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The C.Y. Han Collection on Chinese Culture

C. Y. Han Collection on Chinese Culture contains thousands of books in English and in Chinese relating to traditional Chinese civilization, classical and modern literature, history and philosophy. It was a gift of the Himalaya Foundation.

The collection includes special titles such as the following selected examples:

• Chuan shi cang shu (Chinese)-- a major collection of literature in Classical Chinese, totaling 123 vols. It contains Shi san jing (The Thirteen Classics), Er shi liu shi (The Twenty-Six Histories), Zhu zi bai jia (The Various Schools of Thought),  and Ji (Collected Works). It collects Chinese classics from pre-Qin dynasty to late Qing dynasty.

   

• Zhong guo wen xue xin shang chuan chi (Chinese)--a 46-volume set, this title contains many famous classic Chinese literary works from the earliest times through the Qing Dynasty.

   

• Science and Civilization in China (English)--This is a remarkable series on the history of Chinese science published over the last 30 years by Dr. Joseph Needham, latterly with collaborators.  The book will be permanently useful to historians and bibliographers , and will appeal to general readers who appreciate a scholarly but leisurely exposition of an exotic subject.

   

• The Cambridge History of China (English)--this 15-volume work is the standard reference work for detailed information and interpretation of Chinese history.

The International Dictionary Collection

International Dictionary Collection contains dictionaries in over seventy languages. Although most of these dictionaries relate English to international languages others relate one international language to another, such as Chinese-Spanish and Spanish-Russian.

The following list illustrates the type of dictionaries the Center collects:

• Albanian-English
  
• Basque-English
  
• Burmese-English
  
• Fulani-English
  
• Haitian-English
  
• Hawaiian-English
  
• Kurdish-English
  
• Latvian-English
  
• Lithuanian-English
  
• Luganda-English
  
• Malay-English
  
• Serbian-English
  
• Vietnamese-English
  
• Zulu-English

The International Biography Collection

The International biography collection contains hundreds of volumes about the lives of historical and contemporary individuals who have shaped our world. The collection includes hard-to-find studies on international figures.

The collection does not only include international political figures, it also include prominent figures in art, music, literature, religion, business, and more. Most of the books in the International Biography Collection can be borrowed.

The International Business Collection

The International business collection is comprised of several hundred volumes. Among the holdings are dictionaries of business terms in several languages, materials on issues of import/export, international business resources on the Internet, books on international negotiation, and doing business in various countries.

A set of business videos is also located within the collection.

Most of the materials in the collection can be borrowed.

 

 

Window on Dynamic Korea Collection

The Window on Dynamic Korea collection contains books in Korean and English that cover many aspects of Korean culture, history, and literature. The collection also contains DVDs and music CDs. The collection was a gift of the National Library of Korea, Korea Foundation, Korea Education Research Information Service, and the Korean Overseas Information Service. Almost all of the materials in the collection may be borrowed.

 

The Window of Shanghai Collection

The Window of Shanghai Collection contains books primarily in English, Chinese and bilingually covering subjects such as literature, arts and history. It is an ongoing gift of the Shanghai Library (China) to promote Shanghai and China and to advance cultural understanding between our two countries. The International Resource Center/Queens Library was the first library in the United States to receive this collection.

Most of the books in the collection may be borrowed. To see the titles held by the IRC, please go to Shanghai Library's Window of Shanghai website. **

 

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Last updated: May 22, 2008