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Digital Dictionaries of South East Asia

Includes Pali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Nepali, Sinhala, and more.

Digital Dictionary of Buddhism Select items at the resource for UWest patrons only.

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

  • 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)

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

  • 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)

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

  • 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)
Digital Dunhuang 数字敦煌

Images and panoramic exploration of the Dunhuang caves produced by the Dunhuang Academy. Website is mostly in Chinese. Warning: Auto-play music.

Digital Library & Museum of Buddhist Studies Mixed abstract and full-text.

Aims to cover many different online resources for the study of Buddhism. Including canons, journal articles, dissertations, and more.

Digital Library of Lao Manuscripts
Digital Sanskrit Buddhist Canon

A joint project by University of the West and Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods to digitize Sanskrit Buddhist materials for scholarly use.

Digitized Ottoman Manuscripts

Items under section 293 are the digitized manuscripts. Additional keywords can be added by the + next to the search.

DiMenna-Nyselius Library: Citation Guides: APA

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

Discovering Sacred Texts

Discovering Sacred Texts provides access to the richness and diversity of the texts from some of the world’s greatest faiths. Discover more about the sacred texts from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism and the Baha’i Faith, Jainism and Zoroastrianism.

DiversityDataKids.org For current UWest patrons only.Mixed abstract and full-text.

"Explore hundreds of measures of child wellbeing and policy analysis...documents diversity, opportunity, and equity among US children."

Doctrine and Practice in Medieval Korean Buddhism: The Collected Works of Ŭich'ŏn For current UWest patrons only.Physical item available at the library.
Doing Business In (2004-2020 Archive)

The World Bank Group provides reports on doing business in various countries. This series of reports were discontinued in 2020, link to archive pages. Replaced with Enterprise Surveys. Check the Data section for raw stats from the various reports.

Check the GovData360 for governance related data for sustaining businesses.

The World Bank Group provides reports on doing business in various countries. This series of reports were discontinued in 2020, link to archive pages. Replaced with Enterprise Surveys.

Doing Business in a More Transparent World: Comparing Regulation for Domestic Firms in 183 Countries For current UWest patrons only.
Drawing on the Victorians: The Palimpsest of Victorian and Neo-Victorian Graphic Texts
"... sets out to explore the relationship between Victorian graphic texts and today's steampunk, manga, and other neo-Victorian genres that emulate and reinterpret their predecessors."
Drucker's Lost Art of Management: Peter Drucker's Timeless Vision for Building Effective Organizations by Joseph A. Maciariello, Karen E. Linkletter. For current UWest patrons only.Physical item available at the library.
Duolingo Individual registration required.

A mobile app for learning languages, including Japanese.

Learn a new language via this online & mobile application.

A mobile app for learning languages, including Chinese.

Dynamic World

Near real-time land cover maps of the entire planet. Compare and contrast changes.

Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stūpa at Amarāvatī (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE). For current UWest patrons only.
Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks: Mobility and Exchange Within and Beyond the Northwestern Borderlands of South Asia
Early Modern Japan
Early Republican Period - Present For current UWest patrons only.

A brief overview of Chinese history from the early republican period (1912) to present.

East Asian Information Literacy Tutorial

A series of short video tutorials on researching with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean topics and languages.

A series of short video tutorials on researching with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean topics and languages.

A series of short video tutorials on researching with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean topics and languages.

A series of short video tutorials on researching with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean topics and languages.

A series of short video tutorials on researching with Chinese, Japanese, and Korean topics and languages.

EconBiz Mixed abstract and full-text.

A database managed by the German National Library of Economics.

A database managed by the German National Library of Economics.

Economic Census Tables

Broad industry figures according to the U.S. Economic census.

Economics A-Z terms
Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU): Country Data For current UWest patrons only.

From ABI/Inform, find reports of economic indicators from various countries.

From ABI/Inform, find reports of economic indicators from various countries.

EDGAR

For publicly traded companies, search for their SEC filings.

Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative

"The Cultural Atlas Portal links examples of cultural atlases developed globally into a Web Site. The ECAI Clearinghouse is a collection of spatio-temporal datasets and TimeMap mapspaces. Other useful information include other related & featured projects."

ELSA Speaks Individual registration required.

An app that assists with English pronunciation.

An app that assists with English pronunciation.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

"Over 3,300 advertising items and publications dating from 1850 to 1920, illustrating the rise of consumer culture and the birth of a professionalized advertising industry in the United States."

Emerging Cognitive Neuroscience and Related Technologies
Encyclopaedia Iranica Online

Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. This 'Online' version from Brill includes new entries.

Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. This 'Online' version from Brill includes new entries.

Encyclopedia Britannica For current UWest patrons only.

Look up thousands of different subjects and terms. Double-click on any word in an entry to check the definition.

Contains full-text articles from Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia of Buddhist arts For current UWest patrons only.Physical item available at the library.
Encyclopedia of Life

"Global access to knowledge about life on Earth." Search and get more information on specific terms and topics.

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