Subject guide: Chinese

Welcome to the library’s subject guide for Chinese studies.

Resources for finding books and articles

  • CALIS
    CALIS (China Academic Library and Information System) is a union catalogue providing information at titles at academic libraries in China.
  • 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.
  • Google Scholar 
    NB The search service contains not only scholarly literature but also many non-scholarly sources and dishonest journals. Consequently, you should check that sources are scholarly and that articles are not from blacklisted journals in Cabells – Predatory Reports. To get access to full-text articles in the library’s journal subcriptions, you must activate a library link (See Activate library links in Google Scholar).
  • 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).
  • Summon
    In this search service you find Dalarna University Library's printed books, e-books and journal articles. You also find books and articles that are not part of the library's collection. 
  • 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 search service providing information on titles held by more than 10,000 libraries worldwide.

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 full-text theses and other scholarly works submitted at Dalarna University.
  • Essays.se
    Search for full-text theses 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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