03 Mar 2009

Shao Center Chinese Overseas Resources
Shao Overseas Chinese Center, Ohio University Libraries Athens, OH, US
Supplied note:
"We would like to bring to your attention several resources that have been developed or compiled by the Shao Center [i.e. at Dr. Shao You Bao Overseas Chinese Documentation and Research Center at Ohio University - ed.] for both the WCILCOS website [i.e. the World Confederation of Institutes and Libraries for Chinese Overseas Studies (WCILCOS) http://www.overseaschineseconfederation.org/main/index.php] and for the Shao Center website, which we hope will aid your research and documentation work.
These databases are for public sharing, and are aimed at improving public access to resources in the field. They are collaborative projects involving the members of the community. They are currently in a beta stage, being work-in-progress and constantly having to be updated. Some might be incomplete or have duplicates, but we are working to correct and to update them.
When using some of the databases, please refer to the instructions if they are available, for more efficient usage. We are still trying to improve these resources, and hope for your comments and suggestions. They shall be duly recognized.
* Databases
Database for Publications on Overseas Chinese [http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/overseas.php]
Database on Scholars and Librarians in Chinese Overseas Studies [http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/scholar.php]
Database for Overseas Chinese Newspapers & Journals [http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/newspaper.php]
Distribution of the Ethnic Chinese Population around the World (# Search [http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/population.php] # Directory [in fact, Population Statistics - ed. http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/shao/ch_databases_popdis.html] # Map [http://cicdatabank.library.ohiou.edu/opac/population_map.php])
* Other Resources/Directories
Directory of Chinese Overseas Media (in Chinese) [at the WCILCOS website, http://www.overseaschineseconfederation.org/main/news.php]
Directory of Chinese Overseas Films [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/shao/visual_media.html]
Directory of Chinese Overseas Syllabuses [http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/shao/syllabuses.html]
Directory of Chinese Overseas Resource websites [at the WCILCOS website, http://www.overseaschineseconfederation.org/main/sourcesonoc.php]
Directory of Databases pertaining to Chinese Overseas Studies [at the WCILCOS website, http://www.overseaschineseconfederation.org/main/databases.php]
Please feel free to let us know how these resources can be improved and expanded, or contact us if you have questions or if you think we are missing something. We also hope to collaborate on the creation of new resources of use to the community. - kwk."
[A bi-lingual (EN, CN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/shao/main.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/shao/main.html
Link reported by: Keng We Koh (koh--at--ohio.edu), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Library
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1,000