Asian Studies: Top Resources
Asia
Asia is the largest and most populous the of the planet's continents. "In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The western boundary with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. The most commonly accepted boundaries place Asia to the east of the Suez Canal, the Ural River, and the Ural Mountains, and south of the Caucasus Mountains and the Caspian and Black Seas. -- Wikipedia
Top Resources
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Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)Western language materials on Asia. More InfoUB ONLY
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Historical AbstractsWorld history excluding U.S. and Canada; 1450-present. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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America: History and LifeHistory of the United States and Canada. More InfoPartial Full-TextUB ONLY
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Project MuseFull-text journals in the humanities & social sciences. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Google BooksCollection of books and magazine issues More InfoPUBLIC
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HathiTrust Digital LibraryA digital repository of online books and other scholarly materials. More InfoPartial Full-TextPUBLIC
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Google ScholarGoogle's trial effort to index the scholarly web
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ACLS Humanities E-BookOver 500 digitized books of high quality in the field of history More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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WorldCat DiscoveryInformation about books and many other types of materials held by libraries around the world. More InfoUB ONLY
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Ethnic NewsWatchAmerican ethnic press. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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New York Times (1851-2012) with Index (1851-1993)Historical local, regional, national and international news. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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Top Resources: Chinese Language
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China Academic Journals (Chinese Search Interface)Index to Chinese-language periodicals. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
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China Academic Journals (English Search Interface)Index to Chinese-language periodicals. More InfoFull-TextUB ONLY
Maps of Asia
Map of Asia/Political Map of Asia (Nations Online Project)
Outline Maps of Asia and the Pacific (Education Place)
Resouces at Other SUNY Centers (Each leads to a wealth of material and is well worth visiting.)
Selected Libraries with Major East Asian Studies Collections
Major East Asian Collections
- Columbia University C. V. Starr East Asian Library
- Cornell University Wason Collection on East Asia
- Duke University East Asian Collection
- Library of Congress Asian Division
- Princeton University East Asian Library
- University of British Columbia
- University of California Berkeley C.V. Starr East Asian Library
- University of Hawaii, Manoa
- University of Michigan
- University of Southern California
- University of Toronto Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
- University of Washington
See East Asian Library Websites in North America (Council on East Asian Libraries)
Selected Libraries with Major South Asian Studies Collections
Major South Asian Collections
- British Library, South Asia
- India Office
- Cambridge University Centre of South Asian Studies
- Columbia University, South Asian Collections
- Cornell University South Asia collections
- National Archives of India
- New York University Library, South Asia
- Oxford University, South Asia
- University of California - Berkeley, South Asia
- University of Chicago, South Asia Section
- University of Hawai at Manoa, South Asian Collections
- University of Michigan Libraries, South Asian Collections
- University of Minnesota, Ames Library of South Asia
- University of Pennsylvania, South Asia Section
- University of Virginia, South Asian Collections
- University of Washington, South Asian Section