Asian Studies - Non-Asian Language Resources

Welcome! This guide highlights key library resources for conducting research in Asian Studies using resources written in non-Asian languages. To make your research process easier and smoother, resources are divided into the following categories:

• reference materials for locating background information, translating and transliterating original texts
• books and e-books on specific topics available via the UBC Library
• academic journals licensed by the Library
• databases with scholarly articles on specific topics or geographic areas
• maps and atlases in our reference collections
• graphic novels available at UBC Vancouver
• news sources from and about different parts of Asia

The final section is dedicated to resources that are freely and openly accessible on the internet, and includes everything from bibliographies and educational materials, to film archives, directories and digitized maps.

• Department of Asian Studies
• Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program
• Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies
• Middle East Studies Program
• Institute of Asian Research
• Centre for Asian Legal Studies

• Asian Canadian History and Archives
• Asian Canadian Studies
• Cantonese Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Himalayan Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Korean Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Persian Studies
• South Asian & Himalayan Studies

• Asian Library Head - Shirin Eshghi Furuzawa
• Chinese Studies Librarian - Jing Liu
• Japanese Studies Librarian - Tomoko Kitayama Yen
• Korean Studies Librarian - Sae Yong Kim
• South Asian and Himalayan Studies Librarian - Sarbjit Randhawa