Welcome to Korea Studies!
Welcome to the Korean Studies research guide! This page provides some starting points for your research on Korea. If you have research questions or want to make a purchase request, or need to schedule an appointment for a research consultation, please contact Ito Michiko (mito@ku.edu).
Starting Points
- Bibliography of Asian studies This link opens in a new windowBibliographical citations of journal articles and chapter of books for all subjects in Asian studies from 1971 to present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowProvides image and full-text online access of core academic journals in a variety of disciplines in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowIncludes millions of records describing items owned by OCLC member libraries, including the KU Libraries.
KU Libraries Catalog
Access the KU Libraries catalog here to find materials relevant to your research.
- Request a Purchase (If KU Libraries don't have)This link will lead you to a form to fill out the requested item information. KU online log-in is required.
Korean Romanization
- McCune-Reischauer.orgA Practical Guide to McCune-Reischauer Romanization
1. Software for Korean romanization
2. Transactions of the Korea Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society - Romanization of KoreanALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts (in PDF)
1. Basic Principles of Romanization
2. Summary of the Romanization System
3. Special Provisions for Romanization - Korean Romanization Converterby Pusan Nati onal University and Nara Information Tech. Choose #1 option, input Korean script for converting, choose "Administrative Area" romanization (the McCune- Reischauer Romanization).
- ushuaia.plTranscription of Korean alphabet Hangul. Transcription of Korean alphabet Hangul according to McCune-Reischauer system with minor amendments of BGN/PCGN. Paste Korean scripts in the first box, in 3rd box choose Korean (McCune-Reischauer) and Submit. Romanization will appear in the middle box. (Nor sure if it is 100% accurate).
- Korean Name Romanizer"Windows-based tool that converts Korean names in Korean script into the roman alphabet according to ALA-LC rules." --by Hyoungbae Lee, Princeton E.Asian Koran Studies Librarian.
- Introduction to Revised Korean RomanizationThe South Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism provides an introduction to Revised Korean Romanization, which is used by South Korea but not the United States.
Ask a Korean Studies Librarian!
Ask a Korean Studies Librarian!
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A virtual reference service provided by the members of the Korean Studies Librarians of the Korean Collections Consortium of North America (KCCNA).