Library Guides: Asian Studies Research Guide: CHINA

CHINA: Citations, Dictionaries, Keyboard Help

Citation Style for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Sources
How to cite Chinese, Japanese and Korean sources using various style manuals such as Chicago, MLA and APA.
How to Change Language Settings for Your Keyboard [MAC]
How to Change Language Settings for Your Keyboard [WINDOWS}
Line Dict
Web-based Chinese-English dictionary with examples for each word and expression.
MDBG Chinese Dictionary
Chinese, Pinyin or English. Character dictionary. Radical/strokes lookup. Chinese character flashcards. Type Chinese.
A Student's Dictionary of Classical and Medieval Chinese Online
The Chinese-English resource of choice for all those reading Chinese texts from the period of approx. 500 BCE to 1000 CE.

CHINA: Electronic Resources & Journals from MSU (requires NetID login off campus)

CHINA: Electronic Resources

Academic Search Complete
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Journals, magazines, and newspapers in almost every subject area
Access World News
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Includes news from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan (from 1990s to present) -- China Daily, Xinhua News Agency, South China Morning Post, Taipei Times, etc
Bibliography of Asian Studies
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Indexed records on subjects pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide (1971 - current)
HathiTrust
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Search or view complete books in the public domain
Historical Abstracts with Full Text
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Research world history since 1450 (excluding U.S. and Canada)
JSTOR Journals & Books
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Journal articles, books, images, and primary sources in the humanities and social sciences
Get help from JSTOR
Kanopy
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Unlimited streaming of films, documentaries, movies, training videos, and more. Search "Asian Studies".
If you're a student or faculty member, you can use any Kanopy film in your class. Films with public performance rights (PPR) can be used for extracurricular events, like film clubs or social events. Films with PPR will have an icon next to the running time on the details page of the individual film.
Statista
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Current details on China's economy and society including trade, society, health, retail, infrastructure, environment, politics and security.

CHINA: Individual Journals

American Journal of Chinese Studies Online coverage from 1992.
Asia Monitor: China & North East Asia. Online coverage from 2019.
Asian Survey Online coverage from 1961 (most recent four years not available).
China & World Economy Online coverage from 2000.
China Agricultural Economic Review Online coverage from 2009 (most recent year not available).
China Briefing Online coverage from 2003.
China Business Review Online coverage from 1988.
China Economic Journal Online coverage from 2008.
China Economic Review Online coverage from 1989.
China Economic Transition Online coverage from 2018.
China Finance and Economic Review Online coverage from 2013.
China Information Online coverage from 1998.
China International Studies Online coverage from 2005.
China Journal Online coverage from 1995.
China Journal of Social Work Online coverage from 2008.
China Law and Practice Online coverage from 2002.
China Law and Society Review Online coverage from 2016 (most recent three years not available).
China Leadership Monitor Online coverage from 2013.
China Media Report Overseas Online coverage from 2009-2015, from 2020-present
China Media Research Online coverage from 2009
China Mining Report Online coverage from 2019.
China Perspectives Coverage from 1995.
China Quarterly Online coverage from 1960.
China Report Online coverage from 1965.
China Review Online coverage from 1991.
China Review International Online coverage from 1994 (most recent year not available).
China Today Online coverage from 9/2003-7/2005, 8/2006-current.
Chinese Business News Online coverage from 2005.
Columbia Journal of Asian Law Online coverage from 1996.
Country Report: China Online coverage from 2012.
Critical Asian Studies Online coverage from 2001 (most recent 15 months not available)
Early China Online coverage from 1975
Early Medieval China Online coverage from 1997.
Frontiers of Law in China Online coverage from 2006.
Frontiers of Philosophy in China Online coverage from 2006 (most recent four years not available).
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies Online coverage from 1936.
International Journal of China Studies Online coverage from 2010.
Journal of Asian Studies Online access available from 11/01/1941 vol 1 issue 1
Journal of China Tourism Research Online coverage from 2008.
Journal of Chinese Political Science Online coverage from 1997.
Journal of Contemporary China Online coverage from 1992.
Journal of Environmental Sciences Online coverage from 1996.
Late Imperial China Online coverage from 2002 (most recent year not available).
Modern China Online coverage from 1975
Modern China Studies Online coverage from 2009.
Modern Chinese Literature and Culture Online coverage from 1999 (most recent four years not available).
Nan Nu (Men, women, and gender in early and Imperial China) Online coverage from 2000 (most recent three years not available).
Political Risk Yearbook: China Country Report Online coverage from 2009.
Political Risk Yearbook: Hong Kong Country Report Online coverage from 2009.
Positions: East Asia cultures critique Online coverage from 1999.
Social Sciences in China Online coverage from 2008.
Tamkang Review: A Journal of Cultural & Literary Studies Information on Asian literary and cultural studies.
US-China Law Review Online coverage from 2004.
Washington Journal of Modern China Online coverage from 2008.

Transparent Language Online
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Learn Cantonese Chinese and Mandarin Chinese (Simplified or Traditional). Registration required to use product.
Users must register with a ‘montana.edu’ email address to use this resource

China: Online Resources (MSU NetID not needed)

Antique Maps of China
This collection consists of more than 270 maps, charts, pictures and atlases. It has samples of almost all maps of China produced by European cartographers from the 16th to 19th centuries,
The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
A peer-reviewed on-line publication providing critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world.
Asia Major (Third Series)
Asia Major (Third Series) focuses on China, with a range of scholars from different parts of the world, reflecting the international character of its readership.
Buddhist Digital Resource Center
BDRC manages the world’s largest digital archive of Buddhist texts in Asian languages, and makes the archive freely available online.
The China-US Million Book Digital Library Project (CADAL)
Over 75,000 Chinese language book scans, available freely at the Internet Archive.
China Hands
Yale University student analysis of China-related politics and diplomacy, business and technology, and society and culture.
The China Historical Geographic Information System (CHGIS)
Database of populated places and historical administrative units for the period of Chinese history between 221 BCE and 1911 CE.
China Political Economy
Open access, peer-reviewed journal, published in association with School of Economics, Nanjing University.
China Rights Forum
Published semi-annually by Human Rights in China, a Chinese non-governmental organization.
China Security Report (National Institute for Defense Studies)
Online coverage from 2010. Available in English, Japanese and Chinese.
Chinese language magazines
Over 100 popular magazines in Chinese, available through MontanaLibrary2Go.
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Peer-reviewed open access journal, published on behalf of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA).
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics of the Republic of China
From the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics, Executive Yuan, R.O.C. (Tawian)
National Palace Museum
One of the world's largest collections of Chinese artifacts, calligraphy, painting and porcelain.
Skinner Map Collection
Skinner's maps focus on the the spatial distribution of social variables, particularly in agrarian China.
The State Council of the People's Republic of China
The official English-language communication platform of the PRC.
Studies in Chinese Linguistics
International academic journal devoted to comparative study of Chinese language and linguistics.
Timeline of Chinese Historical Periods and Dynasties