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Reference books on Japan and Asia

Japan

The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1993. (1 vol.)

B Canaday Ref DS805 .C36 1993 (Also at H and S)

Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture. Routledge, 2002.
H Magill Ref Room DS822.5 .E516 2002

S McCabe Reference DS822.5 .E516 2002

Modern Japan : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. Garland, 1998.
H Magill Ref Room DS805 .M63 1998
S McCabe Reference DS805 .M63 1998

Japan and the Japanese : a bibliographic guide to reference sources. Greenwood Press, 1996.
B Canaday Ref Z3306 .M33 1996

Provides information on English-language journals and reference books on many specific subjects relating to Japan.

Asia, including Japan

The Far East and Australasia. Europa, 2003. (1 vol.)
B Canaday Ref DS5 .F22 2003 (Also at H)
Provides recent detailed articles on each country in the region, including bibliographies on general background books and books on the history, politics, and economics of the country.

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Gale, 2002. (6 vols.)
B Canaday Ref DS4 .L48 2002 (Also at H)
Bibliographies at the ends of the articles are quite current.

Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia U. Press, c2000 (1 vol.)
B Canaday Ref DS33 .C63 2000 (Also at H)
Provides chronologies of major developments in many areas of politics, science, and culture in each country from prehistoric days through the end of the twentieth century. Japan section begins on p. 118.

Searching for books or journals in print

Tripod - For locating books, journals, videos, and electronic resources held at Tri-College libraries. Delivery within trico - one or two day turnaround. Use "Request" or "Get" option. You can mark and then email or print records for multiple items.

WorldCat - For locating books and videos beyond the trico.

Interlibrary Loan and E-ZBorrow - The books and articles you need for your research may not be available within the Tri-colleges. We have two systems available to help you retrieve the materials you need. See this page to place your requests.

Searching for scholarly journal articles

Main databases

Anthropology Plus - Provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in all fields of anthropology and related studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present.

Bibliography of Asian Studies - Provides citations to western-language periodical articles, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, Festschriften, etc. pertaining to east, southeast, and south Asia. Covers 1971 to the present. We recommend that you choose Browse by Country-Subject, rather than Search, for this resource

Sociological Abstracts - Indexes the literature of sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes journal articles, reviews, case studies, conference papers, and dissertations. International in scope. 1963 to the present. Citations/abstracts, and some links to full text.

Subject-specific databases

You may also want to try other databases of scholarly materials, each focused on a particular subject area:

Women's Studies International
Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Education Abstracts
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Historical Abstracts - covers world history (minus North America)
ATLA - the main database for religious studies.

Cross-disciplinary databases

JSTOR - Excellent place to start your research. Provides full-text searching of many important scholarly journals. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years before today.

ProQuest Research Library - Provides indexing, abstracts and many full-text articles from 2,300 academic and popular periodicals in all subjects. Articles from 1971 through today.

Web of Science - Contains the Social Sciences Citation Index. Very useful for finding recent articles that cite important older works. Covers 1979 - present.

Searching for newspaper articles and other media sources

LexisNexis Academic - Includes the full text of hundreds of newspapers and magazines -- foreign, domestic and local -- dating back to the 1980s. Click Guided News Search, and select your sources by following the steps on the screen.

Historical New York Times - Provides full text searching and PDF page images of the New York Times from 1855 until three years ago. Outstanding resource for historical research!

Ethnic Newswatch - Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in America.

Japanese media sources - list compiled by Bryn Mawr's Language Learning Center

Access World News - Includes full text from newspapers from around the world, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-present) and Philadelphia Daily News (1979-present), which are not otherwise accessible online.

Finding images

Images and photos

AP Photo Archive - To find photos from newspapers, etc. - "The Photo Archive features state, regional and national photos from North America, as well as ... international photos all available moments after they move on the AP's spot picture system. An average of 800 photos a day feed into the Photo Archive, and remain there for a minimum of one year. Specially trained indexers select the best 200 or so photos each day to save for all time, while the remainder are eliminated from the Photo Archive after 12 months."
flickr.com - To find personal photos uploaded and "tagged" by thousands of individuals. This isn't a scholarly resource, but can be a quick way to view recent images from around the world.

Getting human help

If you need help: ASK A LIBRARIAN!!! Please come see us and we will walk you through your search.

Canaday Library Reference Desk Hours

Monday - Wednesday, 10 - 12n, 1 - 5pm, 7 - 10pm
Thursday - Friday, 10 - 12n, 1 - 5pm
Saturday - Sunday, 1 - 5pm

Reference Desk phone: (610) 526-5279

Ask a Librarian - Linked from Library home page. Fill in the form, give us your email address, and we'll write back within 24 hours!



