Places left on Library resources session

There are places left on the last Information Skills session for the Study of Religions, which is taking place this Thursday (17th November) between 3 and 4 p.m. in Room E17 (Library)

If you would like to attend, please email ms28@soas.ac.uk and also let me know if there are any topics you particularly want to discuss

If you cannot  make the 17th November and have any queries relating to Library resources, please do not hesitate to contact me

Welcome to SOAS

Follow the Study of Religions blog for updates on SOAS Library resources, book reviews, websites, news-stories and much more

You can go to the Information skills pages on the BLE for general research guides, guides to the various databases and subject specific research guides

You can also use the Subject Guide for Religions on the main Library website for internet resources selected by Library staff : http://www.soas.ac.uk/library/subjects/religions/

If you have any queries about the religions collections in SOAS Library, finding books and journals, or using any of the online resources, you can contact me:

Mary Seeley (Subject Librarian for History and Religions; Ancient Near East, Semitics and Judaica)
Room C3 (Library)
Email: ms28@soas.ac.uk
Tel.: 020-7898-4195

New open access journal

Hallesche Beitrage zur Orientwissenschaft

This academic journal published by the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (frequently in monograph format) covers a wide range of topics and countries (ancient history, archives, religions, Middle Eastern studies etc.) There is a great deal of content that might be of interest to students of the study of religions


It is currently available as a digitized open-access texts from Vol.1 (1979) to Vol.44 (2007).
The current link address is via the AWOL (Ancient World Online blog)

Resources for the study of religions: handout added to BLE

 A PDF guide "Resources for religions" has been added to the Library Information Skills section of the BLE. Go to Religions and look under Research Guides.
This is the handout from the demonstration given on 26th November. 


If you have any further queries, please contact me 
ms28@soas.ac.uk
Tel: 020-7898-4167

Study of Religions: Online resources demonstration (26th November)

Reminder: there will be a demonstration of online resources in SOAS Library for the study of religions taking place on Friday 26th November, between 1 and 2 p.m. in Room 379. This is suitable for all students. The classroom only accommodates about 12 people comfortably, so please let me know if you are planning to attend.

Mary Seeley - ms28@soas.ac.uk