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COPE Members

Being a member of COPE indicates a journal "intends to follow the highest standards of publication ethics" and "will follow the Code of Conduct for Journal Editors" as set by COPE.

Da Zang Jing

130 Da zang jing
430 Tripiṭaka.Chinese version (Da zang jing)

Data Mining for Business Intelligence: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications in Microsoft Office Excel with XLMiner For current UWest patrons only.Physical item available at the library.
Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist terms by William Edward Soothill, Lewis Hodous
Digital Database of Buddhist Tripitaka Catalogues 佛教藏經目錄數位資料庫 Mixed abstract and full-text.

A collection of multi-lingual Tripitaka catalogues. "There are 22 editions and about 33,700 catalogs from Chinese Buddhist Tripitaka, including the stone carved "Fangshan Shijing". The Tibetan Buddhist Tripitaka has about 4,569 catalogues, the Pali Tipitaka has 7,003 catalogues of Nikaya and Agama suttas, and there are also Sanskrit catalogs, deriving mainly from the manuscripts found in Central Asia."

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (CAMPUS ONLY) Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.

Unlimited search available ON CAMPUS: A compilation of Buddhist terms, texts, temple, schools, persons, etc. found in Buddhist canonical sources with indices to other major Buddhist dictionaries.

  • Off-campus/Non-UWest patrons can login with "guest" (limited to 10 searches per day)
  • Android app: DDB Access (unlimited search does not work off campus, use 'guest' to make up to 10 searches)
DiMenna-Nyselius Library: Citation Guides MLA

For MLA style 8th edition. Look at examples of footnotes and bibliography formatting side by side.

DiMenna-Nyselius Library: Citation Guides: APA

Look at examples of footnotes and bibliography formatting side by side.

DiMenna-Nyselius Library: Citation Guides: Chicago Citations: Notes-Bibliography System

Look at examples of footnotes and bibliography formatting side by side.

East Asian Buddhist Studies: A Reference Guide Physical item available at the library.
Ezra Lehman Memorial Library CMS Guide

Includes helpful hints.

Fair Use Checklist
Fair Use Checklist (for Instruction)
Fo guang da ci dian 佛光大辭典
FotoForensics Physical item available at the library.

Analyze the metadata of photos and images.

Free Excel Tutorial at GCFLearnFree

Learn the basic features of Excel with screenshots, videos, and text explanations. More useful features available in the Excel Tips & Excel Formulas section.

Free PowerPoint Tutorial at GCFLearnFree

An easy to understand tutorial for learning PowerPoint that uses step-by-step screenshots & videos.

GCF Word Tutorial

Explanatory texts, screenshots, and videos on how to use the various features (margins, indents/tabs, lists, tables, etc.) of Microsoft Word.

Google Books Mixed abstract and full-text.

Search for books in the public domain or snippets of copyrighted books.

Google Books Ngram Viewer

Find and compare word use frequency of all the books in Google Books.

Find and compare word use frequency of all the books in Google Books.

Google Earth

Use Google Earth to explore geographical regions and present information geographically. Example: Myths and Legends from Around the World.

Use Google Earth to explore geographical regions and present information geographically. Example: Myths and Legends from Around the World.

Google Fact Check Tools Physical item available at the library.
Google Image Search Physical item available at the library.

Check where else images have appeared.

Google News Initiative: Verification Training Physical item available at the library.

8 lessons on time-saving methods and digital tools to help verify the authenticity and accuracy of images, videos and reports found on social media and across the web.

Google Public Data

Using public datasets and metrics from the US Census, World Bank, IMF, WTO and various international organizations, Google Public Data Explorer makes it easy to visualize comparisons of statistics between various countries.

Google Scholar @ UWest Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

Use the power of Google to search for books, articles, and online resources. Access via UWest or with personalized settings to incorporate UWest full text database resources.

👩‍🏫 Short 5 min. tutorial on accessing library resources with Google Scholar: PDF, Video. If you encounter an error such as "ERROR for site owner: Invalid domain for site key" or any of the other functions/features of Google Scholar, then use the personalized Google Scholar setup instead.

Non-Uwest patrons: Alternative access.

Google Scholar Button

An extension for Firefox or Chrome that can help you find full-text articles on Google scholar, along with other features such as cited by and related articles. Includes a citing feature--watch out for errors such as capitalization and punctuation.

An extension for Firefox or Chrome that can help you find full-text articles on Google scholar, along with other features such as cited by and related articles. Includes a citing feature--watch out for errors such as capitalization and punctuation.

Google Scholar: Case Law

Find case laws from federal and state courts.

Graphic organizers

Worksheets for brainstorming and organizing thoughts for research and presentations.

HanBa si bu si a han hu zhao lu 漢巴四部四阿含互照錄 Physical item available at the library.
How to deliver a TED talk : secrets of the world's most inspiring presentations For current UWest patrons only.Physical item available at the library.
How to Use AI Responsibly EVERY Time
Hypothes.is Individual registration required.

Annotate the web. Social annotation/marginalia of websites and web accessible documents.

Inciteful

Start with one paper and find other similar articles, along with important papers, journals, and authors in the same field.

Instructional Strategies

Strategies and activities for student instruction.

InVID Verification Plugin Physical item available at the library.

A chrome extension to verify images and videos.

Japanese-English Buddhist dictionary = Nichi-Ei Bukkyo jiten. Japanese-English Buddhist dictionary = 日英佛教辭典 Physical item available at the library.
Journal / Author Name Estimator Mixed abstract and full-text.

With an abstract, JANE is able to recommend a list of journals (mostly from the health and biomedical fields) to submit to for publication, as well as a list of authors and articles covering similar topics.

Juris-M

"...a variant of the well-known Zotero reference manager that adds support for legal and multilingual research and writing." You can use this unofficial version if you are already familiar with Zotero, however, the future development of this variant may not directly follow with upgrades to Zotero itself. Instructions to setup the multilingual fields.

Juxtapose

Juxtapose helps storytellers compare two pieces of similar media, including photos, and GIFs. It’s ideal for highlighting then/now stories that explain slow changes over time (growth of a city skyline, regrowth of a forest, etc.) or before/after stories that show the impact of single dramatic events (natural disasters, protests, wars, etc.).

Kanjur & Tanjur

130 Kanjur
430 Tripiṭaka (Tibetan version). Kanjur
430 Tripiṭaka (Tibetan version). Tanjur
The Tibetan Canon consists of two parts: the Kanjur ("Translation of the Word of the Buddha"), & the Tanjur ("Translations of the Teachings".)

KnightCite

A bibliography composer from Calvin College that creates citations in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles through an easy-to-use web form. This will only help you with your bibliography, remember, you still need to do in-text citations.

A bibliography composer from Calvin College that creates citations in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles through an easy-to-use web form. This will only help you with your bibliography, remember, you still need to do in-text citations.

A bibliography composer from Calvin College that creates citations in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles through an easy-to-use web form. This will only help you with your bibliography, remember, you still need to do in-text citations.

A bibliography composer from Calvin College that creates citations in the MLA, APA, and Chicago styles through an easy-to-use web form. This will only help you with your bibliography, remember, you still need to do in-text citations.
Korean Buddhist Canon: A Descriptive Catalogue Abstract only.
Lazy Scholar

An extension for Firefox or Chrome that can help you find full-text articles, along with other features such as citation metrics and related articles. Includes a citing feature--watch out for errors such as capitalization and punctuation.

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