Kean University Library
Library Resources for Contemporary History and Culture of China
Reference Collection
The library has specialized encyclopedias covering a variety of subject areas. Reference books may be useful for
gathering historical information, biographical information, and definitions on specific topics. Reference books do
not circulate. A sample of reference book titles is listed below, along with corresponding Call Numbers:
Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China Ref N7345 .S79 1996
Art in China Ref N7340 .C59 1997
Asian Money Markets Ref HG1270.5 .A65 1995
Biographic Dictionary of Chinese Communism, 1921-1965 Ref DS778 .A1 K55 1971
China Ref DS 705 .N2 1980
China: A Nation in Transition Ref DS 774 .C4414 1995a
China Marketing Data and Statistics Ref HA 4631 .C443
Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy Ref B121 .C66 1997
Cultural Atlas of China Ref DS 721 .B56 1998
Dictionary of the Politics of the People’s Republic of China Ref DS 777.75 .D53 1998
Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures
Ref Q 124.8 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of Asian History Ref DS31 .E53 1987
Encyclopedia of Chinese Film Ref PN 1993.5 .C4 Z53 1998
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations Ref E183.7 .E53 1997
Encyclopedia of World Cultures Ref GN307 .E53 1991
Ethnohistorical Dictionary of China Ref DS730 .O47 1998
Facts about China Ref DS706 .F25 2003
Historical Dictionary of the People’s Republic of China, 1949-1997 Ref DS 777.2 .S85 1977
International Handbook on the Sociology of Education: An International Assessment of New Research and
Theory Ref LC 189 .I53 2003
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women Ref HQ 1115.R69 2000
United States in Asia: A Historical Dictionary Ref DS33.4 .U6 S46 1990
Worldmark Chronology of the Nations Ref G133 .W93 1999
Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life Ref GN333 .W67 1998
Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Ref G63 .W67 2001
You are Cordially Invited to Weddings: Dating & Love Customs of Cultures Worldwide, Including Royalty
Ref GT 2690 .M67 1997
Main Collection
Books that circulate are shelved in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Nancy Thompson
Library. Search in the Kean Catalog to find circulating books on your topics. To search the Kean Catalog:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Kean Catalog.
 Enter keywords for your topic in the search box underneath Find This:
 Click Submit.
 Scan the Search Results list for relevant book titles, and make note of the Call Numbers.
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Research Databases
The library provides online periodical index databases in which the researcher may search by topic to locate
citations, abstracts, and sometimes full-text articles published in newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals.
Listed below are several databases that will provide access to articles relating to History and that will provide
access to country specific information:
Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts is a database that provides access to bibliographic citations and abstracts (and sometimes full
text) for articles focusing on the history of the world from 1450 to the present. To access Historical Abstracts:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Databases.
 Click VALE.
 Click Databases.
 Click Historical Abstracts.
 Click Click here to access your subscription.
 Click Historical Abstracts.
 Enter search terms relating to the research topic in the box next to Keyword:
JSTOR (available on campus only)
JSTOR is a database provided by a consortium of academic libraries and institutions with access to scholarly
journals in a variety of disciplines. To access JSTOR:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Databases.
 Click JSTOR.
 Click Search.
 Enter your keyterms in the box under JSTOR Search.
 Click Search.
Project MUSE (available on campus only)
Project MUSE is a database that features articles from some 250 highly regarded scholarly journals in such
academic disciplines as history, cultural studies, and gender studies. To access Project MUSE:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Databases.
 Click Project Muse.
 Click Search.
 Enter search terms relating to the research topic in the search box.
Historical New York Times
The Historical New York Times database provides access to full-text articles from the New York Times dating back
to 1851. To access Historical New York Times:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Databases.
 Click VALE.
 Click Databases.
 Click ABI Inform – Business – ProQuest.
 Look for the pull-down menu in the box next to the word “Database,” and scroll down and select
Historical New York Times.
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Academic Search Premier
Academic Search Premier is a scholarly, multidisciplinary database containing full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly
publications, including more than 3,500 peer-reviewed publications. To access Academic Search Premier:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu/.
 Click Databases.
 Click EBSCOhost.
 Click EBSCOhost Web.
 Click Academic Search Premier.
 Select the Peer Reviewed option under the Limit Your Results section to limit your results to articles
published in scholarly or refereed journals.
 Enter search terms relating to the research topic. Click Search.
WilsonWeb: OmniFile or Biographies Plus
WilsonWeb is an online platform that provides access to several databases, including OmniFile (a scholarly,
multidisciplinary database) and Biographies Plus. To access the WilsonWeb databases:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu/.
 Click Databases.
 Click WilsonWeb.
 Select either OmniFile Full Text Mega or Biographies Plus.
 If you selected OmniFile Full Text Mega, look for the Subject Area section and then scroll down and
choose Humanities.
CountryWatch.com (available on campus only)
CountryWatch.com is a database that provides geographical, political, historical, social, and business data on each
of the 192 countries of the world. To access CountryWatch.com:
 Go to http://www.countrywatch.com/IP.
 Select your country of interest from the Country Information drop-down menu and proceed.
Periodicals List
When any database does not provide full text for a relevant article, search the library’s Periodicals list to see if the
Kean University Library holds the desired publication in print or through another database. To do this:
 Go to the Kean University Library Homepage, http://library.kean.edu.
 Click Periodicals.
 Click Kean’s Periodical Listing.
 Enter the name of the journal in the Quick Search box.
 Click Go.
If the journal title appears in the results list with a checkmark under the Print Holdings column, this means that the
library holds the journal in print format. If the journal title appears in the results list with a checkmark under the
Full Text Access column, this means that full-text online articles from that journal are available for the date range
indicated through the Database listed immediately below the journal title. If the journal title does not appear on the
list, you may request a photocopy of the desired article through Interlibrary Loan.
Copyright © 2005, Kean University Library. Content developed by Ms. Linda Cifelli and Ms. Caroline Geck, 02/07/05.
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