ICSM Jerusalem: City of Faith, City of Struggle

    
          Shrine of the Book                    Holy Sepulchre                    Dome of the Rock

Note: The Subject Headings used in library catalogs are a "controlled" search vocabulary--prescribed words and phrases used consistently to denote the same subject.  Subject searches allow you to retrieve all the resources on a given topic, regardless of the various words and phrases used by different authors to discuss it.

Jerusalem: Frames of Reference: While the IC Library offers a range of resources that focus exclusively on the city of Jerusalem, there is an even greater wealth of information available from books with a broader focus: Israel, Palestine, and the Middle East, or Judaism and Jews.  For instance, if you are interested in a discussion of modern Jerusalem, all the following Subject headings are potentially useful:

Jerusalem
Jerusalem--Description and travel
Jerusalem--Ethnic relations
Jerusalem--International status
Jerusalem--Politics and government
Jerusalem--Social life and customs

Israel
Israel--Description and travel
Israel--Ethnic relations
Israel--Politics and government
Israel--Social conditions
Israel--Social life and customs

Palestine--Description and travel
Palestine--Economic conditions
Palestine--International status
Palestine--Politics and government
Palestine--Politics and government--1948-
Palestine--Social conditions
Palestine--Social life and customs

Middle East
Middle East--Economic conditions
Middle East--Politics and government
Middle East--Politics and government--1945-
Middle East--Politics and government--1979-
Middle East--Social conditions
Middle East--Social life and customs

Judaism
Judaism--Israel  

Jews--Israel--Identity
Jews--Palestine
Jews--Politics and government
Jews--Restoration
Jews--Social conditions
Jews--Social life and customs

Palestinian Arabs--Israel
Palestinian Arabs--Government policy--Israel
Palestinian Arabs--Israel--Social conditions
Palestinian Arabs--Jerusalem
Palestinian Arabs--Government policy--Jerusalem
Palestinian Arabs--Politics and government.
Munaẓẓamat al-Taḥrīr al-Filasṭīnīyah    [P.L.O.] 
Palestinian National Authority
Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmīyah   [Hamas] 

Jewish-Arab relations

Jerusalem: A City with a Past: The same frames of reference apply when looking for historical perspectives on Jerusalem:

Jerusalem--Antiquities
Jerusalem in the Bible
Jerusalem--History--Sources
Jerusalem--Historical geography
Jerusalem--History--Siege, 701 B.C. 
Jerusalem--History
Jerusalem--History--Latin Kingdom, 1099-1244
Jerusalem--History To 1500

Middle East--Antiquities
Middle East--Civilization
Middle East--History
Middle East--History--To 622.
Middle East--History--1517-
Middle East--History--20th century

Palestine--Antiquities
Palestine in the Bible
Palestine--History
Palestine--History--To 70 A.D
Palestine--Social life and customs--To 70 A.D
Palestine--History--1799-1917
Palestine--History--1917-1948
Palestine--History--1929-1948
Palestine--History--Partition, 1947
Palestine--Politics and government--1917-1948

Israel--Antiquities
Israel--Civilization
Israel--History

Judaism--Origin
Judaism--History--Ancient period
Judaism--History
Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.
Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
Judaism--History--Talmudic period, 10-425
Judaism--History--Medieval and early modern period, 425-1789
Judaism--History--Modern period, 1750-

Jews--Antiquities
Jews--Civilization
Jews--Palestine--History
Jews--History
Jews--History--To 1200 B.C.
Jews--History--1200-953 B.C.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Jews--History--168 B.C.-135 A.D.
Jews--History--70-1789

Palestinian Arabs--History
Palestinian Arabs--Israel--History
Jewish-Arab relations History 1917-1948 

Jerusalem: A Course with a Chronology: Below is a chronological sampling of particular topics this course will touch on in exploring the history of Jerusalem.

