Guide to Asian Resources

Periodical Indexes
Reference Sources
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Other
Periodicals
Maps
Electronic Resources

Web Sites
    Military and/or Strategy Links
    Gateways and Guides
    Bibliographies, Documents and Handbooks
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Library Catalogs Searchable Via the Web
Book Reviews
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Truncators & Wildcards By Database

The following website is intended to help you be aware of and become familiar with some of the Library's more useful resources and to give you some ideas of places to start your research. It is not intended to be a comprehensive list and it does not include basic books that can be found by searching BOSUN the Library's on-line catalog. All classified materials are housed in the Library's Restricted Resources & Services (RRS) area and are not referenced here. Please note that RSS also includes documents that are unclassified but contain a "limited distribution" statement as well as those materials classified up to the Secret level. Please be sure to consult with a reference librarian if you have any questions.

National Security Affairs Subject Specialist
    Greta E. Marlatt

Periodical Indexes

Academic Universe
This Lexis-Nexis resource provides access to a wide range of full-text news, magazines and journals, business, company and financial, legal, medical, and reference information. The Library also provides a more comprehensive version of Lexis-Nexis that may be used in the library.

Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals [AULIMP] via DTIC
    via AUL

Bibliography of Asian Studies.
This provides access to more than 410,000 records on all subjects [especially humanities and social sciences] pertaining to East, Southeast and South Asia. As well as searching, one can browse by country/region, subject or journal title.

EconLit
CSA
Subject indexing and abstracts of over 400 journals, over 500 collective volumes per year, plus books, dissertations, and working papers. Contains a great deal of information about Asia.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports 1974-1996

Newsbank

Translated text of radio and television broadcasts, newspapers and periodicals, government statements, books, and other sources of unrestricted information such as databases and
gray literature from non-English sources around the world. For current reports see the Open Source Center.

Global NewsBank.
This is very similar to the Open Source Center by providing coverage of international issues and events. Information is from 1500 international sources including translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals and government documents.

Ingenta
Ingenta provides citations and table of contents information to more than 17,000 journals. Searching is by author or keyword or you can browse the table of contents of specific journals. NPS faculty, staff and students can setup a profile to receive the table of content information of any journal Ingenta indexes or to be alerted to new articles on topics of interest. Information and access is available from the library's databases page.

Jane's Online
This provides full-text access to many of the Jane's publications (e.g. All the World's Aircraft, Jane's Fighting Ships etc.) including their periodicals. Regional geopolitical assessments can be found in their Sentinel Security Assessment series.

JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital archive collection of core scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. It contains the entire runs of each journal from the first volume up to those published 2 to 5 years ago. By agreement with the publishers JSTOR maintains a moving 2 to 5 year lag in most recent holdings available.

Lexis-Nexis
This online database service provides full-text information for major newspapers (domestic and international), journals and periodicals, reports, transcripts and more. A password is required, please see a librarian.

Open Source Center
Open Source Center reports are translations of foreign radio and TV broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, books and periodicals. They contain "political, military, economic, environmental, and sociological news, commentary and other information." From 1996 forward this information is available via the Internet but because it is classified as "For Official Use Only" only those with DoD IDs will be logged in. For information prior to 1996, indexes for individual regions are available with the actual reports on microfiche. U.S. Military personnel can register for access to this site

PAIS International

CSA
This provides indexing for the latest books, periodical articles and government publications in various areas including business, economics, social conditions and international relations.

Periodical Research II

PROQUEST
This provides indexing, abstracting and in many cases, image and/or text files of periodical articles relating to political science, religion, law, history, current events and more. Access is from the Library's Databases page.

Project Muse
This provides access to the full-text of over 100 university press journals in the humanities, social sciences and mathematics.

Social Sciences Citation Index

Click on Web of Science Tab
The Social Sciences Citation Index® provides access to current and retrospective bibliographic information, author abstracts, and cited references found in over 1,700 of the world's leading scholarly social sciences journals covering more than 50 disciplines. They also cover individually selected, relevant items from approximately 3,300 of the world’s leading science and technology journals. Dudley Knox Library’s subscription covers articles and papers published from 1965-present.

SocIndex with Full Text

EBSCO
Click on SocINDEX with Full Text This comprehensive sociology research database contains the citations, abstracts, and often the full text of journals, books, conference papers and other materials, encompassing areas such as criminology & criminal justice, demography, economic development, ethnic and racial studies, social psychology, and other sub-disciplines.

Staff College Automated Military Periodicals Index [SCAMPI].

Developed to support the curriculum of the Armed Forces Staff College, this is similar to the Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals and provides selected citations to journal articles and selected documents and reports. Subject, author and keyword indexing is provided.
INTERNET

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

This database is the result of merging Political Science Abstracts and ABC POL Sci and it provides citations and abstract of the international serials literature in political science, international relations, law, public administration and policy, military policy and more.

