East Asian Studies Librarian
Hesburgh Library
145 Hesburgh Library
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN 46556
(574) 631-6121
hjuhn@nd.edu
About
This course guide assists Professor Liang Cai's students in writing their final essay. It introduces
- reference sources (Getting Started) that provide background information for students' topic(s) of interest
- secondary sources (Finding Articles & Books) where students can find scholarly information that can be used to develop and support their theses.
Off-campus access to electronic resources
During the Covid-19 lockdown, the Hesburgh Libraries won't be able to provide print materials, but ND users should be able to access the electronic resources that the Libraries subscribe to. If you access these resources through the library website, you will be prompted to log in with your netID and password.
There are also electronic books that have become temporarily available to ND users through the HathiTrust Library, and to the general public through the of the National Emergency Library of the Internet Archive. See Finding Articles & Books below.
Getting Started
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Oxford bibliographies online. Chinese studiesOffers peer-reviewed annotated bibliographies on China across all disciplines. Bibliographies are browseable by subject area and keyword searchable.
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The Cambridge History of China (Online)Volume 1: The Ch'in and Han Empires, 221 BC–AD 220
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A biographical dictionary of the Qin, former Han and Xin periods, 221 BC - AD 24 [temporary access via HathiTrust]..."about the 6,000 individual men and women known to us from China's formative first empires."
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The Early Chinese Empires Qin and HanIntroduction -- 1. The geography of empire -- 2. A state organized for war -- 3. The paradoxes of empire -- 4. Imperial cities -- 5. Rural society -- 6. The outer world -- 7. Kinship -- 8. Religion -- 9. Literature -- 10. Law -- Conclusion.
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The bureaucracy of Han times [temporary access via HathiTrust]Preface; 1. The Sources; 2. The Central Administration; 3. The Local Administration; 4. The Army; 5. The Salaries of the Officials; 6. Civil Service Recruitment; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Appendix; Quoted Literature; Index; Tables.
Finding Articles & Books
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Bibliography of Asian studiesProvides citations on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide since 1971 in western-language periodical articles, individually authored monographs (through 1991 only), chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings, anthologies, Festschriften, etc. Updated regularly.
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JSTOR : Asian Studies1. In "Search within Asian Studies," enter a search terms (lowercase) separated by AND (uppercase). E.g., china AND internet AND censor
2. Add more search terms in the search box on the left (Search Within Results).
3. If necessary, narrow the search scope by Publication Date or Subject. -
Cambridge CoreEnables cross-searching among journals and books published by Cambridge University Press. Click here to limit your search to "Asian Studies."
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Hesburgh Libraries Online Catalog (ND Catalog)Only the resources in electronic format are available.
Electronic books that are temporarily available
- HathiTrust Library Click “LOG IN” (yellow button on the right upper corner), and select the University of Notre Dame on the dropdown menu. Once logged in, you will see a “Temporary Access” link for books available for ND users. Click the link, then, click the “Check Out” button.
For most books, access is limited to one user at a time. When you are not using the book, please click "Return Early" so that the book can be checked out by another ND user.
A collection of books that the Internet Archive has made available for emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries are closed. Anyone can create an account to borrow books for 14 days.