Chinese language Readers at Kresge Library

Chinese language Textbooks for foreign speakers English

Chinese language Vocabulary.

Online Chinese Tools: Tools to assist people in learning and using the Chinese language: dictionaries, flashcards for Chinese characters, reference works, and much more.

The Wisdom of Chinese Characters: This 60-minute long, 10-episode series explains the charms of Chinese characters and links them to Chinese culture (in Chinese and/or English).

Dictionaries

• Chinese dictionaries at Kresge Library: Chinese language Dictionaries English and Chinese language Dictionaries
• Online Chinese-English Dictionary
• Chinese-English Dictionary of Modern Usage: Free online version of the dictionary compiled by Lin Yutang.The dictionary comprises a total of 8,169 head characters, together with 44,407 explanatory entries of grammatical usage and 40,379 entries of Chinese words or phrases.
• Modern Chinese characters (Reference PL 1175 .Y56 1997)

  Literature

• Chinese Fiction Writers, 1900-1949 ( available through Dictionary of Literary Biography )
• Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism contains entries on Chinese theory and criticism.
   

Culture

• Encyclopedia of Modern China
• China Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the People's Republic
• Encyclopedia of contemporary Chinese culture 
• Cambridge Companion to Modern Chinese Culture

Country information

• The World Factbook on China (CIA)
• Countries and their Culture
• Background Notes on China (Department of State)
• Library of Congress country study: China
• Government of the People's Republic of China: The website contains many useful resources, such as "China FactFile".
• National Bureau of Statistics of China

Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books, videos, recordings, and goverment documents we have at the library.

MelCat
A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

China Gift Collection (located room 326-328 Kresge Library)

Over 400 contemporary books on China.

To search this collection in the catalog:
Choose "Advanced search" in the library catalog. In the "Location" option,  select "China Gift Collection" from the dropdown menu.

The collection has been made possible through the generosity of Opal Redman. Ms. Redman, a retired Detroit school teacher, went to China first in 1990 to train teachers of English and eventually coordinated the efforts of the SEHS Chinese Summer Language Institute at Guizhou Normal University in Giuyang, China for many years. She is the author of "The Ripple Effect" and co-author of "Change and Growth in the Oakland/Guizhou Program" in which she talks about her experiences with the Guizhou - Oakland partnership.

Bibliography of Asian Studies
This bibliography is comparable to the print Bibliography of Asian Studies. This source is an index to western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia. Coverage: 1971-present.

JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields. Coverage: 1665 to present. How to export to RefWorks
Contains 48 titles in Chinese and Asian studies.

Project Muse Several journals about China.

Historical Abstracts
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, the history of education, and more. Provides indexing of more than 1700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages since 1955. How to export to RefWorks

China Information (journal)
"Presents timely and in-depth analyses of major developments in contemporary China and overseas Chinese communities in the areas of politics, economics, law, ecology, culture, and society, including literature and the arts."

China Report (journal)
"An indispensable source of information on China, its society and culture. The journal covers inter-related subject areas - economics, history, international relations, law, politics and sociology. In addition to research articles, the journal carries review articles, book reviews and a documents/speeches section."

ARTstor
ARTstor is a nonprofit digital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences with a suite of software tools to view, present, and manage images for research and pedagogical purposes.The community-built collections comprise contributions from outstanding museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists' estates. You can browse by country and find images relating to Chinese arts, literature, science and technology, decorative arts, and more.

Historical Photographs of China
Large online collection of photos of China, taken by Europeans at the turn of the century.

Visualizing China
Over 8,000 digitized images of photographs of China taken between 1850 and 1950.

Sidney D. Gamble Photographs
About 5,000 phtoographs of China taken by amateur photographer S. Gamble between 1917 and 1932.

A visual Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization
A selection of images illustrating major issue in Chinese studies.

Find articles, books, etc...

To request an item from another library:

Maps of China
Rich collection of historical and contemporary maps.

Chinese history primary sources

Writing Resources for Students
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing, MLA/APA citations, avoiding plagiarism, and more.

Writing Center
The consultants can help you with every stage of the writing process.

Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

Pathfinder on Chinese history: offers a comprehensive list of resources in Chinese studies

Pathfinder on Chinese art

Ask a Librarian

• by phone at 248-370-4426
• via chat with reference IM
• via email at Email Us!
• in person in Kresge Library.

Research Consultation
Request an individual session to get help with your research. You can expect the session within 2-3 days.