1.1 For modern Chinese

Xin hua zi dian    PL1420 H795 1998

  新华字典

Xian dai Han yu ci dian    PL1420 H782 1996

  现代汉语词典

Ci hai    PL1420 T82 1979

  辞海

Han yu da ci dian    PL1420 H354 1986

  汉语大词典

1.2 For classical Chinese

Shuo wen jie zi    PL1281 H82 1963

  说文解字

Kangxi zi dian    PL1420 K3 1985

  康熙字典

Ci yuan    PL1420 T9 1979c

  辞源

Zhong wen da zi dian    PL1420 C5593

  中文大字典

Han yu da ci dian    PL1420 H349 1986

  汉语大词典

Gu Han yu chang yong zi zi dian    PL1420 K78 1993

  古汉语常用字字典

Da Han he ci dian    PL681.C5 M86 1966

  大汉和辞典

1.3 For subject vocabularies

Philosophy

Zhongguo zhe xue da ci dian    B5231 C5454 1994

  中国哲学大辞典

Zhe xue da ci dian    B48 C6C487 1992

  哲学大辞典

Economics

Jing ji da ci dian    HB61 C4569 1992

  经济大辞典

Law

Fa xue da ci dian    K50 F2983 1998

  法学大辞典

Religion

Zong jiao ci dian    BL31 T76

  宗教大辞典

Buddhism

Fo xue da ci dian    BQ130 T5674

  佛教大辞典

Linguistics

Zhongguo yu yan xue da ci dian    P29 C48 1991

  中国语言学大辞典

Han yu fang yan da ci dian   PL1547 .H36 1999

  汉语方言大词典

Literature

Zhongguo wen xue da ci dian    PL2257 C572 1997

  中国文学大辞典

Zhongguo min jian wen xue da ci dian    PL2445 C654 1996

  中国民间文学大辞典

History

Zhongguo li shi ci dian    DS733 C625 1991

  中国历史辞典

2 How to locate citations of classical Chinese books?

Pei wen yun fu    PL1469 .P377 1960

  佩文韵府

Pian zi lei bian    AE4 P5 1984

  骈字类编

Shi san jing suo yin    PL2461 Z5S5 1983

  十三经索引 

Wen xuan suo yin   PL2450 .H73S513

  文选索引

The original Harvard-Yenching Institute sinological index series

EAL Reference Section

Quan Tang shi suo yin    PL2531 C493S45 1990

  全唐诗索引

Quan Tang wen pian ming mu lu ji zuo zhe suo yin  Z3108.L5 M25 1985

  全唐文篇名目录及作者索引

Quan Yuan wen suo yin  PL2504.C58 1997 Indes

  全元文索引

Qing dai wen ji pian mu fen lei suo yin   PL2621 .Q56 2003

  淸代文集篇目分類索引 

CHANT (Chinese Ancient Texts)

Compiled by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the database contains a large number of texts from earliest times (bone and bronze inscriptions) up to the 6th century AD.

3 How to find Chinese books?

3.1 For books published before 1911

Si ku quan shu zong mu    AC149 S73C47

  四库全书总目

Fan shu ou ji    AC149 M5482 1992 v.100

  贩书偶记

Fan shu ou ji xu bian    Z3101 S823 1980

  贩书偶记续编

Zhongguo cong shu zong lu    Z1033 S5S5

  中国丛书综录

Zhongguo cong shu zong lu xu bian    Z1033 S5C54 1982 Suppl.

  中国丛书综录续编

Zhongguo gu ji shan ben shu mu   Z1029 .C527

  中国古籍善本书目

Zhongguo tong su xiao shuo shu mu    Z3108 L5S95

  中国通俗小说书目

Zhongguo tong su xiao shuo zong mu ti yao    Z3108 L5C583 1990

  中国通俗小说总目提要

Li dai fu nu zhu zuo kao    Z3108 L5H813 1985

  历代妇女著作考

3.2 For books published between 1912-1949

Quan kuo zong shu mu    Z3101 P645

  全国总书目

Minguo shi qi zong shu mu catalogued by subjects

  民国时期总书目

Zhongguo jin dai xian dai cong shu mu lu    Z1033 S5S52

中国近代现代丛书目录

Zhongguo jin dai xian dai cong shu mu lu suo yin    Z1033 S5C537 1982

  中国近代现代丛书目录索引

3.3 For books published in mainland China from 1949

Quan guo zong shu mu (yearly)

