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Encyclopedias

ABC-CLIO eReference
A digital collection of reference books from ABC-Clio containing 145 titles of dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works.
Credo Reference
An online collection of encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books from publishers such us Blackwell, Cambridge University Press and Collins.

Oxford Art Online (9 simultaneous users ) This link opens in a new window Provides articles on fine arts & architecture and contains over 13,000 art images with links to international museums and galleries.

E-books

Cambridge Histories online This link opens in a new window An e-book collection bringing together over 260 volumes from the Cambridge Histories series. Volumes are grouped into topics and cover over 15 different subject areas, including: American history, British history, economic history, general history, history of science, language and linguistics, literary studies, music, philosophy, religious studies, theatre studies and performing arts. Availability: Full-text Coverage: Complete collection till end of 2021

Lebanon - Journals

Archaeology and History in Lebanon
Indexed in:
PIO - Periodicals Index Online
Scopus
Index Islamicus
BAAL: Bulletin d'archeologie et d'architecture libanaise
Berytus: archeological studies
Indexed in:
PIO - Periodicals Index Online
Scopus
Index Islamicus
Tempora: Annales d'histoire et d'archeologie

Major Databases

ABZU Bibliography
Open Access
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Abzu is an index to open access material covering the Ancient Near East, Classics and Mediteranean Archaeology.Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. 1994-
Ancient World Online AWO
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Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies
ARCHway
Open Access
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The archaeology journal holdings of over 20 UK university, museum and private libraries have been united to create one searchable resource.

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window A comprehensive resource for art information offering full-text plus abstracts and indexing of an international array of peer-selected publications including journals, dissertations and art reproductions. The database covers fine, decorative and commercial art, folk art, photography, film, and architecture, and also includes a database-specific thesaurus. Availability: Full-text and bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1972 to present

Bibliography of the History of Art
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It covers a broad range of fine and applied arts including archaeology, architecture, decorative arts, folk art, industrial art, painting, photography, prints, drawing, sculpture, theater and festivals. Getty Research Institute. 1973-
eHRAF Archaeology
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eHraf Archeology is a cross-cultural database containing information on the world's prehistory. It covers a broad range of topics such as arts, history, prehistory, culture change, life cycle, material culture and more. Traditions can be browsed by regions and countries. Human Realtions Area File. 1997-

GeoRef This link opens in a new window Produced by the American Geological Institute, GeoRef is a comprehensive geosciences database containing over 2.8 million bibliographic records to the geoscience literature of the world. Over 3,500 journals are reviewed for indexing in the GeoRef database as well as books, maps, government reports, conference papers, and theses and dissertations. Availability: Bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1800 to present
Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window Published by Brill, this bibliographic database indexes publications on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including history, beliefs, societies, cultures, languages and literatures. It Indexes journal articles, book materials, conference proceedings and book reviews. Availability: Bibliographic citations Date Coverage: 1906- present
JSTOR This link opens in a new window JSTOR, a digital library for scholars, researchers and students, provides access to more than 12 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources in 75 disciplines including business, economics, humanities, medicine, mathematics, science, and social sciences. Library's subscription includes the following collections: Arts & Sciences, Business, Global Plants and Life Sciences. Availability: Full-text Date Coverage: 1665 to present

JURN
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Searches hundreds of free scholarly e-journals in the arts and humanities.

Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary scholarly

Expanded Academic ASAP
Multidisciplinary
Good for undergraduate level research
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A multidisciplinary database containing full text of nearly 3000 journals and magazines. Gale. 1980s-

Scopus This link opens in a new window MultidisciplinaryExcellent for citiation searching The largest abstract and citation database containing both peer-reviewed research literature and quality web sources including conference proceedings and patent records. Covers 3,500 Arts and Humanities titles starting and including Project Muse titles starting 1990-present. Citation search starts 1996-
Web of Science This link opens in a new window Multidisciplinary - Excellent for citiation searching A large multidisciplinary database. It provides access to bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references from scholarly journals including open access journals. It include Arts and Humanities Citation Index - 1100 journals from 1975- . ISI Web of Knowledge. 1898-

Internet Links

ADS Archaeology Data Service
Digital Librarian: a librarian's choice of the best of the Web
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Digital Librarian is maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, New York
Encyclopedia Mythica
Inernet Public Library IPL
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Internet Public Library (IPL) and the Librarians Internet Index (LII) merged. features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines;
Infomine
Scolarly Internet Resources Collections
Intute
Browse scholarly Web resources by subject
National Science Digital Library
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, this site offers hundreds of collections of digitized material about math and science, intended to enhance science education at all levels.
Science World
Math and Scienceweb resources
Science.gov
A portal for science information from the U.S. government. The site includes cross-searching of 30 databases as well as links to science pages contributed by 12 federal agencies.
SSRN Electronic Library
Provided by Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), this site allows users to freely access thousands of abstracts and full-text research papers.
Virtual Learning Resources
Access to quality Internet Reference and Information Sources
WWW Virtual Library
An index to several Virtual Library pages related to biology, with links to biodiversity and ecology, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, medicine, zoology, and more.
Eternal Egypt
Egyption Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage

Quick Links

Open Access

Archaeology Data Service
Preserving digital data, promots and disseminate a broad range of data in archaeology.
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI)
Cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, ca. 3350 BC, until the end of the pre-Christian era.
Digital Egypt for Universities
A learning and teaching resource for higher education
Middle East Research Journals Project (MERJ)
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC)
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A searchable article-level index is available for the following titles:

Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society (Jerusalem, 1920-1948)
Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine (London, 1931-1950)
Sumer (Baghdad, 1945-2000)
Digital full-text is available for the following journals:

Arkeoloji Dergisi, Izmir, 1991-1998
Arkeoloji-sanat Tarihi Dergisi, Izmir, 1984-1996
Bogazici University Journal-Beseri Bilimler, Istanbul, 1973-1981
Revue archéologique syrienne, Aleppo, 1931-1938
Bulletin of the Israel Exploration Society, 1933-1967
Open Context From the Alexandria Archive Institute
From the Alexandria Archive Institute
Perseus
An evolving digital library with information and a database of art and archaeology images
Smithsonian Institute
Contains an assortment of articles and images.
SSRN Electronic Library
Provided by Social Science Electronic Publishing (SSEP), it allows users to freely access thousands of abstracts and full-text research papers.

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E-books

Lebanon - Journals

Major Databases

Multidisciplinary Databases

Internet Links

Quick Links

Open Access

Encyclopedias