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Statistics, databases and websites – guidance for soas students beginning dissertations.
By Victoria Bird | March 19, 2013 | Development Studies , Economics , Financial and Management Studies , Politics and International Relations | 0 comments
Beginning research for your dissertation can make you feel a little lost, especially when you are searching for statistics or other data. Statistics and other factual databases are not just for Mathematicians, or Economists- they can provide powerful evidence for any Social Science discipline. This post will introduce some of the sources for non-specialists.
Start point- Library databases
A good start point is to consider what you actually need in terms of statistics and why you need them. It is important to be realistic about what you aim to achieve with the data you can locate. Remember: reporting standards vary hugely across the world.
Have a look at the Library’s data and statistics page . This lists lots of databases which you can use in your research. However, you might be unsure as to the most relevant ones- and other sites might also be worth a visit, depending on your topic.
One of the most useful sites on the list is the Economic and Social Data Service (ESDS) provides access to over 5,000 digital data collections which you can search using their data catalogue . The datasets include quantitative, qualitative, multimedia and non-digital material.
In addition to statistics, the ESDS data catalogue contains information on topics such as Anti-terrorism in the UK and an anthropological study of the Abelam of Papua New Guinea and the Nso of Cameroon, 1939-1963.
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Country data
How do you find statistical information about countries? Some of this will be available via the Library databases, such as IndiaStat and China Statistical Data Online , but not all. A previous post on this blog covered online statistics for countries in South Asia . Comprehensive listing of statistical departments, government institutes and research groups is provided by the University of Florida’s Department of Statistics . LSE also have a good guide to statistical data , some of which is in their printed collection. Nationmaster provides comparative data for countries, but on a very superficial level.
Countries often have very good statistical services, which provide much information- an example is the Japanese Statistics Bureau , which contains long term statistics for Japan, in addition to statistics on the affected area following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and Household consumption survey .
Why not also check out the latest Library database acquisition:
- EIU CountryData , which will be the subject of an upcoming blog post .
International Bodies
Again, large amounts of data from various international bodies can be found on ESDS and other Library databases , but you might find the following useful.
Organisations such as the UN collect large amounts of data, much of which is publicly available. UNdata provides a single access point to 60 million data points covering a wide range of themes including Agriculture, Crime, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, HIV/AIDS, Human Development, Industry, Information and Communication Technology, National Accounts, Population, Refugees, Tourism, Trade, as well as the Millennium Development Goals indicators. There are also features like Country Profiles, Advanced Search and Glossaries to help you in your research.
Other NGO organisations such as International Monetary Fund , World Bank and the World Trade Organisation all have data which they often make available for free via their websites. (N.B. Data from some of these organisations is also be available via ESDS ).
One of the best sites for locating official statistical data is Offstats , produced by the University of Auckland. The SESRIC BASEIND (BAsic Social and Economic INDicators) Database is another source of such information, focusing on the 57 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member countries.
Company financial statistics
Datastream and other databases are good places to find financial data. The library subscribes to some of these- find out what here . User guides are available. Some other sources can be accessed at City Business Library , which I discussed in an earlier post.
Other sources of financial data include:
- Oriana , which contains company information for South East Asia
- Bankscope , which contains information on the banking sector worldwide
Some information might not be obtainable via the Library databases- you might be referred on to City Business Library , or another library, which might have what you need.
Basic considerations
Guides on how to understand and utilise statistics, both general such as Statistics: A gentle introduction , and more specialist titles such as Statistics for linguistics with R can be found by searching the Library catalogue .
A final word of warning: as with all information, you need to pay close attention to the source of your statistics or other data to ensure that your information is:
All data and statistics should be properly cited, as with any other material you utilise in your assignments. If you can’t find a reliable attribution on a website that you are getting information from, then you should consider carefully if it is appropriate to use it- there is probably a more reliable, properly cited source somewhere. Subject librarians or lecturers should be able to assist if you are experiencing problems with this.
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Goyal, Sana Sanjay (2022) Awarding "Africa": the politics of literary prizes. PhD thesis. SOAS University of London. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25501/SOAS.00037841
The retrospectively realised prompt for this thesis is the 50th anniversary of the Booker Prize in 2018 and the 20th anniversary of the Caine Prize for African Writing, also known as the “African Booker”, in 2019. Raising questions about 21st century reading and prizing cultures and canon formation in the context of the commercial category and continental impulse, “African literature”—and synthesising existing academic scholarship (James F. English; Doseline Kiguru) with conversations taking place in digital and journalistic spaces—it offers new pathways for tracking and tracing, discussing and debating, exploring and exposing the mechanics of major literary prizes. In setting the scene for the politics of major prizes, and specifically the place of African literatures within the literary landscape, it argues that anniversaries and missed opportunities, scandals and rule changes in these prizes’ recent histories can offer room for reflection, reconsideration, remodelling and recovery—with the foreknowledge that these major moments in prizes’ histories will inevitability bear consequence on their personality, trajectory, sustainability, and longevity for years to come. It asks: will the Booker Prize last to make it to a century? Will the Caine Prize for African Writing make it to a half century? How can prestigious prizes continue to remain relevant—and imagine new manifestos, new futures, and, indeed, new ways of prizing literatures?
