Handbook for Asian Studies Specialists

Introduction
How to Use This Handbook
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING EAST ASIAN STUDIES LIBRARIANSHIP
Asia and East Asia
The Emergence of Asian Studies
The Emergence of Asian Studies Librarianship
Conclusion
CHAPTER 2: EAST ASIA
General Reference
Guides to Reference Works
Encyclopedias
General Bibliographies
Books in Print and Catalogs of Major Publishers
Bookstores and Book Distributors
Library Catalogs and Portals
Indexes
Bibliographies of Dissertations
General Guides and Handbooks
Biographical Encyclopedia
Atlases, Maps, and Gazetteers
Chronology
Directories of Organizations, Universities, Libraries, and Museums
Yearbook
Statistical References
Humanities
General
Art/Art History
Performing Arts
General
Film
Music
Theater
Dance
History
Language/Linguistics
Literature
Philosophy/Intellectual History
Religious Studies
General
Buddhism
Christianity
Social Sciences
General
Anthropology
Business
Communications/Journalism/Media Studies
Economics
Education
Teaching Asian Studies
Geography
Political Science/International Relations
Sociology
Women's Studies
Library and Information Science
CHAPTER 3: CHINA
General Reference
Guides to Reference Works
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
General Bibliographies
Books in Print and Catalogs of Major Publishers
Bookstores and Distributors
Bookstores/Distributors/Dealers
Publishers
Library Catalogs and Portals
Libraries in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan
Major Chinese Collections in North America
Indexes
Bibliographies of Dissertations
General Guides and Handbooks
Bibliographies of Translations
Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
General
Art
History
Literature
Politics
Women's Studies
Atlases and Gazetteers
Chronologies
Directories of Organizations, Universities, Libraries, and Museums
Yearbooks
Statistical References
Humanities
General
Art/Art History
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies/Indexes
Guide
Yearbooks
Sourcebooks/Art Collections
Performing Arts
Film
Music
Theater
History
Dictionaries
Biographical Dictionaries
Dictionaries of Historical Place Names
Local History
Bibliographies
Guides
Reference Tools on Official Titles
Maps and Tables
Statistics
Yearbooks
Genealogies
Chronologies/Calendar/Date Conversion
Full-text Classics
Language/Linguistics
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Guide
Yearbook
Literature
Dictionaries
Encyclopedia
Biographical Dictionaries
Catalogs
Bibliographies/Indexes
Guides and Others
Yearbooks
Chronologies
Philosophy/Intellectual History
Dictionaries
Encyclopedias
Bibliography
Guides and Others
Yearbooks
Religious Studies
Buddhism
Christianity
Taoism
General
Social Sciences
General
Anthropology
Dictionaries
Bibliographies/Catalogs
Guide
Atlas
Statistics/Census Data
Yearbooks
Business
Dictionaries
Guides and Handbooks
Yearbooks
Communications/Journalism/Media Studies
Dictionaries
Statistics
Yearbooks
Economics
Bibliographies
Guide
Atlas
Yearbooks
Pictorial Works
Statistics
Education
Dictionary
Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Yearbooks
Atlas
Chronologies
Geography
Dictionaries
Encyclopedia
Bibliographies
Tables
Maps
Political Science/International Relations
Dictionaries
Index
Guides
Yearbook
Directories
Sociology
Statistics
Yearbooks
Directories and Reports
Women's Studies
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Guide
Statistics and Reports
Yearbook
Library and Information Science
CHAPTER 4: JAPAN
General Reference
Guides to Reference Works
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Dictionaries: Kokugo Jiten
Dictionaries: Kan-Wa Jiten
Bilingual Dictionaries
General Bibliographies
Bibliographies of Bibliographies
National Bibliographies
Books in Print and Catalogs of Major Publishers
Journals, Newspaper Catalogs, Etc.
