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The library is pleased to provide this resource guide in support of the Gustavus Global Insight program. This guide is a starting place, don't hesitate to contact a librarian for more ideas.

Reference Works

• CultureGrams - Includes country profiles which contain detailed maps, statistics about population, literacy, geography, etc., and information about history, local customs, lifestyles, trends, and events.
• Encyclopedia of China: the essential reference to China, its history and culture. (Reference DS 705 .P47 2000)
• Modern China: an encyclopedia of history, culture, and nationalism. (Reference DS 755.2 .M63 1998)
• The Cambridge encyclopedia of China. (Reference DS 705 .C35 1991)

Browsing for Books

DS 701-799.9 Chinese history and culture
HC 427-430 China--Economic conditions
HQ 1767-1777 Women in China
PL 1001-3397 Chinese language and culture

Indexes and Databases

Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier contains full text coverage in biology, chemistry, education, engineering, humanities, physics, psychology, religion and theology, sociology, and other disciplines.

AnthroSource
Full-text archive of 32 scholarly journals published by the American Anthropological Association.

Arts & Humanities Citation Index
This index fully covers 1,144 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, and also includes some individually selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.

ATLA Religion Database & ATLA Serials
A comprehensive research database in the fields of religion and theology.

Business Source Premier
Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes company profiles as well as industry reports.

CIAO
Columbia International Affairs Online contains references to working papers, conference proceedings, journals, books, policy briefs, economic indicators, and more.

EconLit
Includes 685 journals, books, dissertations, and working papers in the field of economics and allied disciplines.

ERIC
The major index to articles in education journals and reports of education research; contains citations and abstracts to over 900,000 articles and documents, some available in full text.

GeoRefS
Contains citations to nearly 2 million records about geology and earth sciences. It is international in scope, and citations date from 1785 to the present.

JSTOR
Full-text backfiles to over 350 journals from more than 25 academic disciplines published between the 19th and 21st centuries, including a collection focused on Language and Literature.

LexisNexis
LexisNexis is a full text web-accessible database service that is particularly strong in the areas of current news, legal information, and business information.

MLA International Bibliography
The major research resource for information on English literature, foreign languages and linguistics.

PAIS International
The Public Affairs Information Service indexes scholarly journal articles and reports related to international politics.

Project MUSE
Provides full text electronic access to over 100 scholarly journals in humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics. Topics covered include literary theory; classics; history and cultural studies; philosophy; film, theatre and the performing arts; political science and mathematics.

PsycINFO
Citations and abstracts to articles from more than 1300 international journals in psychology and related fields, going back to 1840.

RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Indexes over 500 scholarly sources on music and related disciplines, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, music therapy, and other fields as they relate to music.

Sociology (SAGE Full Text)
33 full-text journals. Topics covered include comparative sociology, ethnic studies, gender studies, leisure studies, social theory, sociology of sport, and sociology of work and employment.

SPORTDiscus
Contains bibliographic references to international practical and research literature in sport, physical fitness, active living, and physical education.

Journals, Magazines, Newspapers

• China Daily - available from 1995-present in ProQuest Newstand; in print, library retains most recent 3 months
• China Journal - available from 2004-present through Academic Search Premier; available from 1995-2004 through JSTOR
• China Quarterly - available from 1997-present in library print holdings; available from 1960-2001 through JSTOR
• Chinese Education and Society - available from 1993-present through Academic Search Premier
• Chinese Law and Government - available from 2001-present through Academic Search Premier
• Chinese Sociology and Anthropology - available from 2001-present through Academic Search Premier
• Chinese Studies in History - available from 2001-present through Academic Search Premier

Web Sites

• China Digital Times
  A "collaborative news website covering China's social and political transition and its emerging role in the world." The site is searchable and also includes thematic sections.
• Chinese Studies in General (from Duke Univ.)
• Chinese Studies - by subject (from Duke Univ.)
  Anthropology | Art History | Economics | Education | Environment | Film Studies | History | Images | Language and Linguistics | Laws and Regulations | Literature | Maps | Media | Philosophy & Religion | Politics | Sociology | Statistics | Women's Studies

Reading in Common book

• Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China by John Pomfret

Photo credits (L to R):
Great Wall of China - http://www.flickr.com/photos/beggs/48954353/
Shanghai at dusk - http://www.flickr.com/photos/mseguias/526508405/
Temple roofs at Buddha Park - http://www.flickr.com/photos/bormanator/2160376047/