Find books using the library search box.

Each book is tagged with subject headings. Click on a subject heading to find more books on the same subject.

• Subject headings can have various subdivisions to make them more specific. For example, the subject heading Seljuks is subdivided into Seljuks -- Civilization and Seljuks -- Politics and government and Seljuks -- Social life and customs.
• To find subdivisions of a given subject, use the Browse by Subject tool.

The library search box only searches the library record for each book, not the full text of the book. To search the full text of books, use Google Books. This is especially helpful when searching for obscure people, places, or concepts.

For a 300-level class, it's normal to request books from other libraries via interlibrary loan. Usually, the books you request are books that you saw in citations or in Google Books. However, you might also want to use WorldCat to search for books at other libraries.

Here at Simpson Library, try browsing the shelves at these locations on the 3rd floor:

• History of Islam: BP 50 through BP 68
• The Islamic world: DS 35.3 through DS 35.77
• Arab countries (in general): DS 38.1 through DS 38.7

For a complete breakdown of the call numbers in the B section and the D section, see these PDFs: