Middle Eastern Studies
BIBLIOGRAPHER: Robin Dougherty
OTHER SUBJECT RESPONSIBILITIES: Arabic Studies; Persian Studies; Turkish Studies
ADDRESS: Middle Eastern Library Program, PCL 5.104
PHONE: 495-4257
- I. Purpose:
- To support teaching and research through the doctoral
level in Middle Eastern Studies in western and regional languages. Among the social
science programs served by the collection are those in anthropology, business, economics,
education, geography, government, history, linguistics, sociology and foreign language
education. For the humanities, interest is concentrated in
the Department of Middle Eastern Languages and
Cultures, the Department of Philosophy and
the College of Fine Arts.
- II. General Collection Guidelines:
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- A. Languages: Arabic and Persian are the primary languages of the collection, but modern and Ottoman Turkish are acquired as necessary, as well as other less-common languages including Azerbaijani and Kurdish. Translations from other languages are not acquired except for standard literary works. Collecting policies for Western language materials dealing with the Middle East are found in the whole range of other subject statements.
- B. Chronological Guidelines: While no period is excluded, emphasis is on the Islamic, especially post-1850.
- C. Geographical Guidelines: Library materials relating to Islamic countries and regions are acquired as follows:
- Priority 1: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the Eastern Arab States.
- Priority 2: North Africa, the Sudan and Turkey.
- Priority 3: Afghanistan and the Persian and Turkish speaking regions of the Soviet Union.
Works in the languages appropriate to the collection are acquired regardless of where they are published. Materials relating to Israel in Arabic or other collection languages are acquired.
- D. Treatment of Subject: Children's books are usually acquired only when they are by significant authors. Textbooks are not generally collected. Popular treatments are acquired selectively.
- E. Types of Material: Manuscripts, theses and dissertations are selectively acquired in microform. Cassettes, records and tapes of poetry reading and political speeches are collected selectively. Important Middle Eastern newspapers are acquired selectively. Statistical publications and other government documents are particularly sought.
- F. Date of Publication: No limitation, though emphasis is on current publications.
- G. Other General Considerations: Materials are acquired through purchase, gift or exchange, whichever means is available or necessary. Arabic materials are mostly acquired through the Middle East Cooperative Acquisitions Program (formerly PL 480) in Cairo, Egypt. The Population Research Center collected census material from the Middle East up to 1998, when their collection was moved to PCL. Such material is now selectively acquired by the Middle Eastern Studies Librarian. The Middle East Collection does not duplicate expensive census materials held by the center.
- The following subjects represent the primary strengths of the MEC regional language holdings. For Western language materials on these and other subjects see collecting policies under the appropriate statements.
- III. Observations and Qualifications by Subject and LC Class:
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| Subject |
LC Class |
Location |
CDP [NCIP] Collecting Level |
Bibliographer |
| Islamic
Philosophy |
B 741-753
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Religion |
BP 1-605
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Ethics |
BJ 1291 |
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| History
Arab World: Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates |
DS 36-248
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Iran |
DS 251-326
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Turkey |
DR 401-741
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Afghanistan |
DS 355-375
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia |
DT 43-346
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Geography |
G-GV
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Social Sciences |
H-HX 956
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Political Science |
J-JX
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Education |
L-LG 511
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Music |
M 4-ML 3760
|
Fine Arts |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Art |
N 34-NX 620
|
Fine Arts |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Languages and Literatures:
Arabic |
PJ 6025-8517
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Languages and Literatures: Persian |
PK 6104-6561
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Languages and Literatures: Turkish |
PL 27-314
|
PCL (MAIN) |
B |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Languages and Literatures: Azerbaijani |
PL 311-314
|
PCL (MAIN) |
A |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Languages and Literatures: Kurdish |
PK 6906-6909
|
PCL (MAIN) |
A |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Science--History: Emphasis on Arab Medicine |
Q 1-QM 7
|
PCL (MAIN) |
B |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Medicine--History: Emphasis on Arab Medicine |
R 11-RS 182
|
PCL (MAIN) |
B |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Agriculture |
S 517-SK 321
|
PCL (MAIN) |
A |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Technology |
T 9 TX 747
|
PCL (MAIN) |
A |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Military Science |
U 100-UH 769
|
PCL (MAIN) |
A |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Naval Science: Emphasis on Islamic Empire |
V 23-VK 885
|
PCL (MAIN) |
B |
Middle Eastern Studies |
| Bibliography and Library Science |
Z 8-8445.5
|
PCL (MAIN) |
C |
Middle Eastern Studies |
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