When search databases, keep these techniques in mind.
Quotation marks search for an exact phrase.
"Chinese art" finds results with that exact phrase.
Without the quotation marks, you may also get Chinese and art
Add more words when you want to narrow your search. Use the word AND to connect different concepts.
"ink painting" and calligraphy
Use OR to find related terms.
pottery or ceramics
Use an asterisk * to find variant word endings. Be careful not to shorten your word too much, because this can bring back results that are not relevant.
paint* retrieves paint, paints, painters, painting, etc.
Note: Some titles are electronic while others are print only.
Journal of Asian Studies
Note: Backfile is available through JStor
Artibus Asiae
Note: Backfile is available through JStor
Tip: Check the Primo for more information about these titles.
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains over 750,000 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. The BAS includes citations to Western-language periodical articles, monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings and anthologies.
A collection of full text, scholarly, humanities and social sciences journals.
Research Library features the full text of a diversified mix of scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines and newspapers covering all academic subject areas.
