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Reference/Readers/documentary collections

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• The China Reader: the reform era/edited and with an introduction by Orville Schell and David Shambaugh. New York: Vintage Books, 1999. (Uris Library DS777.55 .C4477x 1999; Kroch Library Asia DS777.55 .C4477x 1999)

• The People's Republic of China, 1979-1984 : a documentary survey / edited by Harold C. Hinton. Wilmington, Del. : Scholarly Resources, 1986. (Kroch Library Asia DS779.17 .P41 +)

• China documents annual. Gulf Breeze, Fla. : Academic International Press, c1992-. (Kroch Library Asia DS703 .C532)
  
  
• The Cambridge history of China / general editors, Denis Twitchett and John K. Fairbank. Published: Cambridge, [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1978- Description: v. : maps ; 24 cm. (Uris Library and Kroch Library Asia DS735 .C17)
  

   

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Finding Articles

Bibliographies / Indexes / Abstracts

Bibliography of Asian Studies
The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) 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. Through the 1991 printed version, the BAS included citations to western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften, etc. Since 1992, newly published individual monographs are no longer being added to the database, and users seeking monographs are urged to consult other general resources and databases (such as RLIN Eureka and OCLC Worldcat, etc.). Print volumes cover back to 1947 in Kroch Asia Ref +Z 3001 F2.

Women's resources international. Baltimore: NISC, 1972- . (Library Gateway - e-Reference Collection)
An interdisciplinary database combined from Women Studies Abstracts (1984-present), Women's Studies Database (1972-present), New Books on Women and Feminism (1987-present), Women of Color and Southern Women (1975-present), The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology: A Bibliographic Guide to the Professions and Disciplines (1970-1995), Women's Health and Development: An Annotated Bibliography (1995), Women, Race, and Ethnicity: A Bibliography (1970- 1990), WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English: A Guide to Nonprint Resources in Women's Studies (1985-1990).

PAIS International. 1972 - .
Contains citations to public policy literature of economics, government, law, international business, political science, public administration, and other social sciences. It includes references to journal articles, books, government documents, reports and pamphlets in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. Covers many periodicals in these subjects not indexed elsewhere. Available in print in Olin Reference as: Public Affairs Information Service, Bulletin, 1915 - . (+ Z 7163 P97).

International political science abstracts.1989-
International Political Science Abstracts is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. The abstracts summarize the source articles.


Sociological Abstracts. San Diego: Sociological Abstracts, Inc., 1952- .
(Library Catalog and Gateway -- Networked Resource 1963- ; also in print, Olin Ref Z7163 S67+)
Indexes and abstracts the world's leading journals in sociology. This database is updated six times a year, and covers the sociological dimensions of many disciplines.

Periodical Abstracts/ABI Inform. Ann Arbor: UMI, 1986- . (Library Gateway - e-Reference Collection)
Indexes and abstracts over 1600 general interest magazines and scholarly journals. It also includes citations and abstracts to selected television and radio programs. Many of the articles found by searching in this database are available in full text electronic formats. The database can be divided by subject (general or business), format (newspaper or magazine and journal articles), or by date (current covers articles published from 1996 to the present, backfile covers 1986-1995).

 

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Finding Newspapers

FBIS Federal Broadcasting Information Service

• Last two years
  World News Connection (WNC). Washington, D.C.? : NTIS, c1995- .

  A successor to the Daily reports from the Foreign Broadcasting Information Service and the JPRS reports from the Joint Publications Research Service provided through the National Technical Information Service. The material is obtained from non-U.S. open-source political speeches, television programs, radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, periodicals, and books. The content focuses primarily on military, political, environmental, scientific, technical, and socioeconomic issues and events. Under some subscription options, profiling (automated custom-searching) is offered. Full text is available on-line, or relevant articles may be sent to a subscriber's e-mail address.

• July 1996 - March 1998 Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS). Quarterly. 7 CD-ROMs (Electronic Text Center, ETC4)

  English translations of international newspaper, radio, television, and newswire reports.

• 1981--1996 Daily Report. China/FBIS Washington:Foreign Broadcasting Information Service. [1981?]-1996
  (Kroch Library Asia Microforms, Microfiche 286; Kroch Library Asia, +DS 701 U85)
  No.62 (1 Apr.1981) -FBIS_CHI-96-148 (31 July 1996)
  Preceding title:
  
  Daily Report. People's Republic of China
  
  JPRS Report. China

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Dates of coverage vary. (Library Gateway - e-Reference Collection)
A web-based database providing access to full text resources on topics including current and general news; business and financial information; newspapers; company directories; government and politics; medical and health topics; accounting, auditing, and tax; federal and state laws; legal cases; and regulations. Resources include TV and radio news transcripts. Updated daily.

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Websites

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• The Internet Guide for China Studies

  A search engine and guide for websites relevant to the study of China, both in Chinese and Western languages.

• China News Digest.http://www.cnd.org or http://www.cnd.org/CND-Global/

  "CND-Global is a CND English publication. It is published three times a week and read by tens of thousands of readers. The contents are news and information about China and Chinese that are of general interest to readers all over the world. CND is a community-based free news/info service provided by volunteers. Views expressed are those of the contributor or the original author. Due to lack of staff, facts are not verified and reader's discretion is advised."

• U.S. Embassy, Beijing, China: Environment, Science & Technology Section . (United States Embassy - China, Beijing, China).

