Modern and Contemporary China

Welcome to the guide for Modern and Contemporary China Studies at UT Libraries. This guide navigates through research and teaching resources related to the studies of modern and contemporary China (roughly since the late nineteenth century) here at UTL and beyond! Please use the menu on the left for different types of resources.  For resources pertaining to the premodern periods of China, please refer to Premodern China Guide

Research Assistance

• Email me at yi.shan@austin.utexas.edu. 
• Or book an appointment for in-person or Zoom consultation session

​​​​​Instructors:

• Request course materials, please visit this page. 
• Request library research sessions in your course, please fill out this form. 

This guide does not exhaust all the possible resources that UT Libraries have that may help your research and teaching. Please also check out other related guides listed on the right. If the information here does not satisfy your needs or you want to know more about the resource and services at the UT Libraries, please contact Yi Shan, the East Asian Studies Liaison librarian. 

Please note that the LC Pinyin Romanization that used by libraries in the North America is slightly different than the habitual uses in academic writings. The most noticeable difference is that LC Romanization rules do not lump syllables except for personal and place names. When searching the library catalogues, please follow the LC rules. See following links and a video tutorial for detailed instructions. 

Open Databases for China Studies Resource Guide

(link: https://www.acls.org/resources/open-databases-for-china-studies-resource-guide)

This guide provides an overview of open databases and free resources with primary materials for China studies research. The guide was edited by Joshua Seufert (Princeton University Libraries) and Luo Zhou (Duke University Libraries) for the Luce/ACLS Digital Archives Mapping Project.