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Resources for JUDAIC STUDIES

Contents:

• Library Collections and Services
• Library Databases
• Library Databases Available only in UCONN
• Current Journal subscriptions for Judaic Studies
• Electronic journals in Judaic Studies
• Electronic Journals, E-Books and Citations
• Judaic Studies Resources
• Selected Library Catalogs
• Research Institutions and Associations
• Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life
• Liaison Librarian

Resources for other subjects

Library Collections and Services

• HOMER, the UCONN Libraries Catalog
• Request for Purchase Form
  Use this form to suggest titles to be added to the Libraries' collections.
• Library of Congress Subject Headings in Jewish Studies
  Use this list to identify subject terms for use in searching Homer.
• Document Delivery and Interlibrary Loan Service
• Online! Citation Styles
• New Books in Judaic Studies

In HOMER, select the "New Books" tab and browse new titles by classification

Library Databases

General Databases
• Academic Search Premier (through EbscoHost)
  
• InfoTrac SearchBank
  An abstracting and fulltext service which provides indexing to 1550 general interest journals.
• Stat-USA
  Current U.S. and international business, economic and trade statistics from the Department of Commerce.
Literature and Humanities Databases
• Gale Literary Databases: provides full-text criticism and interpretation of plays, novels, poetry and short stories, and biographical essays on authors. The database includes the text of three print encyclopedias: Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select,and Dictionary of Literary Biography.
• MLA International Bibliography (1963+).
Social Science and History Databases
• Social Sciences Databases available at UConn.
• CQ Electronic Library
• eHRAF Collection of Ethnography
  Human Relations Area Files cultural summaries and field reports
• PAIS
  Public Affairs Information Service, an index to political, economic, and social issues in current debate.
• Sociological Abstracts (formerly know as Sociofile)
  Indexes a variety of literature in all fields of theoretical and applied sociology, 1963+ Sociological Abstracts is international in scope and many foreign language journals are included.
• Sociology: a Sage Fult Text Collection
  Sociology: A SAGE Full-Text Collection includes the full-text of 28 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back twenty years, encompassing over 10,000 articles. It covers such subjects as Childhood, Contemporary Sociology, Comparative Sociology, Consumer Culture, Classical Sociology, Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Leisure Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Sport, and Sociology of Work and Employment (Labor Studies).

Library Databases Available in UConn Libraries Only

• Encyclopaedia Judaica
  Location: "Other Databases" folder on all networked SuperHomer terminals, Level 1
• Bar Ilan Responsa Project
• Encyclopedia Talmudit
  Location: Waiting to be Installed

Electronic Journals, E-Books and Citations

Judaic Studies E-Journals and Reviews

• Ressearch Database locator
• Electronic Journal Locator
  The University of Connecticut Libraries purchases access to over 10,000 journals, online and in full text, through various databases and commercial online journal providers. eCompass can be used to determine if a title is available through one or more of the Libraries' electronic resources, and to connect to the database or online journal directly.
• American Jewish Archives; a journal devoted to the study and preservation of the American Jewish Experience
• American Jewish History
• Archaeology Online - a publication of the Archaeological Institute of America
• Internet Archaeology ISSN 1363-5387
• Ioudaios Review - reviews from a scholarly list focusing on Judaism in Greco-Roman period
• Jewish Heritage online magazine
• Jewish Quarterly Online
• Journal of Hebrew Scripture - devoted to the critical study of Hebrew Scriptures.ISSN:1203-1542
• Lilith; the independent Jewish women's magazine
• Modern Judaism
• TC : a journal of Biblical criticism
• Women in Judaism

Hebrew Newspapers

• Haaretz

Selected Library Catalogs

• Harvard University Libraries Catalog (HOLLIS)
• Brandeis Libraries Catalog (LOUIS)
• Brown University Libraries Catalog (JOSIAH)
• BLC, Boston Library Consortium, Virtural Catalog
  The Virtual Catalog provides a single, searchable catalog of books owned by participating libraries of the Boston Library Consortium. Qualified patrons of these libraries may directly request material from the other participants. UConn students, faculty and staff (including retirees) may search and request material from the participating libraries
• RAMBI Web Catalog
  Indexes articles on Jewish studies from Jewish National and University Library; choice of Hebrew or non-Hebrew windows.
• Jewish National and University Library
• Jewish Theological Seminary
• Other Library Catalogs

