Scripta Sinica now available at Rutgers

Print

Rutgers University Libraries are pleased to announce online access (as of Friday, February 10, 2012) to:

Scripta Sinica

http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/cms/indexes/descriptions/scripta_sinica

Rutgers Restricted Access

<Connection notes>

Click on "shouquan shiyong" (authorized access) to enter. Times out after thirty minutes of idling.

Alternate title: Hanji dianzi wenxian
Description: Scripta Sinica (Hanji dianzi wenxian) is one of the largest Chinese full-text database, with a special focus on the traditional Chinese classics. As of February 2012, it contains almost all of the important Chinese classics, totaling more than 580 titles and over 423 million Chinese characters. Users can conduct full text searches or browse by book titles in it. The database is provided by the Institute of History and Philology (IHP), Academia Sinica (Taiwan), which will continue to add new titles and new features. Rutgers users can also access the non-IHP resources provided by Academia Sinica on the old interface.
Help: User instruction ("shiyong shuoming") is available inside the database.
User tools and features: Basic and advanced search, bookmark and note-taking tools (requires a personal e-mail address), Chinese-Western calendar conversion tool
Dates covered: Antiquity to 1949.
Updating frequency: Unknown.
Sources: Books.
Type of coverage: Full-text.
Print counterpart or related resources: None.
Producer/content provider: Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
Vendor/electronic presentation provider: Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica

New Summer Program

Print

Rutgers in Beijing Summer 2012

Reinforce and Improve your Chinese, Speak it as you Earn Course Credit, and have fun traveling in far away, exciting China!!!
Be ready to sign up soon!

Time: Early July through mid August 2012 Place: Beijing Languages and Cultures University
China Course excursions will include Beijing, the Great Wall & more —maybe even Xi’an!

Plan to Join us!

Applications will open in January 2012
Further information available at:

Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
330 Scott Hall. 43 College Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732 932-7605

Click Here for more details

Click Here to see the program flyer

Online Bibliography of Asian Studies now available at Rutgers

Print

We are pleased to announce that the online Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is now available for on and off campus access.

To access the online BAS, please go to: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bas/

Please email any questions or comments to Tao Yang,
East Asian Librarian,
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

(A special note to instructors: the East Asian Librarian is available to demonstrate the online BAS to your class.)

Here is a brief description: 
The Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) is the major multi-disciplinary index for the study of East, Southeast, and South Asia. It contains citations to Western language works published worldwide on all subjects pertaining to this vast region, especially in the humanities and the social sciences. Currently, the number of citations is approaching 800 thousand. The online BAS offers users various methods to search, browse (by country-subject or journal title), download, and email citations. The "Find it @ your library" button under each record can be used to retrieve the full-text article, identify the availability of the print copy, or make an ILL request.

More information about the online BAS is posted at:http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/cms/indexes/descriptions/bib-asian-studies

RMCTS wins International Award

Print

Rutgers Multimedia Chinese Teaching System was given an international award. 

Click here to see the article

You are here: News Department News