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East Asian Languages and Cultures
Library Catalog
To find materials in the ZSR Library, go to the Library's homepage and click on the ZSR Library Catalog. Search by author, title, subject, keyword, call number, or combine terms using the Guided Keyword search. Some suggested subject headings to use when searching by Subject:
- East Asia...
- Chinese Language...
- Japanese Language...
- Buddhism... | Buddhist...
- China...
- Japan...
Subheadings of the above: Civilization, Cultural Policy, Description and Travel, Economic Conditions, Economic Policy, Emigration and Immigration, Foreign Economic Relations, Foreign Relations, History, Intellectual Life, Politics and Government, Population, Relations, Religion, Social Conditions, Social Life and Customs.
Also, try specific subjects followed by China or Japan, e.g. Art China; Art Chinese; Motion Pictures Japan; Motion Pictures Japanese
- Asian Americans...
Also, specific individuals, political movements, significant historical events and/or concepts can all be subject headings to try as a Subject search in the catalog.
Back to topEncyclopedias, Handbooks, and Dictionaries
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Encyclopedia of Chinese Film
Ref PN1993.5.C4 Z53 1998
Provides comprehensive coverage of Chinese film in its historical, cultural, geopolitical, generic, thematic, and textual aspects.
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of China
Ref DS705 .C35
This encyclopedia covers the society, inhabitants, history, religion, art, science, and technology of China.
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Encyclopedia of Japan
Ref DS805.P47 1991
Serves as an introduction to the history and culture of Japan.
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Korea: a historical and cultural dictionary
Ref DS902.P737 1999
This dictionary is a handbook, providing factual information about events, people, and topics in the history and culture of Korea.
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Modern Japan: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism
Ref DS805.M63 1998
Introduces the culture, society, economics, education, international relations, politics, government, and religion of modern Japan.
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East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea
Ref ML100 .G16 1998, vol.7
An introduction to East Asian culture and music, with a survey of previous scholarship and research.
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Asia Today: an atlas of reproducible pages
Ref G2200 .W6 1988
This book contains illustrative maps, tables, and graphs of Asia.
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Bibliographic Guide to East Asian Studies
Ref DS504.5 .B52
This guide to East Asian Studies presents comprehensive subject coverage of recent publications and other materials on each East Asian country.
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Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy
Ref B121 .E53 2001
A reference volume that includes the diverse philosophical traditions of Asia, such as Buddhist, Chinese, and Japanese philosophy.
Journals
The Find a Journal search page can be found on the Library homepage, under Journals (Print and Electronic).
Type in the name of the particular journal you are seeking and you will be shown print and/or electronic formats available in the library. You may also browse titles by subject: go to "Gender and Ethnic Studies," then Asian Studies.
Remember, if Reynolds Library doesn't have a journal you need, you may request a particular article via Interlibrary Loan.
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Web of Science
Select Arts and Humanities and/or Social Sciences Citation Indexes. They contain citations gathered from thousands of scholarly journals.
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Ethnic NewsWatch (Via ProQuest)
A comprehensive full-text database containing newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. It includes Asian Reporter, Asian Pages, and Asian Week. (1990-present)
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JSTOR
Browse by Discipline, then choose Asian Studies. 14 journals are included for Asian Studies.
Websites
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East Asia WWW Virtual Library
This site includes a wealth of information resources for Asian Studies, such as search engines, databases, libraries, journals, and institutes.
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East Asian Libraries Cooperative World-Wide Web
(Ohio State University Libraries)
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East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources
Surveys the Internet resources available on the political units of East Asia.
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East Asia Library at the University of Washington
This library's collection is primarily composed of materials in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Tibetan, covering all areas of the humanities and social sciences.
Need Help?
If it's not in the Z. Smith Reynolds Library:
If we do not have the particular book or journal article you're looking for, we may be able to get it from another library through interlibrary loan. See Interlibrary Loan, or call InterLibrary Loan at ext. 5006/5675.
If you can't find what you need:
- Ask for help at the Reference Desk
- Request a Personal Research Session with a librarian
- Call or e-mail the reference librarian who specializes in your area of interest.
- Ask for help via e-mail at Ask a Librarian.
Don't hesitate to ask for help. That's why we're here!
H. Lin/RK 4/04-6/04
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