Find Books and Audio-Visual Materials:

• Use the Library Catalogue

Find Articles and Reviews:

• Use a Journal Index to find articles on a given topic.
• HELP: How do I search for articles?

Reference Sources in the Library:

• A selected list of sources in the Reference Section, main floor of the  R.P. Bell Library.

Web Resources:

• A select list of resources available on the Web.

Citation Guides:

• Use the MLA Citation Guide and Other guides to learn how to cite the materials you find and create a bibliography; for tips on writing case studies, see Study & Writing Tips.

Reference Sources in the Library:

Oxford Japanese Grammar and Verbs
PL 534 B86 REF

A Reader’s Guide to Japanese Literature
PL 717 R54 REF

Dictionary of Literary Biography.  Vol. 203: Medieval Japanese Writers
PL 726.3 M43 REF

Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan (9 vols.)
DS 805 K633 REF

Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japan
DS 805 J263 REF

Works of Japanese Literature are found in  the book stacks on the 2nd floor under PL 501-PL 889.

Web Resources:

Selected Japanese Internet Collections
Electronic Texts in Japanese
Electronic Journals, Magazines, & News Sources in Japanese
Dictionaries and Language Learning Resources
Cultural Information
Japanese-Language Libraries Online
Japanese-Language Publishers & Booksellers

Selected Japanese Internet Collections

J Guide, Stanford Guide to Japan Information Resources
(WWW Virtual Library Site for Japan)
A good starting point for links to many different kinds of resources on Japan including cultural, government and business-related information.

Jim Breen's Japanese Page
An excellent collection of links for language learning, software, online translation, and all things Japanese.

Japanese Links
(Omniglot Writing Systems and Languages of the World)
Links to Japanese script, language lessons, dictionaries, newspapers, radio, etc.

Electronic Texts in Japanese

JAIRO (Japanese Institutional Repositories Online)
A searchable collection of many respositories including books, theses, data sets, learning materials, articles and more.

Japanese Text Initiative U. of Virginia and U. of Pittsburgh
Classical Japanese literature and dictionaries online

Electronic Journals, Magazines, & News Sources in Japanese

Japanese Language News and Magazines (MIT Foreign Languages Lab)
Note some may require special software to read

Dictionaries and Language Learning Resources

About.com's Japanese Language Page
Has lots of online Japanese language learning resources: lessons for beginners, games, quizzes, flashcards, audio files, etc.

Japanese Lessons Online (Omniglot list)

Visualizing Japanese Grammar (by Shoko Hamano, George Washington University)

YourDictionary.com
The largest collection of online dictionaries, includes many Japanese dictionaries

YourDictionary.com Grammars
Select links to Japanese grammar sites

Cultural Information

Japan Foundation
Has information on arts and cultural exchanges.

Web Japan: Japan Links
Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, this site provides links to information on Japan and Japanese culture.

Japanese-Language Libraries Online

WebCats Library Collection (choose geographic index for libraries by country)

Japanese-Language Publishers & Booksellers

Books.or.jp (Search engine for Japanese books in print)

Directory of Publishers: Japan (by PublishersGlobal.com)
Searchable by country, language, subject, or publisher name