Selected Resources for:
Asian History

Bibliography of Asian Studies  

http://0-ets.umdl.umich.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/b/bas/

1971- .

References western-language books, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften on all parts of Asia. Allows browsing by subject, journal title, or by country/region or search by topic. Covers the social sciences as well as the humanities.

Location: Ref. Z3001.B53 1971-1991

China Academic Journals (CAJ Full-text Database)  

http://0-china.eastview.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Full-text electronic versions of selected articles from Chinese academic periodicals. Database is Series F, part of CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), a national project to digitize all Chinese knowledge-based information resources. Subject coverage of Series F: literature, philosophy, history, archaeology, music, arts, sports, folk custom, language, and news. Chiefly in Chinese. Some articles have English abstracts.

East Asian Gateway Service for Chinese and Korean Academic Journal Publications  

http://www.library.pitt.edu/libraries/eal/Gateway-Home.htm

Provides free delivery of full-text copies of Chinese language academic journal articles to any researcher in the U.S. Journal publications are transmitted digitally from China and Taiwan

Historical Abstracts   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=hia

1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture  

Brief essays introduce historical periods and give background to entries on important events in the history of East, South, Southeast, and Central Asian countries, from earliest times to the present (1998). Arts, culture, thought, religion, science-technology, economics, and everyday life have entries as well as political events. Political Chronology of Central, South, and East Asia (Ref. DS 327.5 .P65 2001) and Political Chronology of South-East Asia and Oceania (Ref. DS 525.7 .P65 2001) are devoted to political events.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DS 33 .C63 2000

Library of Congress Country Studies  

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html

This authoritative series includes a few European countries, each with a different call number. The social, political, and economic conditions of the country are described. Also includes bibliographies. Call numbers for print versions may be found in GEORGE by searching [Name of Country]: A Country Study.

Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations  

Covers ancient Asia from the Indus Valley Civilization in 3000 BCE through the Cambodian empires of Funan, Chenla, and Angkor that lasted until the 15th Century. Includes 900 detailed A-Z entries that treat archaeological sites, religions, agricultural and economic development, personalities, warfare, trade, and political institutions.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DS 12 .H5 2004

Encyclopedia of Asian History  

Short articles by scholars covering all areas of Asian history, includes brief bibliographies. A detailed subject index and a useful synoptic outline appear at the end of volume four.

Location: LAU Ref Stacks DS 31 .E53 1988

Asian Historical Dictionaries  

This series includes individual volumes for many Asian countries, all with different call numbers. Includes chronologies, bibliographies, and short dictionary entries useful for quick definitions and identification. In GEORGE, do a keyword search for: Asian Historical Dictionaries and choose your country from the list.

Location: Various Call Numbers

Siku Quanshu  

http://us.subscriptionv3.skqs.com/skqs/download/

The SKQS is the single largest collection of literary works in the world, with 3,460 works and 36,000 volumes. Compiled by edict of China's Emperor Qianlong during the period from 1773-1782, its title can be translated as the Complete Library of Four Treasures (Classics, History, Literature and Biography). Requires installation of client program. Install setup.exe file.

Library of Congress Catalog  

http://catalog.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.

china.provost.georgetown.edu  

http://china.provost.georgetown.edu

As the Georgetown University's page on China, it provides all the important information on the academic exchange programs between Georgetown and China's renowned institutions of higher education, Georgetown scholar's research on China and the core academic resources.

Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library  

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html

Numerous links to Asia-Pacific global resources, regional Asian resources, and individual countries/territories resources.

Times Digital Archive  

http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=ttda

1785-1985

Searchable, electronic version of The Times, Britain's newspaper of record, essential for primary source research in British history, politics, and culture. Provides a complete full-text and full-image archive of The Times from 1785 to 1985.