HIEA 126 The Silk Road in Chinese and Japanese History: Books

1. Start with UC Library Search, the UC San Diego Library catalog.

2. If you don't have an author or title, start with a keyword search. When you discover useful resources from a keyword search take a look at the subject headings in the catalog record. Those subject headings are hyperlinked and will take you to related materials.

   Sample subject headings:

• Silk Road

• Silk Road History

• Silk Road Civilization

• Silk Road Songs and Music

• Silk Road Antiquities

• Silk Road Description and Travel

• Islam Silk Road

• Buddhism Silk Road

• Buddhist Art China

• Buddhist Cave Temples

• Dunhuang Caves

 

3. Try using an * to replace the ending of your search terms for maximum results,

 

     For example, a search for chin* taoi* would include

 

• china taoism
• chinese taoism
• china taoist
• chinese taoist

 

   Other sample search terms include,

 

• chin* religio*
• chin* biograph*
• chin* biograph* taoi*

 

 Additional Search Tips

 

1. If an item is labeled [electronic resource] it is likely an ebook and can be accessed online. If you are working off-campus you will need to connect to the network.

2. Take note of the item's location, Annex? SRLF? those items are housed offsite and will need to be brought in.Use the Request button to page the book.

3. Try searching in Different Collections

• All -- Audio Recordings, Books, Digital Images, Electronic Materials (E-Books), Films & Video, Journals & Serials, Maps & Atlases, Reference and Government Documents

• Films & Videos - many have English subtitles

• Electronic Materials - includes journals, ebooks, and digital images

For electronic books, try UC Press or ACLS Humanities e-Books

You can also search Google Books

• Cave Temples of Mogao: Art and History on the Silk Road

• The Silk Road: Two Thousands Years in the Heart of Asia

• Religions of the Silk Road: Overland Trade and Cultural Exchange from Antiquity to the Fifth Century