This library guide is for students who are hoping to do research on different aspects of South Asia. The guide will help students who are looking at one particular country in the region, or different themes associated with the sub-continent. Students will be able to find resources pertaining to each of the countries in South Asia. They will also be able to find resources on the major religious traditions of the region. Moreover, the tab on themes and topics will have resources pertaining to different topics that are crucial when understanding the region. While most of the resources will be books that are available in University of Denver's library collection, the home page will have access to databases that will be helpful in research as well.
Books, Periodical Titles, Videos and other cataloged materials
This is the library catalog for the University Libraries. Your search will help you locate materials owned by the University Libraries, including books, magazines, and other cataloged materials. System automatically utilizes the Boolean and to connect terms.
A unified catalog of many Colorado area libraries. Books held by the libraries can be requested via Prospector and are delivered to the Main Library at the Anderson Academic Commons in 3 to 5 days. Colorado Legislative Council reports not cataloged in the library catalog can be identified by using Prospector.
The world's largest bibliographic database presents bibliographic records for books, serials (journals), and all other formats. Use WorldCat to find materials not in University Libraries or Prospector.
Designed for academic institutions, this database by Ebscohost provides complete coverage of multidisciplinary, full-text academic journals.
Referencing principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971.
A cross-cultural database that contains over 350,000 pages of information on all aspects of cultural and social life.
Full text, indexes, and abstracts journal articles, book reviews, books, and dissertations covering world history (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450-present.
Extended access to collections until June 30, 2022. A full-text database containing complete backfiles of over 2,000 core scholarly journals that have been digitized, starting with the first issues and dating from the 1800s to within three to five years ago.
Transforming learning through video. Subjects covered include Business/Training, Health, Media/Communications, Sciences, Humanities, Education (K-12). Users can search, browse and see previews of videos.
Kanopy is a mediated resource through which DU faculty, students, and staff may request feature films for purchase, and DU affiliates may view library-licensed films.
Provides access to the full text of nearly 500 scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences, and mathematics.
Covers issues in the public debate through selective coverage of a wide variety of international sources including journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more.
A discovery tool that searches University Libraries' digital and print journals, books, newspapers, dissertations, and Library Catalog.
Provides extensive news coverage at any level—local, state, regional, national and international. Features the vast majority of U.S. newspapers by circulation, along with almost one thousand hard-to-find local and regional titles, and offers searchable news video clips and over two thousand international news sources from scores of countries on six continents, translated into English when written in other languages.
Printing and downloading are limited to insubstantial portions of the data, for temporary storage. If you have any questions, contact Electronic Resources.
The United States' principal historical record of political open source intelligence for more than half a century.
Printing and downloading are limited to insubstantial portions of the data, for temporary storage. If you have any questions, contact Electronic Resources.
A research guide to collection of historic radio translations and transcriptions from serials issued in the Cold War era.
Features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790.
An online subscription service bringing archived news from around the world, translated into English.
Provides reports of operating conditions, commercial laws, and business regulations of approximately 60 countries worldwide.
Combines comprehensive country and intergovernmental organization profiles from the print edition with a convenient, user-friendly database that organizes the content with a number of browses.
Provides background information, including geography, history, international relationships and economic conditions as well as government policies that can affect business conditions of a country and risk factors for turmoil for over 100 countries.
Includes reliable information on all 194 countries in the world plus states and dependencies, covering key historical events, population, and more.
Various full-text reports from the World Bank.
Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents that support the research and study needs of scholars and students at the university level.
Offers scholars and academics the primary sources to advance their research within the humanities and social sciences.
The Economist Intelligence Unit has published Country Reports since 1952, covering almost 200 countries. Each report presents detailed statistics alongside expert commentary and forecasting from the EIU’s analysts. This database presents the historical reports up to 1995, with all data from the statistical tables fully captured and downloadable in spreadsheet form. It is a unique archive of analysis and explanation of political, economic and commercial developments, together with historical statistical data.
"The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world."
Grants researchers access to digitized letters, papers, photographs, scrapbooks, financial records, diaries, and much more.
In the Nineteenth Century, Christian missionaries directed their attention to unexplored regions, greatly expanding their endeavors. Colonialism brought increased knowledge of Africa and Asia, and the European and American churches extended their work into these areas.
This collection provides researchers with six rare English-language journals, five of which were founded by Western missionaries in the Far East in the 19th century, covering a wide range of topics such as East-West communication, Christianity in China and other parts of Asia, and China's political, economic, and cultural landscape.
