Subject guide: Chinese

Resources for Chinese studies

Resources for finding books and articles

  • Hong Kong Journals Online
    A full-text database providing access to selected academic and professional journals, both in English and Chinese, published in Hong Kong.
  • Linguistics Collection
    Database collection for literature on linguistics and language-related disciplines. The collection searches simultaneously in the databases Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts and Linguistics Database.
  • 臺灣博碩士論文知識加值系統
    National digital collection of theses and dissertations in Taiwan. Some titles are available in full text (requires you to register to access full texts).
  • Taiwan ebook (database)
    A collection of open access e-books in Chinese within a wide range of subjects and maintained by the National Central Library of Taiwan.
  • WorldCat
    A catalogue providing information on titles held by more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.

Resources for finding specific books and articles

  • Google Scholar
    Useful for finding specific journal articles, dissertations, and academic books in full text.
  • Summon
    Search service for searching in the university library's collection. Useful for finding specific ebooks, printed books, and journal articles in full text.

Encyclopedias and dictionaries

  • Britannica Academic
    The database includes Encyclopædia Britannica and Merriam-Webster (dictionary and thesaurus).

      More Chinese dictionaries can be found at Dalarna University Library on shelf Fva(x).

Resources for finding student theses

  • DiVA
    Find student theses submitted at several Swedish universities.
  • Essays.se
    Find student theses in full text submitted at Swedish universities.

More resources 

  • China Studies (Guide by The Chinese University Library of Hong Kong)
  • DACHS
    DACHS (Digital archive for Chinese studies) collects and preserves website resources relevant for Chinese Studies, with special focus on social and political discourse. 
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