Chinese studies (pre- 1949): Bibliographies/Guides/Catalogues

A comprehensive guide on documentary collections, first person accounts, reference works and research literature published in English on the political, military, diplomatic, economic and social aspects of the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945.

Online resource guide for major studies, reference works and documentary collections published in English and Chinese on the Chinese Civil War of 1945-1949.

Guide for research literature, sources, and other materials relating to the emergence of the CCP and its rise to power.

Bibliography of primary and secondary resources, in English and Chinese on the most critical phase of the CCP's rise to national power.

This is an online database for finding extant gazetteers from more than 3,000 titles printed from the Song Dynasty to 2003.

The National Palace Museum of Taiwan has developed several catalog databases that are very useful to search for early Chinese antiques and artifacts, late imperial archives and historical documents, biographies, rare books etc., such as 器物典藏資料檢索系統, 大清國史人物列傳及史館檔傳包傳稿目錄資料庫, 清代檔案人名權威資料查詢,清代文獻檔案總目, 清一史館藏清代滿漢文硃批奏摺彙編目錄.

The collection of historical records at Academia Historica mostly consists of government files or archives brought from China to Taiwan, as well as those collected in Taiwan, mainly government files and documents. The distinguished collections are the historical records of the Presidents and Vice Presidents of Taiwan. The online catalog provides browsing and advanced search features.

This online bibliography was originally created and maintained by Fabrizio Pregadio in Sept. 1998, and was edited by Hanno E. Lecher. It was last updated in November 2008. There are 98 main entries.

A scholarly bibliography compiled by Benjamin A. Elman, Professor of East Asian Studies and History at Princeton University.

Song Research Tools is a guide to bibliographies, indexes, dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, chronologies and other resources relating to the study Chinese society during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The online guide was edited by Dr. Hilde De Weerdt, and was based on the print reference work published by Prof. Peter Bol in 1990.

The Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-Database) is a research database of primary and secondary sources concerning cultural contacts between China and Europe from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries (ca. 1582-1840). It contains documents relating to various aspects of cultural interaction: religious, philosophical, scientific and artistic, etc. The primary editors of the websites are Prof. Nicolas Standaert and Ad Dudink, two sinologists from Leuven University.

This is an online resource maintained by the Center for Chinese Studies, National Library of China. It is the e-version of 經學研究論著目錄 (1912-2012).

This is the online resource of the Center for Chinese Studies, National Library of China. It is the e-bibliography of studies of the masters of philosophy in Han Dynasty. It covers publications from year 1912 to 2001.

This is an e-version of the bibliography of Dunhuang studies, including publications from 1908-1997. It is based on the print work, 敦煌學研究論著目錄.

Developed cooperatively between scholars and librarians worldwide, Oxford Bibliographies offers exclusive, authoritative research guides. The Chinese studies bibliography currently lists 99 items ( books) recommended by scholars and librarians.

This database was developed by Kyoto University. It provides free online access to books and journal articles in East Asia and in western languages published in Tōyōgaku bunken ruimoku 東洋学文献類目. The coverage starts from 1981 and both Kanji and traditional Chinese characters can be used in search queries.

Published in Oxford Bibliographies, this online resource guide lists all major publications on warfare in pre-1911 China, in English and Chinese.