Watch this video for useful tips on how to search the AUS Library online catalog for Arabic resources:
Arabic materials in AUS Library are cataloged using the Library of Congress Romanization System. Romanization / Transliteration of Arabic is writing Arabic script in Latin characters. Searching WorldCat Discovery using transliterated keywords is necessary in order to retrieve relevant results. Please check the Arabic Romanization Table
Use the following Keywords to find books and other related materials in WorldCat Discovery.
Arabic Literature = الأدب العربي
Arabic poetry = الشعر العربي
Arabic Prose = النثر العربي
Arabic Language = اللغة العربية
Islamic Philosophy = الفلسفة الإسلامية
Islamic Civilization = الحضارة الإسلامية
Arabic Music = الموسيقى العربية
Sufism = الصوفية
Pre-Islam era = الجاهلية / العصر الجاهلي
Umayyad Dynasty / Umayyad = الدولة الأموية / الأموي
Ottoman Empire / Ottoman = الدولة العثمانية / العثماني
Abbasid dynasty / Abbasid = الدولة العباسية / العباسي
Andalusia / Andalus = الأندلس
Mamleuks = المماليك
Muallaqat = المعلقات
Muwashshahat = الموشحات
A subject search can also be performed by typing in the following suggested subjects in WorldCat Discovery search box below (then use filters to select Arabic as language of items retrieved)
Subjects for Arabic Language & Heritage:
su:Arabic language History
su:Arabic language Grammar History.
su:Arabic literature
Subjects for Religion:
su:Hadith
su:Islamic Law
Subjects for Islamic Philosophy:
su:Islamic philosophy.
Subjects for Arab/Islamic Sciences:
su:Science Islamic Empire History.
su:Science Arab countries History.
Subjects for Arab/Islamic Sciences:
su:Islamic architecture.
su:Islamic art.