Nov
28
2011
Aozora Bunko, which has long provided readers with full-text Japanese literature in the public domain (where the copyright has expired), is now offering its titles through Internet Archive. The material is now available in PDF, as well as mobile device-friendly downloadable formats including EPUB and Kindle. In addition, users have the option of reading the works online.
Although searching by author is possible in both Japanese and English scripts, at this point it appears that titles can only be found using original Japanese script searches. Here is an example of one of the Aozora titles available through Internet Archive: Futari no tomo 二人の友 by Mori Ōgai 森鴎外. See the left-hand column for viewing and download options.
For more information, see the press releases from Voyager Japan, the company that transferred the content, in Japanese and in English.
Sep
28
2011
University of Toronto Professor Emerita Sonja Arntzen will be speaking this Friday at Asian Centre as part of the Kameyama Lecture series organized by the Asian Studies Department.
“Telling it Slant” Dreams and Religious Meaning in the Sarashina Diary
September 30 (Friday) @ 5:00 p.m.
Room 604, Asian Centre
For more details, check out the pdf here.
Jul
27
2011
JapanKnowledge has added another 10 titles to their Shinpen Nihon koten bungaku zenshū 新編 日本古典文学全集 digital collection. The new titles are:
中古
今昔物語集 Konjaku monogatarishū
将門記 Shōmon ki
陸奥話記 Mutsu waki
中世
保元物語 Hōgen monogatari
平治物語 Heiji monogatari
宇治拾遺物語 Uji shūi monogatari
曾我物語 Soga monogatari
太平記 Taiheiki
義経記 Gikeiki
近世
仮名草子集 Kana-zōshishū
To access the SNKBZ e-collection, you must sign into JapanKnowledge. A tutorial is available here on how to search within the e-books.
Jun
29
2011
We are currently offering a trial of the Yomiuri Shinbun database Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館. This resource includes Yomiuri articles from 1874 to present, as well as English-language articles from The Daily Yomiuri from 1989. The trial will run until August 4.
To access the database:
1) Click here to go to the information page.
2) Click on “via the web”
3) You will be prompted for your CWL username and password if accessing from home.
For non-faculty members, please go back and fill out the feedback form also available through the information page. Current faculty members should have received a separate survey. Contact me if you have not received this.
Jun
06
2011
I’ve created a couple of tutorials on how to use Factiva to find Japanese-language news articles. Check them out here:
Factiva for Japanese – Basic
Factiva for Japanese – Advanced
Hope they’re helpful!
Apr
21
2011
JapanKnowledge has added a further 10 titles to their Shinpen Nihon koten bungaku zenshū 新編 日本古典文学全集 digital collection. The new titles are:
Eiga monogatari 栄花物語
Ōkagami 大鏡
Sumiyoshi monogatari 住吉物語
Torikaebaya monogatari とりかへばや物語
Matsura no Miya monogatari 松浦宮物語
Mumyō-zōshi 無名草子
Heike monogatari 平家物語
Kenrei Monʼin Ukyō no Daibu shū / 建礼門院右京大夫集
Towazugatari とはずがたり
Chūsei nikki kikkōshū 中世日記紀行集
To access the SNKBZ e-collection, you must sign into JapanKnowledge. A tutorial is available here on how to search within the e-books.
Apr
20
2011
The Tohoku Geographical Association 東北地理学会 has posted articles about the recent Tohoku Earthquake. They are now available on their website:
English-language articles
Japanese-language articles
See the Earthquake and Tsunami Resources page and the Nuclear Crisis Resources page for more links to more resources on the disaster.
Apr
18
2011
UBC Library has just started to subscribe to the web-based Kokushi Daijiten (Encyclopedia of Japanese History). Users can search the full-text of all 54,000 entries included in this resource, which contains the entire content of the 15-volume print edition. To access the database:
1) go to the information page
2) click on “via the web”
3) click on the ログイン button
Yvonne Chan
Shirin