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Chinese Bibliography Libguide

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China Academic Journals Star

Scholarly journals from the PRC in the humanities and social sciences, 1994-present.
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ChinaMaxx Star

Almost a million Chinese e-books in all fields of study.
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Ren Min Ri Bao (People's Daily) Archive (Oriprobe version) Star

Archives of China's national newspaper, in full text.
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Siku Quanshu Star

Requires a PC equipped with Chinese fonts and input capability and proprietary software. Software is set up on library computers. Follow these instructions to install proprietary software on your own computer. Off-campus access requires connecting through the UMass proxy server. Clicking on the link above will download a document that ends in 4kdoc - double-click on this doc and it will invoke the proxy server login and then open the software for your use. This is not an elegant solution, but it does work. If you have problems or questions, please contact Sharon Domier (sdomier@library.umass.edu) for help. We have a single user license, so please remember to logout when you are done.
3,460 works of history, astronomy, geography, politics, economics, and others from ancient China. Compiled 1773-1782, by edict of Emperor Qianlong.
Language: Chinese
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Gu Jin Tu Shu Ji Cheng Star

Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China, pub. 1726: literary, scholarly and technical works through the Qing Dynasty.

Also known as:

Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China

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Additional Databases in Languages & Literatures > Chinese

Guangming Ribao

Database trial ends 01/31/13. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, 413-577-2633.

The Guangming Daily was launched on June 16, 1949 by the China Democratic League, and is a nationwide comprehensive newspaper based in Beijing. Now run by the CPC Central Committee, it is now a daily paper targeting intellectuals.
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MLA International Bibliography
An index to journal articles and other scholarly literature on literature, literary theory and criticism, linguistics, folklore, and (since 1996) film, 1920’s -
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People’s Daily (Ren Min Ri Bao)
Chinese newspaper of record, 1946-present.
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Renmin Ribao (Green Apple version)

Database trial ends 01/31/13. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, 413-577-2633.

The People's Daily is a daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China. The paper is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. Started in 1946 and continues.

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http://rmrb.egreenapple.com

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Shen Bao

Database trial ends 01/31/13. Please send comments to Sharon Domier, 413-577-2633.

Shen Bao, known in English as Shanghai News, was a newspaper published from April 30, 1872 to May 27, 1949 in Shanghai, China. The influence of the newspaper in early 20th century Shanghai was such that Shen Bao zhi, literally "Shen-pao paper", became a generic term for newspaper or newsprint.
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WorldCat

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The combined catalogs of most U.S. libraries. Material not owned by UMass Amherst can usually be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.
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