Journal of East Asian Libraries Volume 1995 Number 105 Article 10 2-1-1995 Publications Edward Martinique Jon Woronoff Ai-Hwa Wu Phyllis T. Wang Wen-kai Kung See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Martinique, Edward; Woronoff, Jon; