UW Libraries - Japan Studies: Search for Resources

Search for Resources

UW Libraries Catalog
University of Washington Libraries Catalog. Search in English.
UW Law Library Catalog
Marian Gallagher Law Library catalog.
UW e-books collection
netLibrary provides access to your library's collection of eContent. eContent can be digital versions of printed material such as books or journals, databases or any digital content. All available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
SUMMIT
Summit is a library catalog that combines information from Pacific Northwest academic libraries into a single unified database.
OCLC WorldCat
Materials not owned by the UW Libraries are searchable through OCLC WorldCat.
King County Library System
Seattle Public Library

JSTOR
Multidisciplinary database of major journals. 14 journals in Asian Studies, 48 in Language and Literature. Direct access to all articles listed. However, limited to articles published on or before 1998(2000 at the latest).
Bibliography of Asian Studies
Includes English articles of Japan studies.
E-Journals
University of Washington Electronic Journal search page. Some e-Journals have UW restricted access.
Factiva
Article database. Make sure to specify language and region before entering search criteria.
UW Research Databases
The list of databases. Some databaseses have UW restricted access.
CINII (English)
Scholarly and academic information navigator.

UW Libraries Catalog » help
(Japanese character search)
Japanese input search
日本語入力検索
Nacsis Webcat
Union catalog of Japanese University libraries.
総合目録データベースWWW検索サービス
Webcat Plus
The search system that adds related words from your keyword/sentence input to get the results.
連想検索機能
Book Contents (The University of Tokyo)
Allows you to search for books held in the libraries of the University of Tokyo. The information includes actual contents of the books. Search for a title throught the UT's OPAC system, then click on Book Contents button (under the ISBN column).
ブックコンテンツ・データベース
Early J-Books in Europe
Union Catalogue of Early Japanese Books in Europe
欧州所在日本古書総合目録

Japanese Magazineplus
Japanese Magazineplus is the largest database of periodicals and academic articles in Japan. Areas covered include medicine, science, law, humanities, popular culture, business and social sciences. Updated weekly.
Factiva
Article database. Make sure to specify language and region before entering search criteria.
National Diet Library Article Index (open for public access)
The content of this reference material database overlaps with the Japanese Magzineplus a great deal but can be accessed without UW NetID. It includes phD thesis, periodicals, maps, music, etc.
Art Magazines
Contents/Featured article titles of Japanese art magazines
CINII (Japanese)
Scholarly and academic information navigator
論文情報ナビゲータ
国立情報学研究所

Search films & other visual material
How to search the UW Library Catalogs for Japanese Films.
Japanese romanization
Japanese romanization list
Search and display of Japanese
Install J-character set (IME)
The following information is for Windows terminals only. Macintosh machines usually have a Japanese character set already available.
Use the Japanese IME
How to use the IME once it is installed on your computer