Davidson College Library   Research Guide for Political Science 333

Japan and the East Asian Dragons Professor Rigger Spring 2005 Reference Works Finding Books Finding Articles Starting Points (Including Popular Sources) Primary Indexes for Political Science Indexes Covering Related Topics Electronic Journal Collections Finding Web Sites Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Biographical Dictionary of Japanese History. Ed. Seiicho Iwao. Tokyo: International Society for Educational Information, 1978. Reference R 920.052 B615 Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Japan. Ed. Richard Bowring and Peter Kornicki. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993. Reference R 952 C1781 The Columbia Guide to Modern Japanese History. Gary D. Allinson. New York: Columbia Univ. Press, 1999. Reference R 952.03 A437c Conflict in Korea: An Encyclopedia. James Hoare and Susan Pares. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1999. Reference R 951.904 H679c Cultural Atlas of Japan. Martin Collcutt et al. Oxford: Phaidon, 1988. Reference R 915.2 C697c Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Japan. J.A.A. Stockwin. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 320.952 S866d Encyclopedia of Asian History. Ed. Ainslie T. Embree. 4 vols. New York: Scribner, 1988. Reference R 950 E56 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Japanese Culture. Ed. Sandra Buckley. New York: Routledge, 2002. Reference R 952.04 E56 Encyclopedia of Modern Asia. Ed. David Levinson and Karen Christenson. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2002. Reference R 950 L665e The Europa World Year Book. London: Europa, 1959- . Reference R 341.1 E89 Library has 1959 to present. The Far East and Australasia. London, Europa, 1969- . Reference R 950 F219 International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Ed. Neil J. Smelser and Paul B. Bates. 26 vols. New York: Elsevier, 2001. Reference R 300.3 I611 Historical Dictionary of North Korea. Ilpyong J. Kim. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow, 2003. Reference R 951.9 K49h Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Korea. Andrew C. Nahm. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1993. Reference R 951.9 N154h Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1993. Reference R 952 J351 Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. 9 vols. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1983. Reference R 952.03 K76 The MIT Encyclopedia of the Japanese Economy. Robert C. Hsu. 2nd ed. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1999. Reference R 330.952 H873m Modern Japan: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture, and Nationalism. Ed. James L. Huffman. New York: Garland, 1998. Reference R 952 M689 The Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Ed. Joel Krieger. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 320.03 O98 2001 Political Handbook of the World, 2000-2002. Ed. Arthur S. Banks et al. New York: CSA, 2003. Reference R 320 P7691 Political Parties of the World. Ed. Bogdan Szajkowski. 6th ed. London: John Harper, 2005. Political Philosophy: Theories, Thinkers, Concepts. Ed. Seymour Martin Lipset. Washington, DC: CQ Press, 2001. Reference R 320.01 P769 Political Systems of the World. J. Denis Derbyshire and Ian Derbyshire. 2nd ed. New York: St. Martin's, 1996. Reference R 320.3 D428p Revolutionary and Dissident Movements of the World. Ed. Bogdan Szajkowski. 4th ed. London: John Harper, 2004. World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures. Ed. George Thomas Kurian. 2 vols. Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1998. Reference R 328.03 W927 Women in Japanese Society: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected English Language Materials. Kristina R. Huber. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992. Reference R 016.305 H877w Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall. 11th ed. 6 vols. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2004. [Online only] Finding Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject headings include: democracy case studies democracy history [name of country] democracy [name of country] democratization [name of country] politics and government To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use a dollar sign $.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war").     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Finding Articles Starting Points | Primary Indexes for Political Science | Indexes Covering Related Topics | Electronic Journal Collections Starting Points (including Popular Sources) Academic Search Elite (1984 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Historical Newspapers: The New York Times (1851-2001) Provides the full text of the New York Times; page images can be viewed and downloaded as pdf files. For articles after 2001, search LexisNexis Academic.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. InfoTrac OneFile (1980 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also included citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use an exclamation point !. LexisNexis Academic (Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as the text of newswires, patents, legal documents, and transcripts of radio and television broadcasts.    To find international news: do a "Guided News Search." In the first drop down menu, "News Category," choose "World News." In the second drop-down menu, "News Sources," select the appropriate region of the world. Enter key words and then adjust the date range as appropriate. [You can also select "Non-English Language News" as the news category to find international news.]    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an exclamation point !.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use an asterisk *. OmniFile Full Text Mega (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.    Search Syntax     Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".     Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Proquest Newspapers (1980s to present) Indexes, abstracts, and provides selected full text from the following major national newspapers: The Christian Science Monitor (1988 to present), Los Angeles Times (1985 to present), New York Times (1999 to present), Wall Street Journal (1982 to present), and Washington Post (1987 to present).    