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East Asian Studies Research Guide
This guide provides references to some of the most important electronic resources in Western languages for East Asian studies. The catagory tabs above will direct you to each group of resources.
For resources in East Asian languages, please use the guides for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Studies respectively.
Catalogs & Journal Articles
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U-M Library Catalog SearchUse quotation marks ( " " ) to search the words as a phrase. ex. "baby face," "dogs and cats."
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FirstSearchAccess to 15 databases provided by the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) using their FirstSearch interface.
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CRL CatalogU-M users can request materials from the rich collection of the Center for Research Libraries.
ILL & 7FAST
Frequentry Used Databases: Quick Link
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Bibliography of Asian StudiesBibliography solely focused on Asia. Provides indexing only, no full-text articles.
Discipline-Specific Databases:
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Anthropology Plus (EBSCO)A comprehensive, international index to the literature of anthropology and archaeology. Anthropology Plus combines two major indexes: Anthropological Literature from Harvard's Peabody Museum and the Royal Anthropological Institute's Anthropological Index, from the UK. Includes journal articles, reports, commentaries and obituaries of at least two pages in length, from over 2,500 core journals journals and books in monographic series. Covers the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture. Covers early 19th century to the present.
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Sociological AbstractsProvides access to the international literature in sociology and related disciplines. Covers 1800+ journals, back to 1952.
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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)Index (no full-text) of published articles about education and includes the full text of some unpublished materials.
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ABI/INFORM GlobalIndexes 3,000+ business-related periodicals (with full text for 2,000+), including Wall Street Journal.