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Jewish Studies 300 - HUMANITIES IN JEWISH SOCIETY: ANCIENT &
MEDIEVAL
The following library and Internet resources are geared toward
the research needs of CSUN students taking Jewish Studies 200: Introduction
to Judaism. Jewish Studies 300 is a course that covers the study of ancient
and medieval Jewish culture examining literature, art and architecture,
law, music, philosophy and science. Their distinctive genres, styles, methods
of inquiry and creative processes will be examined; as will the links between
these areas of Jewish culture, and their contribution to and dependence
on similar expressions in non-Jewish cultures.
Contact Information | Finding Books | Recommended Databases & Electronic Resources |Internet | Citation Styles | Avoiding Plagiarism
Contact Information
California State University, Northridge
Oviatt Library (http://library.csun.edu)
Librarian
Lynn Lampert (http://library.csun.edu/llampert)
Instructor
Rabbi Michele Paskow
CSUN Jewish Studies Homepage
(http://www.csun.edu/jewish.studies/)
Finding Books
Search the Library Catalog
- for books, videos, and archival materials that will help you identify
informative and persuasive topics. Use the KEYWORD search if you aren't
sure of the official Subject Headings for your topic.
Books may be searched in the Library Catalog by author, title, Library of
Congress Subject Heading, or keywords.
Keyword searching allows the use of Boolean Logic (AND, OR, NOT) and truncation/wildcards
symbols (*, ?, etc.).
For books not held by the Oviatt Library, request an Interlibrary Loan,
but allow about 2 weeks.
Some Subject Headings to consider are:
Jews
Judaism
Conservative Judaism
Reform Judaism
Israelis
Jewish
Rabbis
Judaism -- United States
Ashkenazim
Hebrew language
Hebrew literature
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Israel
Sephardim
Yiddish Literature
Yiddish Language
Zionism and Judaism
Potential Keywords of interest may include:
Jews
Jewish Culture
Jewish American
Israel
kabbalah
kosher
holidays
anti-semitism
More Tips for Locating Books on Jewish Studies
- For information about a person:
* Do a Subject search with the last name first (for example: meir, golda)
* Do a Author search on the author's name last name first (for example: Roth, Phillip)
- For books on a country, event or period:
* Do a combined Keyword search (israel AND independence day, for example)
- Do a Keyword search (six days war, for example)
- Do a known Title (diary of anne frank, for example) and click on the Subject headings.
- Do a Subject search (israel--history--chronology, for example).
Recommended Databases & Electronic Resources (e-Reference Books)
The following briefly list recommended Jewish Studies databases and electronic resources available through Oviatt Library Resources many of which are listed on Databases A-Z.
In addition, below are recommended databases for Jewish Studies. They can be accessed along with other databases from either Databases A-Z or from the Find Articles and Research Data selection for Jewish Studies at http://library.csun.edu/xerxes/databases/JewishStudies
Index to Jewish Periodicals is the definitive index on Jewish history, activity and thought. This database provides a comprehensive guide to English-language articles, book reviews, and feature stories in more than 160 journals devoted to Jewish affairs. Titles include Contemporary Jewry, Holy Land Studies, Jewish Culture & History, Journal of Palestine Studies, Studies in American Jewish Literature, and many more. Most references are not found in standard periodical literature guides. Index to Jewish Periodicals is intended for students of Jewish thought and others interested in contemporary Jewish and Middle Eastern affairs. Journal coverage dates back as far as 1988.
Encyclopaedia
Judaica edited by Michael Berenbaum and Fred Skolnik, 2nd ed. Detroit:
Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 18015 pp. 22 vols is the definitive encyclopedia
on Judaica. The Oviatt Library now has both electronic and print access
to this newest edition of Encyclopaedia Judaica. This updated edition
of this lauded work on Judaism features more than 21,000 entries on Jewish
life, culture, history, and religion, written by Israeli, American and European
subject specialists. You can access this resource through the Oviatt
Library Catalog. Encyclopaedia Judaica includes articles on
all aspects of the Jewish World. Discusses religion, history, politics,
culture, the Holocaust, Jewish arts and literature, Jews in America, and
more. Includes multimedia features such as audio, video, and slide shows.
ATLA Religion Database.
Scholarly index to over 1200 journals relating to the study of religion.
Index goes back to 1949.
RAMBI: The Index of Articles on
Jewish Studies. A free website containing citations to scholarly articles
on Jewish Studies. Produced by the Jewish National and University Library
in Israel.
Academic Search Elite. A large interdisciplinary index and full text
database of over 1700 full journals. Journal articles go back to the early
1990s to the present date.
America History and Life. The premier periodical index for research in U.S. history. It provides citation and abstract indexing for 2400 scholarly journals, review articles and dissertations covering the culture and history of the U.S. and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. It covers publication years 1950s to date. For world history since 1450, use Historical Abstracts.
L'Annee Philologique.
A database published by the Société Internationale de
Bibliographie Classique.
Article First Comprehensive "citation only" database to over 12,000 different scholarly and popular journals. A good database to cover a wide range of interdisciplinary social science and science journals.
Historical Abstracts. The premier index for searching modern world history. It provides citation and abstract indexing for over 2000 scholarly journals, books, book reviews, and Ph.D. dissertations covering world history (exclusive of the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Coverage: late 1950s to date. For U.S. and Canadian history use America History and Life.
Humanities Abstracts. 1984 to date. A citation and abstract index to over 400 scholarly periodicals in the humanities, including religious studies. From 1974-1984 use the Humanities Index in REF AI 3 I59. For the years 1906-1974 use the International Index in REF A13 I57.
JSTOR. A growing archive of full text core scholarly journals, some going back to the 1850s. Includes selected journals in the areas of: African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, history, literature, philosophy, and sociology. Does not contain the latest three years of issues.
Lexis Nexis Academic. Provides full text searchable access to several thousand journals, newspapers, newsletters, newswires, and international publications. Coverage begins around the 1970s to the present. CSULB authentication required.
Philosopher's Index.
An international index with abstracts from more than 400 philosophy journals
and
books. Index lists articles from 1940 to present.
Project Muse. An online full text access to more than 160 scholarly journals, many in the humanities and social sciences.
Reader's Guide Retrospective. Covers popular magazines from 1890 through 1983. Useful to find contemporary accounts of any event in the 20th Century including religious topics.
Internet
In addition to the databases and Web sites listed above, the Internet can be a valuable source of information. However, remember to think critically about the authority, accuracy, objectivity, currency, and coverage of the information you find.
- Internet Search Engines - (links to favorite search engines of CSUN librarians)
- SearchEngineWatch - (comprehensive directory of search engines by type)
- Evaluating Web Pages - (criteria used to critically evaluate web pages)
Citation Style Guides
Avoiding Plagiarism
Prepared by Lynn Lampert , Jewish Studies Librarian
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