The
MERJ project aimed to provide preservation microfilming, article-level
indexing, and bibliographic access to over 2,000 selected Middle Eastern
journal titles in various languages (including four non-Roman script
languages: Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, and Ottoman Turkish) which are housed
in the following seven overseas research centers and their nine libraries:
These
institutions hold many journals that are rare, important, and currently
seriously underused because of their bibliographic and physical inaccessibility.
Yet, because these journals are interregional and interdisciplinary
in subject matter, they could serve scholars focused on many academic
endeavors and bring vital yet inaccessible material to a public audience
in the United States that is increasingly aware of the tremendous
gaps in its knowledge and understanding of the Middle East and Islamic
world. Thus, scholars, researchers, and library users worldwide will
reap numerous benefits from the completion of the MERJ project, including:
- public
accessibility outside the Middle East through the DLIR union catalog
and OCLC's WorldCat,
- existence
and coverage of microfilm reproductions
- extent
of existing article indexing in other publicly available indexes.
Access
to MERJ
Access
to the products of the MERJ project is freely available from the links
below.
Bibliographic
records for over 2,000 journals surveyed at nine libraries of American
overseas research centers may be found in the DLIR
catalog. Records may also be viewed in OCLC
WorldCat under the symbol AMODL. Please consult the DLIR catalog
for specific location and holdings information.
A searchable
article-level index
is available for the following titles:
- Journal
of the Palestine Oriental Society (Jerusalem, 1920-1948)
- Quarterly
of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine (London, 1931-1950)
- Sumer
(Baghdad, 1945-2000)
Digital
full-text is available for the following journals:
- Arkeoloji
Dergisi, Izmir, 1991-1998
- Arkeoloji-sanat
Tarihi Dergisi, Izmir, 1984-1996
- Bogazici
University Journal-Beseri Bilimler, Istanbul, 1973-1981
- Revue
archéologique syrienne, Aleppo, 1931-1938
- Bulletin
of the Israel Exploration Society, 1933-1967
Preservation
microfilm for the following titles has been stored at the Center for
Research Libraries in lieu of separate storage at the holding centers.
Please contact the DLIR Project Coordinator
for more information.
- Arkeoloji
Dergisi (Izmir, 1991-1998)
- Arkeoloji-sanat
Tarihi Dergisi (Izmir, 1984-1996)
- Bogazici
University Journal-Beseri Bilimler (Istanbul, 1973-1981)
- CEDAC
Carthage Bulletin (Centre d'Études et de Documentation
Archéologique de la Conservation de Carthage) (Tunis, 1978-1997)
- Revue
archéologique syrienne (Aleppo, 1931-1938)
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