Research Guides: Chinese Studies: Background Information

Chinese Studies Reference Materials

Credo Reference
This collection of books includes subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference handbooks across a variety of subject areas.
Abbreviation: credo
Vendor: Credo Reference
Subjects: *General / Multi-Subject
Type: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Research Starter
Oxford Bibliographies
Developed cooperatively with scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. Oxford Bibliographies combines features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, giving researchers scholarship across a wide variety of subjects. Includes Chinese Studies as a subject area.
Subjects:
African Studies
African American Studies
American Literature
Anthropology
Art History
Atlantic History
Biblical Studies
British and Irish Literature
Buddhism
Childhood Studies
Chinese Studies
Cinema and Media Studies
Classics
Communication
Criminology
Ecology
Education
Hinduism
International Law
International Relations
Islamic Studies
Jewish Studies
Latin American Studies
Linguistics
Literary and Critical Theory
Medieval Studies
Military History
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Public Health
Renaissance and Reformation
Social Work
Sociology
Victorian Literature

Abbreviation: oxbib
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Subjects: Religion, Urban and Regional Planning, *General / Multi-Subject, Bibliography
Type: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Research Starter
Oxford Reference (5 concurrent user limit)
Oxford Reference contains over 100 general and subject dictionaries, and language reference works published by Oxford University Press. The collection includes quotations, proverbs, place-names and other general reference works. Among the English language reference works are thesauri and a wide variety of dictionaries (e.g. grammar, abbreviations, idioms, eponyms, euphemisms). Foreign language dictionaries include German, Italian, and Spanish. Specialized subject dictionaries are available in a wide range of disciplines.
Please note: Oxford Reference only allows access for 5 FSU users at one time. If you are being asked for a username and password, please try to access the database later.

Subjects:
Archaeology
Art & Architecture
Bilingual dictionaries
Classical studies
Encyclopedias
English Dictionaries and Thesauri
History
Language reference
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Media studies
Medicine and health
Music
Names studies
Performing arts
Philosophy
Quotations
Religion
Science and technology
Social sciences
Society and culture

Abbreviation: oxfordref
Vendor: Oxford University Press
Subjects: *General / Multi-Subject
Type: Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
Sage Reference Online
A collection of over 250 Reference Titles. Sage Reference Online is a social science book platform, where you will find an expansive range of SAGE book and reference content.
Subjects include:
Business & Management
Communication and Media Studies
Counseling and Psychotherapy
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Education
Engineering & Materials Science
Geography, Earth & Environmental Science
Health and Social Care
History
Life & Biomedical Sciences
Maths, Physics, Chemistry & Computing
Philosophy
Politics & International Relations
Psychology
Research Methods & Evaluation
Sociology

Abbreviation: sro
Vendor: Sage Publishing
Subjects: *General / Multi-Subject
Type: Citation Management, E-Book Collections, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries, Indexes / Catalogs
eBooks (Gale)
Gale eBooks includes access to encyclopedias, specialized reference sources, and general titles of all disciplines. Designed to enable users to easily cross-search all the content to pinpoint relevant material. Detailed subject indexing allows users to search content based on subject, title, document type, and more.
Abbreviation: gvrl
Vendor: Gale
Subjects: *General / Multi-Subject
Type: E-Book Collections, Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

Harvard ASH Center
Harvard ASH Center, which is talking about democratic governance and innovation.

Encyclopedia of Modern Asia by David Levinson, Karen Christensen, editors
Call Number: E-Book
Publication Date: 2002
Encyclopedia of Asian History by Ainslie T. Embree (Editor)
Call Number: FSU Remote Storage 2 -- DS31.E53 1988
Publication Date: 1988
Columbia Chronologies of Asian History and Culture by John S. Bowman (Editor)
Call Number: E-Book
Publication Date: 2000
Asian studies by Quezon City, Philippine Center for Advanced Studies, University of the Philippines System.
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY Periodicals 2nd Floor -- 950.5A83231
Publication Date: 1963
Bibliography of Asian studies by Ann Arbor, Mich., Association for Asian Studies.
Call Number: FSU Remote Storage 2 Request -- Z3001.A822
Publication Date: 1956
Modern Asian studies by London ; New York : Cambridge University Press
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 1967

The China Story
The China Story Project is a web-based account of contemporary China created by the Australian Centre on China in the World (CIW) at the Australian National University in Canberra, which has the most significant concentration of dedicated Chinese Studies expertise and is the publisher of the leading Chinese Studies journals in Australia.
The China Experience: China Culture Index
Arts & Architecture, Literature, Food & Drink, Calligraphy, Folk Customs, Performing Arts, and more
Chinese Cultural Studies: Bibliographical Guide
While many resources are written about China in Chinese, Japanese, French and German. Here references are restricted to a fairly small number of the thousands of works available in English.

