The Ohio State University

www.osu.edu

  1. Help
  2. Campus map
  3. Find people
  4. Webmail


Ohio State University logo University Libraries arrow Comparative Studies

Asian American Studies Library Resources - The Ohio State University Libraries - Marti Alt General Humanities Bibliographer, 226 Main Library, Phone: 688-8655 *Online Catalogs (lists of library materials) *Specialized Reference Resources *Bibliographies *Indexes *Journals *Online Books *Web Sites *General Resources (encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc.) *Related OSU Library Collections *Research Tips *Comparative Studies Resources Menu

Key:

Link to OSCAR

Link to Online Resources

Online Catalogs

OSCAR. Ohio State University Libraries' online catalog

Office of Informational Technology Media Catalog. Films and videos

OhioLINK. Holdings of 80+ academic libraries in Ohio

WorldCat. Holdings of libraries throughout the world

Back to Top.

Specialized Reference Resources

Almanacs, Atlases, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. E184.A1 A63448 1997

The Asian-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Asians in the United States. E184.O6 A824 1995

The Asian American Encyclopedia. E184.O6 A827 1995

Atlas of Asian-American History. E184.O6 A89 2002

Koreans in the United States: A Fact Book. E184.K6 B37 1989

Midwest Area Chinese American Resources Guide. E184.C5 M48

National Directory of Asian American Organizations. E184.O6 N38

Biographical

Asian American Genealogical Sourcebook. E184.O6 A828 1995

Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary. E184.O6 D57 1999

Distinguished Asian American Business Leaders. HC102.5 A2 H56 2003

Making it in America: A Sourcebook On Eminent Ethnic Americans. E184.A1 M263 2001

A Student's Guide to Japanese American Genealogy. E184.J3 Y335 1996

Who's Who Among Asian Americans.E184 O6 W56

History and Political Science

Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000. G1201.F1 A8 2002

The Columbia Guide to Asian American History. E184.O6 C64 2001

Dictionary of Asian American History. .E184.O6 D53 1986

Encyclopedia of Japanese American History: An A-to-Z Reference From 1868 To The Present. E184.J3 E53 2001

Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. E184.A1 E574 2000

National Asian Pacific American Political Almanac. E184.O6 N385

Holidays, Celebrations

The Folklore of World Holidays. GT3930 F65 1992

Holidays and Celebrations. GR111.H57 G67 1995

Holidays, Festivals, and Celebrations of the World Dictionary: Detailing More Than 1,400 Observances From All 50 States and More Than 100 Nations. GT3925 T46 1994

Literature, Film, Other Media

Asian American Novelists: A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook. PS153.A84 A825 2000

Multicultural

American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. E184 A1 A63448 1997

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. E184 A1 E58 1994

Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism - Supplement. E184.A1 E58 1998

Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. E184 A1 G14 1995

Guide to Multicultural Resources: 1995/1996. E184 A1 G93 1995

A Nation of Peoples: A Sourcebook on America's Multicultural Heritage. E184 A1 N2866 1999

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups. E184.A1 H35

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites. 4th Edition. E184 A1 R8 2002

Statistics

American FactFinder.

Asian or Pacific Islander Persons as a Percent of Total Population, 1990 [map]: [United States]. G3701.E1 1990 U5

Census Data and Highlights.

Education Statistics of the United States. LA201 E38

Racial and Ethnic Diversity: Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Whites. E184.A1 R8 1998

Statistical Handbook on Racial Groups in the United States. E184.A1 H417 2000

Statistical Record of Asian Americans. E184.O6 S73 1993

Back to Top.

Bibliographies

Asian American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography and Research Guide. Z1361.O7 K56 1989

Asian American Women's Lives. (OSU Women's Studies Library)

Asian American Women's Literature. (OSU Women's Studies Library)

Asian Americans: Social, Economic, and Political Aspects: A Bibliography. E184.O6 N67 1996

American Ethnic Literatures: Native American, African American, Chicano/Latino, and Asian American Writers and Their Backgrounds: An Annotated Bibliography. Z1229E87 P43 1992

Bibliography of Asian Studies.

Japanese Americans During World War II: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography of Materials Available at UCLA. Z1361.J2 I86 1997

Midwest Area Chinese American Resources Guide. E184.C5 M48

Multicultural Resources on the Internet. E184.A1 G874 1999 (print and e-book editions)

Back to Top.

Indexes

Academic Search Premier.

