Library Research Guides: East Asian Studies: Home

East Asian Studies at Wellesley

Academic Departments

Asian Student Union
Japan Club
Korean Students Association
Taiwanese Cultural Organization

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Welcome

This guide aims to point you to the most useful starting places for your research in East Asian Studies. If you have any questions about doing research in this area, please contact Karen Storz, Research & Instruction Librarian.

On the Yangtze River, Bernd Thaller, photo available on Flickr, used under creative commons license

SuperSearch

SuperSearch is a great place to start for journal articles, books and almost everything else the library has, in one easy to use interface.

For searching with more focus and precision, try one of the databases recommended on this guide.

Key Databases

For searching with precision inside a particular subject area, try one of our databases.

These databases contain a combination of full text articles and citation information about articles, book chapters, or books.

Asia-Studies Full-text Online This link opens in a new window
research reports, statistics, analysis
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) This link opens in a new window
Indexes Asian studies in western languages, including journal articles, books, book chapters & conference proceedings, 1971-1991, and articles published in the 100+ most-used journals in this field, 1991 to present.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Articles on world history from 1450, excluding US & Canada, written since 1954

CiNii
Japanese-language index to articles, books & journals.

PAIS Index - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
Articles chronicling the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics, 1915 to present, including policy-oriented literature of subjects such as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations, the environment, demography, public health, science and technology, and reports and commentary on public affairs from the serious general press.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
The world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database. Dates of coverage vary by title and go back as far as 1887.
CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new window
In-depth, unbiased background and analysis on timely political topics, 1923 to present
NK Pro This link opens in a new window
North Korean analysis, research tools, and data, including DPRK domestic media output, tracking of leaders and their appearances, and North Korean company activity. Includes NK News: information, data and daily analysis from a range of scholars, diplomats, and defectors.

Your Librarian

Karen Storz

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Research & Instruction Librarian
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Subjects: Africana Studies, American Studies, Cinema & Media Studies, Cognitive & Linguistic Sciences, Comparative Literature, East Asian Languages & Cultures, East Asian Studies, English, German & German Cultural Studies, Italian Studies, Latin American Studies, Portuguese, Russian & Russian Area Studies, Spanish