Research Guides: Middle Eastern Studies and Middle Eastern Languages: Getting Started

Contents of this Guide

The purpose of this guide is to assist you in locating books, articles, and websites helpful in Middle Eastern Studies courses. It only scratches the surface of resources available to students doing research here, but aims to point you to the most useful tools and places to get started.

If you have any questions about this guide or using the library's collections for Middle Eastern Studies research, contact the Research/IT Desk or Brie Baumert, the Middle Eastern Studies librarian.

Catalyst: Library Search Engine

Catalyst is the shared online catalog of the libraries of Carleton College and St. Olaf College. It provides an access point to the books, periodicals, government documents, and electronic resources available at Carleton or St. Olaf.

Country Profiles

CIA World Factbook This link opens in a new window
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(Searches through citations and the full text)
Information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
CQ Political Handbook of the World This link opens in a new window
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Political history, current issues, recent election trends and results, media information, and key demographic and economic facts.
Europa World Plus This link opens in a new window
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Combines the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. Provides up-to-date political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories.