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• Dec 07 - Jan 08
• Issue: 218

Oxford Islamic Studies Online Now Available!

Oxford Islamic Studies Online brings together the best current scholarship in the field and promotes accurate and informed understanding of the Islamic world. This fully integrated resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture, and will be regularly updated as new content is commissioned and approved under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, John L. Esposito.

Encompassing over 3,000 A-Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur’anic materials, primary sources, images, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information on Islam. Users can refine the rich array of content to search and browse by era, topic, and geographic region, filter to view a specific type of content, and make use of a variety of search forms to set criteria for locating biographical entries, bibliographic references, primary sources, terms in the Qur’an and Concordance, and much more.

Simultaneous user or unlimited access pricing available – please contact services@nylink.org or Jen Stelling (stellingj@ nylink.org) for a trial and a quote for your library.

More information about the content for OISO: http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/Public/about.html.

Reference Contact Information

Please contact Jen Stelling: stellingj@nylink.org.