Reference Sources

Background notes

Published by the U.S. Department of State and updated as necessary, these provide 3-4 page "thumbnail" sketches of each country. Headings indicating areas of coverage include: geography, people, government, economy, history, political condition, foreign relations and more.

Lexis Nexis Congressional

Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.
2001-
Provides statistical information for each country including major businesses, trade, media etc. as well as listing the major political players.
Ref HC 244 A1 E293

The Europa World Year Book.
1959-
Arranged alphabetically by country, the information provided includes: location, climate, language, recent history, government, defense and economic affairs, as well as considerable statistical information. It also has directory information regarding the government, political organizations, judicial system, religion and more.
Ref AY 14 E9

The Far East and Australasia
1969-
Provides statistical information for each country including major businesses, trade, media etc. as well as listing the major political players.
Ref AY 14 F2

The International Year Book and Statesmen's Who's Who.
1953-
This gives fairly in-depth coverage of every country and includes statistics. Brief descriptions of international organizations such as the United Nations and its affiliates and other intergovernmental organizations are also provided.
Ref JA 51 I6

Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications.

This is the most comprehensive index for referencing many of the documents published by the U.S. Government. Updated regularly, this includes reference to documents published by the DoD, State Department, Congress and most other federal agencies. When available, hyperlinks to electronic documents are included in the records.

The Military Balance.

This provides a quantitative assessment of the world's military forces and their defense expenditure. Also has brief information and statistics regarding UN Peacekeeping operations.

NationMaster
Useful site for comparing statistics between nations. The information is broken down by region or country, category, and subcategory. The results can be searched across individual or multiple countries and/or regions. The categories include: agriculture, crime, democracy, economy, education, environment, immigration, labor, military, religion, transportation and more. All statistics are cited so you can make sure they are authentic. Maps and flags of each country are also available.

Political Handbook of the World.
1928-
Arranged alphabetically by country, this provides brief information about each country. It includes political background, foreign relations, political parties and current issues.
Ref JF 37 P71

SIPRI Yearbook
Categories of coverage include: global and regional security and conflicts, weapons and technology proliferation, military expenditures, arms productions and trade, and arms control and disarmament. This includes some major documents and speeches as is well indexed.

The Statesman's Year-Book.
1919-
Each country is covered with brief information given through each of the following categories: History, Area & Population, Climate, Constitution and Government, Defense, Economy, Energy & Natural Resources, Industry, Foreign Economic Relations, Communications, Justice, Religion, Education & Welfare and Diplomatic Representatives. Each entry also includes a brief bibliography of other sources.
Ref JA 51S7

Lexis Nexis Statistical

This database searches and provides summaries of statistical publications produced by state, federal and international agencies as well as non-government entities. When available, links to the full-text of selected publications are provided.

The World Factbook

Paper 1976-
Internet latest
Published annually by the CIA, this gives brief statistical sketches of each country. Contents headings include: Map, Flag, Geography, People, Government, Economy, Transportation, Communications and Defense.]
Ref G 123 W93

Yearbook of the United Nations.
1957-
This covers broad topics such as political and security questions, regional questions, economic and social questions, trusteeship and decolonization, legal questions, and international organizations related to the UN. Major UN resolutions and decisions are reprinted.
Ref JX 1977A 37 Y3

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Dictionary of the Modern Politics of South-East Asia.
2001
This provides brief information about each country and the political groups and movements within. Ref DS 526.7 L45

Historical Dictionaries of…. [series]
Each volume covers a difference country and the entries are in the form of brief paragraphs containing introductory information on historical, political and socio-economic topics. Each volume also contains an introductory chapter with a historical overview of the country and includes a chronology on major events.
Ref

International Military and Defense Encyclopedia.
6 vols. 1993.
This provides fairly comprehensive coverage and contains 786 articles on international military and defense related topics. Each article includes a brief bibliography.
Ref U 24 I58

Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations.
2001
v. 1. United Nations -- v. 2. Africa -- v. 3. Americas -- v. 4. Asia & Oceania -- v. 5. Europe -- v. 6. World leaders.
Ref G 63 W67

Other

Country Studies
formerly known as Army Area Handbooks
A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. The volumes each contain illustrations, charts, maps and a bibliography.
General & FedDocs

Periodicals

Library Held

ASEAN Economic Bulletin

Project Muse

Asian Perspectives

Project Muse

Asian Survey

Formerly: Far Eastern Survey

JSTOR

Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs

Project Muse

Buddhist-Christian Studies

Project Muse

Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

JSTOR

Central Asian Survey

China: An International Journal

Project Muse

China Journal

JSTOR

China Review International

Project Muse

China Quarterly