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ARAB 402: Travel Literature in Arabic: Discussion #3

Professor Brahim El Guabli
Spring 2023

Using Subject Headings

  1. Review the two lists of subject headings (below)  
    What do you notice?  What do you wonder? 
     
  2. Search:
  • do Subject Search on Travelers’ writings - Arabic  in the Library catalog and do a
  • then repeat the search in Williams Worldcat  (making sure to do a  Subject Search)

    What do you notice?  What do you wonder? Be prepared to discuss as a group 

Arabic Literature - Library of Congress Subject Headings

Broad subject headings

  • Arabic literature
  • Arabic literature - women authors
  • Arabic fiction
  • Arabic poetry
  • Arabic literature - translations​

Linguistic focus

  • Authors, Arabic

Nationality focus

  • Authors - Arab
  • Arab American - fiction

Country focus

  • Arabic literature - Iraq
  • Algerian literature 
  • Algeria - fiction 
  • Egyptian literature
  • Egypt - fiction
  • Iraq - fiction 
  • Moroccan literature 
  • Morocco - fiction 
  • Syria - fiction 
  • Palestine - fiction

Travel Literature - Library of Congress Subject Headings

  • Arabs -- Travel
  • Muslim pilgrims and pilgrimages
  • Travelers
  • Travelers--[Name of Country] 
  • Travelers' writings
  • Traveler's writings, Arabic
  • Visitors, Foreign—[Name of Country]
  • Voyages and travels
  • Voyages and travels -- [Name of Country]
  • [Name of country or state]—Description and travel