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Top Resources Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), produced by the Association for Asian Studies, provides bibliographic references of western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Coverage is current or relatively current only for what have been judged the most important sources. More Info America: History and Life Covers Asians in the United States and Canada and the intersection of these countries with things Asian. The most important index/abstract to contemporary journal literature, but also covers book and media reviews, collections, and dissertations published from 1954 to date. More Info Historical Abstracts The most important index/abstract to the literature of world history, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 to date. Over 1,700 academic historical journals, in over 40 languages, are covered beginning in 1955. Abstracts and citations are provided to articles, books (noted in key English-language journals and review sources), and dissertations. See America: Historical Life for the indexing of historical literature about the United States and Canada. More Info ACLS Humanities E-Book Full-text major books on Asian studies. All periods and much geography are covered. More Info Ethnic NewsWatch A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals which provides rich collections of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. offering a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. More Info Factiva Current and retrospective news stories, periodical articles, and financial data from thousands of sources worldwide, covering virtually every subject category. Among the major Asian news and business publications covered in full text are: Asahi Shimbun, China Daily, Korea Economic Weekly, Korea Herald, South China Morning Post, and Yomiuri Shimbun. More Info JSTOR Full-text coverage and searching, from first issue to within the past five years, of some of the world's most important scholarly journals. Asian Studies journals, searchable individually or as a group, include: Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs, China Journal, Far Eastern Quarterly, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Journal of Asian Studies, Monumenta Nipponnica, and Pacific Affairs. More Info Project Muse Full-text online editions of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Among MUSE titles are: Asian Theatre Review, China Review, Journal of Asian American Studies, Korean Studies, Late Imperial China, Philosophy East and West, and Positions: East Asian Cultures Critique. More Info CIAO An extensive online collection of working papers, books, conference proceedings, policy briefs, and maps. To find material concerning a specific nation, enter the country's name in the Simple Search query box. Material is full-text and generally lengthy. More Info United Nations Common Database The United Nations' statistical database that includes data published by the UN and its affiliated agencies. More Info

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Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)
The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), produced by the Association for Asian Studies, provides bibliographic references of western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Coverage is current or relatively current only for what have been judged the most important sources. More Info

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America: History and Life
Covers Asians in the United States and Canada and the intersection of these countries with things Asian. The most important index/abstract to contemporary journal literature, but also covers book and media reviews, collections, and dissertations published from 1954 to date. More Info

UB Only

Historical Abstracts
The most important index/abstract to the literature of world history, excluding the United States and Canada, from 1450 to date. Over 1,700 academic historical journals, in over 40 languages, are covered beginning in 1955. Abstracts and citations are provided to articles, books (noted in key English-language journals and review sources), and dissertations. See America: Historical Life for the indexing of historical literature about the United States and Canada. More Info

UB Only

ACLS Humanities E-Book
Full-text major books on Asian studies. All periods and much geography are covered. More Info

UB Only

Ethnic NewsWatch
A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines, and journals which provides rich collections of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, etc. offering a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints. More Info

UB Only

Factiva
Current and retrospective news stories, periodical articles, and financial data from thousands of sources worldwide, covering virtually every subject category. Among the major Asian news and business publications covered in full text are: Asahi Shimbun, China Daily, Korea Economic Weekly, Korea Herald, South China Morning Post, and Yomiuri Shimbun. More Info

UB Only

JSTOR
Full-text coverage and searching, from first issue to within the past five years, of some of the world's most important scholarly journals. Asian Studies journals, searchable individually or as a group, include: Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs, China Journal, Far Eastern Quarterly, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, Journal of Asian Studies, Monumenta Nipponnica, and Pacific Affairs. More Info

UB Only

Project Muse
Full-text online editions of over 100 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. Among MUSE titles are: Asian Theatre Review, China Review, Journal of Asian American Studies, Korean Studies, Late Imperial China, Philosophy East and West, and Positions: East Asian Cultures Critique. More Info

UB Only

CIAO
An extensive online collection of working papers, books, conference proceedings, policy briefs, and maps. To find material concerning a specific nation, enter the country's name in the Simple Search query box. Material is full-text and generally lengthy. More Info

UB Only

United Nations Common Database
The United Nations' statistical database that includes data published by the UN and its affiliated agencies. More Info

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Databases Cambridge Histories Online Publication of the Cambridge Histories began in 1960 and today there are over 250 volumes. Authored by distinguished scholars, they are an excellent place to begin research. They offer a contextualized overview � respecting history as evolution and continuity across time � suggesting how one event or thing is related to another. They give the BIG picture. They are a natural complement to such resources as Gale Virtual Reference (a huge collection of scholarly encyclopedias) and Blackwell Reference (a large collection of scholarly handbooks and dictionaries). Entries conclude with bibliographies. More Info China Academic Journals The China Academic Journals (CAJ) database is the largest index to Chinese-language periodicals from the People's Republic of China . It covers more than 7,200 journals. While a subscription is required for full-text viewing, the index may be searched at no cost. Full-Boolean searching in Chinese and English is supported in basic, advanced, and expert modes. More Info IngentaConnect Citations to articles from over 20,000 journals; most citations are accompanied by brief abstracts. Many Asian Studies titles are represented in the Ingenta system, some in full text in Ingenta Select. More Info Periodicals Index Online Indexes over 3,000 academic and popular periodicals published from as early as 1770 to 1995 in the humanities and social sciences in English and other western languages. More Info Web of Science The combined site for citation indexes in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Search for specific articles by subject, author, and/or title. Because the information about each article includes its cited reference list, you can also search the database for articles that cite or are cited by a particular author or work. More Info

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Cambridge Histories Online
Publication of the Cambridge Histories began in 1960 and today there are over 250 volumes. Authored by distinguished scholars, they are an excellent place to begin research. They offer a contextualized overview � respecting history as evolution and continuity across time � suggesting how one event or thing is related to another. They give the BIG picture. They are a natural complement to such resources as Gale Virtual Reference (a huge collection of scholarly encyclopedias) and Blackwell Reference (a large collection of scholarly handbooks and dictionaries). Entries conclude with bibliographies. More Info

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China Academic Journals
The China Academic Journals (CAJ) database is the largest index to Chinese-language periodicals from the People's Republic of China . It covers more than 7,200 journals. While a subscription is required for full-text viewing, the index may be searched at no cost. Full-Boolean searching in Chinese and English is supported in basic, advanced, and expert modes. More Info

UB Only

IngentaConnect
Citations to articles from over 20,000 journals; most citations are accompanied by brief abstracts. Many Asian Studies titles are represented in the Ingenta system, some in full text in Ingenta Select. More Info

UB Only

Periodicals Index Online
Indexes over 3,000 academic and popular periodicals published from as early as 1770 to 1995 in the humanities and social sciences in English and other western languages. More Info

UB Only

Web of Science
The combined site for citation indexes in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences. Search for specific articles by subject, author, and/or title. Because the information about each article includes its cited reference list, you can also search the database for articles that cite or are cited by a particular author or work. More Info

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Encyclopedias Reference Universe An index to overviews on a diversity of topics. Enables the searching of article titles and/or back-of-the-book indexes for over 4,000 reference books (subject encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.). More Info

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Reference Universe
An index to overviews on a diversity of topics. Enables the searching of article titles and/or back-of-the-book indexes for over 4,000 reference books (subject encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.). More Info

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	Asian Studies Charles D'Aniello, M.A., M.S.L.S. Charles D'Aniello is the subject librarian for Asian Studies and is available for research consultations, instruction, curricular support & purchase requests. lclcharl@buffalo.edu