Between February 12 and March 12, Dalhousie University has trial access to the online version of the Oxford Arabic Dictionary (On campus use) . The dictionary covers Modern Standard Arabic and can be searched in English and in Arabic. As well as definitions, you’ll find articles, quizzes and grammar details to help increase your command of the language. Feedback can be sent to Heather MacFadyen (heather.macfadyen@dal.ca).

Dalhousie Libraries have also subscribed to two additional online resources connected to Islamic and Arabic studies.

Encyclopaedia Islamica Online  is based on the Persian Dāʾirat al-Maʿārif-i Buzurg-i Islāmī, one of the most comprehensive sources on Islam and the Muslim world. A unique feature of the Encyclopaedia Islamica Online lies in the attention given to Shiʿi Islam and its rich and diverse heritage. In addition to providing entries on important themes, subjects and personages in Islam generally, Encyclopaedia Islamica Online offers the Western reader an opportunity to appreciate the various dimensions of Shiʿi Islam, the Persian contribution to Islamic civilization, and the spiritual dimensions of the Islamic tradition. Sixteen volumes have been completed to date. With new volumes continuing to be added, the encyclopaedia is expected be a major comprehensive reference works for Islamic studies

Encyclopaedia of Islam Online
sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World. It is a unique and invaluable reference tool, an essential key to understanding the world of Islam, and the authoritative source not only for the religion, but also for the believers and the countries in which they live. This subscription includes both the second edition (“EI2”) and the third edition (“EI3”) which a work in progress and started publication in 2007.

Encyclopedia of Arabic language and linguistics

The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online comprehensively covers all aspects of Arabic languages and linguistics. It is interdisciplinary in scope and represents different schools and approaches in order to be as objective and versatile as possible. The Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online is cross-searchable and cross-referenced, and is equipped with a browsable index. All relevant fields in Arabic linguistics, both general and language specific are covered and the Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics Online includes topics from interdisciplinary fields, such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and computer science.

Encyclopedia of Ancient History

The Encyclopedia of Ancient History is the only comprehensive collection of twenty-first century scholarship available on the entire ancient Mediterranean world. Our board of experienced and internationally diverse editors has collected over 5,000 original entries spanning the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE. Entries extend to all Mediterranean civilizations, including the Near East and Egypt, and represent an unprecedented level of coverage of the ancient world.