferences, and policy briefs.

CSA Illumina: Social Science Databases 
(1906-present, updated annually). Searches Index Islamicus, PAIS International, and Sociological Abstracts at the same time)

International Political Science Abstracts
(1989-present, updated quarterly). Database of the International Political Science Association. Coverage includes theory, political thinkers, political institutions, and international relations.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS)
(1900-present, updated monthly). Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.

JSTOR
(1800-last 2 to 5 years depending on the journal). Full-text, archival database containing the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals.

V. 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 online). 

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. Normal turnaround time for requests ranges from 2 days to 2 weeks.

VI. Hints for BOOK REVIEW assignment:

Academic Search Premier -- Search for the book title along with the keyword "review." (Ex. "what's the matter with kansas" and review)

Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Choose Guided News Search. Step 1: Select a News Category -- choose "Arts & Sports News."
Step 2: Select a News Source -- choose "Book, movie, music & play reviews."
Step 3
: Enter Search Terms -- type book title or author name.
Step 4
: Narrow to a Specific Date Range -- make sure dates match date of publication for the book.

JSTOR -- Select Advanced Search, Narrow Your Search To: "Review." Search by book title or author.

VII. Citing Sources

Guide to Harvard Style Referencing

 

Created by Nicole E. Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu Instruction/Reference Librarian. 22 January 2006.

January 22, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

POL SCI 325

Government and Politics in Egypt 

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

II. Discipline-Specific Resources

AUC Library Subject Guide for Political Science
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/political.htm

  • Quick way to find reliable information
  • Combination of library resources and free content

III. Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS:

IV. Selected Electronic Resources for Government and Politics in Egypt

Lexis/Nexis *On-Campus Use Only. 
(Updated hourly). Provides access to international news sources including government & political news, legal news, and country profiles.

Academic Search Premier
(1965-present, updated daily). A multidisciplinary index to over 8,175 publications. Coverage includes over 3,600 peer-reviewed scholarly journals. Full-text is available for many publications.

CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online) *On-campus use only.
(1991-present, updated monthly). Full-text, covers theory and research in international affairs. Includes gray literature such as working papers, occasional papers, proceedings from conferences, and policy briefs.

CSA Illumina: Social Science Databases 
(1906-present, updated annually). Searches Index Islamicus, PAIS International, and Sociological Abstracts at the same time)

International Political Science Abstracts
(1989-present, updated quarterly). Database of the International Political Science Association. Coverage includes theory, political thinkers, political institutions, and international relations.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS)
(1900-present, updated monthly). Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.

JSTOR
(1800-last 2 to 5 years depending on the journal). Full-text, archival database containing the complete backfiles of many scholarly journals.

V. 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 online). 

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. Normal turnaround time for requests ranges from 2 days to 2 weeks.

VI. Hints for BOOK REVIEW assignment:

Academic Search Premier -- Search for the book title along with the keyword "review." (Ex. "what's the matter with kansas" and review)

Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Choose Guided News Search. Step 1: Select a News Category -- choose "Arts & Sports News."
Step 2: Select a News Source -- choose "Book, movie, music & play reviews."
Step 3
: Enter Search Terms -- type book title or author name.
Step 4
: Narrow to a Specific Date Range -- make sure dates match date of publication for the book.

JSTOR -- Select Advanced Search, Narrow Your Search To: "Review." Search by book title or author.

VII. Citing Sources

Guide to Harvard Style Referencing

 

Created by Nicole E. Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu Instruction/Reference Librarian. 22 January 2006.

January 22, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

ARBS 527

The here-and-now & the Hereafter:
Ibn Sina, Ibn al-‘Arabi and al-Ghazali on God, life and death

Prof. K. Kennedy-Day


I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library
AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

Special Services for Graduate Researchers http://library.aucegypt.edu/dept/reference/grad.htm

  • Document Delivery (Interlibrary Loan)
  • Ingenta – TOC Service, contact Hoda el-Ridi,elridih@aucegypt.edu to set it up
  • Graduate Student Open Lab (Mondays, 4-7pm, Main Library 4th Floor Lab)

II. Selected Print Resources for ARBS 527
Use the Library Catalog to find more

The encyclopedia of Islam. Main Reference, DS35.53 .E532a, v. 1-12. Also available online.

