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Bibliography of Asian Studies
Coverage: 1971-present. Materials on East, Southeast, and South Asia, with emphasis on humanities and social sciences.

Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.

JSTOR
Coverage: varies. Includes over one thousand leading academic journals as well as select monographs and other materials valuable for academic work. Journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 and include previous titles. Beginning in 2011, current issues for more than 150 journals will be available on JSTOR as part of the Current Scholarship Program.

Encyclopedias

Encyclopedia of Modern China
2009 ed.  Information on the most populous country and most dynamic trade market in the world: the people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day.

Handbook of Chinese Mythology
2005 ed. An informative work of historical and contemporary Chinese myths, including a collection of historical documents, detailing myths as they live and change in China today.

Brill's encyclopedia of China
Call Number: CASE Ref. DS721 .G88413 2009
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.  More encyclopedias on China can be found in Case Ref & Main DS700s

Pop Culture China!: Media, arts, and lifestyle
2007 ed. An up-to-date introduction to all facets of popular culture in China.

Encyclopedia of Asian culture
Call Number: CASE Ref. - DS12 .E53 1999
1999. The various chapters in this book are largely based on articles contributed to Asian Pacific culture, a cross-cultural magazine of the Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia
2004 ed. Emphasizes people, places, events, and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia, also covering Asian relations with Western nations, the relations between nations within Asia, and also the flow of people, goods, and ideas within Asia and globally.

Cambridge Histories Online
Currently the collection contains more than 258 digitized volumes  from the esteemed Cambridge Histories series covering 15 subject areas. Useful for locating background information in almost any subject in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences.

Encyclopedia of Food & Culture
2002 ed. Presents articles on food and its place in human culture and society, including entries on everything from food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines.

Europa World Plus
Coverage: current. the online version of the Europa World Year Book, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.

Countries & Their Cultures
2001 ed. Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.

Newspapers -- International

Access World News - International Edition
Coverage: varies by title. Access World News provides full-text information and perspectives from over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. This title does not include U.S. news.

World News Connection
2006+ -  discover what’s really happening in specific countries and regions of Africa, Asia, Eurasia, Europe,the Middle East, the Americas, and Oceania. Information is available within 24-72 hours from original publication or broadcast, and is compiled and translated from more than 800 non-U.S. media sources, including news articles, Web sites, broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classified technical reports.  Earlier content is available from Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996 on the Newsbank platform.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
Coverage: 1976-1996. Translations of foreign radio and television broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from foreign countries. Series 1 through 6 have been released. They cover Africa, Asia, East Europe, Latin American, and the Middle East.

Primary Sources

Digital National Security Archive
1940`s to present. A collection of declassified government documents, arranged into collections. Each collection, compiled by top scholars and experts, covers the most critical world events, countries, and U.S. policy decisions from post World War II through the 21st century.

Dictionaries

Chinese Characters
Online, searchable version of "Chinese Characters: A genealogy and dictionary," available in print at CASE Ref. PL1171 .Z46 1998. Also includes electronic versions of copyright free texts. 

Oxford Chinese Dictionary
Call Number: CASE Ref PL 1455 .O938 2010
English-Chinese/Chinese-English dictionary, covering modern idiomatic coverage of general Chinese and English. Includes up-to-date translations (as of 2010) and new words from fields such as computing, business, literature, media, arts, and colloquial expressions.

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online
Fully searchable, completely comprehensive bilingual dictionaries, and unique study materials that provide extra help with learning and using a range of languages. 
Languages currently included:  Chinese, French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish

Data/Statistics

China Data Online
Coverage: current. Provides access to monthly reports, yearbooks, monthly reports, and census data.

Columbia International Affairs Online - CIAO
Coverage: 1991-present. A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.

Data (World Bank)
Recognizing that transparency and accountability are essential to development, the World Bank Group provides free access to its comprehensive set of data on living standards around the globe--some 2,000 indicators, including hundreds that go back 50 years. The data is available in Arabic, French, and Spanish in addition to English.

Population Reference Bureau DataFinder
PRB focuses on four core themes: Reproductive Health and Fertility; Children and Families; Population and the Environment; and Population Futures - Aging, Inequality and Poverty, Migration and Urbanization, and Gender.

UNdata
UNdata is the United Nations Data Access System which provides access to current, relevant and reliable statistics. Some data goes back 60 years. The domains covered are agriculture, education, energy, industry, labour, national accounts, population and tourism. You can also find indicators such as Millennium Development Goals.

International historical statistics. Africa, Asia and Oceania
Call Number: CASE REF HA4675 .M552
Latest volume covers 1750-2005.

Opinion Polls

Polling the Nations
Coverage: 1986- present. A compilation of surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries.

Government Information

Foreign Governments
Maintained by Chris Davidson at Northwestern University. List of links to the official websites of national governments.

Official Government Web Pages
Maintained by Richard Kimber, University of Keele, UK, retired. More up-to-date than Gunnar Anzinger's.

Images

Citing Images - Visual Resources Library at Colgate University
Examples in MLA, Chicago, and APA style which can serve as guides to building correct citations for images used in presentations and papers.

Visualizing Cultures (MIT)