David, King of Israel
Palestine in Judaism
Iran--History--To 640   [Persian empire] 
Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Maccabees
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Herod I, King of Judea, 73-4 B.C.  
Bible. N.T. Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Jesus Christ--History of doctrines
Jesus Christ--Jewishness
Jesus Christ--Views on Judaism
Jesus Christ--Views on Jewish law
Jesus Christ--Jewish interpretations
Jesus Christ--Islamic interpretations
Messiah--Judaism
Judaism (Christian theology)--History of doctrines
Judaism (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--Early church, ca. 30-600
Jerusalem--History--Siege, 70 A.D.
Jews--Byzantine Empire--History
Byzantine Empire--History
Catholic Church--Relations--Judaism  [Catholic Church=Christianity in the West at this time]
Church history--Middle Ages, 600-1500
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages--History
Islamic Empire--History
Islamic Empire--History--661-750
Islamic Empire--History--750-1258
Jerusalem in Islam
Crusades
Crusades--First, 1096-1099
Crusades--Second, 1147-1149
Crusades--Third, 1189-1192
Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
Crusades--Fourth, 1202-1204
Latin Empire, 1204-1261
Mamelukes
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
Zionism

Jerusalem: People(s) of the Book(s):

Mythology, Middle Eastern
Gods, Semitic
Middle East--Religion
Palestine--Religion

Bible. O.T.--Antiquities
Bible. O.T.--History of Biblical events
Bible. O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
Bible--History of Biblical events
Koran--Relation to the Bible

Judaism--Relations--Christianity
Christianity and other religions--Judaism
Christianity and other religions--Judaism--History
Christianity and other religions--Islam
Judaism--Relations--Islam
Islam--Relations--Judaism
Islam--Relations--Christianity

Jerusalem in Christianity
Jerusalem in Islam

Jerusalem: Places of the Book(s):

Palestine--Antiquities
Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine
Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.
City planning--Jerusalem
Architecture--Jerusalem
Islamic architecture

Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)
Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem)--History
Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
Western Wall (Jerusalem)
Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Jerusalem)
Jerusalem--Dome of the Rock
Masjid al-Aqṣá (Jerusalem)
Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)

     ATLA religion database with ATLASerials : Our discipline-specific database for religion research.  Setting search limits on the home page is a good idea if you are looking specifically for journal articles (under "publication type" select "article" to eliminate books and essays in books, which will not be available full text) or if you read only English (under Language select "English" to eliminate retrievals in other languages).
     Subject searching is available--just open the "Select a Field" drop-down menu to the right of the search slots.  And you can preview the Subject Headings available here by clicking on "Indexes" above the search slots and selecting "Subjects All."  Not only will this allow you to confirm Subject Headings, but for each one you will be given a "count" of how many records have been assigned it, so you can see in advance where the greatest number of resources are available for your topic.  Among those available here are Jerusalem, Jerusalem (Symbol), Jerusalem in Christianity, Jerusalem in Islam, Jerusalem in Judaism, Jerusalem Temple, and Jerusalem--History.
   
     General OneFile : is the most user-friendly of our comprehensive databases, covering almost any topic from a wide range of disciplinary angles and offering lots of full text.  Use the default Subject search to find the best subject heading for your topic (and when you find a good one be sure to look at the "Related Subjects" to see if there's something even better).
     After finding the best Subject term--for example, Jerusalem, Israel --and use the “Subdivisions” link below it for focus.  These allow you to target articles on a particular aspect of the topic, including "History," "International Aspects,"  “Political Aspects,” "Religious aspects," and “Social Aspects.”
      If the best available subdivision is still too broad, open it and add your own Keywords in the "Search within these results" slot at the upper left.      
     User Advisory: When first viewing your retrievals in General OneFile, note that you are seeing onlythe "Magazines" (popular articles) and must click on the tabs for "Academic Journals" (scholarly articles) or "News" (newspaper articles) to see those results. 

