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Worldcat ^WC
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Harvard-Yenching Library
Wellesley students and faculty may use this vast wealth of Chinese research materials directly without special permission or arrangements.

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Language

A Chinese-English Dictionary. (Clapp Ref PL1455 .P44)

Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage. (Clapp Ref PL1455 .L67)

A Chinese-English Handbook of Idioms = Han Ying Ch`eng Yü Shou Ts`e. (Clapp Ref PL1271 .C44 1987)

Chinese-English Dictionary of Colloquial Terms Used in Modern Chinese Literature. (Clapp Ref PL1455 .C64 1979)

Chung Wen Ta Tz'u Tien (The Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Chinese Language). (Clapp Ref PL1420 .C57)

The Facts on File English/Chinese Visual Dictionary: Look Up the Word From the Picture, Find the Picture From the Word. (Clapp Ref PL1455 .C675 1988)

Gu dai Han yu xu ci ci dian. Clapp Ref PL1237 .G78 1999

Han zi gu jin yi he jie zi dian = Hanzi gujinyi hejie zidian. Clapp Ref PL1420 .H369 2002

Han yu da ci dian . 13 vols. Clapp Ref PL1420 .H3495 2001

Wang Li gu Han yu zi dian. Clapp Ref PL1485 .W36 2000.

Xin shi dai Han Ying da ci dian = New age Chinese-English dictionary. Clapp Ref PL1455 .X54 2000.

General

Biographical Dictionary of Modern Chinese Writers. (Clapp Ref PL2277 .B56 1994)

Cambridge Encyclopedia of China. (Clapp Ref DS705 .C35 1991)

China Facts and Figures Annual Handbook. 1978-. (Clapp Ref DS779.15 .C48)

China Provincial Geography. (Clapp Ref DS712 .C46 1992)

Cultural atlas of China. (Clapp Ref DS721 .B56 1998)

Dictionary of Chinese Symbols. (Clapp Ref DS721 .E32613 1986)

Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China. (Clapp Ref DS777.75 .D53 1998)

Guide to Chinese Literature. (Clapp Ref DS703.4 .M5 74)

Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary China. (Clapp Ref DS740.2 .H57 1992)

Historical Dictionary of the People's Republic Of China. (Clapp Ref DS777.2 .S85 1997)

Information China. (Clapp Ref DS706 .I5 1987)

A Selective Guide to Chinese Literature, 1900 -- 1949. (Clapp Ref PL2302 .S45 1988)

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Bibliography of Asian Studies ^WC 1971-
Use this for comprehensive searches on your topic. From 1971-1991, indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, & conference proceedings. After 1991, it cites articles published in the 100+ most-used journals in this field.

Ethnic NewsWatch ^WC- Full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Use this to access articles from the Asian-American press in the United States.

Historical Abstracts. ^WC 1954-.
Use this to find articles, books, chapters in books on Chinese history from all periods in all languages.

MLA Bibliography.^WC 1963- (via CSA).
Use this to find articles about Chinese language, literature, and film in all languages.

Other databases may be useful for you, depending on your specific topic and approach. AskUs and get some customized suggestions.

Internet links

Reading Chinese Text on the Internet

The following site provides information on acquiring decoding software for viewing and listening:

Computing in the Chinese Language from Dartmouth College. Help with all aspects of computing and Chinese.

Language

Chinascape University of Indiana's Audio Tutorial of Survival Chinese

English Chinese Dictionary

Online Chinese Tools
For the novice Chinese language student to the advanced programmer.

Resources for the Teaching and Learning of the Chinese Language.
Established by the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning, this site is under construction but is an on-going project "inteneded to serve the needs of teachers and students of Chinese language and culture at all levels of education." It links to Harvard's Archive of Chinese Teaching Materials, among others.

Zhongwen.com: Chinese Characters and Culture

General

China: a Country Study
Sponsored by the Department of the Army and produced by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress and researched by a team of social scientists. The guide provides much useful information about the country in a single source, describing and analyzing its political, social, economic and national security systems and institutions.

China the Beautiful
Permits the user to browse through a wide-ranging collection including classical Chinese art, calligraphy, history, literature, painting and philosophy.

Chinese History Research Site
From the University Of California, San Diego. The focus is on modern Chinese history.

Chinese Movies
Available in Chinese and English. Includes movies made in Chinese since 1905.

Hong Kong Movie Database
Provides a glimpse into the large Hong Kong movie industry and community. In addition to information on specific films, it includes a searchable database of films and actors, filmographies, reviews and interviews, FAQs, a picture library (including movie posters) and links to other Internet movie sites.

Maps of the People's Republic of China
Produced by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency

Maps of Taiwan

Women in Chinese History
A bibliography of books about women in Chinese history.

Voice of the Shuttle: Chinese Literature
Good gateway to Chinese literature sites on the Web.

News

Chinese WWW Services
Among other resources, this Chinese-language site provides access to: Chinese newspapers & news services [decoder required to read text].

On-line Chinese Magazines & Journals
From Duke University. Includes: Chinese News Digest, China Scholars Abroad, Twenty-First Century China; Han Xue Yan Jiu (Taiwan) and others.

Chinese Magazines
In Chinese.

Yahoo Chinese Newspapers
Provides access to the China Times, the Digest from Shanghai Newspapers, and the People's Daily (the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China). 

Contact the departmental Library liaison

For help with your research, or to schedule a library research session for your class, contact Jacqueline Fitzpatrick, library research liaison to Chinese.

To discuss acquiring particular resources, contact Leslie Kriebel library collections liaison to Chinese.

The staff members above work together to support the needs of the Chinese department.   

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