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Bibliography of Asian Studies
The most comprehensive Western-language bibliographical database for research on East, Southeast, and South Asia.

Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Online access to a comprehensive selection of important journals and ebooks in the humanities and social sciences.
JSTOR Collection This link opens in a new window
In addition to fully-searchable journal backfiles, also includes current issues for some titles as well as collections of primary-source documents such as their '19th century British pamphlets'.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new window
Includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format.

CiNii Articles
Cinii provides bibliographic information for articles published in Japanese journals from the 1950s to present. Use your keywords to locate particular articles that are relevant to your subject. Although many articles are available in full text （本文あり）, several are only accessible in print. You can check the library catalogue to see if we have the print or talk to your librarian.
Zasshi kiji sakuin shusei 雑誌記事索引集成
"The Complete Database for Japanese Magazines and Periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present." This article index provides citation information for articles published from the Meiji period on. The database includes the full National Diet Library periodicals index (Zasshi kiji sakuin), but is especially useful for those looking for resources published before 1948.
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WorldCat This link opens in a new window
The world's largest library catalogue.
JapanKnowledge Lib (in Japanese) This link opens in a new window
Collection of Japanese reference resources such as translation dictionaries and encyclopedias. Also includes the full-text e-versions of Shin Nihon koten bungaku zenshū and select Tōyō bunko works.
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Cinii Books
Includes records from academic libraries across Japan. Information listed can be used for InterLibrary Loan requests from Japan.
Waseda University Catalogue (WINE)
Provides in-depth information such as table of content details from Waseda University's extensive library collection.