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This research guide will support you in discovering Chinese Studies resources at UW-Madison and beyond. The Chinese Studies Collection at UW-Madison contains over 300,000 physical volumes and other digital resources in the Chinese language. The collection also consists of large volumes and electronic resources in non-Chinese languages related to Chinese Studies. 

The Memorial Library at UW-Madison started to collect Chinese materials in 1917. In that year, a Chinese student donated some books and journal titles to our libraries. In 1965, the Memorial Library hired the first Chinese Studies Librarian. 

With the development in over one century, the Chinese Studies Collection has emphasized Chinese history, literature, art, linguistics, and frontiers. The collection also developed the Women's Studies, economics, and foreign relations associated with Chinese Studies. The primary Chinese Studies books and periodicals are located on the 4th floor, Memorial Library. The Chinese rare books are located at the Special Collections. Other significant collections of Chinese materials are accessible at the College Library, Law Library, Mills Music Library, Steenbock Library, Kohler Art Library, as well as the Wisconsin Historical Society Library.

What's New

Digital Resources

  • new Databases on the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements (中國當代政治運動史數據庫) (NetID required)

    This digital resource contains primary sources on major political movements in modern Chinese history, including the Cultural Revolution, the Anti-Rightist Campaign, the Great Leap Forward, and the political campaigns of the 1950s. It includes 4 databases: 1) Chinese Cultural Revolution Database (中国文化大革命文库), 2) Chinese Anti-Rightist Campaign Database (1957–) (中国反右运动数据库 1957–), 3) Chinese Great Leap Forward–Great Famine Database (1958–1962) (中国大跃进–大饥荒数据库 1958–1962), and 4) Early–Mid 1950s Chinese Political Movements Database: From Land Reform to State-Private Partnership (1949–1956) (中国五十年代初中期的政治运动数据库：从土地改革到公私合营 1949–1956).

  • new Oxford Research Encyclopedias - Asian History (NetID required)
    This platform offers continuously updated entries that summarize current research and scholarship on an expanding array of topics. The Asian History module presents a valuable reference source for students and researchers seeking reliable background and context on key historical subjects, figures, and developments in Asian studies.
    Trial period: 4/11/2025-7/10/2025
     
  • new Press Resources Service Platform of RUC (人大当代报刊资源服务平台) (NetID required)
    The service platform provided by Renmin University focuses on contemporary Chinese periodicals. It offers access to various levels of party newspapers, comprehensive news publications, and industry-specific professional newspapers.
    Trial period: 3/13/2025-6/11/2025
     
  • new Oxford Bibliographies - Chinese Studies (NetID required)
    A comprehensive reference tool offering authoritative research guides for Chinese studies, combining in-depth analysis of an annotated bibliography with the scope of an encyclopedia.
     
  • new CathayPlay (NetID required)
    Streaming video collection of 700 independent films and documentaries from China, presented in their original language with English captions or subtitles.

 

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