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CATALOGUES

Libraries / Bookstores / Media

Libraries

OhioLink (complete catalogue of university libraries in the State of Ohio)
Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), WorldCat First Search [excellent for finding materials in world libraries; accessible only to First Search member users]
Chinese University of Hong Kong
D-Library.com (On Line Library, PRC)
Gateway Service Center for Chinese Academic Journal Publications (University of Pittsburgh) [request free copies of Chinese journal articles from Chinese libraries]
Harvard-Yenching Library (Harvard University)
Harvard University (Hollis Catalog) (most entries of Chinese texts give characters)
Index to Chinese Periodicals of Hong Kong (Chinese University of HK)
Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
Nanjing University Library (Chinese browser needed)
National Central Library (Taiwan)
National Library of Australia Asian Collection
National Library of China (Zhongguo guojia tushuguan)
National Sun Yat-sen University Library (Taiwan)
National Taiwan University Library (Taiwan)
Peking University Library (Chinese browser needed)
Shanghai Library (Shanghai tushuguan)
Tianjin Library (Tianjin tushuguan)
Tsinghua University Library
Toyogaku bunken ruimoku (in Unicode; bibliography of East Asian Studie at Tokyo University)
University of California (Berkeley) Library
University of Chicago
University of Hong Kong
University of Michigan
Wenshi ziliao tushuguan (Literature and History Materials Library; online library)
CERNET Chinese Libraries (extensive list of links to Chinese libaries)

Bookstores

(MCLC will get a 5% referral fee for all books ordered through this link)
Abebooks.com (used books site)
Asia2000 (Hong Kong publisher that specializes in Hong Kong writing in English)
Asian Rare Books
Bookland Books (Taiwan on-line bookstore)
Beijing Tushu Dasha (aka Beijing Bookbuilding, the "biggest bookstore in Beijing"; on Changan xijie, near Xidan subway stop)
Bookoo.com
Books.com Taiwan
Cheng and Tsui (order books and films)
China Books and Periodicals (San Francisco)
China Book House
Chinese International Book Trading Corporation
Chinesebooks.com
Chinese Books Cyberstore (Chinese browser needed)
Dangdang.com (Chinese on-line bookseller)
Dragonsource.com Inc (Chinese language on-line bookseller in Toronto; Big 5)
Eastwind Books and Arts (San Francisco)
Estlite Books (Chengpin shudian; Taiwan)
Foreign Languages Press (Beijing)
Forest Song Bookstore (Feng ru song shudian; Beijing)
Gateway Service Center of Chinese Academic Journal Publication (University of Pittsburgh) [you can order journal articles from Chinese libraries through this service]
Hanlin shucheng (Hanlin bookstore)
Hantang
Jingqi.com
Joyo.com (Zhuoyue)
Kongfuzi [online network of used bookstores in the PRC]
Kuo Chow Studio (Taipei, Taiwan)
Librairie Le Phenix (France)
Mainland Culture Bookstore (Dalu wenhua shudian) (Chinese browser needed)
Paragon Books (books on Asian art and Asian studies)
San Min Book Company (Taipei, Taiwan)
Shanghai Book City (Chinese browser required)
Shanghai Digital Century Network---Shanghai Shiji Chuban Jituan (Shanghai Century Publishing Group, Shanghai Xinhui Disk Group, Shanghai United Investment Ltd. Co.) [e-books]
Shanghai Shucheng (aka The Shanghai Bookmall)
Sohoo On-line Chinese Bookstores (Chinese browser required)
Ta Tong Book Company Ltd (Taipei, Taiwan)
Timezong8 [a Hong Kong based publisher and distributor of books on urban art and culture in Asia from the timezone 8 perspective]
University Press Bookstore (Berkeley)
UMI Online Dissertation Services (Ann Arbor, MI)
Wellsweep Publishing (publishes translations of Chinese literature)
The World of Good Books (Taipei, Taiwan)
Yi Lin Shu Wu (Hong Kong)

Media

(MCLC will get a 5% referral fee for all films ordered through this link)
AsiaZest.com
AsianMovies.com
Beijing Channel Zero Media [CZM is the leading media and production company in China specializing in the production and distribution of documentary programs worldwide]
Best Video
Blackstar (UK)
Blue Laser (specializing in HK dvds and vcds)
Blue Queen Cultural Communications (production company based in HK that makes China-related documentaries, among other things)
Cheng and Tsui (Boston)
The Chinese Information and Culture Center (New York; call Danny Yung at 212-373-1866)
Cinema Epoch (recently has started to produce subtitled versions of Republican era films)
dGenerate Films [Launched in summer of 2008 by American independent film veterans, dGenerate Films has pioneered relationships within China's independent film scene to bring to the U.S. market visionary cinema and uncensored content. Partnering with Tribeca Film Institute and Amazon.com's new online delivery platform Reframe, dGenerate Films will take advantage of advanced digital solutions to distribute previously inaccessible media via DVD-on-demand and download. Our films will also be available for public performance rental, television broadcast, and any other non-theatrical channels. dGenerate Films is acquiring films that have particular relevance for academic environments and cultural programs. dGenerate Films will open a window onto China's post-Sixth Generation cinematic landscape while presenting to American audiences an unprecedented look at life inside the world's next superpower.]
Documentary Education Resource
DVDVIDEO.com (specializes in Asian films)
East Asian Studies Center, Video Library (OSU)
Educational Media Catalog (Ohio State University film/video catalog)
Facets (Chicago)
Filmmakers Library
First Run Icarus Films (New York)
Fortissimo Films (The Netherlands; email: ffsales@globalalxs.nl)
Fox Lorber
Media Resources Center (UC, Berkeley, Chinese Film Collection)
MovieSville
MyChineseCD.com (good selection of Chinese television dramas)
Nanhai (LA area distributor of mainland films)
National Asian American Telecommunications Associations (sells and rents Asian American films/video produced by NAATA)
New Yorker Films
Poker Industries (New Jersey company that specilizes in imported DVD and VCD)
PRCmovies.com (China Century Entertainment, a company that sells PRC films, in DVD and VHS formats, and distributes films for viewing)
PTS Shopping [Taiwan Public Television Station online shopping; good place to buy Taiwan documentaries]
Reel.com
Strand Releasing (Los Angeles)
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office--Information Division (Boston)
Taiseng (HK)
Taiwan Film Center (4F, 129 Jen-Ai Road, Section 3, Taipei; tel +886.2.2778.3573; fax +886.2.2772.9454)
Tigercool.com (all media)
Winstar Cinema [distibutes Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang films]
Women Make Movies (catalogue of films by women, including many by Asian American and Asian filmmakers)
www.vcd.com.cn (PRC)
www.yesasia.com