Governments and Politics of East Asia
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Selecting and Getting to Know Your Topic: Selected Reference Materials
The following is a selection of available reference materials. Search the library catalog for more reference sources, browse the reference collection on level A of the library, or ask for help.
CIA World Factbook
Online Location: https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
A standard source for current data on countries of the world.Credo Reference
Online Location: http://0-www.credoreference.com.library.muhlenberg.edu/ or search the library catalog by title.
Credo Reference is a collection of hundreds of reference works, including general and subject specific dictionaries, encyclopedias, guides, companions and more--all online, all searchable from one search box.Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia (2001)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Collection 959.053 L527d (Level A)US Department of State: Background Notes
Online Location: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn
"Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty."Encyclopedia of Modern Asia (2002)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Collection 950.03 E56o v.1-6 (Level A)The Europa World Year Book
Online Location: http://0-www.europaworld.com.library.muhlenberg.edu/ or search the library catalog by titleLibrary of Congress Country Portals to the World
Online Location: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/portals.html
A gateway to recommended sources on specific countries.Library of Congress Country Studies: Area Handbook Series
Online Location: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/
"Description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world." Note that some of the entries have not been updated in recent years. Check for currency.Political Handbook of the World
Online Location: http://0-library.cqpress.com.library.muhlenberg.edu/phw/ or search the library catalog by titleStatistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific / United Nations (2009)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Collection 315 S797y (Level A)Examples of Reference Works on Specific Countries
China
Berkshire Encyclopedia of China: Modern and Historic Views of the World's Newest and Oldest Global Power (2009)
Online Location: http://0-www.exacteditions.com.library.muhlenberg.edu/login/encyclopediaofchina or search the library catalog by titleJapan
Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan (2003)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Collection 952.0403 S866d (Level A)North Korea
A Handbook on North Korea (1998)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Collection 951.93 C548h (Level A)
Selecting and Getting to Know Your Topic: Selected Websites
GENERAL
ASIANetwork: Teaching and Learning Resources
http://asianetwork.org/resources.htmlAsia-Pacific Research Network
http://www.aprnet.org/Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (Australian National University)
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.htmlSoutheast Asia Research Centre
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/searc/
IGOS
Search Engine -- Government Information: International Documents (Indiana University, Bloomington)
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=4173*****
ASEAN: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
http://www.aseansec.org/International Monetary Fund
http://www.imf.org/UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
http://www.unescap.org/United Nations Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific
http://www.unsiap.or.jp/UNICEF: United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
http://www.unicef.org/World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND THINKTANKS
Directory -- Political Science Resources on the Web / Think Tanks (University of Michigan Library)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/psthink.html*****
Asia Foundation (a U.S. NGO)
http://www.asiafoundation.org/Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.edu/Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific
http://www.cscap.org/East Asia Barometer (National Taiwan University)
http://www.eastasiabarometer.org/East Asian Studies Center (Indiana University)
http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/East & Southeast Asia: An Annotated Directory of Internet Resources (University of Redlands)
http://newton.uor.edu/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/general-pol.htmlEuropean Alliance For Asian Studies
http://www.asia-alliance.org/Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (Taiwan)
http://www.ipsas.sinica.edu.tw/indexe.phpInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies
http://www.iseas.edu.sg/Nordic Institute of Asian Studies
http://nias.ku.dk/School of East Asian Studies (University of Sheffield, UK)
http://www.seas.ac.uk/
Finding Articles: Databases & Indexes
SEARCHING FOR ARTICLES
See a list of all article databases via the Library Homepage -- Databases A to Z (in the Quick Links box).
Check the Subject Guides (linked from the Library Homepage in the Research box) for other recommended databases for this and other subject areas.
Use UlrichsWeb Periodicals Directory (linked from the Library Homepage -- Online Reference Shelf (in the Quick Links box)) to find out information about individual journals, including whether or not they are peer-reviewed.
Subject-Specific Databases: International Relations and Political Science
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO)
Full text of working papers, policy briefs, conference proceedings, journal articles and more in the area of international affairs theory and research.PAIS International (1972 to present)
Citations from 1972 to the present from scholarly journals, gray literature, government publications, and more from 120 countries on political, economic, social and public policy issues.Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Indexes international serials literature in political science and complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration / policy.Subject-Specific Databases: Other Disciplines
See a list of all article databases via the Library Homepage -- Databases A to Z (in the Quick Links box).
EconLit (Economic Literature)
Index to scholarly publications in economics.Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
A database with articles, some full-text, in various medical disciplines. Emphasis on nursing and allied health, including pharmacology information.Sociological Abstracts
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.Interdisciplinary and News Databases
Academic Search Premier
Full text access to scholarly and non-scholarly publications in a wide variety of disciplines and subject areas.JSTOR
Full text of scholarly journals from most academic disciplines. Coverage is from the inception of the journal through three to five years ago.LexisNexis Academic
Full text of thousands of newspapers, magazines, broadcast transcripts, business publications, legal materials, and more.Omnifile (Wilson Web)
A database with some full text articles covering various academic subjects including general sciences, humanities, social sciences, and business.
GETTING THE ARTICLES
- When searching for articles in library databases, you may find the full-text of an article linked in the database.
- If not, you need to search the Trexler Library Catalog to see if we own the journal in which the article is published.
- Most databases have a Get It! link embedded. Click the link to check our holdings.
- Otherwise, search the catalog by journal title or by ISSN. Verify that we have online, print, or microform access to the year/volume you need.
- If we do not own the journal you need, request the article via Interlibrary Loan.
- Some databases have a Request on Interlibrary Loan link embedded. Click the link to fill out the form. Click Submit.
- Otherwise, use the Interlibrary Loan Journal Article Request Form (Library Homepage -- Interlibrary Loan (in the Quick Links box) -- Articles request form). Fill out the form with as much information as possible. Ask for help, if you have questions.
Finding Books: Library Catalogs
TREXLER LIBRARY
Search the Trexler Library Catalog to find out what books, government publications, journals, videos, etc. the library owns.
GETTING THERE: Use the shortcut search box on the Library Homepage or Library Homepage -- Library Catalogs (in the Quick Links box) -- Trexler Library Catalog
OTHER LIBRARIES
To find books held by other libraries, search WorldCat, a database of over 60 million library records from around the country and world. Use the ILL button to request a book from another library. (ILL can take 10-14 days.)
GETTING THERE: Library Homepage -- Library Catalogs (in Quick Links box) -- Other Library Catalogs -- WorldCat
Finding Government Documents
UNITED STATES
Muhlenberg College receives about 30% of all materials published by the Federal Government. These items cover a wide range of subject areas--from legal materials and the records of Congress to health and education information and in-depth research conducted by the Smithsonian. All of the government documents that we receive have records in the Trexler Library Catalog.
Google U.S. Government Search
Google's search tool for state and federal webpages.LexisNexis Congressional
Provides access to detailed information about Congress. It includes The Congressional Record, congressional hearings, legislation, legislative histories, etc., from 1969 to the present.Documents Center (University of Michigan Library)
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/
"The Documents Center is a central reference and referral point for government information, whether local, state, federal, foreign or international. Its web pages are a reference and instructional tool for government, political science, statistical data, and news."
OTHER
Governments on the World Wide Web
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/World Legal Information Institute: Countries
http://www.worldlii.org/catalog/215.html
Citing Your Sources
Check your course syllabus for information on citing your sources.
For additional help using Chicago Style, consult the following resources:
The Chicago manual of style (2003)
Print Location: Trexler Library Reference Desk Reserve 808.027 C632m (at Reference Desk)Trexler Library handout on using Chicago style: http://www.muhlenberg.edu/library/reshelp/chicago_example.pdf
Writer's Handbook (Writing Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison):
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/DocChicago.html
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Last modified: 14 February 2011
