Terms to Try in the Catalog
Persian literature -- subject keyword
Daneshvar -- words anywhere
Iran History -- subject keyword
Iran Civilization -- subject keyword
Iran Intellectual life -- subject keyword
Women Iran -- subject keyword
Feminism Iran -- subject keyword
Iran and literature -- words anywhere
ghazal -- words anywhere
Rutgers Libraries FAQs
-
How Do I...?Answers to your most frequently asked questions about using our library system.
Best Bets
-
Literature Online (LION)Criticism and sometimes reference entries on writers from many countries. [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/cms/indexes/descriptions/lion]
-
Google ScholarIndexes many items not commonly found in one place elsewhere. Does not prepare bibliographic output; you must use a citation manager (RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, or the like) or other method to capture bibliographic information.
-
MLA International BibliographyOne of the oldest lit crit databases, this offering from the Modern Language Association indexes criticism on the literature of all genres, all languages, and all countries, beginning in 1926. The EbscoHost format makes bibliography output a breeze.
-
Literature Resource CenterSource of biographical material on best-known writers from Contemporary Authors Online. Some criticism for the works of famous individuals.
Encyclopedia Iranica
Encyclopedia Iranica [online version, partial]
"The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent."--from the website [http://www.iranica.com]
Encyclopedia Iranica [Print version, 13 volumes so far]
Portions available at the Dana and Alexander libraries at Rutgers. Volumes of this set are still being published as of 2010. [http://bit.ly/a9kfNJ]
Subject Librarian
Business Librarian
Public Administration Librarian
Interim Nursing Librarian
The John Cotton Dana Library
Rutgers-Newark
973-353-5910
tipton@rutgers.edu