With more than 1,400 items, the reference collection is the library’s second largest compilation after the general collection. It includes single and multi-volume works that have been collected by the Institute of Ismaili Studies and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (Aga Khan University).
The reference collection of the Joint ISMC-IIS Library can be accessed from the ground floor and comprises the following materials:
- Almanacs and Yearbooks
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Anthologies
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Atlases
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Bibliographies
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Collection catalogues
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Dictionaries
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Encyclopaedias
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Exhibition catalogues
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Glossaries
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Hadith
collections
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Manuscript catalogues
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Museum catalogues
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Pictorial works
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Qur’ans
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Reference grammars
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Tafsirs
If you would like to view a list of all titles currently included in this collection, please follow the catalogue link to our Reference Collection.