LibGuides: HIST 300: Cities in Asia 1600-present: Home

Starting Your Search

It helps to start by writing a list of terms that you will use in your search.
Keep notes as you research, the terms you used, where you searched, what you found.
Once you have some terms do some background research to add more terms to your list.
Now you have a bit more information on your topic start looking for more in depth information.
Search for books, use the bibliography to find even more books or articles.
Use library databases to search for articles.
As you encounter words, theories, etc. that you don't know circle back to do more background reading.

The librarians and your professor are here every step of the way.

Finding Sources

Oxford Reference
Full-text collection of over 200 core academic subjects, language and quotation dictionaries, as well as Oxford University Press encyclopedias and companions series.

To find books (and more!) use DePauw's Discovery search. It will also search materials owned by libraries all over the world.

HathiTrust
Digitized collections, books, journals, etc. from libraries and research institutions. Full-text access and downloading is available for materials published before 1923, including: US federal government documents; works still protected by copyright, but made available to HathiTrust with the permission of the copyright holder. Includes ability to keyword search the entire HathiTrust Digital Library, both public domain and in-copyright titles, to facilitate information discovery.

Internet Archive
Library of digital materials, books, music, etc.

Sometimes we don't have access to the item you want, but we have a way of getting it for you...Interlibrary Loan. If you don't find a link to full-text or a call number, you'll see this button:

Interlibrary Loan Button

If you request an item using Interlibrary Loan, it will take up to 7-10 days to be received. When the item comes in, you will be notified by e-mail. Some items will be available electronically in your ILL account; others you will pick up at the Circulation desk.

Login to ILLiad to enter information for a request that you need to make manually, to check the status of a request, or to request a renewal.

Academic Search Complete
Articles (or article summaries) from scholarly journals, newspapers and popular magazines covering most academic disciplines. Some as far back as early 1900's, but mostly since about 1970. Free to all Indiana residents via INSPIRE.in.gov
JSTOR
Journal article archive, covering humanities, social sciences and science. Begins with vol. 1, issue 1, 1800's, or even earlier (most titles exclude the most recent 3-5 years; some titles have current issue access).
Project Muse
Full-text articles from 500+ scholarly journals from major university presses; includes literature and criticism, history, performing arts, cultural studies, education, philosophy and religion, political science, medicine and health, gender studies. Most coverage 1990s to present, consult the journal list, as coverage varies for each title. NOTE: DePauw subscribes only to the journal coverage (Premium Collection) and not the digital book collection.
Humanities Full Text
Articles from 300+ humanities journals, indexes 700. 1980+. Free to all Indiana residents via INSPIRE.in.gov

Throughout your searches you will see this icon/button:

Click on it to see:

if the article is online in another database
if we have a physical copy in the libraries
if not, and it looks useful for your research, you can request an Interlibrary Loan

To find full text for articles or ebooks when using our Discovery Search, click the Access Online button:

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
Digitized map collection at University of Texas at Austin.
Old Maps Online
400,000 maps from archives and libraries.
Boston University Center for the Study of Asia
A longer list of map resources

COVID Notes

On campus (or ability to get to campus) - request library materials using our Contactless Pickup or Interlibrary Loan.

Off campus - request articles and book chapters using Interlibrary Loan. For books, reach out to us library@depauw.edu and we will try to find a version for you.

Other questions - see our Research Help page.

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