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Japan Studies
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- Databases on Japan
- Finding journal articles in Japanese
- Multi-media materials on Japan
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Full list of Japanese studies databases.
The following databases are available in SOAS Library. To access a database remotely, please use the 'off-campus use' link and insert your SOAS ID and password.
| Title | Description | Links |
|---|---|---|
| "Asahi Shimbun Cross Search" is the largest newspaper article database in Japan. This database contains full-text articles from the Asahi Shimbun ( 朝日新聞, since 1945), AERA weekly magazine (since 1988), Shukan Asahi weekly magazine, an annual new-word dictionary Chiezō, Who’s Who Database, and Historical Photo Archive. Limited access for 3 users at a time. | ||
| Bungei Shunjū is regarded as one of the most popular and influential literary magazines in Japan. This Archives provide full-texts of 323 issues between January 1, 1923 (Taisho 12) to December 1, 1950 (Showa 25). Around 90,000 pages of essays, fiction, and articles by over 4,000 authors and contributors are available. You can search headlines in article titles, publication, year and month, author and the body of articles. | ||
| CiNii is a database service which can be serached with academic information of articles, Books, Journals and Dissertations. User guide via | ||
| This database contains about 480 handwritten materials by more than 60 writers who have led the modern Japanese literature, such as Kyoshi Takahama, Soseki Natsume, Ogai Mori, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Shiki Masaoka, Haruo Sato, and Takashi Nagatsuka. The original materials are held by Kyoshi Memorial Museum. The database also includes handwritten letters, postcards, illustrations and the final chapter of Soseki Natsume's "I Am a Cat" It is a valuable historical material that allows users to see the lively modern Japanese literary scene | ||
| Provides full-text access to a number of collections of pre-modern writings, including the Daozang 道藏, Daozang jiyao 道藏輯要, Sibu congkan 四部叢刊, Xu sibu congkan 續四部叢刊, Yongle dadian 永樂大典, and Siku quanshu 四庫全書. | ||
| A collection of Japanese literary classics and historical records dating from the late 9th century to the beginning of the Edo period (1600−1868). Subjects include art, geography, history, law, literature, music, politics, religion, and sociology. Limited access for 7 users at a time among 8 consortium member libraries. | ||
| A selection of major dictionaries and encyclopaedias, as well as databases for weekly journals and books etc. SOAS has access to the JapanKnowledge +NK. Limited access for 6 users at a time among 8 consortium libraries. | ||
| This Cambridge Archive Edition provides an extensive series of British diplomatic reports containing a continuous account of developments in Japanese history from 1906-1960. It is an important research on Japanese international relations, internal political and economic affairs and post-war civil and economic reconstruction. | ||
| An archive database of The Japan Times from March 1897 to December 2017. | ||
| The web version of The Japan Times covers 1999 to present. | ||
| [弘文荘待賈古書目] | A set of antiquarian books catalogs sent to customers by Sorimachi Shigeo, who founded the vintage bookstore “Kobunso (弘文荘)” in 1932. The catalogs are filled with detailed bibliographical information and a wealth of illustrations, making them a useful reference for philological and bibliographical studies. | |
| 毎日新聞 (Mainichi Shinbun - The oldest Japanese newspaper covering 1872 to present). The Mainichi (English newspaper archives covering June 2008 to present) | ||
| A collection of manuscripts for the study of Meiji society, culture, ethnology and education from the papers of Edward Sylvester Morse (1838-1925). Edward Morse was one of the first American to live in Japan teaching science at the Imperial University of Tokyo. Morse made notes on subjects as diverse as shop signs, fireworks, hairpins, agricultural tools, artists’ studios, music, games, printing, carpentry, the Ainu, gardens, household construction, art and architecture . The collection includes correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, archaeology field work and publications. | ||
| Japanese news and business information, containing Nihon Keizai Shinbun (日本経済新聞) since 1876, company profiles and financial information, and personnel information. Nikkei English News and Nikkei Asian Review from [スペシャルコンテンツ]. | ||
| Taiyo is considered indispensable for the study of Japan's modern period. It was a comprehensive magazine published by Hakubunkan from January 1895 to February 1928 (a total of 34 volumes, 531 issues). It was Japan's first general interest popular magazine which offered political, military, economic and social commentary, especially known for its literary criticism, Japanese literature, and translation of Western authors. | ||
| Full text database of Yomiuri Shinbun (読売新聞) from the first issue in 1874 to the present. Includes the English edition, The Daily Yomiuri, and biographical information on some 2,000 people. | ||
| Index database for Japanese magazine and periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present. | ||
Reference Works
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window A collection of over 100 reference titles, for a wide range of subject areas; including: language, art & architecture, history, literature, politics & social sciences, religion & philosophy, economics & business, law. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://shibboleth2sp.sams.oup.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https%3A%2F%2Fidp.soas.ac.uk%2Fentity&target=https%3A%2F%2Fshibboleth2sp.sams.oup.com/shib%3Fdest=http://www.oxfordreference.com/SHIBBOLETH?dest=/
