South Asia General Reference Tools

South Asia Reference Tools

Catalogs | Periodical Indexes | Full Text Journals | Other Online Resources | Print Resources

Catalogs

If you don't find the title you want searching Pathfinder, or MelWeb try using one of the large union databases. WCAT: WorldCat on the MELVYL® System. includes over 30 million records for materials in all formats. To access WCAT go to Melvyl and type"wcat" at the search prompt. Another large union database is RCAT: The RLIN Bibliographic Database on MELVYL®. To use RCAT go to Melvyl and type "rcat"at the search prompt. WCAT and RCAT include most of the library holdings in the U.S. though some libraries have not yet completed putting all their South Asia material into online catalogs.

You can also search the British Library catalog or try searching the catalogs of other libraries outside the U.S. with major South Asia collections.

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Periodical Indexes

Two databases index significant numbers of articles on South Asia.

Bibliography of Asian Studies

South Asia Journals Indexed by BAS 1972-

This on-line version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present. Through the 1991 printed version, the BAS included citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Since 1992, newly published individual monographs are no longer being added to the database since these can be easily located through online catalogs. For material published prior to 1971 consult the print version of BAS.

Bibliography of Asian studies.
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Association for Asian Studies, 1957-
(Continues: Far Eastern bibliography)
S/SE Asia DS511.A12 B6;
1956-

Uncover

South Asia Journals indexed by Uncover

UnCover is a database of current article information taken from well over 17,000 multidisciplinary journals. UnCover contains brief descriptive information for over 7,000,000 articles which have appeared since Fall 1988. Participating libraries enter the table of contents information from their serials into the UnCover database. Because the University of Hawaii subscribes to a number of journals from South Asia and also participated in UnCover the database is a good resource for locating articles in South Asian journals.

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Full Text Journals

JSTOR --includesJournal of Asian Studies and Far Eastern Quarterly

JSTOR scans text of leading academic journals and makes it available over the Web. JSTOR includes the Journal of Asian Studies and the Far Eastern Quarterly. At the search screen choose the option for Asian Studies journals. Prefatory material, editorial, book reviews, etc. may be missing.

South Asian Magazines on the World Wide Web

A link page prepared at the University of Pennsylvania for online journal from or about South Asia.

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Other Online Resources

General

SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet

SARAI links to resources on South Asia by country and by subject. The site also includes information of South Asia conferences and events, library collections, international and inter-governmental organizations on South Asia, NGOs, scholarly associations and academic organizations and Centers on South Asia, and has a searchable International Directory of South Asia Scholars (via Columbia University)

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Print Resources

A guide to print resources called Basic Reference Sources for South Asian Studies is included on the South Asia Resources page. A few of the most useful titles include:

*South Asian Civilizations : a Bibliographic Synthesis.
Maureen L. P. Patterson
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1981.

Ref/Bibliog DS339.A12.P37 DESK
S/SE Asia DS339.A12.P37 REF

South Asian Civilizations is one of the most complete and most useful of the South Asian bibliographies. This "bible" of sources on South Asia covers major Western language publications. The table of contents itself is invaluable as a chronology of South Asian political, cultural, and social history. Entries are arranged by time period and subject with an author/subject index.

*A Guide to Indian Periodical Literature
Gurgaon, Indian Documentation Service [etc.], 1964-

S/SE Asia AJ3 .G9 REF;

BOUND 1(1964)-

This publication indexes English language journals published in India. Many of these journals are not covered by the standard online databases and even though Uncover fills in many of the gaps it is still useful to search Guide to India Periodical Literature.