Apr
22
2008
Check out the following newly-arrived publications. For more new titles by subject, go to the Japanese Studies Resources page under “New Japanese Materials”.
Art & Fashion
Choju jinbutsu giga （鳥獣人物戯画）
Fukushoku Bunka Kenkyukai kimono zuroku （服飾文化研究会きもの図録）
Current Fiction
Kyua by Taguchi, Randi (キュア / 田口ランディ) – Details
Chichi to ran by Kawakami, Mieko (乳と卵 / 川上未映子) – Details
Chugen no niji by Asada, Jiro (中原の虹 / 浅田次郎) – Details-1 | Details-2
Watashi no otoko by Sakuraba, Kazuki (私の男 / 桜庭一樹) – Details
History
Edo keiji jinmei jiten （江戸刑事人名事典）
Edo jidai zen daimyoke jiten （江戸時代全大名家事典）
Nihon kodaishi chimei jiten （日本古代史地名事典）
Language & Literature
Gendai josei sakka-dokuhon （現代女性作家読本）
Kojien (2008 edition) （広辞苑）
Daishogen (大書源)
Nihon no koten o yomu （日本の古典を読む）
Reberu-betsu Nihongo tadoku raiburari （レベル別日本語多読ライブラリー）
Manga
Akira （フルカラーアキラ）
Ero manga sutadizu （エロマンガ・スタディーズ）
Tezuka Osamu zenshu （手塚治虫全集）
Religion
Shinpan koji junrei (新版古寺巡礼)
Shukyogaku bunken jiten （宗教学文献事典）
Apr
18
2008
Come join us for our annual Asian Library Open House, which will take place on Saturday, April 26.
Check the Open House page for details.
Mar
30
2008
As of April 1, we will have full access to the online version of the kanji dictionary Jitsu (字通).
To use the dictionary, click on the link in the Jitsu information page, then click on ログイン.You can also access this resource from within JapanKnowledge by clicking on the 字通 icon at the top of the page.
Also, our subscription to JapanKnowledge will now allow for two concurrent users (previously a maximum of one user could access the database at any point in time).
Mar
14
2008
Humanities and Social Sciences Librarian Allan Cho and I will be presenting a workshop on finding journal articles through Japanese and English-language sources. See below for more details.
Scholarly Searching for Japanese Studies
March 28 (Fri)
2 – 2:25pm – English-language print and electronic journals
2:25 – 3pm – Japanese-language print and electronic journals
Koerner Library, Room 217
Want to learn more about how to access databases, electronic journals, print journals, and newspaper sources for Japanese Studies? Come to this session, and explore the variety of materials in both Japanese and English language sources.
Register
Note: Although registration is for the full hour, participants are welcome to attend only the parts that are of interest to them.
Mar
12
2008
We are conducting a trial of the Nihon rekishi chimei taikei （日本歴史地名大系）database (an added component to the JapanKnowledge subscription database). This Japanese place name database includes over 200 000 entries and allows for both title keyword and full-text searching.
To access the database:
– go to the information page: link
– click on the link provided
– once in the database page, click on ログイン
Trial end date:
April 30 2008
After trying out the database, please complete the short feedback form on the information page. Your comments will help me determine whether or not to purchase this resource.
Jan
29
2008
The following titles have just arrived at Asian Library. For more new titles by subject, go to the Japanese Studies Resources page under “New Japanese Materials”.
Sets
Gunsho ruiju (群書類従)
Zainichi bungaku zenshu （＜在日＞文学全集）
Shingonshu zensho (真言宗全書)
Shiranui monogatari （白縫譚）
Senso no nihon shi （戦争の日本史）
Hajimete no bungaku （はじめての文学）
Reference
Edo jidaikan （江戸時代館）
Meiji jidaikan （明治時代館）
Nenpyo Nihon mangashi （年表日本漫画史）
Nihon joseishi daijiten （日本女性史大辞典）
Yomeru nenpyo Nihon shi （読める年表日本史）
Jan
19
2008
Did you know that Factiva database provides access to over 150 Japanese-language sources? Most of these are full-text and include newspapers such as Mainichi Shinbun and Yomiuri Shinbun, as well as various business resources. You can search for articles using Japanese script.
Go to the Factiva information page to connect to the database or contact me if you would like assistance using this resource.
Jan
11
2008
Update – The trial period has been extended to February 29 2008
We will be having trials of Yomiuri and Asahi Shinbun databases from January 14 to February 13 2008. You must be on a campus computer or be using your VPN from home in order to access the databases. I would very much appreciate your feedback on both databases to see whether or not it is worthwhile to subscribe to one or both of them.
See below for information on both trials (click on titles to link to databases):
Yomiuri Shibun’s Yomidasu Bunshokan (ヨミダス文書館)
Contains Yomiuri Shinbun articles since 1986 and a biographical database. Click here and go to 収録記事について for the full description (in Japanese).
Asahi Shinbun’s Kikuzo (聞蔵) II Visual for Libraries
Contains over 5 million Asahi Shinbun articles since 1984, plus an image library and articles from Asahi publications such as Aera. Check out the full description of the database here (in Japanese).