     ProQuest Research Library : is another comprehensive database with substantial full text.  For a quick overview of the range of topics connected to Jerusalem, enter Jerusalem in the LOC (location) field and after you've retrieved all the articles about Jerusalem, click on "Subject" to thge right of your search results and then the "More Options" link.  This will open a list of clickable subjects connected with Jerusalem, each with an article count. 
     Note that to the right of your search results you can limit your retrieval by "Source Type" (including Magazines, Newspapers, Scholarly Journals),  "Document Type," (including Cover Story, Editorial, or Interview), "Document Feature" (including Photographs, Illustrations), and "Location."
     Above each set of articles you retrieve ProQuest will display related Subject searches to help either broaden or narrow your focus.
     User Advisory: ProQuest is fussy about entering Subject searches in the designated search slot. If your subject is a person, enter the name--last name first--in the "Person" slot, for example, Netanyahu, Benjamin; if a place enter it in "Location," for example, Jerusalem. 

      Academic Search Premier  Comprehensive subject coverage with considerable full text.  Note that there is a “Subject Terms” link just above the search boxes, allowing you to search the index of Subject Headings--often a good first stop for more efficient Subject searching whereby you are guaranteed that your topic is indeed a main subject of the articles retrieved.     
     A good initial strategy in this database is to search a likely topic in the Subject Terms.  You can check as many terms as you like before "adding" them to your search by AND-ing or OR-ing them together.  Among those available here are Jerusalem in Christianity, Jerusalem in Judaism, Jerusalem in Islam, and Jerusalem in the Bible.  But for just plain "Jerusalem," open the "Select a Field" options to the right of the search slots and search for Jerusalem in the "GE Geographical Terms" field.
     User Advisory: For any retrieved set of articles, there will be a box displayed on the left that will limit the articles to “Scholarly” journals—just check the box and click the “Update Results” button below.

      JSTOR : covers a wide range of scholarly journals in most disciplines, always beginning with the first issue of each one.  This provides (almost) 100% full text access to articles from not only the first half of the 20th century but even the second half of the 19th.  (This is our only database where you can retrieve scholarly articles on Islam across a wide range of disciplines published in the 1900-1970 period.)  Be aware, however, that at the other end of the date range articles don't appear full text in JSTOR until at least 2-3 years after publication.
     JSTOR offers only a Keyword search of its complete full text, so retrievals are large, but the relevancy ranking does a good job of putting the strongest matches on the first few pages.  This relevancy ranking does not weigh date, however, and will display a mix of articles written decades apart.  So if your topic is time sensitive, be alert to publication dates.
     User Advisory: The academic journals covered here feature numerous book reviews, so it's a good idea to tick the "Article" limit below the search slots so you won't be overwhelmed by book reviews on your topic.  
     Also note the "Date Range" limit, which in a database with an archive this deep can be very useful.
     Also also note: When running Keyword searches, especially in a database that covers 150 years, be aware of different terms that may have been used over time, as well as different spellings of the same term.  For example, Muslims may also be referred to as Moslems, and in the 19th century the terms Mohammedan (and Mohammedanism) were widely used, as was Mussulman.  

    Project Muse , although a smaller database, it complements JSTOR. LIke JSTOR it provides 100% full text of mostly scholarly journals, but its coverage is entirely current--mainly spanning the last 10-15 years.  Muse uses a "black box" search approach--you enter your search terms in one slot with no designated field options--but in addition to slapping in keywords, you can use the same Library of Congress Subject Headings that work in the Library catalog (see above under "Subject Searches").  This broad approach to searching tends to generate large retrievals, so it's best to be as specific as possible.  And note--once you have a retrieval set, you can add more search terms by clicking "Modify Search" at the top.

