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Where do I start my research?
A good way to start your research is to define
your topic by using subject dictionaries and to find background
information in encyclopaedias.
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
How do I find books on my subject?
To find books on your subject you can:
search the Library
Catalogue using the 'subject keyword' or 'general
keyword' option.
OR
browse the bookshelves using these call numbers:
Morris Miller Library, Hobart:
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BL - BQ
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Religion
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BL 1100-1295
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Hinduism
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BP 1-253
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Islam
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BQ 1-9800
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Buddhism
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DS
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Asia - history
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DS 331-339.9
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South Asia
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DS 401-486.8
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India
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DS 501-
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East Asia, The Far East
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DS 611-449
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Indonesia
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DS 700-799
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China
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DS 801-897
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Japan
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GR 1-950
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Folklore
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HC 422-470.3
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Asia - Economy
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HN 652-762
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Asia - social history, social problems
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HQ 663 - 684
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Asia - family
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JQ 5-1825
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Politics and government
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PL
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Asia - Literature and Language
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PL 501-889
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Japanese literature and language
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PL 1001-3207
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Chinese literature and language
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PL 5073-5089
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Other Asian literature and language
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Launceston Library:
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290
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Religions other than Christianity
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306
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Culture and institutions
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315
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Asia - general statistics
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320
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Political science
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390
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Customs, etiquette, folklore
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496
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Languages of East and South east Asia
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950
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History of Asia
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How do I find journal articles?
The Library holds journals in print and electronic formats. The
best way to access articles in these journals is by using the
databases and print indexes listed below. When you
find an article you want to read, use the Library
Catalogue and the E-journals
list to see if we hold a print copy or have access to the electronic
copy in full-text. Some databases listed will have direct links
to the full-text article.
Subject-specific Databases
| Multi-discipline databases
Subject-specific databases
The Library doesn't have a single electronic database covering
the field of Asian Studies. The following subject-specific databases
will have some Asian focus.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
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The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS), referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971. |
| GEOBASE
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Physical and human geography, environmental studies and
related disciplines.
Help Sheet |
| Historical
abstracts
(Choose: "Click here to access your subscription"
to enter the database)
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Abstracts over 2000 academic history journals, and covers
world history (excluding USA and Canada) from 1450 to present.
Also includes around 3000 citations annually to books reviewed
in the abstracted journals.
Help sheet |
| MLA
International Bibliography |
Index and bibliography, Literature, language, linguistics,
folklore. Journals, books, working papers, conference proceedings,
bibliographies. 1963+
CSA Help sheet |
| Sociological
Abstracts
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Index with abstracts, 1974-
Sociology and related disciplines including urban sociology,
social control, the family and socialisation, sociology
of health and medicine, social problems, social welfare,
poverty, violence.
Articles, books, conference papers.
CSA Help sheet |
| Worldwide
Political Science Abstracts |
Index
with abstracts 1975+
Literature in political science and its complementary fields,
including international relations, law, and public administration.
CSA Help sheet
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Multi-discipline Databases:
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APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs- Full-text)
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This is an indexing and full text database that provides access to the scanned images of journal articles from published material on the social sciences and humanities. Of the 320,000+ records indexed from 2,000+ journals in APAIS, approximately half are derived from 223+ comprehensively indexed journals. The scanned images are provided in PDF format. Source documents also include a wide range of periodicals, newspapers, scholarly journals, conference papers and books. Subject coverage includes Australian business, health, current affairs, economics, humanities, law, literature, politics and social sciences.
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Web
of Science
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Citation database of core academic journals in all subjects.
Incorporates Science Citation Index. 1990+
Help sheet
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ProQuest
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Good starting point to find some full-text journal articles.
Includes references to and some full-text articles of
popular and academic journal articles.
Help sheet
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Scopus |
Scopus provides access to 14,000 peer-reviewed journals from more than 4,00 international publishers. The records from 1996 include references and there are some full text links. |
| JSTOR |
The JSTOR database is unique because it offers access to the full text of core scholarly journals from the first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. JSTOR is not a current issues database. There is a gap from 1-5 years between the most recently publishes issue and the contents in JSTOR. |
ANZ Reference Centre
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Online Australian Newspapers |
| Intute: Arts and Humanities |
Links to useful websites relating to Asain languages, Literature, Historical and Cultural Studies |
What are some good Web sites?
Asian Newspapers
China
Daily. [International ed.] |
Morris Miller Newspaper
Last 2 months + current month only
ProQuest 1995+ |
Japan
Times. [Overseas ed.] Tokyo |
Morris Miller Serial DS 801 .J37
v33-38; 1993-98 |
Jen Min Jih Pao Beijing |
see Renmin Ribao |
People's Daily |
see Renmin Ribao |
Renmin
Ribao Beijing |
Morris Miller Newspaper
Last 2 months + current month only |
Newspapers on the Internet
Many newspaper publishers offer an online service via the
Internet. In many cases, only selections from the newspapers are
made available and in some cases you need to pay a subscription to
gain access. To find out which newspapers are available and to access them, try:-
Language Dictionaries
Printed dictionaries
Language dictionaries can be found in the Reference Collections
of the Morris Miller and Launceston Libraries around the Call
numbers listed in the table below. Earlier editions of some dictionaries
may be found in the lending collections around the same call numbers.
Dictionaries on the Web
Click on the name of the language in the following table to find
dictionaries on the Web.
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Morris Miller Ref
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Launceston (Ltn Ref)
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Chinese
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PL 1420 to PL 1495
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495.1321
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Indonesian
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PL 5076
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499.2213 |
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Japanese
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PL 535 to PL 679
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495.63 to 495.6321
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