Judaic Studies Resources

• Judaism 101
  an online encyclopedia of Judaism, covering Jewish beliefs, people, places, things, language, scripture, holidays, practices and customs.
• Judaism & Jewish Resources (Shamash) - covers both academic and general Jewish topics
• Tannebaum's Jewish Resources Page
• Maven, the Virtual Know-it-all

Websites by Subject

• Academica Programs in Judaic Studies
• Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory
• Ancient Near East/Early History/Ancient Mediterranean
• ABZU (Oriental Institute Research Archives) - Guide to resources related to the study of the Ancient Near East
• Ancient Near East (TELA)
• Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
• EAWC Exploring Ancient World Cultures an introduction to ancient world cultures on the World Wide Web
• House of Ptolemy
  An annotated infobase which focuses on the Ptolemies and their world, from 331 - 30 BCE.
• Scrolls from the Dead Sea - exhibit at the Library of Congress
• Archaeology
• Sepphoris Acropolis Excavations
• Resources for Near Eastern Archaeology (ArchNet)
• Biblical Studies
• Amos - Postmodern Bible commentary
  Literary and linguistic comment, background history and archaeology.
• Bible and Mishneh Torah for all / Mechon Mamre
• Bibelwissenschaft von Franz Bohmisch
• Bible Crosswalk
• Bible Analysis for Scholars
• Bible and Art - references to art resources at the Vatican
• High Places in Cyberspace - updates to Patrick Durusau's recent book
• Society of Biblical Literature
• Resource Pages for Biblical Studies - by Torrey Seland

• Discussion Groups on Jewish Studies
• Academic Jewish Studies email lists
  A list of online discussion forums for Jewish Studies
• H-Judiac, Jewish Studies Network
• Ha-Safran
  Association of Jewish Libraries discussion forum

• Hebrew
• How to read Hebrew on the Web
• Hebrew language sites on the internet - Columbia University
• Hebrew texts of Tanach
• Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew manuscripts (Jewish National and University Library)
• National Center for the Hebrew Language
• Pirque Rabbi Eliezer Electronic Text Editing Project
• Holocaust
• Cybrary of the Holocaust
• Holocaust Guide By Jen Rosenberg
• Holocaust History Project
• Holocaust Education Resources for Teachers
• Holocaust Resources from the AICE Jewish Students Online Resource Center
• Simon Wiesenthal Center
• United States Holocaust Museum
• Yad Vashem
• Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies (Yale University)
• Israel and the Middle East
• Israel Information Service
• iGuide - Israeli Internet Guide
• CIA Factbook on Israel
• Literature
• Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature
  The Institute for the Translation of Hebrew Literature (ITHL) was founded in 1962 with the aim of acquainting foreign readers with the best of modern Hebrew literature. The site includes a searchable index to Hebrew authors.
• Hebrew literature - Columbia University site
• Sholom Aleichem Home Page
• Medieval and Modern Jewish History
• Sephardic sites
• Women's Studies Resources
• Bibliography of Jewish Women's Resources by Tsiporah Wexler-Pashkoff  (Ohio State)
• Women's Studies Resources (UConn)

Research Institutions and Associations

• American Jewish Historical Society
  The mission of the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) is to foster awareness and appreciation of the American Jewish past and to serve as a national scholarly resource for research through the collection, preservation and dissemination of materials relating to American Jewish history.
• American Schools of Oriental Research
  The American Schools of Oriental Research supports and encourages the study of the peoples and cultures of the Near East, from the earliest times to the present.
• Association of Jewish Libraries
  AJL is dedicated to supporting the production, collection, organization, and dissemination of Judaic resources and library/media/information services in the United States, Canada, and over 23 other countries.
• Association of Jewish Studies
  Founded in 1969, the Association for Jewish Studies is a learned society and professional organization that seeks to promote, maintain, and improve teaching, research, and related endeavors in Jewish Studies in colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher learning. The Association for Jewish Studies is a constituent society of the American Council of Learned Societies.
• Biblical Archaeology Society
  The Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS) educates the public about archaeology and the Bible through magazines, books, visual materials and seminars. BAS's most widely recognized publications are our three magazines: Biblical Archaeology Review, Bible Review and Archaeology Odyssey.
• JewishGen: Jewish Genealogical Research
• Jewish Studies Network Directory of Professionals
  A directory organized by field of research with a separate cross-listing for directors of Jewish Studies programs.
• Oriental Institute, University of Chicago