3) When searching titles which have "al-" before the FIRST word of the title, skip the "al-" of the first word ONLY. Do include "al-" when it is attached to subsequent words
               title: al-Tarikh al-Islami al-hadith
               Search under: Tarikh al-Islami al-hadith

4) Names of persons or corporate bodies (organizations, ministries, etc.) which are very well-known in the West may be entered in the catalog under the form of name as it is best known in English:
               Jamal Abd al-Nasir Nasser, Gamal Abdel
               Muammar al-Qadhdhafi Qaddafi, Muammar
               al-Munazzamah al-Arabiyah li-Huquq al-Insan Arab Organization for Human Rights
But…
               Mahfouz, Naguib Mahfuz, Najib
               Daher, Massoud Dahir, Masud
               Palestine Liberation Organization Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastini


5) Compound names should be searched under the first element of the compound form of the family name.
               Muhammad Abd Allah Abd Allah, Muhammad
               Husayn Ibn Ghannam Ibn Ghannam, Husayn
               Sayf ibn Hanzal ibn Ahmad al-Bu Saidi Bu Saidi, Sayf ibn Hanzal ibn Ahmad

6) Searching GEORGE for authors or titles in Arabic script is now possible. Not all records have information in both Romanization and Arabic script, but newer ones do. If you are using an Arabic-enabled computer, switch to "Arabic language" (any country) and type in the information. If the computer you are using is not Arabic-enabled, you can search in Romanization and copy/paste the information from one record to find others.

7) Consult the Library of Congress Arabic Romanization Table <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/arabic.pdf>

Research Advisor <http://www.library.georgetown.edu/advisor/> lists library databases and periodical indexes in many subjects.

The Middle Eastern Area Studies <http://www.library.georgetown.edu/guides/mideaststudies/> guide lists major resources for research and study.

Books in Arabic in all subjects are shelved on the Lower Level of Lauinger Library and have call numbers beginning with PJ. For example, books in Arabic on Saudi Arabia — History will have a call number beginning with PJ DS. Books in other languages are shelved on other floors of the library;e.g., an English-language book on the history of Saudi Arabia would be shelved in DS on the fourth floor.

Films and music are shelved in the Gelardin New Media Center on the first floor of Lauinger. Many films and music recordings are listed in GEORGE, but the following lists are currently more complete: Documentary Films <http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/documentary_middle_east.htm>, Feature Films <http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/collect/lists/feature_films_middle_east.htm>.