LibGuides: Asian and Pacific Studies: Primary Sources

Primary Source Databases (LMU)

Nineteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window
Subjects: MANY
Description: Primary source collection from Gale Cengage Learning containing full text. Includes materials from 1800-1900.
Contents: Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Magazines; Primary Sources; Statistics / Datasets
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Rafu Shimpo This link opens in a new window
Subjects: History
Description: Primary source collection of newspapers containing full text. Mainly focused on Japanese history and the Japanese American emigre community and its history.
Contents: Popular (Non-Scholarly) Articles - Newspapers; Primary Sources
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South Asia Archive This link opens in a new window
Subjects: Asia & Pacific Studies, History
Description: Research database from Taylor & Francis containing full text.Mainly focused on the Indian subcontinent.
Contents: Original-language primary texts; Primary Sources; Primary texts in translation; Books; Journals
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Use the library catalog to find primary sources held by the library. Search by:

Author - to find anything written by a historical figure.
Subject - to find books written about a person, historical event or time period. These sources often contain primary materials.
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Words in the subject heading offer clues to primary sources. Some important words to look for are:

LINK+
LINK+ is a catalog of over 60 academic and public libraries in California and Nevada. Current LMU students, staff, and faculty can request books from LINK+ libraries online. The books are delivered to LMU at no charge to you. Books arrive in 3 business days and are held at the Circulation counter for 7 days. The check out period is 3 weeks, with one possible renewal for another 3 weeks, and overdue fines are $1 per day.

*Please note it can take up to three weeks for a book requested through ILLiad to arrive at LMU.

Book Request Form - ILLiad
Requesting books through ILLiad can take up to a few weeks, due to mailing time.
Create an ILLiad account and fill out the book request form to have books that are unavailable at LMU or in LINK+ delivered from another library. Due dates are set by the lending library and can vary. Books delivered to LMU are held at the Circulation Desk.