Volume and Number

1

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Publication Date

1984

Managing Editor

Henry G. Schwarz

Publisher

Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University

City

Bellingham, Washington

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25710/60x0-fs88

Type

Text

OCLC Number

10532209

Geographic Coverage

Mongolia--Bibliography--Catalogs; Inner Mongolia (China)--Bibliography--Catalogs

Disciplines

East Asian Languages and Societies

Keywords

Mongolian Studies, Mongolian bibliography

Document Type

Book

Description

The field of Mongolian Studies in the United States is poorly served in bibliographical matters. Scholars in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Studies have long since had several aids, such as bibliographies, union lists, and shelf lists, at their disposal. By contrast, Mongolian Studies has only one reasonably up-to-date bibliography of Western-language works (Bibliotheca Mongolica, published by this university's Center for East Asian Studies in 1978), but no union lists nor shelf lists. The absence of the latter two types of aids is much more serious than it would be in other fields for several reasons. The relatively few institutions and individuals engaged in Mongolian Studies are widely separated from one another, a fact which makes it much more difficult for a Mongolist than, say, a Sinologist to know precisely which works are available at which university. The various inter-library search services are incomplete to the point that, in Mongolian Studies, they are practically useless. Still another handicap is the difficulty of obtaining publications from the various parts of Mongolia. For political and other reasons, the supply of works from all parts of Mongolia has been sporadic at best. Works published within the territory of the Chinese People's Republic have been virtually unobtainable until quite recently. We hope that this catalog will be the first small step toward a national union catalog.

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Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

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application/pdf

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