Websites and Library Databases
- Webcat - Library Catalog
- Find books, videos and other materials about your subject.
- WorldCat through FirstSearch
- Use the WorldCat database to find books and other materials about your subject. Type in keywords and the results are returned sorted by type (books, video, articles, etc.) Request the item online by clicking on the ILL button on top of the record. It usually takes 2 weeks to receive items into the library.
- CVA 2409: Introduction to Asian Culture
- This site will link you to resources about Asian Art, includes a link and search technique description of the Grove Dictionary of Art.
- ProQuest
- This database allows you to search a broad range of research publications. Try limiting your search by typing china and using the drop-down menu for Geographical Name and type your subject in the next empty box.
- Expanded Academic ASAP through InfoTrac
- This database allows you to search a broad range of academic and news publications. Try limiting your search by clicking on Keyword Search in the left-hand menu bar then type in china and acupuncture (or whatever your topic is) and click search. Your results will come back in one of the following formats: citation, abstract or text.
- The China WWW Virtual Library: Internet Guide for China Studies
- This page is a multi-subject guide to China maintained by the Institute of Chinese Studies at the University of Heidelberg. Links are provided to government, societies, research centers, educational and general sites.
- China Country Study page
- This page will link you to resources about contemporary China. Provides links to Economist Intelligence Units's research materials, government agencies and a variety of other resources.
Books
Science and civilization in China, by Joseph Needham. DS721.N39
- This is a multivolume set with a wide coverage of subjects from physics to food to languages. Each volume has a specific subject (agriculture, food science, etc.) and contains an index for easy reference. (There is no cumulative index for this series in the library.)
Selected masterpieces of Asian Art (Boston MFA). N7262.M87
Art in China. N7340.C59
The painter's practice: how artists lived and worked in traditional China. ND1043.5 .C35
Art of China, Korea, and Japan. N7340.S96 1974
Art of Dynastic China. N7343.22 .W3713
Monumentality in early Chinese art and architecture. N7343.2 .W8
For a full listing of books being held on Reserve for this class, follow these steps:
- Go to the online catalog
- Click on the 'Reserve Desk' link at the top of the page
- Type in 'HSS2402' and click 'Course Number'
I Ching
Come to the Library and go to Workstation 18 to use this cdrom product.
Films
Ming Garden. SB457.55.M56
Half the sky: women of the Jiang family: a film. HQ1767.H35
China's Cosmopolitan Age: The Tang. DS749.3.C45 To Live. PN1995.9.C47 T68
Mystery of Ch'i. R726.5.M69 Vol. 1 All of these videos are available from Information Desk2 in the library and can be viewed in the playback room.
Getting your Materials
Not all sources will be FULL TEXT ONLINE! Use WebCat, the online library catalog to find out if the journal or book is available in the library. If not, you may have to borrow the item via Interlibrary Loan. To get the full-text of the article click on the Full-text Finder and type in the publication title (ex. Journal of Cultural History) to see where the publication is available. If you need further help, stop by the Information Desk and ask or call x4596.
ProQuest - Full text and summaries of articles on various topics.
Expanded Academic ASAP - Abstracts and some full text of scholarly journals and periodicals. You may have to use Interlibrary Loan to order articles that Babson does not own. It's a simple process and free of charge! Just enter your article citation into the online form that you get to by clicking on the Interlibrary Loan icon on the left menu. PLEASE NOTE: It may take two weeks to receive the article(s) or book (s) so make sure you don't wait until the last minute!
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