Bookstores and Book Distributors
Bookstores
Distributors/Dealers
Publishers
Library Catalogs and Portals
Indexes
Indexes to Works in Collections and Series
Table of Contents of Books
Journal Articles
Bibliographies of Indexes of Journal Articles
Indexes to Journal Articles
Newspapers
Bibliographies of Dissertations
General Guides and Handbooks
Bibliography
Bibliographies of Translations
Translations: Foreign Languages into Japanese
Translations: Japanese into Foreign Languages
Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Bibliographies of Bibliographies
Bibliographies
Readings and Writings of Names
Who's Who and Who Was Who
Biographical Dictionaries
Personal Name Indexes
Pseudonyms and Fictional Names
Genealogies
Portraits
Signatures and Seals
Maps and Gazetteers
Maps
Gazetteers
Chronologies
Bibliographies and Indexes
Chronologies
Directories of Organizations, Universities, Libraries, Museums, and Academic Researchers
Libraries, Societies, and Museums
Yearbooks
Statistical References
Guides
Bibliography
Indexes
General Statistics
Long-term Statistics
Bibliographies of Government White Papers
Humanities
Art/Art History
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes to Journal Articles, and Finding Images
Indexes
General Guides and Handbooks
Yearbook
Biographies
Performing Arts
Film
Music
Theater
History
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
General Guides and Handbooks
Biographies
Chronologies and Calendars
Important Historical Institutions and Their Sources
Language/Linguistics
Dictionaries
Bibliographies: General
Bibliography of Indexes
Indexes to Journal Articles
Directories
Japanese Literature
General
Indexes to Journal Articles
Poetry
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Index to Bibliographies: Finding Individual Poems
Index from Part of a Poem to Complete Poem
Biographical Dictionaries
Chronology
Handbook
Drama
Essays and Prose
Translations
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Chronology
Comparative Literature
Dictionary
Bibliography
Guide
Chronology
Children's Literature
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Indexes to Individual Works
Translations
Biographies and Other Name Dictionaries
Philosophy/Intellectual History
Dictionaries
Bibliographies and Indexes
General Guide
Biographies
Chronologies
Handbook
Religious Studies
General
Buddhism
Christianity
Shinto
Other Religions
Social Sciences
General
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies: General
General Guides
Anthropology
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Business
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Biographical Dictionaries
Chronologies
Company Directories
Trade Information
Company Histories
Catalogs and Union Catalogs of Company Histories
Communications/Journalism/Media Studies
Dictionary
Bibliographies
Yearbook
Chronologies
Organizations
Economics
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Biography
Chronologies
Yearbook
Economic Statistics
Education
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Biographies
Chronology
Educational Research Center
Directories
Yearbooks
Textbooks
Textbooks: Catalogs
Geography
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Handbook
Gazetteers
Old Map Collections: Databases
Political Science/International Relations
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies/Indexes
Guides and Handbooks
Biographies
Chronologies
Directories
White Papers and Bluebooks
Japanese Government
Japanese Government: Cabinets
Japanese Government: Diet
Bibliographies and Indexes
International Relations
General
Local Government
Allied Occupation, 1945-1952
Bibliographies
Sociology
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies
Biographies
Handbooks: English
Social Condition: The Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Women's Studies
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Indexes
Biographies
Directories
Chronology
Statistics
Library and Information Science
Dictionaries
Bibliographies
Handbook
Important Library-related URLs
Chronologies
Directories
CHAPTER 5: KOREA
General Reference
Guides to Reference Works
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
General Encyclopedias: South Korea
General Encyclopedias: North Korea
Subject Encyclopedias: Korean Studies
Dictionaries: Korean Language
Dictionaries: English-Korean
Dictionaries: Online Open Access
Dictionaries: Korean Studies
Bibliographies
Bibliography of Bibliographies
General Bibliographies
Bibliographies: Korean Studies
Bibliographies: Periodicals
Bibliographies: Early Printed Books
Bibliographies: Government Publications
Books in Print
Bookstores and Book Distributors
Portals to Bookstores and Book Reviews
Bookstores
Distributors of South Korean Resources
Distributors of North Korean Resources
Library Catalogs
Libraries in South Korea
Korean Studies Libraries in North America
Indexes
Journal Articles
Newspapers
Bibliographies of Dissertations
General Guides and Handbooks
Guides to Korea
Guides to Korean Studies
Guides to Korean Romanization
Guides to Library and Copyright Services
Bibliography of Translations
Biographical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Who's Who
Online Who's Who Dictionaries
Who Was Who
Who's Who in Korean Studies
Overseas Koreans
Atlases and Gazetteers
Atlases
Online Maps
Gazetteers
Chronologies
Directories of Organizations, Universities, Libraries, and Museums
Yearbooks
Statistical References
Humanities
General
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases
Biography
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Directory
Art/Art History
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
General Guide
Biographies
Chronology
Directories
Yearbooks
Performing Arts
General
Film and Theater
Music
History
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes, Abstracts, and Databases
General Guide
Atlas
Biographies
Chronologies
Directory
Language and Linguistics
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Korean-English
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Korean-Chinese/Chinese-Korean
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Other Languages
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Other
General Guides and Handbooks
Atlas
Yearbook
Literature
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
General Guide
Map and Guide
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Biographies
Chronologies
Philosophy/Intellectual History
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Bibliography
General Guides and Handbooks
Biography
Religious Studies
Buddhism
Christianity
Other Religions
Social Sciences
General
Dictionaries
General Guides and Handbooks
Atlas
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Anthropology
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
General Guides and Handbooks
Yearbook
Business
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
General Guides and Handbooks
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Chronology
Directories
Communications/Journalism/Media Studies
Dictionaries
Index
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Biography
Chronologies
Directories
Economics
Dictionaries
Index
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Commentary
Education
Dictionary
Bibliography
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Chronology
Directory
Geography
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Gazetteers
Bibliographies
General Guides and Handbooks
Atlases and Maps
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Political Science/International Relations
Dictionaries
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
General Guides and Handbooks
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Biography
Chronologies
Directories
Sociology
Encyclopedia
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Women's Studies
Bibliographies, Indexes, and Abstracts
Statistics, Surveys, and Yearbooks
Biography
Chronology
Library and Information Science
Dictionaries
Bibliography
Handbooks and Guidebooks: Korean Studies Librarianship
Statistics and Yearbook
CHAPTER 6: ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGING THE COLLECTION
Cataloging
Management
Budgets and Budget Requests
Collection Management
Collection Management: Electronic Resources
Collection Management: Doing Field Trips
Collection Management: Security
Preservation
Personnel
Time Management and Defining the Limits of Work
The Development of a Profession
Author Index
Title Index
About the Editor and Contributors