History Librarian and Coordinator of Microforms
Background Sources
Background sources provide brief overviews of historical people, places, and events. They also refer you to key articles and books for additional research.
- Encyclopaedia of IslamThe major reference resource in the field of Islam. "Islam" is broadly defined to include Islamic culture, history, geography, literature, politics, etc.... Entries are in English, but subject terms are in transliterated Arabic.
- Encyclopaedia JudaicaAn exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel.
- Encyclopaedia of JudaismThe Encyclopaedia of Judaism Online offers more than 200 entries comprising more than 1,000,000 words and is a unique reference tool.
- Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic WorldThe first cohesive and discreet reference work which covers the Jews of Muslim lands particularly in the late medieval, early modern and modern periods.
- Encyclopedia of the Jewish DiasporaThis comprehensive set encompasses the time from the beginning of the Diaspora, in around 135 C.E., to the present.
- Middle East Conflict Reference LibraryA 4 volume set with essays on major personalities, topics and events.