       LexisNexis Academic  News:  Offering a keyword search of 100% full text from a vast number of national and international newspapers, this is an easy database to use poorly and a bit tricky to use well. In order not to be overwhelmed with articles in which your search terms are mentioned anywhere—first or last paragraph—or any number of times—once or ten times—use commands to target articles in which your topic words are mentioned early or mentioned often.
     Use the hlead command (headline and lead paragraphs) to target articles in which your topic words occur in the prime news-story position of headline or first paragraphs. For example: hlead(fracking and pollution) will retrieve just the articles in which the words “fracking” and “pollution” are used in the headline or first paragraphs. Note: the term or terms to which you want this command to apply must be put in parentheses after hlead, with no space between.
     Use the altleast command to target articles in which your topic words occur a set number of times. For example: atleast5(“gay marriage”) will retrieve only the articles where this phrase is used at least 5 times—indicating that it must be a main topic. You can plug in any number after atleast—atleast3 or atleast7. Note: the term or terms to which you want this command to apply must be put in parentheses with no space between the number you choose and the first parenthesis.
     Use the date range offered under Advanced Options. Because this is a large database of 100% full text, one of the most effective ways to retrieve fewer than 1000 hits is to set up a time frame. Note: if you use the calendar icons to set beginning and end dates, you need to choose a year, a month, and a day for each. Without the day, the date won’t register.

     ScienceDirect : Don't be misled by the name--Science Direct covers both the sciences and the social sciences.  Because it’s a large database with a great deal of full text, the absence of Subject searching means that your Keyword searches will often retrieve large sets of articles, many of which mention but don’t discuss your search term(s). One way around this is to limit your initial search to the “Abstract Title Keyword” field. Once you have found an article that sounds on-target, click the “Related Articles” link beneath the citation This will open a range of articles on the same topic.
    In order to avoid wading through dozens of science articles on the Jerusalem artichoke, search Jerusalem with the "Subject" menu set on "Social Sciences" or one of the other particular options
     User Advisory: Uncheck "All books" if you're looking for articles.  And if you open the "Dates" drop-down menu you'll find a much wider range of options than the default 10 year span.
     Especially Note: ScienceDirect does not allow ArticleLinker, so if you find an article without access to the full text, search the name of the journal in the "Journals" tab just above the search slot on the IC Library home page.  This will let you know if any other IC database supplies full text for that title on the date you need. 

    AnthroSource : Open "Advanced" search and for an overview of the articles here put Jews Israel or Jerusalem in the "All the words" slot.  This database is particularly strong on Islam's cultural traditions and mores.

     Few databases offer 100% full text.  Most retrieve a mix of full text articles and article "citations"--article title, author(s), publication info, and usually an "abstract" or one-prargraph summary of the content.  When a citation makes you want the full text, look below it for this icon: 
                                                                  
     Clicking "GETIT" checks (almost all) the IC Library's other databases to see if any offers the full text of the article--or if the Library has a print subscription to the journal in which the article appeared. 
 

• "GETIT" will usually find the full text in another database and open it in a new window.  

• If none of our databases can access the full text but we have a print subsciption to the journal, "GETIT" will retrieve the Library catalog record for the journal so that you can see if the date of the article falls within the date range we have on hand.

• If full text is not available from any database or from a print subsciption, "GETIT" will provide a link to the IC Library's Interlibrary Loan.  Log in (same as your IC e-mail)--and set up your account if you've never used it before.  "GETIT" will have populated the article request form with all the necessary information and you simply submit the request elecrtonically.  Most articles are supplied as digital files and will be sent to you via e-mail when they arrive.

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• Palestine in Literature and Film

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• Fight for Jerusalem : Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City  
• Negotiating Jerusalem

• Jerusalem Besieged : From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel 
• Temple of Jerusalem: From Moses to the Messiah

• Jewish Temple : A Non-Biblical Sourcebook

• Jerusalem : Portrait of the City in the Second Temple Period, 538 B.C.E.-70 C.E.

