Gulf Studies is an interdisciplinary subject, so related books can be found under many different subject headings.

DS201-248           Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia.

GN550-674           Ethnic Groups and Races. By Region or Country

HQ1101-2030.7   Women. Feminism.

HF3000-4055       Commerce. By Region or Coutnry.   

JQ1758-1852       Political Institutions and public administation. Middle East (including Turkey, Iran, Israel, Arabian Peninsula)

Search by Individual countries: Qatar, Oman

Use "Persian Gulf " (not Arabian Gulf) for books about the region

Arabia will give you more titles

Try "Middle East" to broaden your search if you are not finding information on a subject using the above terms

Combine geographic terms above with subject. EX: Persian Gulf AND Dhows, Persian Gulf AND Foreign Relations, Qatar AND Marriage

Keyword Mapping Tools can be useful when exploring a new topic. Try using this for discovering new keywords or for broadening or narrowing your search.

Put phrases in quotes: "Arab Spring"

For words with various endings, use a single asterisk: Arab* for Arab, Arabs, Arabia, Arabian, Arabic

Group synonyms in parentheses joined with OR: (Qatar OR Bahrain)   

AND—requires both terms to be in each item returned Qatar AND family

Select Advance Search to limit by: Location, Material Type, Language, Year 

Ebooks are available 247 on and off campus. Some ebooks may be downloaded in their entirety, others are limited to the number of pages that can be downloaded.

 Most books are available for checkout. Click here for Library loan policies.