Specialized information service for Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies
The specialist information service for Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies is operated by the University and State Library of Saxony-Anhalt .
With the start of the specialist information services for science of the German Research Foundation , the specialist information service for Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies replaced the special collection area of the Middle East including North Africa . Central components are the MENALIB virtual library, which has been in operation since 2001, and the MENAdoc specialist repository , which are intended to improve the information structure and open access culture in the Middle East and Islamic studies .
organization
The specialist information service for Middle East, North Africa and Islamic Studies replaces the special collection area of the Middle East including North Africa. This was located at the Tübingen University Library until 1997 and was kept at the Saxony-Anhalt University and State Library from 1998 to 2015 . The subjects focus extends to Arabic , Islamic Studies , Islamic theology , Iranian , Turkic , Semitic studies , Armenology and Caucasus studies . The acquisition is regionally oriented towards the countries of the MENA region and technically oriented towards the history , culture , society and religion of the MENA region as well as Islam in its regional and global dimensions.
The first funding phase from 2016 to 2018 is primarily for the further development of the existing structures into a modern institution with a focus on primary-language and hard-to-find printed works and e-books from the MENA region as well as informing the specialist community about conferences, projects and open access -Repositories used.
Sub-areas
- Literature supply for the department with a focus on cutting-edge research, publications in primary languages and titles that are difficult to obtain.
- Cross-library search in subject-relevant collections
- MENALIB as a central information platform for events, exhibitions, projects and other information in the department.
- MENAdoc as a specialist repository for Middle East and Islamic studies with numerous important series and digital copies in cooperation with project partners.
- Open access publication server in the department
partner
- Specialized Information Service African Studies
- Specialized Information Service for Jewish Studies
- Specialized information service for Eastern, Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe
- German Oriental Society
- Orient Institute Beirut
- Orient Institute Istanbul
literature
- Adam, Volker: FID Middle East, North Africa and Islam Studies in: H-Soz-Kult, September 23, 2016, http://www.hsozkult.de/debate/id/diskussionen-3884 .
- oA: DFG funds new specialist information service at the University and State Library in: Press releases from MLU Halle-Wittenberg 022/2016 from February 24, 2016 http://pressemitteilungen.pr.uni-halle.de/index.php?modus=pmananze&pm_id= 2529 .
- oA: ULB launches Open Access platform for Middle East and Islamic Studies in: Press releases from MLU Halle-Wittenberg 085/2016 from July 11, 2016 http://pressemitteilungen.pr.uni-halle.de/index.php?modus= pman display & pm_id = 2598 .
- Wiederhold, Lutz: MENALIB - The Virtual Library of the Middle East / North Africa in: Bibliotheksdienst 35th year (2001), no.10.