Electronic Resources - Chinese 642 - Chinese Current Events for Advanced Heritage Learners

Databases vs. Websites

Databases

Research done by professors, scholars, and journalists, etc.
Authority of information is verified by experts.
Paid for by the library. Often very expensive!
Cannot be searched in Google.
Reliable and trustworthy!

Websites

Anyone can publish a website.
The information included is often NOT verified by anyone.
Access is free. No one is paying for the content.
Can be searched in a variety of search engines, including Google.
Must examine with a critical eye!

Recommended Electronic Databases

ABC_CLIO Daily Life Through History (Academic Edition) This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive collection of primary and reference sources provides direct insight into the social history of societies ranging from the Australian Aborigines all the way to 21st-century China.
ARTSTOR This link opens in a new window
A digital library of over two million images from some of the world's leading museums, archives, scholars, and artists. (note: This Artstor link will be retired on 7/31/2024.)
Britannica Academic This link opens in a new window
Reference articles from one of the oldest and most trusted reference sources in the world.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
This database is like an online Garver Room with articles from nearly 1,000 reference sources covering all disciplines.
EBSCOhost Academic Search Elite This link opens in a new window
This multidisciplinary database provides the full text of more than 2,100 journals, including more than 1,700 peer-reviewed titles.
Europa World: The Global Reference Resource This link opens in a new window
This database provides in-depth essays on different aspects of individual countries, specializing in economic and historical information.
Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
This database provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources, including Nature, The Economist and Classical Studies. In addition, it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.
Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
This database provides biographical reference articles on more than 650,000 international figures from all times periods and areas of study. It will also link you to relevant popular and scholarly press articles.
Gale in Context: World History This link opens in a new window
This database provides reference and secondary source information on the most significant people, events, and topics in world history.
Infobase World News Digest This link opens in a new window
This database provides contemporary news from global organizations and publishers, magazines, websites, and government agencies.
Oxford Dictionaries This link opens in a new window
Complete dictionaries for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
PressReader This link opens in a new window
This database provides today's news from over 7000 titles publications (newspapers and magazines) across the globe from 120+ countries in 60+ languages.
ProQuest International Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Provides content from more than 660 of the world’s top newspapers, including The Times (London), The Bangkok Post, El Norte, Financial Times, The Guardian, Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, The Daily Telegraph, Asian Wall Street Journal, and the BBC Monitoring series of publications.
Reference Universe This link opens in a new window
Reference Universe searches the indices of reference works at the Garver Room. It provides researchers with the most reliable introductions to your research topic, simplifying the process of finding just the right book or journal article.
World Geography and Culture This link opens in a new window
This reference database provides a comprehensive overview of countries and U.S. states, with information on people and cultures, geography, government, and more.

Multimedia 多媒体

The following titles are also recommended and worthwhile viewing and listening to.

China History DVD to get all DVDs on Chinese History.

China Music to retrieve all Chinese music.

Top 10 in China Year in Review in China and beyond.

Chinese History in Video to watch and to listen to.

China in the world market [electronic resource] : Chinese industry and international sources of reform in the post-Mao era

Selected Internet Sources

Background Note: China
Boston CCCC
One of the local Chinese language and culture center
China: a country study from Library of Congress
China Maps：Cities & Provinces 中国地图
China Today - History & Dynasties
Information about China: A-Z
Chinese Language
International Collections of Library of Congress
CIA -World Factboook on China
History of China
History of Chinese Imperial Cuisions
Primary Sources Reflecting a Cultural Tradition from Library of Congress
Psych Central
Teaching Resources from the Confucius Institute
中国自杀率
采访手记：英国华裔作家欣然

Chinese 642 - Chinese Current Events for Advanced Heritage Learners: Electronic Resources

Databases vs. Websites

Recommended Electronic Databases

Multimedia 多媒体

Selected Internet Sources