Japanese Research & Bibliographic Methods for Undergraduates: Books for Course

The New (or Classic) Nelson is used often throughout the course. It's many appendices are incorporated into the course content. Student's only need the new revised version or the classic version, they do not need to buy both.

The Classic (or newly revised) Nelson is used often throughout the course. It's many appendices are incorporated into the course content. Student's only need the new revised version or the classic version, they do not need to buy both.

A basic introduction to information sources that help students expand their knowledge of Japan and typical research practices in Japanese Studies.

A Chicago Style Manual-type guide for anyone working on English-language publications about Japan. Primarily for nonspecialist.

Directed at students who are about to start library research for papers, theses, and dissertations. It walks readers through the process of researching topics and familiarizes them with Japanese reference works from general bibliographies and dictionaries to publisher's catalogs and chronologies.

Explains how to build an argument that motivates readers to accept a claim; how to anticipate the reservations of readers and to respond to them appropriately; and how to create introductions and conclusions that answer that most demanding question, "So what?"