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This is a good place to start looking for general background information when you begin researching a topic. There are many more print materials in the library which you may also want to consult.  Make an appointment with a reference librarian for more help.

The first electronic resources listed below are AUP subscriptions and are only available from a computer on campus. International or US copyright laws protect these electronic resources. Unauthorized use includes: 

• Utilizing the online resources for commercial purposes
• Downloading or printing entire issues of any journal.

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  African Studies Companion Cambridge Collections Online Columbia Gazetteer of the World Credo Reference Early Western Korans Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Encyclopaedia of Islam Encyclopaedia of the Quran Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures Europa World Plus

  Gale Virtual Reference Series Grand Robert Int'l Encyclopedia of Communication Literary Encyclopedia MyiLibrary New Pauly Online Oxford Art Online (was Grove Art) Oxford English Dictionary Oxford Reference Online Safari Books

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  Title	AUP Subscription Resources	More Info
  African Studies Companion	"provide a compact, timesaving, and annotated guide to print and electronic information sources, and to facilitate easy access to a wide range of information in the African studies field. The fully searchable electronic edition is regularly updated online to provide maximum currency."	More
  Cambridge Collections Online	Literature, classics, philosophy, religion and culture.  Consists of 249 Cambridge Companion books - searchable or browsable full text.	More
  Columbia Gazetteer of the World	"The comprehensive gazetteer, however, is an encyclopedia of geographical places and features.... Along with updating of population data, the restructuring of political units within countries, devastation caused by wars, and the alteration of landscape through natural processes and human activities are reflected in this revised and expanded edition of the Gazetteer."	More
  Credo Reference (formerly xreferplus)	Reliable, factual information for quick reference questions.  Can find answers by browsing or searching.	More
  Early Western Korans	"Koran Printing in the West, 1537-1857 This collection of Early Printed Korans demonstrates what impact the holy book of Islam achieved in Europe. Long before printing with movable type became common practice in the Islamic world in the early 19th century, Korans were printed in Arabic type in several European cities. This collection includes Korans and Koran translations in eight languages."
  Encyclopaedia Britannica Online	Searchable or alphabetical arrangement. Includes an atlas, timeline, and year in review. Encyclopaedia Britannica has extended videos online (full length videos on science, geography, world studies, american history, and arts)	More
  Encyclopaedia of Islam Encyclopaedia of Islam THREE	"The Encyclopaedia of Islam is unsurpassed in scope, authority, and erudition. The depth and breadth of its scholarship is apparent on every page. No library or scholar of the world of Islam should be without it." publisher site You may need to load special fonts to view all characters - click here to see the help page. Click here to search both at once.	More
  Encyclopaedia of the Quran	"Drawing upon a rich scholarly heritage, and with nearly 1000 entries in 5 volumes, Brill’s EQ it is an encyclopaedic dictionary of qur'ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis, extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur'ānic studies."	More
  Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures	"The Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures (EWIC) is an interdisciplinary, transhistorical, and global project. It brings together upwards of 1,000 scholars to write critical essays on women, Muslim and non-Muslim, and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations."	More
  Europa World Plus	"Europa World Plus is the online version of the Europa World Year Book and the nine-volume Europa Regional Surveys of the World series. First published in 1926, the year book is renowned as one of the world's leading reference works, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories."	More
  Gale Virtual Reference Series	Assorted titles, including:	More
  Grand Robert	Definitive French language dictionary.	More
  Grove Art Online (see Oxford Art Online below)
  International Encyclopedia of Communication	"a vast library giving instant access to the most authoritative and up-to-date scholarship in the field" Table of Contents     Explore     Search	More
  Literary Encyclopedia	"The Literary Encyclopedia is an expanding global literary reference work written by over 2000 specialists from universities around the world, and currently provides more than 5100 authoritative profiles of authors, works and literary and historical topics and grows by over 90 articles per month."	More
  MyiLibrary	Assorted titles, including:	More
  New Pauly Online Der Neue Pauly (Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World)	"all aspects of the ancient world: persons, places, institutions, events, artifacts, technical terms, ideas and concepts... special attention to the interaction between Greek and Roman culture and the neighboring Semitic, Celtic, Germanic cultures." You may need to load special fonts to view all characters - click here to see the help page. Searchable	More
  Oxford Art Online (was Grove Art Online)	Consists of: Grove Art Online The Oxford Companion to Western Art The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics	More
  Oxford English Dictionary	Origin of words - quotations	More
  Oxford Reference Online	Reference questions - reliable, factual information - easy to find quickly	More
  Safari Books	Computer books online.  Limit search to 'My Bookshelf' to see subscribed titles only.  Limit two users.  Please logoff when finished.	More

  
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  Title	Subjects Covered
  Bartleby Reference Area	Online version of Columbia Encyclopedia, World Factbook, American Heritage Dictionary, Familiar Quotations, biographical information on authors, fulltext classics, and much more.
  Statistical Abstract of the United States	Frequently needed statistics, such as population tables, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), per capita personal income, Consumer Price Indexes, Money Market interest rates, mortgage rates, stock prices and yields...
  Alphadictionary	Its large list of  world languages, multilingual dictionaries, specialized English dictionaries, thesauri, vocabulary aids, language identifier tools.