Japanese 381: Junior Year Writing on Japan

This is a guide for undergraduates who want to limit their research to English language resources.

Online Reference Tools

Japan Knowledge
Contains Shogakukan daihyakka zensho and Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan, along with a range of dictionaries.
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Click on Hojin login ログイン (法人) to enter. Single user licence, so be sure to logout ログアウト when you are done. If someone else is using it, you will get an error message that says user over. And if you exit without logging out, access will be blogged for a few minutes.
Gale Virtual Reference Desk
This is a huge collection of subject dictionaries and encyclopedia. Use the search feature carefully and you will be able to find or confirm a large number of facts.

Literature Criticism Online This link opens in a new window
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Biographies and substantial excerpts from critical responses over time, on the works of a huge number of authors from classical time to the present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
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A large collection of literature reference material, including criticism and author biographies.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.