1	Bibliographic Guide to Southeast Asia An Overview of Resources for HSTAS/SISSE 221
2	Types of Resources Books Bibliographies Journal Articles Book Reviews Technical Reports News Sources Government Publications NGO and IGO Publications Primary Documents
3	Bibliographies What are Bibliographies? Guides to published books Guides to periodical articles Guides to chapters in edited volumes How are they published? Can be published as books Can be published as serials Can be online as databases Can be library catalogs or accessions lists How are they organized? Can be on a region of the world Can be on a subject area Guide to Online Indexes for Southeast Asia Guide to Bibliographies on Southeast Asia
4	Finding Books UW Libraries Information Gateway Finding materials not yet cataloged Using Keywords Using Subject Headings
5	Using Library of Congress Subject Headings If in doubt ask to look at the red volumes If you find a book you like, look at the subject headings for ideas on how to refine your search Some useful tips: Southeast Asia is not used. Use: Asia Southeastern The American War in Viet Nam is now called: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Press coverage Personal narratives Music and the conflict etc. For minorities, use Ethnology, or Minorities
6	Useful Descriptive Elements of LC Subject Headings Qualifiers used with LC Subject Headings can help you refine your search: Personal Narratives Sources Bibliography Catalogs Directories Dictionaries Mythology Useful General Headings: Description and Travel Social Conditions Social Life and Customs Civilization You can search on Keywords on any elements of the LC Subject Heading string
7	Navigating the Gateway UW Libraries Information Gateway Catalog Browse Subjects Searching for Databases Southeast Asia Section Web Page
8	Finding Journal Articles Indexing Resources for Southeast Asia Bibliography of Asian Studies Arts and Humanities Citation Index Historical Abstracts Research Library Complete Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
9	Finding Book Reviews Bibliography of Asian Studies Expanded Academic Index Historical Abstracts Uses term Review Article in Subject Heading MLA International Bibliography
10	Other Useful Indexes Bibliography of Asian Studies FIAF International Film Archive Database Reader’s Guide Retrospective Air University Index to Military Periodicals and other Defense Department Resources PAIS International Articles, books, agency reports
11	Older Journal Articles Some now indexed in BAS JSTOR Many interesting late colonial era journals on Asia show American/European attitudes towards the “ Orient.” Sources for the Study of the Dutch Indies Sources for the Study of French Indochina
12	Indexes to Technical Reports (including Defense-related materials) Amnesty International Cumulative Guide – CD NTIS National Technical Information Service, including US Government contractor reports, e.g. Rand Corporation (many reports on Vietnam including “motivation and morale project.” ) Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
13	News Sources World News Connection Global Newsbank Historical Newspapers Online Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Ethnic Newswatch FBIS Index Note: Ask at the Government Pubs desk for older issues of FBIS and JPRS sources. National Newspapers
14	Primary Documents What do we understand by a Primary Document? Novels Newspapers Archives Manuscripts
15	Manuscript Collections and Primary Documents NUCMC National Union Catalog of Manuscripts Collections National Security Archive Declassified Documents Reference System Online Inventories of archives and repositories Use the term “sources” to find primary documents
16	Microform Collections Most large collections have printed reel guides UPA Vietnam War Collections Douglas Pike Collection Rand Corporation Inverviews May be borrowed from other Institutions Center for Research Libraries Southeast Asia Microform Project Newspapers Manuscripts Books filmed by LC Jakarta and KITLV Colloquial Malay Project Vietnam Preservation Project (journals 1915-45) Khmer Rouge Interrogation Files U.N. election monitoring files from Cambodia, 1993.