Brill's Encyclopedia of China by Daniel Leese (Editor)
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY Reference -- DS755.G7613 2009
Publication Date: 2008
Encyclopedia of China by Dorothy Perkins
Call Number: DS705 .P47 1999
Publication Date: 1998
The Cambridge Companion to Modern Chinese Culture by Kam Louie (Editor)
Call Number: DS775.2 .C452424 2008
Publication Date: 2008
Ren min hua bao
Call Number: E-resource
Publication Date: 1950-1958
Magazine about Chinese Culture

Qi Journal
The journal of traditional Eastern Health&Fitness. Belongs to Taoism.
Chinese History
A comprehensive bibliographical list of internet resources on Chinese history studies edited by Hanno E. Lecher (Institute of Chinese Studies, Heidelberg University)
The China History Podcast
Laszlo Montgomery presents easy-to-digest stories, events and people from China’s most ancient times up to our present day.

Chinese History by Chen Chih-ping, Chen Shih-fu
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 3rd Floor -- DS736.C48 1978
China : a historical and cultural dictionary by Michael Dillon (Editor)
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY Reference -- DS733C58523 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Early China by Li Feng
Call Number: FSU RINGLING MUSEUM -- DS741.5.L45 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary China, 1839-1976 by Edwin Pak-Wah Leung
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY Reference -- DS740.2.H57 1992
Publication Date: 1992
Si ku quan shu jian ming mu lu by Yun Rong [and others]
Call Number: FSU Remote Storage 2 Request -- Z7059.C47 1957
Publication Date: 1957
A comprehensive selection and compilation of Chinese scholarly books available in 18th centenary (the early Qing period)
Si bu cong kan chu bian suo ben by Wang Yunwu
Call Number: FSU Remote Storage 2 Request -- PL2452.S9
Publication Date: 1967

China Vitae
China Vitae is a resource of biographical information on more than 5000 Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media.
China Biographical Database (CBDB)
English language interface
China Biographical Database (CBDB)
Chinese language interface

Biography (Gale In Context)
Gale In Context: Biography is an engaging experience for those seeking contextual information on the world's most influential people. Organized into a user-friendly portal experience, it merges Gale's authoritative reference content, including Lives & Perspectives, with periodicals and multimedia. Users can browse to find people based on occupation, role, or historical period, or search based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as by keyword and full text.
Biography is built on a foundation of more than 600,000 biographical entries covering international figures from all time periods and areas of study. Providing coverage of the most searched and studied people, Biography includes over 5,000 portal pages on contemporary and historical figures. Reference content is offered alongside videos, audio selections, images, primary sources, and magazine and journal articles from hundreds of major periodicals and newspapers. This resource is continuously updated to ensure users have access to the latest information.

Abbreviation: brc
Vendor: Gale
Subjects: *General / Multi-Subject
Type: Biographies

Country Study: China, Library of Congress
Print versions located in Government Documents in Scholars Commons. Do a title search in the catalog for "Area Handbook China" for print and electronic versions.
Asia Major
Published by the Institute of History and Philology of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan, and covers all periods of Chinese history, literature, ideas, and culture in general.

A Bibliography of Studies and Translations of Modern Chinese Literature, 1918-1942 by Donald A. Gibbs; Yun-Chen Li; C. C. Rand
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 3rd Floor -- DS503.4.H31 no.61
Publication Date: 1975
Chinese Literature by Sabina Knight
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 4th Floor -- PL2265.K65 2012
Publication Date: 2012
Chinese literature : a draft bibliography in Western European languages by Richard John Lynn
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY Subbasement - Ask at Circulation -- Z3118.L5L96
Publication Date: 1979
Chinese literature, : a historical introduction. by Ronald Press Co
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 4th Floor -- PL2265.C45
Publication Date: 1961
Introduction to literary Chinese by J.J. Brandt
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 4th Floor -- PL1111.B7 1936
Publication Date: 1936
Lu Xun quan ji : [20 juan] by Lu, Xun 1881-1936
Call Number: Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, IL)
Publication Date: 1938
History of Chinese literature. : With a supplement on the modern period by Liu Wu-chi
Call Number: FSU STROZIER LIBRARY General Collection 4th Floor -- PL2265.G5 1967
Publication Date: 1967

Cantonese Opera
Contains rich e-resources about Cantonese opera, including overview of Cantonese opera, information about well-known plays and performing artists, audio and visual materials and more.
China National Peking Opera Company (CNPOC)
One of the national ensembles of performance arts directly affiliated with the Ministry of Culture, People’s Republic of China.
Ming & Qing Drama
Them research resources and information of drama in Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

The Electronic Buddhist Text Initiative (EBTI)
The EBTI is an open, expanding liaison group, comprised primarily of representatives of academic institutions and Buddhist clerical organizations from around the world. EBTI members have a common interest in meeting the new challenges, and taking advantage of the new opportunities presented with the advent of the electronic age into the area of humanistic studies.
中华佛典宝库
Resources about Buddhist.
The Golden Elixir: Taoism and Chinese Alchemy
Taoism
Virtual Religion Index
This is a subside of the award-winning "Virtual Religion Index". All links are annotated, often stating authors and sources. Most links do work. There is a site-map on the "home" page, but no search. There is also an "East Asian Studies" section with links to Confucian, Taoist, and Shinto resources.
The Daoist Encyclopedia
Buddhist Studies Authority Database Project 佛學規範資料庫
These databases integrate information from various projects at the Library and Information Center at Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts. By providing information on Chinese calendar dates, as well as an onomasticon of person, place names and Tripitaka catalogues from Buddhist sources they help with disambiguation and geo-spatial referencing of names and dates.