Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: The Korean Section of the Library of Congress has prepared a bibliography of approximately 4,800 records of books about Korea in English up to 1995 held by the Library of Congress. The Korean Section added local subject terms to these records to provide added value for researchers and improve the quality of service in the library.
Since the average Library user may not be familiar with the Library of Congress subject headings, the topical term index was created to provide an easy-to-use database of English- language works to a wide range of audience within the Library and the world wide community of scholars. [Example:For History–Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598, we used “Imjin Waeran”]
The topics had been assigned based on Contents of the book. Although this resource is currently limited to English language works, it is a comprehensive and user-friendly bibliographic tool for researchers and scholars interested in Korean studies.
- Institution/Author: Library of Congress
- Period: Premodern,Modern
- Geographic Focus: Korea
- Access: Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