Databases A-Z
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ASIAN Resources: A Select Directory of Databases: ASIANRES
Contains detailed information about Asia-related databases and search services. Lists databases focusing on research, the social sciences and humanities. Asia is defined as the Indian subcontinent, East Asia and South-east Asia. Last updated in 2001.
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BERITA: Malaysia/Singapore/Brunei/ASEAN Database
Collection of resources on Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and other member states making up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Subjects include education, business, law, science and technology, politics and government, gender studies, and travel and recreation.
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Bibliography of Asian Studies
Searchable index of Asia-related material across a wide range of subjects.
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Bibliography of Indonesian Politics and the Economy: BIPE
A searchable index of material on Indonesian politics, government, economy, political culture, and demography.
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Cambridge Histories Online
A collection of over 270 volumes published since 1960 covering over 15 different academic subjects. The volumes are grouped into topics, enabling searching through an array of historical subject areas.
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Centre of South Asian Studies: film collection
The database includes 80 hours of film footage, taken between 1911 and 1956. A large range of topics and events in South Asia covered here.
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China Academic Journals - Chinese Interface
Collection of journals published in mainland China, on a wide variety of subjects. This is a Chinese language database. Note: click on IP 登录 on the first page that comes up.
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China Academic Journals - English Interface
Collection of journals published in mainland China, on a wide variety of subjects. This is a Chinese language database. Note: click on IP Login on the first page that comes up.
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China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980
Original source material from the School of Oriental and African Studies and the British Library, including manuscript and print documents, maps and images, journals and official papers, covering China's interaction with the West, from various perspectives.
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INDBIO: Indian Biography Database
Details of the members of India's lower-house (the Lok Sabha) of Parliament.
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Indigenous Collection
This database provides topical and historical issues within Indigenous studies. The multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary framework encompasses anthropology, community development, cultural studies, economics, education, health, history, human geography, law and land rights, literature, politics and policy making, (post)colonial studies, psychology, race studies, sociology and visual and performing arts.
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Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) E-Books
The Institute of Southeast Asian Studies is a regional research centre dedicated to the study of socio-political, security and economic trends and development in Southeast Asia. The ISEAS collection of E-books includes more than 200 titles, and is aimed at stimulating thinking on, and exploring solutions to, some of the major salient issues in the region. Key topics include stability and security, economic development and political, social and cultural change.
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INTAN MAS
An index of material on East Timor and Eastern Indonesia, and on Australia's relations with Southeast Asia.
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New Zealand Asia Information Service
A wide variety of resources relating to New Zealand's involvement with Asia. Some records in Asian languages.
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North China Herald
Published in Shanghai, prime printed source for the history of the foreign presence in China from around 1850 to the 1940s. News reflecting the social, cultural and political life of the foreign settlements, Chinese news, financial news, maps, cartoons, photographs, advertisements.
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NZ Chinese Journals
A database of three historical newspapers: the Man Sing Times (1921-1922), the New Zealand Chinese Weekly News (1937-1946), and the New Zealand Chinese Growers (1949-1972) - searchable in English or Chinese.
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Oxford Bibliographies Online
Authoritative research guides combining books, articles, and recent online sources such as digital archives, datasets, and encyclopedias. VUW currently has access to the British & Irish Literature, Chinese Studies, Classics, Education, Islamic Studies, Linguistics, Management Studies, Political Science and Renaissance & Reformation collections.
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PDIP: Indonesian Learned Periodicals
A searchable index of articles and conference proceedings in Indonesia. Most records are in the Indonesian language.
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PDIR: Indonesian Research Reports
A searchable index of scientific research reports and survey reports in Indonesia. Most records are in the Indonesian language.
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PERIND: Periodicals Index
Contains material on Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, and ASEAN, on a wide range of subjects.
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ProQuest Asian Business and Reference
Focuses on companies, economies, markets, international trade and business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere. Content is drawn from journals, newspapers, white papers, government documents, legislation and country statistics.
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Singapore/Malaysia Collection: SMC
A searchable index of published and unpublished material relating to Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and ASEAN.
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THESES
A searchable index of theses submitted to the National University of Singapore.