Research Guides: Middle East and Islamic Studies Guide: Search Books and Articles

In Arabic

Al Manhal This link opens in a new window
Al-Manhal is an Arabic full-text database of monographs, dissertations and
periodicals. The texts are fully searchable and downloadable.
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library This link opens in a new window
Early Arabic Printed Books from the British Library (1475-1900) is a full-text searchable digital library of early printed books in Arabic script. Covering religious literature, law, science, mathematics, astrology, alchemy, medicine, geography, travel, history, chronicles, and literature, and including European translations of Arabic works and Arabic translations of European books.

Most of the texts are OCR-ed, but the accuracy rate varies considerably.
Images of the Prophet Muhammad in European publications have been redacted. To access these images please email guy.burak@nyu.edu
Kotobarabia Arabic E-Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of electronic books in Arabic. The collection ranges from contemporary novels to national heritage scientific treatises, with over 6500 titles written by Arab authors in various genres.
Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance Collection This link opens in a new window
The Kotobarabia Modern Arab Renaissance Collection is an archive of books published 1820-1914 from Egypt, Syria, and other regions of the Islamic World. The collection is comprised of over 2,500 titles in the humanities and the sciences, including writings from Mahmoud Abdo, Gamal El Din El Afgahany and Rashid Reda. Consisting mostly of historic texts, the books in this collection are full-image, with searchable metadata only.
Magiran This link opens in a new window
Magiran is an archive of more than 3300 scientific, specialized and general journals, as well as several widely circulated and prominent newspapers.

Indexes and Databases (mostly for materials in European languages)

Core Databases

Brill Online is a searchable suite of databases. NYU's subscription includes the following: Brill's New Pauly, Der Neue Pauly, Encyclopaedia of Islam, First Edition, Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, Encyclopaedia of the Quran, Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures, Brockelmann Online, Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics and Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World.

Humanities Source (EBSCO)

This database offers worldwide full-text content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought. The collection includes full text for more than 1,400 journals, with citations to over 3.5 million articles, including book reviews. ** Humanities Source is a combination of following databases from EBSCO and H.W. Wilson: 'Humanities Index Retrospective', 'Humanities Abstracts', 'Humanities Full Text' and 'Humanities International Complete'.

Index Islamicus

Indexes literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world. Records included in the database cover almost 100 years of publications on the world of Islam. Material cited in the Index Islamicus includes not only work written about the Middle East, but also about the other main Muslim areas of Asia and Africa, plus Muslim minorities elsewhere. Over 3,000 journals are monitored for inclusion in the database, together with conference proceedings, monographs, multi-authored works and book reviews. Journals and books are indexed down to the article and chapter level. Dates of coverage: 1906 to present.

Periodicals Index Online (ProQuest)Periodicals Index Online (ProQuest)

Indexes millions of articles published in over 4,250 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences across more than 300 years.

PAIS International

Useful for public affairs, public and social policies, and international relations. Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not indexed. Coverage is international. Topics range from human rights to law and ethics to trade. Covers 1972 to present.

Worldwide Political Science AbstractsWorldwide Political Science Abstracts

Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy. Coverage is international. Date coverage: 1975 to present.

OmniFile FT

Multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. Dates of coverage: 1982 to present.

Background Information

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Includes 3500 entries on reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and is regularly updated.

Brill Online Reference Works

History

Index IslamicusIndex Islamicus

Historical Abstracts with Full Text

Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, and more. Indexes more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages. Publication dates of coverage: 1955 to present.

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

International bibliography of the history of science, technology and medicine.Search for journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews and dissertations in all scientific disciplines and related fields. Dates of coverage: 1975 to present.

Periodicals Index Online (ProQuest)

Indexes millions of articles published in over 4,250 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences across more than 300 years.

Literature

Index IslamicusIndex Islamicus

MLA International Bibliography (via Literature Online)MLA International Bibliography (via Literature Online)

Provides about 2 million records for books, book chapters, and journal articles published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Provides online, full-text access to many of those articles. Covers items published from around 1920 to the present. NOT INCLUDED: Reviews of literary and scholarly works.

Relgious Studies

Index IslamicusIndex Islamicus

ATLA Religion DatabaseATLA Religion Database

A comprehensive database designed to support religious and theological scholarship. The file contains citations from international titles and 13,000 multi-author works in and related to the field of religion. Dates of coverage: 1949 to the present.

Oxford Scholarship OnlineOxford Scholarship Online

Offers quality content you can trust, with instant and comprehensive coverage of over 8,000 titles in 20 subject areas, covering the humanities, social sciences, sciences, medicine, and law.

Oxford Islamic Studies Online

Includes 3500 entries on reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and is regularly updated.

Dictionaries

LexiQamus This link opens in a new window
LexiQamus is a tool that aims to help researchers in deciphering illegible words in Ottoman manuscripts.
Rav Milim This link opens in a new window
A Hebrew-English Online dictionary
Oxford Language Dictionaries Online This link opens in a new window
Offers fully searchable bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using an expanding range of languages. Includes dictionaries for Arabic, Chinese, German, French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish.