LibGuides: Subject Guide for Asian Studies: Start

Welcome

Welcome to the subject guide for Asian Studies! Her you can find tips and links to library catalogues, encyclopedias, journals and other useful resources relevant to your subject. Some of them require that you log in with your student or LUCAT account to gain access. You are welcome to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Andrea Mervik, librarian
Libraries of the Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology
andrea.mervik@htbibl.lu.se or 046-222 31 28

Visit the HT Libraries

See our web page for opening hours. Asia Library is a one of three libraries at the Joint faculties of Humanities and Theologie, and located in the Centre för East and South-East Asian Studies. The other two libraries are SOL (at the Language and Literature Centre) and LUX (in the LUX building).

Links to other libraries

Lund University Libraries You can use any LU library in Lund, Malmö and Helsingborg. You can return all your books, except interlibrary loans from outside Lund, and you can order all books to be picked up at any library.
CrossAsia "CrossAsia is designed as a central access point for scientific information on Asian studies. The portal has been set up by the East Asia Department of Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (Berlin State Library) and is being further developed with our cooperation partners, the South Asia Institute and Heidelberg University Library. CrossAsia is partly funded by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and its Specialised Information Service Programme (Fachinformationsdienste für die Wissenschaft, FID).
Digital SOAS "SOAS University of London is the only Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East."
IMF ASEAN e-library "The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. You will find information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more."
Library of Congress "The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office."
UN iLibrary The United Nations iLibrary is the first comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations.
UNESCO Library "The UNESCO Library collections offer an overview of the Organization’s current and past activities and programmes as recorded in publications and other resources. "
World Digital Library The World Digital Library (WDL) is a project of the U.S. Library of Congress, carried out with the support of the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and in cooperation with libraries, archives, museums, educational institutions, and international organizations from around the world.

Useful links for students

Academic Support Centre LU "A free service open to all students studying courses and programmes conducted in English and provides individual and group consultations, workshops, and seminars on topics in three areas: The academic writing process Speaking and presentation skills Reading and study skills
Talking books
Programs to read your electronic documents (i.e. e-books, e-journals) aloud, to help you spell et al. Free for students and staff at LU. You can download them on your own computer, and they should be installed at all student computers at LU.
East Asian Student Association Lund
Promoting students' interest in East and Southeast Asia