Asian Studies: Find Books

Google has digitized thousands of books and magazines and made them searchable. Use this advanced search interface for precise searching. You may be able to access the full text of books that are out of copyright. If an item is only available in "snippet view" or "limited preview," you may be able to obtain that item from our own collection or via Interlibrary Loan.

Use Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to request resources not owned by the JMU Libraries.

Nearly 2,000 digitized Chinese-language printed books and bound manuscripts produced before 1796. Includes the most valuable titles and editions from the Library of Congress Asian Division, some of which date back to the 11th or 12th century and are the only extant copies in the world.

Includes 16-17th century illustrated and manuscript editions of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), several Nara ehon (“Nara picture books”), and selected Chinese-language works that were reprinted or hand-copied in Japan.

A growing digital collection of rare books from the 15th to early 20th centuries.