Chinese Language and Culture Resources

Books  | Dictionaries  |  Encyclopedias  |  Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers  |  Videos and DVDs  |  Web Sites

Note: Many resources found with library search tools require off-campus access login.

Books

In the UC Collection   

The Chinese Language and Literature Collection is located in Langsam Library on 6 East. The call numbers for publications on the Chinese language are PL 1001-1960 and on the Chinese literature PL 2250-3208. All items in the collection are cataloged in the UC Library Catalog.

Less commonly used Chinese materials are located in Southwest Depository, a.k.a. SWORD. When searching the Library Catalog, if you find that a book is located at SW Depository or SWORD, click on “Request Item,” fill out the form, and the book will be delivered to the library of your choice.

Catalog records for "Chinese language -- Grammar"

Catalog records for "Chinese language -- Grammar -- Textbooks for foreign speakers"

Subject headings for "Chinese language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers" (click the links for each subject to display the titles)

Other Catalogs

OhioLINK Library Catalog

WorldCat- OCLC union catalog of books and other materials worldwide.

Dictionaries

Catalog records for "Chinese language -- Dictionaries"

Catalog records for "Chinese language -- Dictionaries -- English"

Catalog records for "English language -- Dictionaries -- Chinese"

Encyclopedias

The Book of art; a pictorial encyclopedia of painting, drawing and sculpture. V. 9. Chinese and Japanese art (catalog record)

The Cambridge encyclopedia of China (catalog record)

China business : the portable encyclopedia for doing business with China (catalog record)

China today : an encyclopedia of life in the People's Republic (catalog record)

Encyclopedia of Chinese film (catalog record)

Encyclopedia of China : the essential reference to China, its history and culture (catalog record)

Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture (catalog record)

Hong Kong business : the portable encyclopedia for doing business with Hong Kong (catalog record)

Modern China : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism (catalog record)

A Pictorial encyclopedia of the Oriental arts (catalog record)

Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers

The following newspaper titles are available for browsing in the newspaper area, 400 Level North, Langsam Library.

• China daily = Chung kuo jih pao (a.k.a China daily business weekly) (catalog record).
• Jen min jih pao = Renmin ribao = People's daily (catalog record).
• Shih chieh jih pao = World journal East (catalog record)

Search results for "China--Periodicals."

Many Chinese language periodicals covering current news, business, computers, etc. are available online through the Factiva database. Click here for the list.

Videos and DVDs

In the library catalog

Search results for "(motion pictures, chinese) or ("feature films" and china)"

In the OhioLINK Digital Media Collection

Search results for films on Chinese or China in the OhioLINK Digital Video Collection

Search results for videos in Chinese in the OhioLINK Foreign Language Videos Collection.

Web Sites

NEW! Chinese Studies (Intute): "Web resources for the study of the Chinese language, literature written in Chinese, or the history and culture of China... Each resource has been evaluated and categorised by subject specialists based at UK universities."

UCLA Language Materials Project:

• Mandarin Language Profile
• Mandarin: Language and Culture - links to Web resources.

 

Web site content: Olga Hart