Research in the holdings of the FID - MENAsearch
MENAsearch is the FID's reference system for your literature search. As part of the discovery system "Ha:Lit" is a library search system based on modern search engine technologies. It not only offers the library's own holdings, but also searches a wide variety of data sources, so that journal articles or full texts from licensed databases as well as electronic texts in open access can also be found.
Hints on how to use
General information
Confirm searches by clicking the search button or pressing the Enter key after typing the term.
Search terms
Autocomplete helps you choose the right search terms, even for terms in non-Latin scripts.
Narrow search result
For a fast and efficient search, it is advisable to narrow down the search results as much as possible. The desired number of hits can be limited to a selected period using the slider. Click on the year to enter it manually. Search results can also be limited to a type of publication (e.g. printed) and/or media format (e.g. book).
Search queries and results
The entered search for terms are searched across all fields (person, title, subject, etc.). Click on Score to sort by relevance. Use the two arrows directing to the year to sort the results in ascending or descending chronological order.
Access to licensed electronic resources
For a number of electronic resources with MENA content, the library offers access to the electronic full text. Follow the links provided for this purpose. For members of the Martin Luther University access to licensed electronic services is also possible from outside via Shibboleth or VPN. Where possible, the FID endeavours to national licences which members of other universities/libraries can also access via their home institution.
Wildcard
Wildcards are special characters that can be used to replace unknown characters in a text, and are useful when searching for multiple items with similar but not identical data.
The sign ? replaces exactly one character. Any position in the search term can be used.
Example:
- B?irut finds Beirut and Bairut
- B??rut finds Beirut, Bairut, Bayrut and Beyrut etc.
The asterisk "*" replaces any number of characters within words and phrases.
Example:
- comput? finds computer, computing
- 'a midsummer * dream' also finds 'a midsummer night's dream'
Search for phrases
When searching for exact names, phrases and quotes, it is recommended that you enclose the search term in quotation marks:"Carl Brockelmann"
Search for original text
MENAsearch allows you to search in the different scripts of the MENA region as well as in transcriptions. It does not matter whether you use diacritics or the basic letters (e.g. Aḫbār or Ahbar).
Knowledge of the applicable DIN Transcription rules is helpful and absolutely necessary to find older titles (before 2012).
Search for experts
Various search terms can be entered in the search field, e.g. to search by language, keyword or place of publication.
The following search syntax is possible:
:Value e.g.: year:2005
(value1, value2, etc.) e.g: year(2012, 2013)
Language code ISO 639-2
language code(arm) Armenian titles/media
langcode(geo) Georgian titles/media
Language
language(Persian) Persian titles/media
Keyword
subject(Sufism) Titles that contain the keyword Sufism are linked
Subject areas FID Middle East Specialised system
class('ssg 2.6') Title on the topic "Islamic law"
class('ssg 3.2.2.2.3') Title on the topic "History/Politics of Iraq"
Keyword Basic classification of the GBV
topic('BKL 11.81') Title on the topic Koran
topic('BKL 15.68') Titles on the topic of history/politics Turkey
Year
year(2005) Title with year of publication 2005
Publisher
publisher(al-Markaz al-ʿArabī li-l-ʾAbḥāṯ wa-Dirāsat as-Siyāsāt)
publisher(HH GAA patmowt̕yan institowt) Only transcription/Latin inscription possible here
Hint: in both cases, it is of course also possible to search with basic letters
Series
series(Nûbihar yayınları) all publications of the series Nûbihar yayınları
Note: Search term here only transcription/latin script possible
Country
land(XC-EG) all publications from Egypt
Note: Codes according to DIN ISO 3155
Combination of search keys
Combined search queries are also possible. The search keys must only be separated by spaces (no Boolean operators).
year(2005) langcode(ara) topic(BKL 11.81) Title in Arab Language on the subject Koranwhich 2005 have appeared
langcode(tur) subject(Sufism) Title in Turkish Language on the subject Sufism
Wildcard & environment operators
"Iran Egypt"~3 A maximum of 3 words between the terms are displayed
Egypt Politics^200 The value of the second term increases by a factor of 200
Rossander~ Fuzzy search (fuzzy search) finds hits such as Rossanda, Rossauer or Rößner
"Secret~ Desert"~3 Combined search finds e.g. "In secret mission through the desert" (maximum 3 words between the terms)
Islam -Sufism Excludes hits with the term "Sufism"
Zazaki OR Kurdish finds results that contain at least one of the desired search terms
Zazaki AND Kurdish Both search terms must be present
+Cairo +Islam +Arabic all terms must appear
You will find a detailed description of the basic features, the display or help with the full text search here.
With this tutorial, we would like to give you a brief overview of the discovery system of the FID Middle East.Together with other tutorials you can find the video on the YouTube channel of the University of Halle.
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