America: History and Life. (1960-Present)

American National Biography.

AP Multimedia Archive.

Art Abstracts. (1929-Present)

Arts & Humanities Citation Index. (Early 1900's-Present)

ATLA Religion Index. (1949-Present)

Biography and Genealogy Master Index. (1980-Present)

Contemporary Women's Issues. (1992-Present)

Education Abstracts. (1985-Present)

Electronic Reference Books (OhioLINK).

ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center). (1966-Present)

Ethnic NewsWatch. (1992-Present)

Facts on File (Facts.com).

GenderWatch. (1970's-Present)

Humanities Abstracts. (1984-Present)

ISI Citation Databases. (1980-Present)

LexisNexis Academic.

MEDLINE. 1966 - present

MEDLINE. 2001 - present

MLA International Bibliography. (1963-Present)

netLibrary.

PAIS Database.

Professional Development Collection (Academic Source Premier education subset).

Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection (Academic Search Premier subset).

PsycINFO. (1967-Present)

Social Sciences Abstracts. (1983-Present)

Social Sciences Citation Index. (Early 1900's-Present)

Sociological Abstracts. (1963-Present)

Sociological Collection (Academic Search Premier subset).

Studies on Women Abstracts. Z7962 .S78

Women's Studies International. (1972-Present)

Women's Studies Index. Z7962 .W74

Back to Top.

Journals

OSCAR.

To search for all serials (journals, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, etc.), select "journal title" in the drop down menu beside "Search by."

To search for electronic journals only, select "E-Journal titles" in the lower-middle of the page.

Below are selected Asian-American journals available through OSCAR:

Amerasia Journal. E184.O6 A44

Asian American and Pacific Islander journal of Health. RA448.5.A83 A85

Asian American Policy Review. E184.O6 A85

JSTOR.

Journal of Asian American Studies: JAAS. E184.O6 J68 (print and online)

OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center.

Tips for Using Journals

How can you tell scholarly journals from popular magazines and trade journals?.

What is a scholarly journal?. Minneapolis Community and Technical College

Back to Top.

Online books

NetLibrary. Nooks available to browse, view, search, and check-out online

Electronic Reference Books.

Oxford Reference Online.

Back to Top.

Web Sites

An Asian American Internet Guide. E184.O6 E27 1995

Asia Source.

Asian American Studies. (University of California, Santa Barbara Library)

Asian American Studies Center. (UCLA)

Asian-American Women: A Research Guide. (Middle Tennessee State University Library)

Celebration of Women Writers. (University of Pennsylvania) - [select "Asian American Writers"]

Library of Congress American Memory Project.

Nikkei Heritage.

Some Noteworthy Americans of Asian or Pacific Island Heritage.

Voices From the Gaps. [lives and works of North American women writers of color] (University of Minnesota)

Women of Various Countries, Ethnicities, Races, and Other Group Identities.

Back to Top.

General Resources

American Heritage Dictionary.

Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Encyclopedia.com.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online.

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (10th Edition).

Roget's II: The New Thesaurus.

World Almanac and Book of Facts (Facts.com).

World Almanac and Book of Facts (LexisNexis Academic).

World Almanac and Book of Facts (OCLC).

yourDictionary.com.

Back to Top.

Related OSU Library Collections

Black Studies Library (BSL).

East Asian Studies Reading Room (EAS).

Education, Human Ecology, Psychology, and Social Work Library.

English, Theater and Communications Reading Room (ETC).

Fine Arts Library (FIN).

History, Political Science and Philosophy Reading Room (HIS).

Journalism Library (JOU).

Main Library (MAIN).

Main Library Reference Room (MAINRef).

Music/Dance Library (MUS).

Women's Studies Library (WMN).

Back to Top.

Research Tips

Information Literacy Tutorial. (Minneapolis Community and Technical College) Online self-paced resource designed to assist students in mastering information literacy skills.

net.TUTOR. (Ohio State University Libraries) Interactive lessons on using the Net effectively.

The Research Paper and the World Wide Web. by Dawn Rodrigues and Raymond J. Rodrigues. The 1997 (1st) and 2000 (2nd) editions each have different valuable information; the Homepage provides companion information.

Research Strategies. by William Badke. Online revision of The Survivor's Guide to Library Research (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990).

Back to Top.

Last Updated | 04.21.2005



If you have any trouble accessing this page, contact Kathy Webb at webb.45@osu.edu.