Often-Used Links for Research

N.b.: This list is intended for users who are logged into the University of Washington network either directly or by proxy; links may not work for others.

　　　　　　　　 I. General reference

Nihon kokugo daijiten (Dictionary of the Japanese language)

http://nikkoku.jkn21.com/

Jitsû (Kan-wa dictionary; click on ログイン法人)

http://moji.na.jkn21.com/

Japan Knowledge (multiple encyclopedia database)

http://na.jkn21.com/

Nihon rekishi chimei jiten (Gazetteer of Japanese place names; click on ログイン法人)

http://rekishi.jkn21.com/

　　　　　　　　 II.　 Finding books and articles

University of Washington library catalog

http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/search~

WorldCat (North American+ union catalog; beta)

http://www.lib.washington.edu/

NACSIS Webcat (Japanese union catalog)

http://webcat.nii.ac.jp/

J-STOR (English journal articles)

http://www.jstor.org

Project MUSE (English journal articles)

http://muse.jhu.edu/

Nii (Japanese journal articles)

http://ci.nii.ac.jp/

Bibliography of Asian Studies (English-language scholarship on Asia)

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bas/

MagazinePlus (Japanese journal and magazine articles)

http://web.nichigai.co.jp/nga/iplogin.do?W=WU1&DB=00

　　　　　　　　 III.　 Discipline-specific database sets

Shiryô hensanjo databases (Japanese history)

http://www.hi.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ships/

NIJL databases (Japanese literature)

http://www.nijl.ac.jp/contents/d_library/index.html

　　　　　　　　 IV. Collections of links

Japan Studies page (UW East Asia library)

http://lib.washington.edu/east-asia/japan/japanpg.html