NEW EDITION OF INDEX ISLAMICUS ON CD-ROM
The second, updated edition of the Index Islamicus CD-ROM has now been
published. It provide 92 years of coverage (1906-97), and contains 202,961
bibliographic records: 177,427 articles (1906-97) and 25,534 monographs
(1981-97 only). 14,254 records have been added since the first edition of last
year: most are of 1997 publications, but a few gaps have also been filled in
older coverage.
Some tidying and improvement of the database has also been carried out:
many duplicate entries have been eliminated, the presentation of articles in
collective volumes has been improved, and the main European-language accents
and diacritics are now displayed.
Details of ordering and prices for new and existing subscribers can be
obtained from the publishers:
Bowker Saur
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http://www.bowker-saur.com
and in North America
CIS/UPA
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http://www.upapubs.com
Geoffrey Roper (Dr)
Editor, Index Islamicus
Islamic Bibliography Unit
Cambridge University Library
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