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	Additional Guides in the Area of Asian Studies • Asian Economies • Asian Languages & Literature • Chinese • History of Asia • Japanese

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Asian Studies Subject Guide


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	Research Databases (Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases) Bibliography of Asian Studies BAS indexes western-language journal articles, books, chapters in edited volumes and compilations, conference proceedings, etc., on all subjects in Asian Studies published since 1971. View: Online Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. View: Online Annotation Europa World Plus Europa World Plus incorporates the full text contents of some of the Europa World Year Book and the eight Europa regional surveys. This database provides authoritative and current analytical information about countries and international organizations. Country overviews include historic, economic, trade, and political information. View: Online JSTOR JSTOR is a database consisting of only full-text articles from interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journals. Journals are included on the basis of number of subscribers the journal has, citation analysis, recommendations from experts in the field, and the length of time that the journal has been published. Coverage for each title begins with the first publication, with most titles ending coverage between three and five years ago. View: Online


	Reference Materials Asian Historical Dictionaries A series of individual volumes for many Asian countries, all with different call numbers in the 2nd Floor reference collection. Each includes a chronology, history, bibliographies, and brief dictionary entries useful for quick reference and identification. To find, enter "Asian Historical Dictionaries" in a basic WebCat search, search as a "Series," and browse the resulting list.Note that some of the volumes are available online through netLibrary. View: Online Institutional Change in Southeast Asia - HC441 .I57 2005 The Asian financial crisis of 1997 had major social and political consequences. This book analyzes the measures taken to mitigate the immediate effects of the crisis and explores issues related to Asian monetary stability. View: In Print Annotation


	Web Sources Asian Studies Network Information Center (University of Texas) Offers links to regional and country resources as well as online journals and newsletters. View: Online Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library A global collaborative project which provides access in bibliographic and in hypertext terms to networked scholarly documents, resources and information systems concerned with or relevant to Asian Studies. Edited by T. Matthew Ciolek. View: Online Digital South Asia Library A project of the Center for Research Libraries, providing digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, business leaders, and other users. View: Online H-Asia: Asian History and Studies The primary purpose of H-ASIA is to enable historians and other Asia scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests; to discuss new articles, books, papers, approaches, methods and tools of analysis; to test new ideas and share comments and tips on teaching. Includes helpful links to a variety of resources. View: Online PAIR: Portal to Asian Internet Resources PAIR brings together a scholastic, eclectic group of Internet materials in a tightly organized, well-cataloged, and easily accessible format. Covers Asia from Turkey to Japan including links in English and local languages. PAIR includes a wide variety of social science and humanities disciplines. View: Online SARAI (South Asia Resource Access on the Internet) Provides links to online bibliographies, full-text resources, periodicals, and reference tools for the study of the history and cultures of South Asia. It also includes links to resources for individual countries. Edited and maintained by Dr. David Magier, Columbia University Libraries. View: Online


	Periodicals ejournal locator (SFX) The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. View: Online Annotation


	Microform Collection Colonial-Period Korea - WWC This collection is located in the microforms area on the 2nd Floor of the library. View: In Print Annotation

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