Research Resources for Chinese Studies

Covering primarily resources in Chinese language.

Online Resources for Chinese Studies

E-Books

CBETA Tripitaka 電子佛典集成

Googe Books （including many out-of-copyright books）

Scripta Sinica 中央硏究院漢籍全文資料庫

Step-by-step search guide (created by librarians at the University of Michigan)

Sibu congkan 四部丛刊

User Guide (provided by the vendor of Sibu Congkan database)

Siku quanshu 四庫全書

Rutgers users must download and install the client software here before starting to use the database (note that Windows PC and Internet Exploere are required; for more information, see this instruction created by librarians at Yale University.

Public PCs in Alexander Library (including the East Asian Library) have the Siku Quanshu client program for guest users.

Journals

China Academic Journals 中国学术期刊全文数据库

National Taiwan University Journal Database 臺灣大學學術期刊資料庫

Newspapers

List of Chinese Newspaper Websites (including newspapers published in mainland China and Hong Kong)

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Berkshire Encyclopedia of China

Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage 林語堂當代漢英詞典電子版

Foguang Dictionary 佛光大辭典 (can also be used to search several other Buddhist reference books)

Catalogs and Indexes

Bibliography of Oriental Studies on the Web 東洋学文献類目検索 (for finding Japanese scholarly works on China)

Hong Kong Macau Periodicals Network 港澳期刊網