- JapanKnowledge Lib (ジャパンナレッジ Lib) This link opens in a new window A selection of major dictionaries and encyclopaedias, as well as databases for weekly journals and books etc. SOAS has access to the JapanKnowledge +NK. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://japanknowledge.com/library/
- Digital National Security Archive (Asia & Middle East) This link opens in a new window Created in collaboration with the National Security Archive, this database is the most comprehensive collection available of significant primary documents central to U.S. foreign and military policy since 1945. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://search.proquest.com/dnsa?accountid=16710
Bibliographies & Indexes
- Bibliography of Asian Studies This link opens in a new window Index of Western language monographs, journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and anthologies on all parts of Asia published since 1971. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,shib&custid=s8438947&profile=ehost&defaultdb=bas
- CiNii [サイニィ] = NII論文情報ナビゲータ This link opens in a new window Provides bibliographical citations of Japanese scholarly journals published in Japan with over 15 million bibliographic records including approx. 4 million full-texts. User guide via this link http://ci.nii.ac.jp/info/ja/articles/quickguide.html more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://cir.nii.ac.jp/
- International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) This link opens in a new window Bibliographic database covering the social science; with comprehensive coverage for Economics, Sociology, Politics and Anthropology. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://search.proquest.com/ibssshell/shibboleth/?accountid=16710
- ISI Web of Science/Knowledge This link opens in a new window Access to the Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index and Science Citation Index. more... less... For off-campus access use this link http://wok.mimas.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wayf?idp=soas.ac.uk
- Zassaku Plus = 雑誌記事索引集成データベース This link opens in a new window Index database for Japanese magazine and periodicals from the Meiji Era to the Present. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://zassaku-plus.com/
- Access World News This link opens in a new window Access World News is a web-based news resource featuring more than 1000 newspapers from around the world. Updated daily, it includes both current and archived content. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/easy-search?p=AWNB
- Japan Chronicle This link opens in a new window Full-text version of English-language Japan Chronicle Weekly (1902 – 1940). Please, use either Firefox or Google Chrome web browser to access this resource. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/japan-chronicle
- Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search (朝日新聞クロスサーチ) This link opens in a new window "KIKUZOU II Visual" is renewed as "Asahi Shimbun Cross-Search." It is the largest newspaper article database in Japan. This database contains full-text articles from the Asahi Shimbun ( 朝日新聞, since 1945), AERA weekly magazine (since 1988), Shukan Asahi weekly magazine, an annual new-word dictionary Chiezō, Who’s Who Database, and Historical Photo Archive. Limited access for 3 users at the time among 5 consortium member libraries more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://xsearch.asahi.com/iplogin2/
- Maisaku 毎索 This link opens in a new window 毎日新聞 (Mainichi Shinbun - The oldest Japanese newspaper covering 1872 to the present). The Mainichi (English newspaper archives covering June 2008 to present) . 毎日新聞 (Mainichi Shinbun - The oldest Japanese newspaper covering 1872 to present) 週刊エコノミスト (Shukan Ekonomisuto - Full text available from 1989 to present) The Mainichi (English newspaper archives covering June 2008 to present) 毎日ヨロンサーチ (Japanese public opinion database covering October 1945-June 2016) 20世紀2001大事件 (Chronological tables of Japanese history in the 20th century arranged by topics and decade) Dates covered 毎日新聞 (Japanese): March 1872 to the present. The Mainichi (English): June 1989 to the present. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dbs.g-search.or.jp/WMAI/WMAI_ipcu_login.html
- Nikkei Telecom 21 This link opens in a new window Japanese news and business information, containing Nihon Keizai Shinbun (日本経済新聞) since 1876, company profiles and financial information, and personnel information. Nikkei English News and Nikkei Asian Review from [スペシャルコンテンツ]. Access for one user only at a time. 6 pm JST to 5 am JST (23 hours a day) more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://t21ipau.nikkei.co.jp/ipauth/auth/auth?sid=1
- The Japan Times Archives This link opens in a new window An archive database of The Japan Times from March 1897 to December 2017. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://jt-archives.jp/
- The Japan Times Online (digital) This link opens in a new window The web version of The Japan Times covers 1999 to the present. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/
- Yomidasu Rekishikan ヨミダス歴史館 This link opens in a new window Full text database of Yomiuri Shinbun (読売新聞) from the first issue in 1874 to the present. Includes the English edition, The Daily Yomiuri, and biographical information on some 2,000 people. One simultaneous access only. more... less... For off-campus access use this link https://soas.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://database.yomiuri.co.jp/rekishikan/
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