In the humanities and social sciences, area studies is interdisciplinary research and scholarship pertaining to a particular geographical or cultural region. The term exists primarily as a general description for what are, in the practice of scholarship, many heterogeneous fields of research. Fields are defined differently from university to university, and from department to department, but common area-studies fields include:
Other interdisciplinary research fields such as women's studies (also known as gender studies), and Ethnic Studies (including African American Studies, Asian American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies) are not part of area studies but are sometimes included in discussion along with it.
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California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group (CALAFIA) - A consortium of primarily academic California libraries, designed to bring together disparate collections in Latin American Studies.
Duke University East Asian Collection - Print and electronic resources for Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Asian-American Studies, with resources for elementary and secondary school teachers.
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Latweb - Online access to indexes, catalogs, full-text retrieval, organizations, languages, and media links for Latin American studies from Ohio State University.
Library of Congress Asian Reading Room - Recent publications, links, and a bibliography of Korean works. Collections are particularly strong in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, and southeast Asian materials.
Meta Description: [ The Asian Reading Room is the primary public access
point for researchers seeking to use the Asian collections of the Library
of Congress in the many languages of Asia. The reading room covers the
area from the South Asian subcontinent and Southeast Asia to China, Japan,
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Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room - Contains general reference guides, specific guides for Puerto Rico, Spain and the United States, and an events calendar.
Meta Description: [ The Hispanic Reading Room is one of twenty reading rooms in the Library of Congress which provides research and reference services to the U.S. Congress, the broader U.S. Government, and the public. Visit the reading rooms online or read the many publications describing the Library's unique colle... ]
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Nordic Africa Institute Library - The Nordic Africa Institute Library in Uppsala, Sweden specializes in contemporary Africa. The holdings cover the entire continent with emphasis on social sciences.
Meta Description: [ The Nordic Africa Institute (Nordiska Afrikainstitutet): research on Africa, publishing, specialised library, scholarships, seminars. ]
Rutgers University East Asian Library - Library and collections information and a research guide for East Asian Studies that includes print and electronic resources.
Schoharie County Historical Society Library - Historical and genealogical materials for Schoharie County, New York and vicinity. Library information and search engine.
Meta Description: [ A guide to holdings in the historical and genealogical research library at the Old Stone Fort, Schoharie, N.Y. Operated by the Schoharie County Historical Society. Museum ]
Tulane University Latin American Library - Focuses on archaeology, anthropology, history, linguistics, art, architecture, film, women's studies, and economics of Middle America, with limited digitized images from the collection, indexes to other images not available online, and textual print and electronic resources.
University of California at Berkeley Digital Chinese Library - Supports the Center for Chinese Studies with an online reference desk containing selected Internet resources on China, and other resources.
Meta Description: [ This is the website of the Center for Chinese Studies Library, University of California, Berkeley. ]
University of California at Berkeley South/Southeast Asia Library - Resources, both print and electronic, for South Asia and Southeast Asia, including Afghanistan, India, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Meta Description: [ South/Southeast Asia Library Service homepage ]
University of Kansas - East Asian Library - Information about the library, Internet links of interest, and special projects, including the Mid-America Chinese Resource Guide.
Meta Description: [ East Asian Library, University of Kansas ]
University of Michigan Asia Library - Specializes in literature and information from Korea, China, and Japan, with online and print resources and guides.
University of Notre Dame Kellogg/Kroc Information Center - Resources in Latin American and International Area Studies, including a virtual reference desk with major electronic research sources.
Meta Description: [ Information about the Kellogg/Kroc Information Center at the University of Notre Dame. ]
University of Pittsburgh East Asian Library - Access to the Digital China Information Center, the Japan Information Center, an index of Chinese journals, and Internet links to library catalogs and academic resources.
University of Texas at Austin Benson Latin American Collection - Includes collection information, online resources and guides, and online exhibits, with versions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
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