| 1 How to find Chinese characters? |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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3 How to find Chinese books? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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# |
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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/ |
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4 How to locate materials in newspapers and research papers in periodicals? |
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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] |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5 How to locate biographical materials? |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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5.6 Biographical materials for people in modern and contemporary China
Xin hai yi lai ren wu zhuan ji zi liao suo yin Z3108 A5H75 1990
辛亥以来人物传记资料索引
Zhongguo jin xian dai ren wu zhuan ji zi liao suo yin Z3108 A4C467 1988
中国近现代人物传记资料索引
Zhong gong dang shi ren wu zhuan suo yin, 1-50 JQ1519 A5C487 index
中共党史人物传记索引(1-50)
Gu jin Zhong wai ren wu zhuan ji zhi nan lu, qian bian, xu bian Z5319 S42 1989, Z5301 S5223 1990, Z5301 S5224 1997
古今中外人物传记指南录:前编成 续编 |
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6 How to find geographical information? |
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6.1 Geographical dictionaries
Zhongguo gu jin di ming da ci dian DS705 C559 1960
中国古今地名大辞典
Zhongguo gu jin di ming da ci dian f DS705 .Z47 2005
中国古今地名大词典
Zongguo li Zhoshi di ming da ci dian D706.5 C4722 1995
中国历史地名大辞典
Zhongguo di ming ci dian DS705 C55 1990
中国地名辞典
Zhongguo fen sheng shi xian da ci dian DS705 C5296 1990
中国分省市县大辞典
Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo di ming da ci dian DS705 C515 1998
中华人民共和国地名大词典 |
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6.2 Reference tools for local gazetteers
Zhongguo di fang zhi lian he mu lu Z3106 C592 1985
中国地方志联合目录
Zhongguo di fang zhi zong lu Z3123 C559 1958
中国地方志总录
Zhongguo xin fang zhi mu lu, 1949-1992 Z3106 C5683 1993
中国新方志目录
Zhongguo xin bian di fang zhi mu lu DS737 C482 1999
中国新编地方志目录
Zhongguo di fang zhi zong mu ti yao DS705 C485 1996
中国地方志总目提要
Zhonghua min guo Taiwan di qu gong cang fang zhi mu lu Z3109 W36 1985
中华民国台湾地区公藏方志目录 |
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6.3 Basic units of territorial administration
Zhongguo xing zheng qu hua shou ce JS7351 A3C542
中国行政区划手册 |
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6.4 Historical and modern atlases
Zhongguo li shi di tu ji DS706.5 C582 1982
中国历史地图集
Zhonghua renmin gongheguo fen sheng di tu ji G2305 C486 1992
中华人民共和国分省地图集 |
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7 How to convert Chinese and western time? |
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7.1 Basic reference tools for Chinese calendars and dates
Zhongguo li shi ji nian biao CE15 C485 1980
中国历史纪年表
Zhongguo li shi ji nian biao CE15 W3
中国历史纪年表
Zhong wai li shi ji nian biao D11.5 C534
中外历史纪年表
Zhonghua renmin gongheguo da shi ji DS779.2 C4821 1989
中华人民共和国大事记 |
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7.2 Tools for converting Chinese and western time
Liang qian nian Zhong xi li dui zhao biao CE37 H873 1961
两千年中西历对照表
Zhong xi hui shi ri li CE15 C518 1962
中西回史日历
Jin shi Zhong xi li dui zhao biao CE15 C4535 1981
近世中西历对照表
Gong Nong Hui Dai Zang Fo li he Rulue ri dui zhao biao CE15 K85 1991
公农回傣彝藏佛历和儒略日对照表 |
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8 How to find statistics information? |
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8.1 For ancient China
Zhongguo li dai hu kou, tian di, tian fu tong ji HB3654 A3L5
中国历代户口、田地、田赋统计
8.2 For contemporary China
China Data Online
http://www.library.pitt.edu/articles/database_info/chinadata.html
China InfoBank
http://www.chinainfobank.com/ |
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