East Asian Studies and Metadata Librarian
Hesburgh Library
406 Hesburgh Library
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-6121
hjuhn@nd.edu
About
This course guide for Professor Sharon Yoon's Social Science University Seminar : Contemporary Korean Culture, is for students writing their research paper.
Getting Started
Use the following sources to look for background information related to your topic of interest.
Encyclopedia, Dictionaries, Bibliographies
- Oxford bibliographies online This link opens in a new windowOffers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on many subjects. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new windowBrings together digitized entries from Oxford's Dictionaries, Companions and Encyclopedias, spanning multiple subject areas.
- Gale ebooks This link opens in a new windowProvides searchable full-text e-book versions of many reference works, including multi-volume encyclopedias, biographical collections, business plan handbooks, company history compilations, consumer health references, and specialized handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias.
Current Events
- Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowProvides access to the full text of more than 17,000 news, business, and legal sources. Includes today's papers. Text only; no illustrations. You can pre-select sources in Advanced Search.
Major daily newspapers, published in Korean ⏐ English
English-language newspapers
- The Korea Herald"The Korea Herald is a daily English-language newspaper founded in 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea. The editorial staff is composed of Korean and international writers and editors, with additional news coverage drawn from international news agencies such as the Associated Press." --Wikipedia
- The Korea Times"The Korea Times is the oldest English-language newspapers published daily in South Korea. It is a sister paper of the Hankook Ilbo, a major Korean language daily." --Wikipedia
Finding Academic Sources (Articles & Books)
Use the following databases to look for scholarly articles and books on your topic. Some of these databases provide only the citations, which means you will have to take additional steps to gain access to the fulltext of the articles and the books. Email the East Asian Studies Librarian (hjuhn@nd.edu) if you encounter any challenges in gaining access.
- [EBSCO] Bibliography of Asian studiesProvides citations on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide since 1971 in western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs (through 1991 only), chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, Festschriften, etc. Updated regularly.
- JSTOR : Asian Studies1. In "Search within Asian Studies," enter a search terms (lowercase) separated by AND (uppercase). E.g., korea AND women AND christ
2. Add more search terms in the search box on the left (Search Within Results).
3. If necessary, narrow the search scope by Publication Date or Subject. - Cambridge CoreEnables cross-searching among journals and books published by Cambridge University Press. Click here to limit your search to "Asian Studies."
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Citing Sources
Used for: Literature, Liberal Arts, Humanities
Library copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk LB 2369 .G53 2016. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Printed 8th ed., 2016.
Quick Guide
- In-Text Citations: The Basics
- Formatting Quotations
- Endnotes and Footnotes
- Works Cited Page: Books
- Works Cited Page: Periodicals
- Works Cited: Electronic Sources (web publications)
- Works Cited: Other Common Sources (interviews, speeches/lectures/conference proceedings, painting/sculpture/photograph, song/album, films/movies, television shows, podcasts, etc.)
- Sample Works Cited Page
- Sample Paper
Used for: Arts, History, Literature, Sciences
Electronic Access: Chicago Manual of Style
Library copy: Hesburgh Library Reference Desk Z 253. U69 2010. Chicago Manual of Style. Printed 16th ed., 2010 (Other copies)
Notes and Bibliography: Sample Citations
- Yale University Library's Quick Guide on Citation Style for Chinese, Japanese and Korean SourcesAn overview of how to cite Chinese, Japanese and Korean sources using various style manuals, such as Chicago, MLA and APA.
- RefWorksSoftware to easily import or add citations. Create and store bibliographies automatically in chosen style format.
Free basic online citation managers, with limited functionality:
Mendeley, EasyBib, NoodleBib Express, Zotero, Bibme, Citation Machine
Having trouble choosing a citation manager?
Visit this Wikipedia article for comparisons.