The University Libraries’ has an extensive collection of materials relating the study of the Middle East including the area referred to as the Levant (Palestine, Israel, Syria, and Lebanon), the Persian Gulf region (Saudi Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirate), and North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan, and Tunisia). Taking a broader viewpoint, the collection also includes resources on the non-Arabic speaking parts of the Middle East such as Turkey, Israel, Iran, and Armenia.
The Caliphate in 750 (1926) by William R. Shepherd from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
The Caliphate in 750 (1926) by William R. Shepherd from the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Adrian Legaspi
- History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- axl641@miami.edu
- (305) 284-3257
Shatha Baydoun
- History and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- sbaydoun@miami.edu
- (305) 284-6027
The Middle East 1916-2001: A Documentary Record: A collection of documents and white papers that document the years after World War I and the creation of the modern Middle East.
Travelers in the Middle East Archive: Provides the writings, catalogs, images, travel guides and narratives of westerners visiting Egypt in the C19th and C20th.
World Digital Library (Middle East and North Africa): Operated by UNESCO and the Library of Congress, this library offers free access to manuscripts, rare books, maps, and photographs.
Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative: A collection of 50,000 sources of unexamined Yemen manuscripts.
Iraq 1914-1974: The Middle East Online Series 2 Digital Archive: A primary resource of materials covering the political history of the Middle East in the 20th Century.
Travelers in the Middle East Archive: Provides the writings, catalogs, images, travel guides and narratives of westerners visiting Egypt in the C19th and C20th.
World Digital Library (Middle East and North Africa): Operated by UNESCO and the Library of Congress, this library offers free access to manuscripts, rare books, maps, and photographs.
Yemeni Manuscript Digitization Initiative: A collection of 50,000 sources of unexamined Yemen manuscripts.
Iraq 1914-1974: The Middle East Online Series 2 Digital Archive: A primary resource of materials covering the political history of the Middle East in the 20th Century.
Columbia University Middle East Studies Internet Resource Guide: Covers areas such as Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, and Egypt, the occupied territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and the UAE.
Digital Library of the Middle East (DLME): A federated Middle Eastern collection from around the world, presented in an accessible and inter-operable digital library.
Digital Persian Archive: Provides access to Persian historical deeds and documents both published and unpublished.
Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Chant & Hymnody: The Ragheb Moftah Collection at the Library of Congress.
Digital Library of the Middle East (DLME): A federated Middle Eastern collection from around the world, presented in an accessible and inter-operable digital library.
Digital Persian Archive: Provides access to Persian historical deeds and documents both published and unpublished.
Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Chant & Hymnody: The Ragheb Moftah Collection at the Library of Congress.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: A comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent.
- Encyclopaedia Judaica: A comprehensive overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel.
- Encyclopedia of Islam: Articles on Muslims, tribes and dynasties, crafts and sciences, political and religious institutions, and the geography, ethnography, flora and fauna of various Islamic countries.
- Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa: Overview of the modern Middle East and North Africa.
- Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: An interdisciplinary, trans-historical, and global project embracing women and Islamic cultures in every region where there have been significant Muslim populations.
Adrian Legaspi
- History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- axl641@miami.edu
- (305) 284-3257
Shatha Baydoun
- History and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- sbaydoun@miami.edu
- (305) 284-6027
- Academic Search Premier: A multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,500 journals and more than 3,600 peer-reviewed titles.
- Jerusalem Post (1932-2008): This historical newspaper provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society, and events of the time.
- JSTOR: Provides digital versions of the backfiles of major scholarly journals.
- ProQuest Research Library: Provides in-depth coverage of the top 150 core academic subject from 1971 forward.
- Social Sciences Citation Index: Provides international, cover-to-cover indexing of the most cited journals in social sciences.
Adrian Legaspi
- History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- axl641@miami.edu
- (305) 284-3257
Shatha Baydoun
- History and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- sbaydoun@miami.edu
- (305) 284-6027
- AGSL Digital Photo Archive: Asia and Middle East: Presents images and photographs from the holdings of the American Geographical Society (AGS) on Asia and the Middle East.
- JSTOR with Image Search: ARTstor images are now available via JSTOR image search. When you search for images on JSTOR, you can now find Artstor's 3.2+ million licensed images and more than 800 additional collections alongside JSTOR's books and journal articles. The ARTstor collections are comprised of contributions from museums, individual photographers, scholars, special collections at libraries, and photo archives. All images are accompanied by comprehensive metadata and are rights-cleared for educational use.
- MidEast Image: A collection of photographs and postcards from Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine dating from the C19th and C20th.
- The Middle East in Early Prints and Photographs (NYPL): Materials include classics of illustrated travel and regional archaeology, as well as early works of photography in the Middle East region.
Adrian Legaspi
- History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- axl641@miami.edu
- (305) 284-3257
Shatha Baydoun
- History and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- sbaydoun@miami.edu
- (305) 284-6027
Historical Atlas of the Middle East: Available at the Richter Library, this book includes maps from the Crusaders time all the way to the modern Middle East.
David Rumsey Map Collection: Includes over 18,460 maps online including rare maps of the Middle East.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas: Provides a well-organized collection of historical and current maps of the Middle East. All maps are in the public domain, and may be freely downloaded and copied.
The Afternoon Map: A cartography blog of the Middle East and Balkan region with a focus on the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the C20th.
Irancarto: A digital atlas of Iran and the Iranian world.
David Rumsey Map Collection: Includes over 18,460 maps online including rare maps of the Middle East.
Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas: Provides a well-organized collection of historical and current maps of the Middle East. All maps are in the public domain, and may be freely downloaded and copied.
The Afternoon Map: A cartography blog of the Middle East and Balkan region with a focus on the Ottoman Empire at the turn of the C20th.
Irancarto: A digital atlas of Iran and the Iranian world.
Adrian Legaspi
- History, Religious Studies, Political Science, International Studies, and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- axl641@miami.edu
- (305) 284-3257
Shatha Baydoun
- History and Modern Languages & Literatures Librarian
- sbaydoun@miami.edu
- (305) 284-6027
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