Middle Eastern and Judaic Studies

The Libraries now have a trial for Oxford Islamic Studies Online, a database providing full-text of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World, The Oxford History of Islam, The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, two interpretations of the Qur’an, a Concordance of the Qur’an, What Everyone Needs to Know about Islam, and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World.

The trial will continue until September 27th, 2012. Please send comments or questions to Peter Stern, Judaic and Near Eastern Studies liaison librarian, at 413-545-3967.

The Libraries now have trials for the following historical newspapers:

• Historical American Hebrew & Jewish Messenger (1857-1922)
• Historical American Israelite (1854-1922)
• Historical Jerusalem Post (1932-1988)
• Historical Jewish Advocate (1905-1990)
• Historical Jewish Exponent (1887-1990)

These trials end April 19th, 2012. If you have questions or comments, please contact Peter Stern, Middle Eastern and Judaic Studies liaison librarian, at 413-545-3967.

Middle East Newsstand includes more than 30 current, full text news sources in English and French from across the Arab World, Israel, Southwest Asia and surrounding countries. From ProQuest, the trial goes through March 22nd, 2011.

Contact Peter Stern, Middle Eastern Studies Liaison Librarian, at 413-595-3967 with questions or comments.