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Electronic Databases: East Asian Studies

If asked for a username and password, please contact the Olin Library Help Desk or your Subject Librarian. You may also find the information from the web page: Off-Campus Access.

Please check "Selected Internet Resources on China, Japan, Korea" pages for additional resources.

Academic Search Premier (1975 - )
Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection. More info
ArticleFirst (1990 - )
Journal Index. Nearly 12,500 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Updated daily. More info
[Asahi Shinbun Online] : Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries
Contains Asahi Shinbun from 1945 to present. This database also includes Shûkan Asahi (from April 2000 to present), AERA (from May 1988, inaugural issue to present), Chiezo (latest issue) and Asahi Shinbun Jinbutsu (Who’s who) Database. More info

Asian American Drama
Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.More info

Bibliography of Asian Studies (1971 - )
References to western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Contains full contents of the annual printed Bibliography of Asian Studies (from 1971-1991), plus citations for articles from 1992-present in 100+ of the most-used journals in Asian studies. More info
Books in Print (patron interface) or (Global) Books in Print
Records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers; updated quarterly. You might also want to try Amazon.com. More info

Britannica Online (subscription) or Britannica.com (free site)
Full-text. Encyclopedia. More info

CAJ -- China Academic Journals Full-text Database (Literature/History/Philosophy, Politics/Military Affairs/Law, Education/Social Sciences, Economy & Management series)

A full text, searchable database of journals from China. Current subscription to CAJ includes the Literature/History/Philosophy series (1994- ), Politics/Military Affairs/Law series (1994- ), Education/Social Sciences series (1994- ), and Economy & Management series (1994- ).
No usernames or passwords are necessary: users directly connected to WU servers are logged in automatically. To view full-text articles users must download and install either Adobe Reader (with Chinese simplified font pack) or CAJ Viewer. The User Guide contains information about how to import the research results into Refworks or EndNote. More info
In addition, indexes without full text to other CAJ subjects and CNKI's dissertations, newspapers, and conferences databases are also available via East View.
China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases
(Directly link to Beijing)
Access to abstracts in Chinese journals, dissertation, core newspapers, conference proceedings Databases.
Search CAJ to access full-text journal articles.

China Data Online
Comprehensive online database focusing on economic statistics of China, arranged by regions and categories. Includes monthly and yearly reports on China's macroeconomic development, statistical databases about China's population and economy at the provincial, county, and city level, and financial indicators of more than 568 industrial branches. Also includes statistical yearbooks, census data, industrial and marketing surveys, and an atlas of China. More info
Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest)
The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions. Dates covered: 1861 ... (Indexing); 1980 ... (Abstracts of Dissertations); 1988 ... (Abstracts of Theses). More info
E-Korean Studies
Full-text. Integrated and comprehensive database which includes eBooks, journal articles, reference materials, lectures, official documents, reports, images, and so on. Areas covered are varied including languages, history, philosophy, literature, etc. Also includes North Korean academic journals.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index (1975 - 1996)
An index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. More info
Google Scholar (search engine)
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.More info
IngentaConnect.com
Includes more than 32,000 publications that you can search or browse the tables of contents. You can sign up for email alerts (formerly called Reveal). More info

Japan Knowledge
Consists of fully searchable and browsable databases including English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopdeia of Japan, articles published in a weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, collection of Toyo bunko series and other visual and sound databases. A guide for Kodansha encyclopedia is available in pdf format. More info
JSTOR
Full-text. Journal index. JSTOR consists of the complete back runs of many journal titles, from whenever each title began publication to a point 3 or 5 years ago. More info

Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries : Asahi Shinbun Online
Contains Asahi Shinbun from 1945 to present. This database also includes Shûkan Asahi (from April 2000 to present), AERA (from May 1988, inaugural issue to present), Chiezo (latest issue) and Asahi Shinbun Jinbutsu (Who’s who) Database. More info

