Research Guide for: History

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Finding Information on the History of Modern Israel

Reference Sources

Israel Yearbook & Almanac 1994. Volume 48. (Ref DS101 .I68 1994)
Encyclopedia Judaica. 16 Volumes. New York: Macmillan, 1972. (Ref DS102.8 .E496)
The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia. 7th ed. NY: Facts on File, 1992. (Ref DS102.8 .S73 1992)
Litvinoff, Barnet, ed. Israel: A Chronology and Factbook.Dobbs Ferry, NY: Oceana, 1974. (Ref DS114 .L57)
Nakhleh, Issa. Encyclopedia of the Palestine Problem.2 Volumes. NY: Intercontinental, 1991. (Ref DS119.7 .N2928 1991)
Rolef, Susan Hattis, ed.Political Dictionary of the State of Israel.NY: Macmillan, 1987. (Ref DS126.5 .P62 1987)
Patai, Raphael.Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel.2 Volumes. NY: Herzl Press, 1971. (Ref DS149 .E597)

Books

Books dealing with the history of Israel(DS101-151) can be found by searching the online catalog. For relevant subject headings consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings.Books on U.S. foreign relations with Israel can be found at E183.8 I7. Books on the economy of Israel can be found at HC497 P2.

Journals

Journal articles on Israel can be found in the following journals: Middle East Report, Journal of Palestinian Studies, International Journal of Middle East Studies, Journal of World History, Journal of Modern History. Browsing, however, is not the best approach to locating books on a particular topic. Some of the indexes to use are:

• Historical Abstracts (Galileo database)
• Humanities Abstracts (Galileo database)
• Social Sciences Abstracts (Galileo database)
• Academic Search Premier (Galileo database)
• JSTOR (Ingram Library database)
• Research Library from ProQuest (Galileo database)
• International Political Science Abstracts. (paper index at Ingram Library)

Government Documents

Government publications are particularly useful for materials dealing with U.S. foreign relations with Israel, trade agreements and co-operative arrangements. Sources for useful documents are as diverse as the Department of Agriculture, the State Department, and various committees of Congress. Many documents are listed in GIL (the Ingram Library online catalog). A Galileo database, Monthly Catalog, will give the most complete listing of government documents, However, please keep in mind that Ingram Library is only a partial repository for government documents and many of the items found in Monthly Catalog must be requested through GIL Express or Interlibrary Loan (ILL).

Atlases

The atlas shelves in the Reference area on the main floor of the Ingram Library contain a good selection of current and historical atlases. Some atlases use alpha-numeric coordinates. Others use latitude and longitude to give locations.

Book Reviews

• Book Review Digest (Ref Z1215 .S51)
• Book Review Index (Ref Z1035 .A1 B6)
• History Review of New Books (Periodical Indexes D1 .H57x)
• Social Sciences Index (periodical Indexes Ref A13 .S62)
• Books in Print and Reviews (Galileo database)
• Academic Search Premier (Galileo database)
• Research Library at ProQuest (Galileo database)

Author Information

Sometimes this is difficult. If the following titles don't help, as a Reference Librarian. Occasionally there is nothing written about an author beyond a senetence or two in a book review. Try the following:

• Contemporary Authors (Ref Z1224 .C6 or Ref Z1224 .C63) There is a Cumulative Index.
• Author Biographies Master Index (Ref Z5304 .A8 A88)
• Twentieth century Author Biographies Master Index (Ref Z5304 .A8 T83 1984)
• Biography Index (Ref CT100 .B56x)
• National Faculty Directory (Ref L901 .N34 1998)
• Directory of American Scholars (Ref LA2311 .C32 1999)