  全国总书目

Quan guo xin shu mu (monthly)

  全国新书目

Zhongguo guo jia shu mu    Z3101 C4918

  中国国家书目

中国国家图书馆网站

http://www.nlc.gov.cn/GB/channel1/index.html#

3.4 For books published in Taiwan from 1949

Zhonghua minguo tu shu zong mu lu    Z3111 C56

  中华民国图书总书目

Zhonghua minguo chu ban nian jian    Z3101 C85

  中华民国出版年鉴

国家图书馆全球资讯网

http://www.ncl.edu.tw/

4 How to locate materials in newspapers and research papers in periodicals?

4.1 Basic tools for articles published from 1840 to 1949

Zhongguo jin dai qi kan pian mu hui lu    AI19 C5S52

  中国近代期刊篇目汇录

Quan guo Zhong wen qi kan lian he mu lu, 1833-1949    Z6958 C5C542 1981 

  全国中文期刊联合目录

Zhongguo shi xue lun wen suo yin    AI19 C5C55

  中国史学论文索引

Quan guo bao kan suo yin shu ju ku, 1920-1949 [electronic resource]

 A119 C5Q854

全国报刊索引数据库, 1920-1949 [electronic resource]

4.2 Basic tools for articles published from 1949

Quan guo bao kan suo yin

  全国报刊索引

Ren min da xue bao kan zi liao suo yin

  人民大学报刊资料索引

Taiwan di qu Han xue lun zhu xuan mu

  台湾地区汉学论文选目

Zhonghua min guo qi kan lun wen suo yin

  中华民国期刊论文索引

4.3 Online bibliographic tools

Bibliography of Asian Studies

http://www.library.pitt.edu/articles/database_info/bas.html

China Academic Journals (CAJ)

http://www.library.pitt.edu/articles/database_info/eastview.html

4.4 Some useful subject bibliographies

Archaeology

Zhongguo kao gu xue wen xian mu lu 

  中国考古学文献目录, 1900-1949      Z3106 C569 1991

  中国考古学文献目录, 1949-1966      Z3106 C591 1978

  中国考古学文献目录, 1971-1982      Z3106 C5925 1998

  中国考古学文献目录, 1983-1990    Z3108 A8Z47 2001

Buddhist art

Zhongguo Fo jiao mei shu lun wen suo yin, 1930-1993    Z5956 B8C48 1997

  中国佛教美术论文索引

Economics

Jing ji lun wen fen lei suo yin    Z7164 E2Y94

  经济论文分类索引

Zhongguo she hui jing ji shi lun zhu mu lu, 1900-1984    HC426 C554 1988

  中国社会经济史论文目录

History

Ba shi nian lai shi xue shu mu, 1900-1980    Z3106 P3 1984

  八十年来史学书目 1900-1980

Jian guo yi lai Zhongguo shi xue lun wen ji pian mu suo yin, 1949-1984    Z6201 C53 1992

  建国以来中国史学论文及篇目索引

Zhongguo jin dai shi lun zhu mu lu

  中国近代史论著目录 : 1949-1979   Z3108 A4C49

  中国近代史论著目录 : 1979-2000   Z3108.A4 C492 2005

Zhongguo xian dai shi lun wen zhu zuo mu lu suo yin

  中国现代史论文著作目录索引, 1949-1981  Z3108 A5C493 1986

  中国现代史论文著作目录索引, 1982-1987  DS777.55 C47 1990

Language and Chinese literature

Zhongguo yu yan xue lun wen suo yin    PL1004 C57 1979

  中国语言学论文索引

Zhongguo gu dian wen xue lun wen suo yin, 1949-1980    Z310 L5C564 1984

  中国古典文学论文索引

Laws

Zhongguo fa lu tu shu zong mu, 1911-1990    KNQ3 C47 1991

  中国法律图书总目 1911-1990

Library science

Tu shu guan xue lun wen suo yin    Z666 T8 1983

  图书馆学论文索引

Women studies

Women in Modern Chinese history publications in Chinese    Z7964 C5C516 1995

  中国近代妇女史中文资料目录

Women in China: bibliography of available English language materials    Z7964 C5C52 1996  

