RESEARCH GUIDES

Chinese Studies Resources

Databases

China Data Online This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive database includes economic statistics, statistical yearbooks, census data, industrial and marketing surveys of China and an atlas of China.

Online Resources

Harvard China Data Center
Links and GIS data (mostly historical data) provided by the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University
China Dimensions
GIS data for China provided by the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) and hosted by Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University

Related Guides

Romanization Standards

The libraries follow the romanization standards used in the Library of Congress

ALA-LC Romanization Tables

Chinese - pinyin romanization system, however some older titles still has titles using the Wade-Giles romanization system.

Library of Congress Pinyin Conversion Project
How can I tell the difference between Wade-Giles and Pinyin

Japanese - Modified Hepburn romanization system

Korean - McCune-Reischauer system

Romanization Tool

Library of Congress - Correspondence of Wade-Giles to Pinyin