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Jihad and Crusade Prof. Berkey Spring 2006 Reference Works Primary Sources General Search Tools Other Examples Secondary Sources Books Articles RefWorks Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Biographical Works | History | Religion Biographical Works Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. ed. H.C.G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 920 N2111 History The Age of Wars of Religion, 1000-1650: An Encyclopedia of Global Warfare and Civilization. Cathal Nolan. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2006. Reference R 909.07 N787a Atlas of the Medieval World. Rosamund McKitterick. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 909.07 M158a Dictionary of the Middle Ages. Ed. Joseph R. Strayer. 13 vols. New York: Scribner, 1982-1989. Reference R 909 D554 The Library also has the supplement to this set (Reference R 909 D554-s). Encyclopædia of Islam. Ed. H.A.R. Gibb et al. New ed. 12 vols. Leiden: Brill, 1954-2005. Reference R 956.03 E56 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ed. Richard C. Martin. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Encyclopedia of the Crusades. Alfred J. Andrea. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Reference R 940.18 A556e Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages. Ed. Andre Vauchez. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2000. Reference R 909.07 E56 Encyclopedia of European Social History from 1350 to 2000. Ed. Peter N. Stearns. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2001. Reference R 306.094 E56 An Historical Atlas of Islam = Atlas historique de l'Islam. Ed. Hugh Kennedy. 2nd ed. Boston: Brill, 2002. Reference Atlas Area R 911 H6732 Historical Atlas of Islam. Malise Ruthven. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 911.1 R976h Historical Dictionary of Egypt. Arthur Goldschmidt. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1994. Reference R 962 G624h Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran and Turkey. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1999. Reference R 322.1 M933h Historical Dictionary of Palestine. Nafex Nazzal and Laila Nazzal. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1997. Reference R 956.94 N337h Historical Dictionary of Syria. David Commins. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 1996. Reference R 956.91 C734h Historical Dictionary of the Crusades. Corliss K. Slack. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003. Reference R 909.07 S631h Historical Dictionary of the Ottoman Empire. Selcuk Aksin Somel. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003. Reference R 956.1 S693h The Islamic Revival since 1988: A Critical Survey and Bibliography. Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad and John L. Esposito. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997. Reference R 016.297 H126i Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Ed. E. Michael Gerli. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 946.02 M489 Medieval Islamic Civilization: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Josef Meri. 2 vols. New York: Routledge, 2006. Reference R 909.09 M489 Terrorism, 1980-1990: A Bibliography. Amos Lakos. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1991. Reference R 016.3 L192t Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively Annotated Bibliography. Edward Mickolus and Susan Simmons. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997. Reference R 303.62 M625t 1992-1995 Terrorism, 1996-2001: A Chronology. Edward Mickolus and Susan Simmons. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. Reference R 303.62 M625t 1996-2001 Terrorism, 2002-2004: A Chronology. Edward Mickolus and Susan Simmons. 3 vols. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2006. Reference R 303.62 M625t 2002-2004 Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia. Ed. John Block Friedman and Kristen Mossler Figg. New York: Garland, 2000. Reference R 909.07 T763 Religion Anchor Bible Dictionary. Ed. David Noel Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Reference R 220.3 A539 A Concordance to the Qur'an. Hanna E. Kassis. Berkeley, CA: Univ. of California Press, 1983. Reference R 297.1 K19c Encyclopaedia Judaica. Ed. Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik. 2nd ed. 22 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan, 2007. Encyclopedia of Christian Theology. Ed. Jean-Yves Lacoste. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2005. Reference R 230.03 D5441-T Encyclopedia of Christianity. Ed. Erwin Fahlbusch et al. 5 vols. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999- . Reference R 230.03 E92 Note: This set is still being published. The Library currently has volumes 1-3. Encyclopædia of Islam. Ed. H.A.R. Gibb et al. New ed. 12 vols. Leiden: Brill, 1954-2005. Reference R 956.03 E56 Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. Ed. Richard C. Martin. 2 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2004. Encyclopedia of Judaism. Ed. Ed. Jacob Neusner et al. 4 vols. Boston: Brill, 2005. Reference R 296.03 E563 The Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion. Ed. Robert Wuthnow. 2 vols. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1998. Reference R 322.1 E56 Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Lindsay Jones. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2005. Reference R 203 E562 Encyclopedia of the Crusades. Alfred J. Andrea. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003. Reference R 940.18 A556e Encyclopedia of the Qur'an. Ed. Jane Dammen McAuliffe. 6 vols. Leiden: Brill, 2001- . Reference R 297 E56 Note: This set is still being published. The Library currently has volumes 1-5 (A-Z). The index volume is forthcoming. An Historical Atlas of Islam = Atlas historique de l'Islam. Ed. Hugh Kennedy. 2nd ed. Boston: Brill, 2002. Reference Atlas Area R 911 H6732 Historical Atlas of Islam. Malise Ruthven. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Univ. Press, 2004. Reference R 911.1 R976h Historical Dictionary of Prophets in Islam and Judaism. Scott Noegel and Brannon Wheeler. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2002. Reference R 296 N764h NRSV Exhaustive Concordance. Ed. Bruce M. Metzger. Nashville, TN: T. Nelson, 1991. Reference R 220.2 N532 New Catholic Encyclopedia. 2nd ed. 15 vols. Washington, DC: Catholic Univ., 2003. Reference R 282 C36n2 New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed. Maryanne Horowitz. 6 vols. Detroit, MI: Scribner's, 2005. Reference R 901.9 D554 2005 The Library also has a copy of the first edition, the Dictionary of the History of Ideas, edited by Philip P. Wiener (5 vols.; New York: Scribner, 1973-1974), shelved in Reference at call number R 901.9 D554. The New Encyclopedia of Christian Martyrs. Comp. Mark Water. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2001. Reference R 272 N532 The New Encyclopedia of Islam. Cyril Glassé. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2001. Reference R 297.03 G549n The New Interpreter's Bible. 13 vols. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1994-2005. Reference R 220.7 N5322 The Oxford Companion to the Bible. Ed. Bruce M. Metzger and Michale D. Coogan. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1993. Reference R 220.3 O98 The Oxford Dictionary of Islam. Ed. John L. Esposito. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003. Reference R 297.03 O98 Primary Sources General Search Tools | Other Examples General Search Tools Library Catalogue To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. For more details, see below. WorldCat To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words: sources correspondence diaries personal narratives. Note: Rare and archival materials cannot be borrowed on interlibrary loan. You can sometimes locate microfilm or microfiche copies of these documents in WorldCat; try doing an advanced search, enter your keywords or subject terms, and then apply a "subtype limit," choosing "Microform" as the format. For more details, see below. Other Examples ARTstor A collection of over 300,000 images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods as well as tools to manipulate and analyze those images. For technical requirements, see the Quick Start Guide. Islam and the West: A Historical Cultural Survey. Philip K. Hitti. Huntington, NY: Krieger, 1979. Little Library Stacks 327.56 H676i Islam: From the Prophet Muhammad to the Capture of Constantinople. Ed. Bernard Lewis. 2 vols. New York: Harper & Row, 1974. Little Library Stacks 910.03 L673i Note: The Library also has the 1987 reprint of this title (910.03 L673i, 1987). Secondary Sources Books | Articles Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Articles Core Indexes for History | Core Indexes for Religion | Additional Sources for Recent History | Other Resources Core Indexes for History Historical Abstracts (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Time period searches: search by decade or century only. To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1940D). To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD. Note: For more than five decades, search by century (see below). To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H). To search for a range of centuries, use the format xxxxH xxxxH. Index Islamicus (1906 to present) Indexes articles, conference papers, essays, and book reviews on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world; also includes citations to books published since 1976 on Islamic topics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. International Medieval Bibliography Reference R 016.914 I61 (450-1500 [historical time period covered]; 1967 to present [publication dates of articles indexed] Indexes scholarly articles, essays, and conference papers on a wide range of topics related to the Middle Ages in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. International in scope. ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700 [historical time period covered]; 1842 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles and books on topics related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Core Indexes for Religion ATLA Religion Database (1949 to present) Indexes journal articles and essays related to world religions, church history, and Biblical studies; also includes some book reviews. ATLA has a strong focus on Western religions. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Index Islamicus (1906 to present) Indexes articles, conference papers, essays, and book reviews on Islam, the Middle East, and the Muslim world; also includes citations to books published since 1976 on Islamic topics. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Proquest Religion (1986 to present) Indexes articles from more than 90 religion periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Additional Sources for Recent History CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 to present) A collection of resources on international affairs. Includes citations to journal articles and books; also includes the full text of over 400 working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, and economic indicators. A small selection of journals and books are also available full text. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from national and international newspapers, such as the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The Times (London), and The Washington Post, as well as local newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and the full text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts. To find national & international news: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "General News." In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," choose "Major Papers." Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate. Search Syntax Truncation: use an exclamation point. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an asterisk *. New York Times Available online (1851-2001): Historical Newspapers: The New York Times Available online (1 June 1980 to present): LexisNexis Academic Available on microfilm (1851 to present) Index (1851 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 N53 Personal Name Index: Reference Index Area 071 N53p PAIS International (1937 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. To locate articles from previous years, consult Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, 1915-1972, shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P976. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other Resources Essay & General Literature Index (1985 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Humanities Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all humanities subjects, including history, classics, art, archeology, literature, philosophy, and religion. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. PAIS International (1937 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics. To locate articles from previous years, consult Public Affairs Information Service Bulletin, 1915-1972, shelved in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P976. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Wildcard: use a question mark ?. PCI: Periodical Contents Index (c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Using RefWorks Need help managing your references? Try RefWorks! You can use it to organize your citations, keep track of your notes on books and articles, and generate bibliographies. Find out more; consult our guide on Using RefWorks. Connect to RefWorks Tips & Further Help How to Find Book Reviews How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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