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	SOC/ANTH/EAST 267: Development of Modern Japanese Nationhood Reference books \| Scholarly books \| Scholarly journal articles News sources \| Images \| Getting help Reference books on Japan and Asia Japan The Cambridge encyclopedia of Japan. Cambridge University Press, 1993. (1 vol.) B Canaday Ref DS805 .C36 1993 (Also at H and S) Encyclopedia of contemporary Japanese culture. Routledge, 2002. H Magill Ref Room DS822.5 .E516 2002 S McCabe Reference DS822.5 .E516 2002 Modern Japan : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. Garland, 1998. H Magill Ref Room DS805 .M63 1998 S McCabe Reference DS805 .M63 1998 Japan and the Japanese : a bibliographic guide to reference sources. Greenwood Press, 1996. B Canaday Ref Z3306 .M33 1996 Provides information on English-language journals and reference books on many specific subjects relating to Japan. Asia, including Japan *The Far East and Australasia. Europa, 2003. (1 vol.) B Canaday Ref DS5 .F22 2003 (Also at H) Provides recent detailed articles on each country in the region, including bibliographies on general background books and books on the history, politics, and economics of the country. Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Gale, 2002. (6 vols.) B Canaday Ref DS4 .L48 2002 (Also at H) Bibliographies at the ends of the articles are quite current. Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture. Columbia U. Press, c2000 (1 vol.) B Canaday Ref DS33 .C63 2000 (Also at H) Provides chronologies of major developments in many areas of politics, science, and culture in each country from prehistoric days through the end of the twentieth century. Japan section begins on p. 118. Searching for books or journals in print Tripod* - For locating books, journals, videos, and electronic resources held at Tri-College libraries. Delivery within trico - one or two day turnaround. Use "Request" or "Get" option. You can mark and then email or print records for multiple items. WorldCat - For locating books and videos beyond the trico. Interlibrary Loan and E-ZBorrow - The books and articles you need for your research may not be available within the Tri-colleges. We have two systems available to help you retrieve the materials you need. See this page to place your requests. Searching for scholarly journal articles Main databases Anthropology Plus - Provides worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in all fields of anthropology and related studies. Coverage is from the late 19th century to the present. Bibliography of Asian Studies - Provides citations to western-language periodical articles, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, Festschriften, etc. pertaining to east, southeast, and south Asia. Covers 1971 to the present. We recommend that you choose Browse by Country-Subject, rather than Search, for this resource Sociological Abstracts - Indexes the literature of sociology and related fields in the social and behavioral sciences. Includes journal articles, reviews, case studies, conference papers, and dissertations. International in scope. 1963 to the present. Citations/abstracts, and some links to full text. Subject-specific databases You may also want to try other databases of scholarly materials, each focused on a particular subject area: Women's Studies International Family & Society Studies Worldwide Education Abstracts Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Historical Abstracts - covers world history (minus North America) ATLA - the main database for religious studies. Cross-disciplinary databases JSTOR - Excellent place to start your research. Provides full-text searching of many important scholarly journals. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years before today. ProQuest Research Library - Provides indexing, abstracts and many full-text articles from 2,300 academic and popular periodicals in all subjects. Articles from 1971 through today. Web of Science - Contains the Social Sciences Citation Index. Very useful for finding recent articles that cite important older works. Covers 1979 - present. Searching for newspaper articles and other media sources LexisNexis Academic - Includes the full text of hundreds of newspapers and magazines -- foreign, domestic and local -- dating back to the 1980s. Click Guided News Search, and select your sources by following the steps on the screen. Historical New York Times - Provides full text searching and PDF page images of the New York Times from 1855 until three years ago. Outstanding resource for historical research! Ethnic Newswatch - Offers full-text articles from newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in America. Japanese media sources - list compiled by Bryn Mawr's Language Learning Center Access World News - Includes full text from newspapers from around the world, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer (1981-present) and Philadelphia Daily News (1979-present), which are not otherwise accessible online. Finding images Images and photos AP Photo Archive - To find photos from newspapers, etc. - "The Photo Archive features state, regional and national photos from North America, as well as ... international photos all available moments after they move on the AP's spot picture system. An average of 800 photos a day feed into the Photo Archive, and remain there for a minimum of one year. Specially trained indexers select the best 200 or so photos each day to save for all time, while the remainder are eliminated from the Photo Archive after 12 months." flickr.com - To find personal photos uploaded and "tagged" by thousands of individuals. This isn't a scholarly resource, but can be a quick way to view recent images from around the world. Getting human help If you need help: ASK A LIBRARIAN!!! Please come see us and we will walk you through your search. Canaday Library Reference Desk Hours Monday - Wednesday, 10 - 12n, 1 - 5pm, 7 - 10pm Thursday - Friday, 10 - 12n, 1 - 5pm Saturday - Sunday, 1 - 5pm Reference Desk phone: (610) 526-5279 Ask a Librarian - Linked from Library home page. Fill in the form, give us your email address, and we'll write back within 24 hours!
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