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Search the library's databases for scholarly (peer-reviewed) journal articles, recent research, and in-depth analysis by experts.
Scholarly Journals - Best Bets
- Journal of Asian StudiesFeatures original research and analytical papers on Asian Studies.
- Critical Asian StudiesAims to develop a humane & knowledgeable understanding of Asian societies & their efforts to maintain cultural integrity & to confront problems, & also, to create alternatives to the prevailing trends in scholarship on Asia.
- The Indonesian Journal of Southeast Asian StudiesThe Indonesian Journal of Southeast Asian Studies ISSN 2580-6580 (Print) 2597-9817 (Online) is an academic, open access, and double blind reviewed journal about Southeast Asian societies and cultures. Founded in 2017 at the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Databases - Best Bets
Head over to the library's A-Z List of Online Databases to search through a specific database, browse through our Databases by Subject, or select one of the databases listed below to begin your research:
- JSTORThe complete backfile of a core of scholarly journals that have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. Bortz Library subscribes to the following JSTOR packages: Arts and Sciences I, II, III, IV, V, and VII, Business I, Life Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, and 19th Century British Pamphlets.
- Historical AbstractsAn index to the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada). Recommended for History research.
- Academic Search CompleteA comprehensive, scholarly, multidisciplinary database with thousands of full-text journals. Recommended for research in all disciplines.
- Project MuseThe Standard Collection provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals of university presses such as the Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Colonial State PapersProvides access to thousands of papers concerning English activities in the American, Canadian, and West Indian colonies between the 16th and 18th centuries.
Also includes a digitised version of The Calendar of State Papers, Colonial: North America and the West Indies 1574-1739
Database Search Tips
To search through all of the library databases at once, head over to the Library Catalog and select the Databases tab on the search results page (see screenshot below). This is where you will find scholarly articles, newspaper articles, book reviews, ebooks, and more.
Use Filters to Refine Search Results
Look for:
- Full Text: this will limit results to items that you can read right away through our subscriptions
- Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Articles: limits to scholarly articles
All databases should have filters (like those shown above) on the search results page that will help you narrow down - or expand - your search results.
Sample Scholarly Articles
To find the following scholarly articles, we:
Searched In: All library databases
Search Terms: Southeast Asia Imperialism
Filters Applied: Full Text, Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed
Number of Results: 388 (1186 results found before applying filters)
Sample Articles (pulled from results list):
- Hegemony, Imperialism, and the Construction of Religion in Southeast Asia
- Casting Faiths: Imperialism and the transformation of religion in East and Southeast Asia
- Evolution and Empire: Alfred Russel Wallace and Dutch Colonial Rule Southeast Asia in the mid-nineteenth Century
- Popular Orientalism: Somerset Maugham in Mainland Southeast Asia