HISTORY 302 — CAIRO
Research Resources
Books & More | Reference Resoruce | Article Databases | Help
Books & More, Find Books
Use a library catalog to search for materials owned by the libraries, primarily books, but also videos, maps, audio recordings, etc.
Call Numbers for Middle Eastern Studies
| Subject | Call Number Range | Primary Shelf Location at Univeristy Park Campus |
| Islamic Philosophy | B740-B753 | Pattee Stacks Level BA |
| Islam (General) | BP1-BP200 | Pattee Stacks Level BA |
| History, Egypt | DT43-154 | Pattee Stacks Level 1 |
| Politics, Middle East | JQ 1758-1852 | Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor Paterno |
| Architecture, Islamic | NA 380-388 | Pattee Stacks Level 1A |
| Architecture, Egypt | NA 1465-1499 | Pattee Stacks Level 1A |
| Egyptian Literature | PJ 1481-1989 | Pattee Stacks Level 1A |
A word about Spelling:
Be aware of alternate spellings when searching, for example:
Bin Laden, Bin Ladin, Osama, Usama
Some works can be hard to find in library catalogs, especially fiction and creative works. For these use the following indexes:
- American Film Institute Catalog (movies), http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/ERESOURCES/PSU01442
- ArtSTOR (works of art), http://alias.libraries.psu.edu/ERESOURCES/PSU01279
- Music Audio, http://www.libraries.psu.edu/eres/PSU_azlist.html
- Play Index
UP Copy: Call #Z5781 .P53, Arts & Humanities Desk 2nd Floor Pattee - Short Story Index
UP Copy: Call #Z5917.S5 C61, Arts & Humanities Desk, 2nd Floor Pattee
REFERENCE RESOURCES
- Biographical Dictionary of Modern Egypt
UP Copy: Call #DT97.G65 2000, Arts & Humanities, 2nd Floor Pattee - Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature
UP Copy: Call #PJ7510.E53, Arts & Humanities, 2nd Floor Pattee - Encyclopaedia of Islam (Print and CD-ROM)
UP Copy: Call #DS37.E5232, Arts & Humanities Ref. Desk, 2nd Floor Pattee - Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://www.lias.psu.edu/alall.html
Includes "Encyclopedia of Religion", "Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East", and Encyclopedia of World Literature" - Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World
UP Copy: Call #DS35.53 O95, Arts & Humanities Reference, 2nd Floor Pattee
ARTICLE DATABASES (http://www.lias.psu.edu/alall.html)
- American Periodicals Series, 1740-1900+ (full-text of over 1,000 publications)
- America's Historical Newspapers, 1690-1900 (full-text of early U.S. newspapers)
- Ethnic Newswatch, (Recent news sources, including some Arab-American papers)
- Film Literature Index, (Articles about films)
- GenderWatch, (Publications focusing on women and gender)
- Historical Abstracts, (Articles in academic history journals)
- JSTOR & MUSE (Full-text of selected academic journals. Years vary by journal)
- London Times Digital Archive, 1785-1985
- MLA Bibliography, Articles appearing in literature journals
- New York Times Historical, 1851-2003
- Proquest (Full-text magazines, journals and newspapers from 1980s-present)
- Women's Resources International, 1972-present
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE INDEXES (Not Online)
Index Islamicus Publications about all aspect of Islamic society (history, literature, religion, politics, etc.)
UP Copy: Call # Z7835.M6L62, Arts and Humanities Ref. Desk, 2nd Floor Pattee
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1890-present (Popular Magazines)
UP Copy: Call # AI3.R4 Arts & Humanities Indexes - 2nd Floor Pattee
HELP
Contact Eric Novotny, ecn1@psu.edu, 814-865-1014. IM: HistoryLibrarian.
W321 Pattee Office Hours: Tuesdays 9-10am or by appointment
Online History Guides: http://www.libraries.psu.edu/artshumanities/history/history_302_cairo.htm