LexisNexis Academic (Academic Universe)
Full-text. Journal index. A subset of the Lexis-Nexis service, containing full-text news, business, legal, and reference information. More info
Nichigai MagazinePlus
Index to Japanese journal articles since 1975 and major magazines since 1981. Also includes citation information on proceedings, festschrifts, symposia, speeches, and so on. An essential and comprehensive resource for Japan studies in humanities and social science. More info
Nichigai WHO II
Consists of biographical information on scholars, authors, writers, critics, and journalists (primarily Japanese). Includes approximately 140,000 entries (as of 2005). Data is gathered mainly by means of self-provided information except information for the deceased. Some entries are with bibliographical reference. Linked to Nichigai MagazinePlus (index database) allowing you, in one click, to automatically search articles written by the person. Updated occasionally. More info
Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei
Online database version of the 51 volumes of Japanese historical gazetteer. Includes 200,000 headings and function of creating spreadsheets and distribution maps. This is a shared subscription with 10 other universities in the United States. Please be considerate of our partner institutions by logging out when you are finished.(1 concurrent user allowed)

Oxford Art Online (8 concurrent users allowed)
Full-text. Dictionary. A comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. More info

Project MUSE
Full-text, journal index. About 200 scholarly journals, most recent 3-5 years. Journals can be searched individually, in groups, or all together. More info

WorldCat
Bibliographic information for books, journal titles, videos, and other materials cataloged by thousands of U.S. and foreign libraries. More info
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (formerly Political Science and Government Abstracts) (1975 - )
Journal Index. Covers political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. More info

Other Databases:

FOREAST: Internet East Asian Library; Free Open Resources for East Asian Studies
Collects relevant scholarly resources published on the Internet by individual scholars, academic institutions, government agencies, and occasionally commercial entities.

CiNii
Index to Japanese academic journal articles and theses. Full-text articles are available from selected journals.
NACSIS Webcat
Union catalog of books and serials held by academic and research libraries in Japan. Searchable by Romanization and Japanese vernacular.

