Arab and Middle Eastern Studies: Home

This guide is intended to help you find:

• Resources for the study the Middle East in medieval, modern and current times.  
• Encyclopedias, books, journal articles, news sources and other. 
• E-resources, print resources, and trustworthy Internet sites and resources.

 Use the tabs to navigate through the pages of the guide.

Getting Started

Step 1: Identify and Develop your Topic
            Decide on the topic you would like to study. Try to answer the what, why, who, where and when 
            questions in relation to your topic. 

Step 2: Find Background Information in Reference Sources

Step 3: Find out what has already been written on your topic in articles, and books.

Step 4: Consider other types of materials that might support your research
            For more thorough research, go beyond books and articles to identify information in other formats, 
            such as news, theses, country information, government documents 
            theses, and more.

Step 5: Cite your sources correctly

Reference and Instruction Librarians help you search and find information using library and internet resources.
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