  中国近代妇女史英文资料目录

5 How to locate biographical materials?

5.1 Biographical dictionaries for people in ancient China

Zhongguo ren ming da ci dian    DS734 C5592

  中国人名大辞典

Zhongguo li dai ren ming da ci dian    DS734 C62536 1999

  中国历代人名大辞典

Zhongguo li shi ren wu sheng zu nian biao    DS734 W76

  中国历史人物生卒年表

Li dai ren wu nian li bei zhuan zong biao    DS734 C532 1959

  历代人物年历碑传总目

Zhongguo li dai ren ming da ci dian    DS734 C62536 1999

  中国历代人名大词典

Er shi wu shi ren ming da ci dian    DS734 E744 1997

  二十五史人名大辞典

Zhongguo ren ming da ci dian: li dai ren wu juan    DS734 C6232 1990

  中国人名大词典 ：历代人物卷

Zhongguo wen xue jia da ci dian    PL2277 T16171 1981

  中国文学家大辞典

Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644    DS753.5 A8476

Eminent Chinese of the Ch’ing Period    DS734  U65 1970

5.2 Biographical dictionaries for people in modern and contemporary China

Zhongguo jin xian dai ren ming da ci dian    DS755.3 C482 1989

  中国近代现代人名大辞典

Zhongguo ren ming da ci dian: dang dai ren wu juan    DS734 C652 1992

  中国人名大词典：当代人物卷

Zhongguo gong chan dang ren ming da ci dian    JQ1519 A5C486319 1991

  中国共产党人名大词典

Zhonghua minguo dang dai ming ren lu    DS799.6 C45

  中华民国当代名人录

Zhongguo gong chan dang ming ren lu    JQ1519 A5C4873 1997

  中国共产党名人录

5.3 Reference tools for alternative names

Gu jin tong xing ming da ci dian    CS2990 P45

  古今同姓名人大辞典

Shi ming bie hao suo yin    CS2990 C478 1982

  室名别号索引

Li dai ming ren shi ming bie hao suo yin    Z1087 C6C55 1998

  历代名人室名别号索引

Gu jin ren wu bie ming suo yin    DS734 C518 1969

  古今人物别名索引

Qing ren shi ming bieh cheng zi hao suo yin    Z6824 Y35 1988

  清人室名别称字号索引

Zhongguo xian dai wen tan bi ming    Z1087 C6T78 1986

  中国现代文坛笔名

Twentieth Century Chinese writers and their pen names    PL2277 C577

Zhong gong dang shi ren wu bie ming lu    JQ1519 A5C4867385 1985

  中共党史人物别名录

5.4 Reference tools for Nianpu (chronological biographies)

Zhongguo li dai ren wu nian pu kao lu    Z5305 C5H75 1992

  中国历代人物年谱考录

Zhongguo li dai nian pu zong lu    Z5305 C5Y36 1996

  中国历代年谱总录

Jin san bai nian ren wu nian pu zhi jian lu    DS753 C5L34 1983

  近三百年人物年谱志简录

5.5 Biographical materials for people in ancient China

Er shi si shi ji zhuan ren ming suo yin    Z3106 C387 1980

  二十四史纪传人名索引

Tang wu dai ren wu zhuan ji zi liao zong he suo yin    Z3108 A3F8

  唐五代人物传记资料综合索引

Song ren zhuan ji zi liao suo yin    DS751 S784

  宋人传记资料索引

Yuan ren zhuan ji zi liao suo yin    Z3108 A3W37

  元人传记资料索引

Ming ren zhuan ji zi liao suo yin    DS734 M664

  明人传记资料索引

Qing dai bei zhuan wen tong jian    DS755 C542 v. 400

  清人传记资料索引

Ming Qing jin shi ti ming bei lu suo yin    JQ1507 C537

  名清进士题名碑录索引

5.6 Biographical materials for people in modern and contemporary China

Xin hai yi lai ren wu zhuan ji zi liao suo yin    Z3108