• Second Temple Studies : Temple and Community in the Persian Period

• City of Ruins : Mourning the Destruction of Jerusalem Through Jewish Apocalypse

• First Islamic Conquest of Aelia (Islamic Jerusalem) : A Critical Analytical Study of the Early Islamic Historical Narratives and Sources

• Introducing Islamic Jerusalem

• Islamic Jerusalem and Its Christians : A History of Tolerance and Tensions

• Library of Middle East History : Jerusalem : From the Ottomans to the British

• Reinventing Jerusalem : Israel's Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter After 1967  
• Contesting Symbolic Landscape in Jerusalem : Jewish/Islamic Conflict over the Museum of Tolerance at Mamilla Cemetery  
• Urban Social Movements in Jerusalem : The Protest of the Second Generation

• Separate and Unequal : The Inside Story of Israeli Rule in East Jerusalem  
• City in the Twenty-First Century : Divided Cities : Belfast, Beirut, Jerusalem, Mostar, and Nicosia

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Encyclopaedia Judaica 

Oxford Art Online:
Jerusalem: substantial article form the Grove Dictionary of Art.  Also see the entries for Palestine,  Jewish Art (including architecture), Early Christian & Byzantine Art,  Islamic Art, and Mosque,

The Reference Collection is on the Library's main floor, at the back on the right.

• Introduction to the World's Major Religions: Judaism

• Human Rights and the World's Major Religions

• Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East

• New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land

• Macmillan Bible Atlas

• Historical Atlas of Jerusalem

• Grove encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture

• Web Sites for Jewish Studies: From the Princeton University Library, this is an excellent gateway to Web resources.  

• Judaic Studies Research Guide: from the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, this is another outsanding gateway.  See in particular the links under "Resources for Judaic Studies" and "Additional Online Reference Guides."

• Internet Jewish History Sourcebook: A wealth of information supported by hundreds of links.  Scroll down to the Table of Contents.

• Rambi: Index of Articles on Jewish Studies: This is mainly a bibliography of citations for journal articles or book essays, but it can alert you to the existence of articles that you may then be able to track down full text in the IC databses or print collection.  And there is a smattering of links to full text here.  A combination of keywords may be the best approach.

Jerusalem:

• Jewish Virtual Library: Jerusalem:  Well-organized gateway to online resources, maintained by the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.  

• Jerusalem Virtual Library: "The Academic Database on Historic Jerusalem" from Hebrew university, this link is to the Search and Collections page. 

• Official Website of Jerusalem:  Under "City" see especially History and Name, Capital, and Symbol.. 
• Jerusalem: a collection of resources from the Jewish Virtual Library.

• Jerusalem 3000: Three Millennia of History: from the Osher Map Library, a far-ranging examination of the history of Jerusalem based entirely on maps of the city. 

• Historical Tour of Jerusalem: Brief overviews by period, from American University. 

• Holy City: Jerusalem in Time, Space, and Imagination: Michael Zank from Boston University’s Department of Religion put this together.  At first it seems as if there are only nuggets of information, but if you keep clicking through all the shifting menus, there's quite a bit of information here. 

• Jerusalem 2050: a project from Urban Studies at MIT, a few of the papers under General Materials are of interest.  

• Jerusalem at the Time of Jesus: Interesting and well-illustrated overview from Brigham Young University. 

• The Temple Mount in Jerusalem: Lots of interesting links and essays here, but keep in mind that the site is the labor of love of an American evangelical Christian who describes himself as “a friend” of Israel and Jewish people.  

• Jerusalem: The Endless Crusade: Handy timeline from CenturyOne—a foundation supporting archeological research related to Bible studies.  Also check out the Jewish Virtual Library’s timeline. 
• The American Colony in Jerusalem: An online exhibit of holdings in the Library of Congress.

• 360 Virtual Tour of Jerusalem: panoramic virtual tours.
• Jerusalem: Archive or articles from The Guardian (British newspaper).

MLA is the citation style used by most disciplines in the Humanities. The guides below use the latest 2008/9 standards.

• MLA Citation Guide: Books (Print & Web)
• MLA Citation Guide: Newspaper, Magazine, Journal articles (Print & Web)
• MLA Citation Guide: Web and Multimedia
• MLA Citation Guide: In-text Citations