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Southeast Asian Studies

Guide to researching Southeast Asia in the UCLA Library

General Online Reference Resources

Use these reference resources to provide an overview of your topic. If connecting from home, make sure that your computer is configured for off-campus access and that you have logged in to the proxy server or VPN.

Online Topical Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

If connecting from home, make sure that your computer is configured for off-campus access and that you have logged in to the proxy server or VPN.

Online Biographical Resources

These are licensed resources. If connecting from home, make sure your computer is configured for off-campus access and that you have logged in to the proxy server or VPN.

Print Encyclopedias

Print Topical Dictionaries

Unless otherwise stated, these selected topical dictionaries are available in print only. To find other dictionaries—both subject and linguistic—search for "dictionar? southeast asia*" or "dictionar? indochin*" in the UC Library Search. To restrict your search to materials at the UCLA Library, type your search terms, press Enter, then select "UCLA Library Catalog (excluding articles)" from the drop-down menu on the right end of the search bar. You can also search for individual countries or regions.

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