"'Highly recommended.'"
Kenneth W. Berger in the American Reference Books Annual

"'This is the user-friendly guide that students of Japanese studies in the humanities have been waiting for.'"
Donald Richie in The Japan Times

"'Students, teachers and scholars alike are all deeply indebted to Professors Makino and Saito for their diligent, astute, and practical work. A research tool that we should all keep close to hand.'"
Gary D. Allinson in the Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese

This work will be an invaluable reference tool for all students and scholars of Japanese studies. It is directed at students who are about to start library research for papers, theses, and dissertations. It walks readers through the process of researching topics and familiarizes them with Japanese reference works of all kinds, from general bibliographies and dictionaries to publisher's catalogs and chronologies. Although targeted for beginning graduate students, A Student Guide will be of value to students at all levels of proficiency, from upper-level undergraduates to researchers at advanced stages. It will also be useful as a textbook for those who teach courses in Japanese bibliography.