Bibliography of Islamic philosophy. Main Reference, B741 .D53 1999, v. 1-2.


III. Selected E-Resources for ARBS 527
Browse the Electronic Resources to find more

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.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) : Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.


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. 26 January 2006.

January 29, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

JRMC 502

Current Issues in Mass Communication 
Professor N. Hamdy

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID Card
  • Special Services for Graduate Researchers

II. Discipline-Specific Resources

AUC Library Subject Guide for Journalism & Mass Communication
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/jrmc.htm    

  • Quick way to find reliable information for your field
  • It is your information “road map”     

III. Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS

IV. Selected Electronic Resources for JRMC 502

Communication and Mass Media Complete

(1920-present) Abstracts, and some full text, of articles from over 300 journals, as well as handbooks and recent encyclopedias, in communication & mass media. Also covers monographs, conference proceedings, working papers, and other "grey literature" in the field.

Search examples:
1. “digital divide”
2.  women and ("middle east" or arab)

Sociological Abstracts
(1974-present) Provides references for the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains citations and abstracts for articles in over 2,700 US and international journals and other sources such as conference papers, books, and dissertations. Updated monthly.

Search example:
satellite and (tv or television) and arab

Lexis-Nexis *On-campus use only

(Updated hourly) Provides access to international news sources, company news, industry & market news, government & political news, legal news, company financial information, country profiles, state profiles, biographical information, reference & directories, general medical & health topics, medical abstracts, radio and television transcripts, accounting/auditing & tax, law reviews, federal case law, U.S. Code & Constitution, U.S. court rules, U.S. state legal research.

Quick Search
Search Example: "al jazeera international"

Guided News Search:
Search Example:
Step 1: News Transcripts
Step 2: All Transcripts 
Step 3: "al jazeera international"
Step 4: All available dates
Click SEARCH
Try FOCUS (search within results)
Add keywords (bbc)

V. Internet Resources

Subject specific web sites POYNTER ONLINE

  • A web site by journalists for journalists
  • See Writing/Editing – shows TIP SHEETS

Searching the Internet    

  • Yahoo and Google Shortcuts 
  1. define:blog     
  2. Google domain searching (site:gov / site:org / site:eg)

VI. Hints for BOOK REVIEW Assignment:

  • Academic Search Premier -- Search for the book title along with the keyword "review." (Ex. "what's the matter with kansas" and review)
  • Lexis/Nexis -- *On-Campus Use Only. Choose Guided News Search. Step 1: Select a News Category -- choose "Arts & Sports News." Step 2: Select a News Source -- choose "Book, movie, music & play reviews."
    Step 3
    : Enter Search Terms -- type book title or author name. Step 4: Narrow to a Specific Date Range -- make sure dates match date of publication for the book.
  • JSTOR -- Select Advanced Search, Narrow Your Search To: "Review." Search by book title or author.

VII. Citing Sources

Citation Machine
An online tool that generates standars citations in both APA and MLA styles.

VIII. 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 online). 

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. Normal turnaround time for requests ranges from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Guide created by Nicole Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu, 2 February 2006.

February 02, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

ARBS 203

Classical Arabic Literature in English Translation
Prof. K. Kennedy-Day

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
Browse the Electronic Resources to find more

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.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) : Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.

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. 26 January 2006.

February 02, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

ARBS 335

Introduction to Islam
Prof. K. Kennedy-Day

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 335

Browse the Electronic Resources to find more

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.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) : Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.


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. 26 January 2006.

February 02, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

ARBS 460/561

War and Diplomacy in the Muslim World 600-1800
Dr. Fernandes
 

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library
AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu/

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID card

Special Services for Graduate Researchers http://library.aucegypt.edu/dept/reference/grad.htm

  • Document Delivery (Interlibrary Loan)
  • Ingenta – TOC Service, contact Hoda el-Ridi,elridih@aucegypt.edu to set it up
  • Graduate Student Open Lab (Mondays, 4-7pm, Main Library 4th Floor Lab)

II. Selected Print Resources for ARBS 527 
Use the Library Catalog to find more

The encyclopedia of Islam. Main Reference, DS35.53 .E532a, v. 1-12. Also available online.