Skip navigation Library Home Search Resources Catalog Articles Databases Research Help Check This Out How Do I ... Services Libraries Comments WUSTL		Electronic Databases: East Asian Studies [Link to top EAST ASIAN LIBRARY page] If asked for a username and password, please contact the Olin Library Help Desk or your Subject Librarian. You may also find the information from the web page: Off-Campus Access. Please check "Selected Internet Resources on China, Japan, Korea" pages for additional resources. Academic Search Premier (1975 - ) Scholarly, multi-disciplinary database containing full text for more than 4,650 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,183 journals in the collection. More info ArticleFirst (1990 - ) Journal Index. Nearly 12,500 journals in science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities, and popular culture. Updated daily. More info [Asahi Shinbun Online] : Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries Contains Asahi Shinbun from 1945 to present. This database also includes Shûkan Asahi (from April 2000 to present), AERA (from May 1988, inaugural issue to present), Chiezo (latest issue) and Asahi Shinbun Jinbutsu (Who’s who) Database. More info Asian American Drama Contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more.More info Bibliography of Asian Studies (1971 - ) References to western-language monographs, articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. Contains full contents of the annual printed Bibliography of Asian Studies (from 1971-1991), plus citations for articles from 1992-present in 100+ of the most-used journals in Asian studies. More info Books in Print (patron interface) or (Global) Books in Print Records of in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from over 44,000 North American publishers; updated quarterly. You might also want to try Amazon.com. More info Britannica Online (subscription) or Britannica.com (free site) Full-text. Encyclopedia. More info CAJ -- China Academic Journals Full-text Database (Literature/History/Philosophy, Politics/Military Affairs/Law, Education/Social Sciences, Economy & Management series) A full text, searchable database of journals from China. Current subscription to CAJ includes the Literature/History/Philosophy series (1994- ), Politics/Military Affairs/Law series (1994- ), Education/Social Sciences series (1994- ), and Economy & Management series (1994- ). No usernames or passwords are necessary: users directly connected to WU servers are logged in automatically. To view full-text articles users must download and install either Adobe Reader (with Chinese simplified font pack) or CAJ Viewer. The User Guide contains information about how to import the research results into Refworks or EndNote. More info In addition, indexes without full text to other CAJ subjects and CNKI's dissertations, newspapers, and conferences databases are also available via East View. China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases (Directly link to Beijing) Access to abstracts in Chinese journals, dissertation, core newspapers, conference proceedings Databases. Search CAJ to access full-text journal articles. China Data Online Comprehensive online database focusing on economic statistics of China, arranged by regions and categories. Includes monthly and yearly reports on China's macroeconomic development, statistical databases about China's population and economy at the provincial, county, and city level, and financial indicators of more than 568 industrial branches. Also includes statistical yearbooks, census data, industrial and marketing surveys, and an atlas of China. More info Dissertations and Theses (ProQuest) The complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations accepted at accredited institutions. Dates covered: 1861 ... (Indexing); 1980 ... (Abstracts of Dissertations); 1988 ... (Abstracts of Theses). More info E-Korean Studies Full-text. Integrated and comprehensive database which includes eBooks, journal articles, reference materials, lectures, official documents, reports, images, and so on. Areas covered are varied including languages, history, philosophy, literature, etc. Also includes North Korean academic journals. Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index (1975 - 1996) An index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. More info Google Scholar (search engine) Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, abstracts and articles, from academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories, universities and other scholarly organizations.More info IngentaConnect.com Includes more than 32,000 publications that you can search or browse the tables of contents. You can sign up for email alerts (formerly called Reveal). More info Japan Knowledge Consists of fully searchable and browsable databases including English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionaries, Encyclopedia Nipponica and Encyclopdeia of Japan, articles published in a weekly magazine Ekonomisuto, collection of Toyo bunko series and other visual and sound databases. A guide for Kodansha encyclopedia is available in pdf format. More info JSTOR Full-text. Journal index. JSTOR consists of the complete back runs of many journal titles, from whenever each title began publication to a point 3 or 5 years ago. More info Kikuzo II Visual for Libraries : Asahi Shinbun Online Contains Asahi Shinbun from 1945 to present. This database also includes Shûkan Asahi (from April 2000 to present), AERA (from May 1988, inaugural issue to present), Chiezo (latest issue) and Asahi Shinbun Jinbutsu (Who’s who) Database. More info LexisNexis Academic (Academic Universe) Full-text. Journal index. A subset of the Lexis-Nexis service, containing full-text news, business, legal, and reference information. More info Nichigai MagazinePlus Index to Japanese journal articles since 1975 and major magazines since 1981. Also includes citation information on proceedings, festschrifts, symposia, speeches, and so on. An essential and comprehensive resource for Japan studies in humanities and social science. More info Nichigai WHO II Consists of biographical information on scholars, authors, writers, critics, and journalists (primarily Japanese). Includes approximately 140,000 entries (as of 2005). Data is gathered mainly by means of self-provided information except information for the deceased. Some entries are with bibliographical reference. Linked to Nichigai MagazinePlus (index database) allowing you, in one click, to automatically search articles written by the person. Updated occasionally. More info Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei Online database version of the 51 volumes of Japanese historical gazetteer. Includes 200,000 headings and function of creating spreadsheets and distribution maps. This is a shared subscription with 10 other universities in the United States. Please be considerate of our partner institutions by logging out when you are finished.(1 concurrent user allowed) Oxford Art Online (8 concurrent users allowed) Full-text. Dictionary. A comprehensive and authoritative guide with extensive surveys and in-depth articles on the history of art; provides links to museums, galleries, and art collections around the world, as well as images. More info Project MUSE Full-text, journal index. About 200 scholarly journals, most recent 3-5 years. Journals can be searched individually, in groups, or all together. More info WorldCat Bibliographic information for books, journal titles, videos, and other materials cataloged by thousands of U.S. and foreign libraries. More info Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (formerly Political Science and Government Abstracts) (1975 - ) Journal Index. Covers political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. More info Other Databases: FOREAST: Internet East Asian Library; Free Open Resources for East Asian Studies Collects relevant scholarly resources published on the Internet by individual scholars, academic institutions, government agencies, and occasionally commercial entities. CiNii Index to Japanese academic journal articles and theses. Full-text articles are available from selected journals. NACSIS Webcat Union catalog of books and serials held by academic and research libraries in Japan. Searchable by Romanization and Japanese vernacular.

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