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Libraries

When adding a new entry, please provide the name of the library and a link, as well as a brief annotation about its collections (as you know them, as related specifically to research on the PRC) and any additional pertinent information. Incomplete information can be modified at a later date and/or by other researchers based on their own experience.

China

National Library of China (Beijing)
website

Shanghai Municipal Library
website

Other Asia

U.S./Canada

Library of Congress (LOC)- Asian Reading Room
website

University of California Berkeley - East Asian Library
website

Stanford University - Green library
website

Stanford University - Hoover Institute
website

Europe

Berlin State Library (Staatsbibliothek)
http://www.crossasia.org
This library subscribes to numerous popular databases (ChinaMaxx, Renmin ribao, CAJ, Chinese Cultural Revolution Database) and comes with a wonderful feature – it's all available remotely through a single login to the CrossAsia website. There is also a solid collection of official periodicals in Chinese and English from the 1950s and 1960s. Hard copies of materials can, however, sometimes be difficult to locate in the online catalog and the stacks are closed, so it often take a few days for a request to be fulfilled. It's best to request these materials online ahead of time. Photocopiers at the library are all relatively new and allow books to be scanned face up, with multiple options for positioning the pages and re-scanning items, and the ability to save as PDF directly to an inserted USB stick.
Access: Requires an affiliation with a German university, proof of address within the city or country, and an annual payment of 30 euros. There is also a monthly pass option for a smaller fee. For short research trips it may be possible to register using a local address, though I have not confirmed this. The head East Asian librarian, Matthias Kaun, has a strong background in Chinese history and is an excellent person to contact ahead of time.

Leiden University East Asian Library
http://www.library.leiden.edu/humanities/chinese/
Access: Requires an affiliation with Leiden University to check out materials, but one can freely use the library's reading room and reference books, which include popular yearbooks and, e.g., editions of “Who's Who in Communist China” over the years. Librarian Alice de Jong has a strong background in China studies and is an excellent person to contact ahead of time.

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