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LTCH 101A Readings/Contemporary Chinese Literature, Topic: Ghostly Matters in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and Beyond: Finding Books

summer session one 2021

Finding Books (including eBooks)

1. Start with UC Library Search, the UC San Diego Library catalog.

     Title Search (some examples)

Title Catalog
Wong Kar-wai / Peter Brunette In UC Library Search, both print and e-book
失衡的电影文本:王家卫电影分析 / 刘永皓著 In UC Library Search, print

2. If you don't have an author or title, start with a keyword searchWhen you discover useful resources from a keyword search take a look at the subject headings in the catalog record. Those subject headings are hyperlinked and will take you to related materials.

   Sample subject headings: 

  • Wong, Kar-wai, 1958- -- Criticism and interpretation
  • Motion picture producers and directors -- China -- Hong Kong
  • Horror films -- China -- Hong Kong -- History and criticism

  • Horror films -- Asia -- History and criticism

E-Books in Chinese Language

Ariti E-Books (Taiwan) 华艺中文电子书 (台湾)  http://uclibs.org/PID/254659  

It provides access to Chinese ebooks primarily published in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. It covers subjects such as philosophy, religion, natural sciences, applied science, social sciences, history, geography, language and linguistics, and literature and arts.

China Digital Library (Apabi E-books) 中华电子书苑  http://uclibs.org/PID/146361

Chinamaxx Digital Libraries 中文电子书集献  http://uclibs.org/PID/35493

Also known as Chinamaxx Digital Library of Chinese E-Books, and SuperStar Digital Libraries

Note: compatible with IE browser; requires SuperStar Reader (SS Reader)

地方志 http://uclibs.org/PID/220727

人民画报 http://uclibs.org/PID/220726

文史资料 http://uclibs.org/PID/220728

易阅通  UCSD purchased books 

Duxiu 读秀  http://uclibs.org/PID/156553

More than 1.4 million full-text books

Currently available -- full-text searches, tables of content, and first 17 pages

Browse and forward purchase suggestions to Xi Chen, xichen031@ucsd.edu

Select Titles in Roger