  Self-description & quote: The U.S. Embassy Beijing Environment, Science and Technology Section covers a wide range of issues in the areas of environment, science, technology and health [...] Over forty recent U.S. Embassy Beijing reports on these issues are available. Site contents: (1)Infrastructure (2)U.S. - China ES&T Cooperation; (3) Telecommunications and computers; (4) Sustainable Development; (5) Environment (6)Energy (7)Health; (8) Life Sciences; (9) Physical Sciences; (10) Population and Family Planning; (11) Return of the Chinese Students Abroad; A Key to China's S&T Future; (12) PRC Science Policy: Science and Education for a Prosperous China.

• Shanghai Daily

  Language: English

  Shanghai's electronic daily newspaper, providing local economic and business news, with an archive going back one year.

• Shanghai Today . (News Office of Shanghai-Municipal Government).

  Language: English

  The English sister of Jinri Shanghai Yuekan , this is a bi-monthly magazine focusing on local news and offering "comprehensive coverage of Shanghai"s rapidly developing economic, financial and commercial scene"
  
  

• China Internet Information Center:
  • White papers of the government (PRC)

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Newspapers and Journals

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• Xinhua News Agency Xinhua tongxun she (Xinhua News Agency) (Beijing, China)

  Language: Chinese (GB) or English, but content differs.

  Xinhua ("New China") is the official news agency of the People's Republic of China, directly controlled by the State Council. Site contents: About Xinhua; Chinese News: English News; Photo News; Economic Info; searchable database of Xinhua News up to 1992; and more.

• People's Daily. Online English edition.
  Mirror in US NB. Content varies slightly from PRC edition. Archive (Jan. 1998 onwards). Keyword searchable.

• China Daily on the Web
  (Paper issues are also available in the Asia Reading Room; 1981-1999 available on microfilm, Kroch Library Asia Microforms, Film 8788)

  Language: English

  Published in China since June 1981, China Daily is the only English daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China. In the beginning it followed the model of the People's Daily in its editorial policy. Under the supervision of the Information Department, this paper directly reproduces the offical news of the PRC. Archive: Full-text articles are searchable by keyword for all articles since Jan. 1988.

• Beijing Review v.22 - Jan.5, 1979 Kroch Library Asia +DS 701 P395)

  Formerly known as Peking Review, the weekly Beijing Review was established in March 1958 as a successor to the semi-monthly People's Daily (1950-1957). It is published in more than twenty languages and covers...China's economic and social developments and carries important documents of the Chinese government and speeches made by state leaders". (self description) Short, articles deliver the official view on China's economic and social developments.

• China Today

• Far Eastern Economic Review . Honk Kong. v.1 1946- . (Print: Kroch Library Asia +HF 41 F22 Current unbound issues in Asia Reading Room; ILR HC 411 F18; Management HC 411 F22)
  Online: Some recent articles are available via Proquest ABI Inform (Library Gateway -- Networked Resoures). Search for this journal by title. Recent issues of the commercial interactive ed. available via the website maintained by Review Pub. Co. Ltd., Hong Kong.

  Asia's premier business magazine. The magazine reports on politics, business, economics, technology and social an cultural issues throughout Asia, with a particular emphasis on both Southeast Asia and China.

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Annual Surveys

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• People's Republic of China year-book. Beijing: Xinhua Pub. House; Hong Kong Evergreen Pub. Co., 1983- . (Kroch Library Asia +DS 779.15.C591; Last vol in Asia Reading Room)

  Continues: Chung-kuo nien chien (Hong Kong). English China official annual report.

• China facts & figures annual. Gulf Breeze, Fla: Academic International Press. V. 1 1978 - . Indexes: v1/10 1978/1987 issued as v.15. (Kroch Library Asia DS 779.15 C53; Hotel DS 779.15 C48)

• China Briefing. Boulder, Colo.: Westview Press c1980- . Annual.

  (Kroch Library Asia DS 779.15 C51)

  Published in cooperatin with the China Council of the Asia Society.

• China Review. Hong Kong; Chinese University Press, 1990 - . Annual. First issue is unnumbered and undated, but covers the events for the year 1990. Volume called <1992> covers year <1991>. Sponser: Chinese University of Hong Kong. (Kroch Library Asia DS 701 C5 C53)

• The Other Hong Kong Report. Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. c1989- . Annual.
  Other titles: Hong Kong Report; Hong Kong Trends
  Index to The Other Hong Kong Report 1989-92 has title: Hong Kong Trends.
  (Kroch Library Asia DS 796 H7 O87)

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Academic Journals

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• China Quarterly. London. 1960- .
  Print: Kroch Library Asia DS 701 C5 Q11; Current Unbound Issues in Asia Reading Room

  Online: Index and Abstracts (not full-text) available through Proquest ABI Inform
  (Library Gateway -- Networked Resoures).

• Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs. [Canberra] Contemporary China Centre, The Australian National University.
  Print: Kroch Library Asia DS 701 A91; Current Unbound Issues in Asia Reading Room

  Online: v.1-32 (1979-1994) via JSTOR Library Gateway -- Networked Resources) Australian Journal of Chinese Affairs

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M.E. Sharpe Translation Journals

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• The Chinese Economy: Translations and Studies. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1998- . (Kroch Library Asia HC 426 C542 Current issues in Asia Reading Room)

  Translations of articles from Chinese publications.

• Chinese Education and Society. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc. c1993- . (Kroch Library Asia L 64 C54)

• Chinese Geography and Environment. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1988- . (Kroch Library Asia GB 316 C46)

• Chinese Law and Government. White Plains, NY., M.E. Sharpe, Inc. 1968- . (Kroch Library Asia JQ 1501 A1 C594 Current issues in Asia Reading Room; Law Library JQ 1501 A1 C594)

• Chinese Sociology and Anthropology. White Plains, NY., M.E. Sharpe, Inc., v.1 - fall 1968- . (Kroch Library Asia HN 671 C57 Current issues in Asia Reading Room)

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