III. Selected E-Resources for ARBS 527
Browse the Electronic Resources to find more

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.

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies (MECAS) : Indexes research, policy, and scholarly discourse on the countries and people of the Middle East.


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. 12 February 2006.

February 12, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

Translating & Interpreting

Library Resources for Translating and Interpreting

Part 1 – Traditional Library Resources

How to use the AUC Library Catalog to find background information such as online dictionaries, encyclopedias and other general reference tools:

AUC Library’s Website
http://library.aucegypt.edu/ 

Subject Guides
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/index.htm

Recommended Web Sites *especially Dictionaries and Thesauri http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/quickreference.htm

Intro to Library Research
http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/library/instruction/research101/index.html


Part 2 – Resources on the Internet

A search in Google or Scholar.Google with the terms of resources for translators produces references to the scholarship of translating or information about the profession of translating rather than tools like polyglots.

For Example:

UK Institute
http://www.iti.org.uk/indexMain.html

The Rosetta Project
http://www.rosettaproject.org

Babel Fish Translation
http://world.altavista.com/

Google Language Tools
http://www.google.com/language_tools

Martindale's
http://www.martindalecenter.com/Language.html

More Dictionaries
http://www-math.uni-paderborn.de/dictionaries/Dictionaries.html

A web of online dictionaries
http://www.yourdictionary.com/

World Ref
http://www.wordreference.com/

Euro-dictionary
http://www.europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller

Librarian’s Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/

February 12, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

JRMC 401

Advanced Reporting
Professor Janet Key

I. Introduction to Research at AUC Library

AUC Library Website: http://library.aucegypt.edu

  • Use resources from home with your AUC ID Card

II. Discipline-Specific Resources

AUC Library Subject Guide for Journalism & Mass Communication
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/jrmc.htm  

AUC Library Subject Guide for Statistics
http://library.aucegypt.edu/guides/statistics.htm

  • Quick way to find reliable information for your field
  • It is your information “road map”     

III. Use the Library Catalog to find BOOKS

IV. Selected Electronic Resources for JRMC 502

Communication and Mass Media Complete

(1920-present) Abstracts, and some full text, of articles from over 300 journals, as well as handbooks and recent encyclopedias, in communication & mass media. Also covers monographs, conference proceedings, working papers, and other "grey literature" in the field.

Search examples:
1. “digital divide”
2.  women and ("middle east" or arab)

PAIS International
(1972-present) Indexes articles on public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general. Updated monthly.

Search example: environment* and egypt

Sociological Abstracts
(1974-present) Provides references for the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Updated monthly.

Search example:
satellite and (tv or television) and arab

Lexis-Nexis *On-campus use only

(Updated hourly) Provides access to international news sources, company news, industry & market news, government & political news, legal news, company financial information, country profiles, state profiles, biographical information, reference & directories, general medical & health topics, medical abstracts, radio and television transcripts, accounting/auditing & tax, law reviews, federal case law, U.S. Code & Constitution, U.S. court rules, U.S. state legal research.

Quick Search
Search Example: "al jazeera international"

Guided News Search:
Search Example:
Step 1: News Transcripts
Step 2: All Transcripts 
Step 3: "al jazeera international"
Step 4: All available dates
Click SEARCH
Try FOCUS (search within results)
Add keywords (bbc)

V. Internet Resources

Subject specific web sites POYNTER ONLINE

  • A web site by journalists for journalists
  • See Writing/Editing – shows TIP SHEETS

Searching the Internet    

  • Google and Yahoo Shortcuts 
  1. Google:  define blog     
  2. Yahoo:  define veracity

VI. Citing Sources

Citation Machine
An online tool that generates standars citations in both APA and MLA styles.

VIII. 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 online). 

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. Normal turnaround time for requests ranges from 2 days to 2 weeks.

Guide created by Nicole Brown, nbrown@aucegypt.edu, 15 February 2006.

February 15, 2006 in Spring 2006 | Permalink

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