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Reference Books



TitleCall Number
Encyclopedia of Chinese philosophyB 126 .E496 2003
Japan encyclopediaDS 805 .D355 1995
The pharmacology of Chinese herbsQV 770 JC6 .H83 1999

To find more books search WebCat the online catalog of print resources in the collections of ACP and AMC.


E-Books



TitleDescription
netLibraryA comprehensive collection of online books (eBooks) including such books as, Averting AIDS Crises in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Shamans in Asia, Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society.
Oxford Reference OnlineA cross-searchable collection of over 120 online reference books from Oxford University Press. It includes such books as A Dictionary of Buddhism

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Journals



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Research Databases



TitleDescription
Academic Search Elite (EBSCOHost)Full text of nearly 1,850 scholarly journals in a wide variety of academic subject areas.
Encyclopedia Britannica OnlineIncludes the complete encyclopedia, as well as Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, Britannica Student Encyclopedia and the Britannica Book of the Year.
MasterFILE Select (EbscoHost)Multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 750 general reference publications with coverage dating as far back as 1984. Also includes 37 full text reference books and an Image Collection of 107,000 photos, maps and flags.


WWW Resources



General SitesDescription
Asia LibraryUniversity of Michigan Library devoted to East Asian Studies
Asian Historical ArchitectureOver 6300 photos of 442 sites in sixteen countries (Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, South Korean, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam).
Asian Studies WWW Virtual LibraryComprehensive Internet source for culture, politics, economics, geography, news, and archaeology of Asian countries.
Inside China TodayInside China Today brings English-language news about mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao, and Taiwan to users each weekday.

RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. It is updated daily.
Need information on the pharmaceutical industry in New York’s Hudson Valley region? This resource provides full text articles from regional business sources including, business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. To keep up-to-date, take advantage of the database’s search alert feature that will run your search daily, and send you the results via e-mail.