Chinese Studies
Getting Started
If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:
Indiana companion to traditional Chinese literature
Selective guide to Chinese literature
Books
Books on Chinese Studies will be found in the Library at various call numbers, for example:
DS733-779.32 History
JQ1499-1749 Politics and Administration
PL1001-1960 Language
PL2250-3208 Literature
You can also use the Library Catalogue keyword search to find books on your topic. Some books are available online (e-books).
A Dictionary of Chinese Characters (online)
For Chinese-to-English dictionaries held by the library, see this link
For English-to-Chinese dictionaries held by the library, see this link
Journal Articles
For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.
Key databases
Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS Online)
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian studies contains more than 410,000 records on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.
Other databases
MLA international bibliography
This database indexes critical materials on modern language, literature, linguistics, and folklore. Covering literary and language scholarships from 1963 to the present, it provides access to over 3,000 journals and series published worldwide, monographs, working papers and proceedings, bibliographies, and more
This database provides information in the following areas: art, archaeology and classical studies, dance, drama, film, folklore, history, journalism and communications, language and literature, music, performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.
Abstracts and indexes literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
ProQuest social science
journals
ProQuest social science journals links to full text journals in the areas of social science and humanities.
ABI/Inform Global (via
ProQuest)
Provides immediate access to an extensive collection of international journal and newspaper articles in the field of business and management.
Browse all databases for Asian Studies
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