Japanese 536/537: Library Guide for Sono Sensei's Class
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Sharon Domier
Contact:
room 2249 (22nd floor)
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
413-577-2633
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Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館
- Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館 This link opens in a new windowJapan's largest newspaper, Yomiuri Shinbum, in full text, 1874-present. Includes English edition, Daily Yomiuri, 1989-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.
About the database
Yomidasu Rekishikan (ヨミダス歴史館) is a database that contains more than 10 million articles, from its first issue in 1874 through to present day. The content is divided into 4 parts: Heisei Reiwa, Meiji Taisho Showa, Japan News, and Gendai Jinmeiroku.
- Meiji Taisho Showa (明治・大正・昭和) database contains the historic archive of scanned articles published during the period of 1874 to 1989.
- Heisei Reiwa (平成・令和) contains Japanese language articles from Yomiuri Shimbun since 1986.
- The Daily Yomiuri contains articles from the English language edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun English edition since 1989.
- Gendai Jinmeiroku (現代人名録) is a Who's Who of current key persons in Japan.
Yomidasu Rekishikan also features four dictionaries, 国語辞書 英和辞書 和英辞書 and イミダス(current words) to help you with your searching and reading.
Please visit individual guides shown at the tabs for the details and usage of each database and feature.
Note: Please remember to log out by clicking ログアウト because we only have 1 simultaneous use license.
Many thanks to Setsuko Noguchi and Ayako Yoshimura at the U of Wisconsin for creating the original of this guide. They saved me so much time and I hope this helps you to use the database more effectively.
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