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Internet gateways

The Council on East Asia Libraries (CEAL) Homepage

The official homepage of CEAL, the organization for East Asian libraries in North America. Consists of area studies guide, directories, and so on.

[Japan]

Japan Web Navigator

Created by Japan Information Network. Covers news, government and politics, business/economy, travel, science, education and a whole lot more Information on study in Japan is also found.

Japan reference

Provides links to the sites relating to Japan in various aspects, such as academic research, business issues, and so on. It evaluates each site with a star rating system.

Bridge to Japan

Created by the Japan Library Group (UK). Provides links to various categories not only for academic research but also for studying in Japan.

Japan Library Group (UK) Website

Homepage of the Japan Library Group. The site gives accesses to subject specialists in the UK as well as to the UK Union Catalogue of Japanese (Note: To find SOAS holdings, use SOAS online catalogue as the SOAS records are limited.)

[Korea]

Korea.net – Gateway to Korea

English-language information on Korea created by the Korean Information Service. Provides information under categories, such as news, government, economy and culture.

Internet Resources Subject Guides

Subject guide compiled by the Committee on Korean Materials in the United States.

The National Digital Library

A national project to distribute variable information efficiently. Provides access to databases created by the National Library of Korea, the National Assembly Library of Korea, Supreme Court Library, the Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information, the Korea Education & Research Information Service, and the KAIST Science Library. In English and Korean.

Korea Web

Created by Frank Hoffmann. Links to government core institutions for Korean studies. Useful as a subject guide. Also a good place to find a list of Koreanists, Internet discussion list of Korean studies, and to search for academic positions.