Research Guides
Southeast Asian Studies MA Research: Interdisciplinary Tools
Starting Your Reseach in Southeast Asian Studies
Selected titles
Doing a Literature Review by ISBN: 9781526419217Publication Date: 2018-02-27
Systematic Approaches to a Successful Literature Review by ISBN: 9781473912458Publication Date: 2016-08-15
The literature review : six steps to successISBN: 9781412961349
Doing your literature review : traditional and systematic techniquesISBN: 9781848601536
The literature reviewISBN: 9781412961356
Interdisciplinary Literature Review Resources for Southeast Asian Studies
- Annual Reviews This link opens in a new windowAnnual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited in the scientific literature; narrow by Social Sciences and specific academic disciplines
- Gale Virtual ReferenceSearchable library of reference e-books providing background articles written by top scholars in the field
- Web of Science This link opens in a new windowUse Select Database to go to Web of Science for access to scholarship in the sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts. Use the "times cited" feature and "cited reference search" to narrow your literature review; create a "citation report" on your literature review topic
- Google ScholarChoose Web of Science under Select Databases for access to scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. Use the advanced search feature to limit by publication date, journal, author, discipline; use the "cited by" and "related articles" features to connect to other scholars
- ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive index to dissertations and theses from all fields of study.
- The social sciences: a cross-disciplinary guide to selected sourcesTop research resource in the Social Sciences, edited by Nancy Herron, Located in Suzzallo Library Reference
- Social science reference sources: a practical guideRecommended Social Science foundational or reference readings, edited by Tze-chung Li, Located in Suzzallo Library Reference
Select Starting Points
- Subject GuidesRecommended resources (article databases, catalogs, background information, web sites, and more) organized by topic.
- UW CatalogBroad searches for books, articles, DVDs, and more. Use Worldcat link to facilitates borrowing books from other libraries.
- American Rhetoric: Site SearchSearchable database speeches by US personalities.
- US State Department Background NotesBackground information for countries.
- Online Encyclopedia of Mass ViolenceIncludes such topics as the Burmese student uprising in 1988.
- AccessAsiaAccessAsia is a specialized search engine that focuses on experts in the field of contemporary Asian affairs, including economics, health, politics, security, and trade
- The Asia Media DirectoryA handbook for media practitioners in the region.