Research and Teaching
The Library has produced a number of guides to get you started on your research.
Finding Materials
Provides guides containing basic information for new students - how to decipher a reading list and how to find books and journals within SOAS library and beyond.
How to decipher a reading list
Download File (pdf; 61kb)
How to find a book
Download File (pdf; 151kb)
How to find a journal article
Download File (pdf; 143kb)
Specific Tutorials
Are you starting writing or researching for your essay, MA or PhD dissertation? Do you need to get started on your research?
The library has produced various guides on Middle Eastern Studies research created specifically for SOAS students. It includes guides to recognising and finding materials in SOAS Library and beyond for:
- Middle East Studies
- Literatures of the Middle East
- Islamic studies
- Islamic Law
- Business & Management studies in the Middle East
You’ll need to enter your SOAS username and password to gain access to the PDF documents.
General Tutorials
- Intute Virtual training suite
Interactive tutorials from Intute: Virtual Training Suite to help improve general internet research skills on different areas and topics.
See also the Intute database of resources for Middle Eastern studies
- SOAS Library Subject guides
- MERIA Research Guides
Brief essays written by leading experts on the sites and sources they find most valuable for researching a specific topic - Central Eurasian Studies World Wide Resources for the Study of Central Eurasia
