JPN 101/102: Elementary/Intermediate Japanese
Library Resources for Japanese Language Learners
Main Library
has books on Japanese language in English such as
The Oxford-Duden pictorial Japanese & English dictionary PL676 .O9 1997 Main
Kodansha's furigana Japanese-English dictionary PL679 .K67 1995 Main
Common Japanese Phrases PL539 .C65 1997 Main
Japanese, a Comprehensive Grammar PL533 .J36 2001 Main
Browse around Main Library stacks in PL501-699 for more books on Japanese language
Japanese Studies Collection
Located on the Main Library 3rd Floor, the collection houses books in Japanese but also has such materials as dictionaries and Japanese phrase books with English text:
The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary PL679 .H33 1997 Japanese Reference (library use only)
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar PL533 .M25 1989 Japanese Reference (library use only)
Real Life Japanese Food: Japanese for Hungry People PL539 .D533 2002
A Handbook of Common Japanese Phrases PL539 H36 2002
Morning, Noon, and Night in Japanese PL539.3 T36 2001
100 Recipes from Japanese Cooking TX724.5 J3 H38 1997
Browse around stacks in PL501-699 (especially around PL539) in the Japanese collection for more books.
Also look around stacks in PN6790 for some comics and PZ for juvenile books.
Japanese Language Computing
Most PCs throughout the Libraries have Japanese language support. (Some Web-based e-mail services do not support Japanese.)
Click on 
at the bottom right of the Windows Desktop to select Japanese.
For more information about installing and using Japanese language on Windows:
Guide to Installing and Using East Asian Languages (Site by Univ. of Redlands)
If you are sending e-mail in Japanese by UA Webmail, select "Charset" (under "Subject") to "Japanese" so that Japanese characters can be displayed correctly when received.
DVD/Videos
Main Library Media Collection (left of the Circulation Desk, Main Library 2nd floor) has some videos on Japan and Japanese movies such as:
Situational Functional Japanese [VHS] PL539.3 .S58 1996 Media
Questions about Library Resources
Contact Hitoshi Kamada, Japanese Studies Librarian
Rm. A210, Main Library 2nd Floor
Tel: 307-2772