EAST 2224 Japanese for Research

General and Subject-Specific Resources (Literature, Film) in Japanese

and English
How to find out transliterations of Japanese names
The library catalogue of Waseda University
http://wine.wul.waseda.ac.jp/
Webcat Plus
http://webcatplus.nii.ac.jp/
How to search for articles in Japanese
Although no comprehensive full tet databases are available! in institutional
repositories it is possible to find more and more full tet articles:
"A#$% &"apanese #nstitutional $epositories %nline': you can search for articles &full
tet optional' and theses.
http://jairo.nii.ac.jp/
i!lio"raphical #ata!ases
(i)ii articles &*cholarly and Academic Article )avigator'. +ou can also search for
boo,s. *ome articles are full tet. (ontains -!.//!/// citations! which include
0//!/// full1tet.
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/
)23 %PA( &The )ational 2iet 3ibrary journal inde'
http://iss.ndl.go.jp/
+ou can select databases and type of material: it will be for journal
articles. )o full tet.
+ou become a member of )23 &you can fa/post a completed application form'. After
you are issued with a username and password! you can then order articles to be
photocopied and posted to you &you pay with credit card'
Su!ject$!ased i!lio"raphical %itation #ata!ases
4rom the )ational #nstitute of "apanese 3iterature and 3inguistics:
$esources on the "apanese language and "apanese language education:

$esources on "apanese 3iterature &from the Taisho era to the contemporary age':

2atabase on "apanese #ntellectual 5istory &-67718/-/'


&here to Start:
9enii & ' is a good starting point. This is a platform to .
databases: (i)ii Articles! "A#$%! WebcatPlus! :a,en! and )ii12;$.
WebcatPlus provides information with tables of contents of boo,s. 9ood for finding
boo, chapters. Again! also good for finding the readings of "apanese names.
(i)ii Articles contains -!.//!/// citations! which include 0//!/// full1tet.
When an article is not found in the databases above! try 9oogle *cholar.
Japanese !oo's a(aila!le in major European Research li!raries )*eeds not
included+
<uropean Union (atalogue of "apanese ;oo,s
http://www.niicat.eu/
+ou can order boo,s and articles through the 2ocument *upply *ervice =3eeds
University 3ibrary &but it costs >.'
,ilm
*tart from Research Guide to Japanese Film Studies &eds. 9erow and )ornes'! in
the 3eeds library
4or general information about "apanese films: credits! director! actor and crew
names! etc.: the #nternet ?ovie 2atabase
www.imdb.com
;o office data
?otion Picture Producers Association of "apan! #nc. &Eiren)
" # $ % & ' ( & ) * + , - $ . &
/012345
www.eiren.org
How to find !oo's and articles on Japanese literature/film/etc in En"lish:
(you need a Leeds username and password if you are off-campus, and you need to
access them via the lirary catalo!ue - otherwise they would not reco!ni"e your #$
address and will deny you access)
4ilm 3iterature #nde
http://webapp-.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/simple*earch.jsp
4ilm #nde #nternational
http:///1fii.chadwyc,.co.u,.wam.leeds.ac.u,/home
#nternational #nde to the Performing Arts
http:///1iipa.chadwyc,.co.u,.wam.leeds.ac.u,/home.do
All these three mainly boo,s and periodical articles on film in general! some full tet
available
;ibliography of Asian *tudies: specifically about "apanese film! literature! etc.
periodical articles and boo, sections
&http:///1@uod.lib.umich.edu.wam.leeds.ac.u,/b/bas/'
?3A international bibliography: in general on the arts and humanities
http:///1web.ebscohost.com.wam.leeds.ac.u,/ehost/searchA
vidB8ChidB-/DCsidBd706Eada1D.f710E8c16Fca1
/af/6dE-a/bFG0/sessionmgr-/F
"*T%$: journal articles full tet
http://www.jstor.org/
Project ?U*<: journal articles full tet
http://muse.jhu.edu/