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Encyclopedia of Asian history, ed. Ainslie T. Embree. 4 vols. 1988 Reference collection 950.03 E56
Encyclopaedia of Asian Civilizations. L. Frederic. 10 vols. 1977-1984 Reference collection 950.03 L888e
Langauage Dictionaries
A selection. More can be found listed in the catalogue under the subject heading Japanese language - Dictionaries - English
Kodansha's compact Kanji guide : a new character dictionary for students and professionals 1992 Reference collection 495.611 K76 , Main Collection 495.611 K76
Martin, S. E. Martin's concise Japanese dictionary, English-Japanese Japanese-English : fully romanized with complete kanji & kana. 1994 Reference collection 495.6321 M383m, Main Collection 495.6321 M383m
A dictionary of Japanese and English idiomatic equivalents = Wa-Ei jukugo kan'yoku jiten, Charles Corwin, general editor. 1994 Reference collection 495.6321 C832d
Nihongo o manabu hito no jiten : Eigo, Chugokugo yaku tsuki = Informative Japanese dictionary = Yi dong Ri yu ci dian. 1995 Reference collection 495.6321 S158n
Kodansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary: the essential dictionary for all students of Japanese. 1995 Reference collection 495.6321 N163k
The Kodansha Japanese-English dictionary. 1979 Reference collection 495.63 K76 , Main Collection 495.63 K76
Hospitality English-Japanese dictionary, Y Pinkerton, 2000 Reference collection 495.63 P655h
Williams, D. A dictionary of Japanese financial terms. 1995 Reference collection 332.03 W722d
Tung, L. W. Japanese/English English/Japanese glossary of scientific and technical terms. 1993. Reference collection 503 T926j
Keirstead, R. S. Tuttle dictionary of legal terms : English-Japanese, Japanese-English.1993 Reference collection 348.52 K27t Law Reference 340.03 J35
Academic OneFile 20 million peer-reviewed, articles, a large proportion of which are full-text from more than 8000 journals with extensive interdisciplinary coverage. Coverage 1980-
Academic Search Premier Full text for over 4000 of the 8000 journals aross all subject areas.
JSTOR is a full text searchable library of scholarly journals (mainly in the social sciences and humanities) which contains full content of selected journals from their first issue up to 3-5 years ago. Not good for current issues.
Web of science citation database 1995- Much more than science! Includes the Social Sciences citation index and the Arts and Humanities citation index.
Periodicals index online Database of millions of article citations published in the arts, humanities and social sciences, across more than 200 years. Some full terxt available via: Periodicals archive online Searchable full text archive of hundreds of digitised journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences since 1800.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Current events, business and popular culture with access to the full-text of Australasian and international magazines, newspapers & newswires, reference books, and company information. Some scholarly journals included.
Bibliographies
Japan and the Japanese: a bibliographic guide to reference sources. 1996. Reference collection 052.0016 M235j
Japanese history and culture from ancient to modern times: seven basic bibliographies. 2nd. ed.1995. Reference collection 952.0016 D746j.2
Japanese studies from pre-history to 1990: a bibliographical guide. 1992 Reference collection 952.10016 P455j
Shulman, F. Japan (World bibliographical series) 1989 Reference collection 952.0016 S562j
Specific Topics
Current affairs, economics, politics and development
EBSCO Business Source Complete A very large database covering all aspects of business and commerce related subjects for over 1,200 journals some indexed back to 1886.
Lewell, J. Modern Japanese novelists: a biographical dictionary. 1993 Reference collection 895.63409 L671m
Japanese literature in foreign languages 1945-1995, compiled by the Japan P.E.N. Club. 1997 Reference collection 895.6 N691j
Mamola, C. Z. Japanese women writers in English translation : an annotated bibliography. 2 vols.1989-1992 Reference collection895.6 M265j
Schierbeck, S. S. Postwar Japanese women writers : an up-to-date bibliography with biographical sketches = Sengo Nihon joryu sakka no rireki. 1989 Reference collection 895.6 S332p
Leiter, S.L. Kabuki encyclopedia: an English-language adaptation of Kabuki jiten. 1979 Reference collection 895.62003 L533k
Asahi nenkan [Includes statistical information on Japan. Text in Japanese] Reference collection 952.005 A798 (latest) (Earlier edition in Main Collection)
