Middle Eastern Studies
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Finding Articles
From the UA Library home page, select Article & Database Searching for the appropriate and relevant databases.
Access World News
Full-text content of local and regional newspapers worldwide. Each newspaper has its own distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues.
Academic Search Complete Tutorial
Multidisciplinary database that includes some full-text articles.
Academic Universe
Includes general topic news, as well as company, industry, market, government, and political news. Coverage also includes: country and state profiles, law reviews, federal case law, medical and health topics, and accounting, auditing, and tax information.
Dissertations and Theses - Full-Text (ProQuest)
Index of all doctoral dissertations and some master's theses from most North American and many European colleges and universities. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts.
Global NewsBank (international news)
International news coverage of current issues and events from Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East. Includes articles, news summaries, broadcasts, and transcripts from hundreds of international sources.
Index Islamicus Guide
Indexes the literature on Islam, the Middle East, and Muslim World, including areas of Asia , Africa, and Muslim minorities elsewhere. Covers 1906 to present.
InfoTrac OneFile (now called General OneFile)
A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Includes more than
6,300 full-text titles (more than 11,000 titles in all), many with images. Also includes newspapers such as The
New York Times and Christian Science Monitor.
Updated daily.
JSTOR
Fully searchable, with scanned images of complete runs of the major periodicals in history, economics, sociology, Asian, African, and Latin American studies. Will not include the most recent few years of a journal, but in a few cases links to Project MUSE.
Middle East Abstracts and Index DS41 .M44 Main Ref.
Index of English language materials in the Humanities and Social Sciences relating to the Middle East.
Social Sciences Citation Index
Multidisciplinary database covering sociology, psychology, international relations, economics, and anthropology.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
Index of Arts and Humanities periodicals and cited references for religion, art, architecture, and other Humanities subjects.
Sociological Abstracts
Citations and abstracts to articles from an international collection of journal titles. Includes indexing of dissertations and conference proceedings covering social and family topics.
Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) International
Citations and abstracts to articles in policy, economics, and government. International coverage.