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Readers' Guide Abstracts (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.    Search Syntax     Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".     Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. World News Connection (1995 to present) Contains full-text, English-language summaries and translations of foreign news reports, conference proceedings, radio and television broadcasts, periodicals, non-classified technical reports, and other local media sources from around the world. Covers political, scientific, socioeconomic, technical, and environmental issues and events. These materials are provided by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). Note: The Library also has earlier years of the FBIS Reports: 1978-1996 [microfiche]: Government Information Microfiche Cabinets, call number PrEX 7.10:FBIS- 1996-2001 [CD-ROM]: Government Information CD-ROMS, located in the top drawer of the cabinet behind the Reference Office.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use a question mark ?.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Pre-1980 Newspapers The Christian Science Monitor (1954 to present) [microfilm] Microfilm cabinet C-11 Index (1954-1992): Reference Index Area R 070 C555 New York Times Available online (1851-2001): Historical Newspapers: The New York Times Available on microfilm (1851 to present) Index (1851 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 N53 Personal Name Index: Reference Index Area 071 N53p The [London] Times (1785 to present) [microfilm] Index: Reference Index Area R 070 T58 The Wall St. Journal (1961 to present) [microfilm] Microfilm cabinet C-42 Index (1961-2003): Reference Index Area R 071 W187 The Washington Post (1877 to present) [microfilm] Microfilm cabinets C-43 through C-47 Index (1971 to present): Reference Index Area R 071 W3191 Primary Indexes & Databases for Political Science Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) Online (1971 to present) Indexes articles, essays in edited collections, conference proceedings, and other materials on all subjects related to East, Southeast, and South Asia. Also lists books published between 1971 and 1992. International in scope; most citations are to works written in Western languages.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: automatic. CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online (1991 to present) A collection of resources on international affairs. Includes citations to journal articles and books; also includes the full text of over 400 working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, policy briefs, and economic indicators. A small selection of journals and books are also available full text.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. International Political Science Abstracts Reference Index Area R 050 I61 (1955-2004) Indexes articles from journals and yearbooks on a wide variety of political science topics; international in scope. PAIS International (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: automatic.     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. PROceedings (Political Science Research Online) (2003 to present) Provides access to the full text of papers from the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association. Social Sciences Abstracts (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.    Search Syntax     Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "".     Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: automatic.     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Indexes & Databases Covering Related Topics Contemporary Women's Issues (1992 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, books, newsletters, and reports on all aspects of women's studies, including gender, sociology, education, political science, and health.    Search Syntax     Truncation: automatic.     Phrase searching: automatic. EconLIT (1969 to present ) Indexes articles from 326 journals; also lists doctoral dissertations, books, and conference proceedings. Areas covered include economic theory and history as well as international, regional, and urban economics.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: automatic.     Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Historical Abstracts (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use a question mark ?.     Time period searches: search by decade or century only.         To search for a decade, use the format xxxxD (example: 1980D).         To search for a range of decades, use the format xxxxD xxxxD or the format xxxxD OR xxxxD.         To search for a century, use the format xxxxH (example: 1900H). LexisNexis Country Analysis Provides economic, business, and political risk information for over 190 countries; includes data and analysis from sources such as BMI International News, Edimax Market Newsletters, Euromonitor, Interfax International News, PRS Group Country Reports and International Country Risk Guide, World Market Research Centre News, and reports from the U.S. Government.    To search Country Analysis: choose "Business" from the list of Academic Search Forms in the upper left-hand corner of the main LexisNexis Academic page and then select "Country Analysis."    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an exclamation point !.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ".     Wildcard: use an asterisk *. Women's Studies Abstracts Reference Index Area R 050 W872 (1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art. Electronic Journal Collections JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use a plus sign +.     Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses.    Search Syntax     Truncation: use an asterisk *.     Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Finding Web Sites For tips on finding information on the Web efficiently, see our guide ""How to Search the Web." Be sure to evaluate what you find! Country Study: Japan, from the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress Japan Policy Research Institute Japanese Politics Central, from Leonard Schoppa, A Political Science professor at the University of Virginia Tips & Further Help How to Narrow or Broaden your Search How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Find Book Reviews How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Planner, Part 2 (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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