We will use renga as the example topic to search for books. Renga is "linked" or "collaborative" poetry in which the writers exchange poetry back and forth.
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A simple search of "renga" will provide a list of materials:
There should be about 24,000 results if you search "renga"
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You can and should use the filters on the left of the search results to narrow down the materials you will browse. Click the Book / eBook filter in the Content Type section.
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★ How to limit search results to ONLY eBooks.
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The results will drop down to about 260. This is much more manageable and browseable. Most good searches should actually return a small (but not too small) number of books. From these newly filtered results, you will see many Japanese language books. Keep browsing down and you will start to see English language books on renga.
One of the first English language books you should come across is:
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Be sure to check "More Info.”
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Almost every record has a detailed "More Info" tab, It provides useful information right away, like a summary of the book, the publisher, and the books subject matter.
The subject links are a powerful tool for finding more books and scholarly articles about your topic. Think of them as hashtags. Just like on social media, they bring together all the content that share the same hashtag / subject.
Each subject is linked below, try clicking them to see what other materials become available on renga:
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You may want to only look at eBooks. To do this select the "Full Text Online" and the "Book / eBook" filter.
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