Japanese Collections

HA 4001 Bibliography presentation October 15, 2014

1. ROMANIZATION:
Hint: Stay consistent in one system of romanization! (However – Search in multiple ways!! )
Libraries follow the Library of Congress. http://catalog.loc.gov/help/unicode.htm
Many systems have been and continue to be used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization

2. GENERAL: OSU Libraries’ collections – Fine Arts, Thompson, Book Depository, etc
Fine Arts Library: http://library.osu.edu/find/subjects/art-and-history-of-art/
Japanese: http//library.osu.edu/find/subjects/Japanese-studies-resources/

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The exhibit “World Perspectives on the Great War” in the Thompson Library Exhibit Gallery (first floor) includes cases highlighting selected materials from the Libraries’ Area Studies collections. The exhibit is open through September 7th.

The Japan case presents two original WWI-era Japanese games (双六), along with board game reproductions of them that are set up for interactive play on a table in the exhibit area.

Come by to play these games and experience that era!

Related links:

• Visual Culture: Japan & the Asiatic Theatre
• VIDEO: Sugoroku: Japanese Board Games of the World War I Era
• Blog posts on “World Perspectives on the Great War”
• China’s Lingering Resentment

Below is a copy of a handout from today’s bibliography session in History of Art 5002 (Art of Taiwan).  I want to highlight one specialized bibliography (in addition to the general ones listed below) — What a great resource!

* Taiwan bibliography:

Chang, Yu-Chun; Wang, I-Chun; and Tötösy de Zepetnek, Steven. “Bibliography for the Study of Cultural Discourse in Taiwan.” CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture (Library) (2010): http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/clcweblibrary/taiwanculturebibliography

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The Libraries has recently started subscribing to Access World News Research Collection, offering access to more than 5,000 newspapers around the world. This includes six English language sources from Japan:

1. Daily Yomiuri, The/The Yomiuri Shimbun 07/27/2001-03/31/2013 Tokyo Newspapers
2. International Herald Tribune-Asahi Shimbun 12/22/2001-Current Tokyo Newspapers
3. Japan Times, The 01/01/1999-Current Tokyo Newspapers
4. JCN Network 12/19/2005-Current Tokyo Newswires
5. JIJI 07/03/2004-Current Japan Newswires
6. Kyodo News International, Inc. 04/29/2004-Current Tokyo Newswires

Moreover, Access World News Research Collection includes many other important sources such as The Financial Times (London) and newspapers from many Asian countries, providing in-depth coverage of Japanese news.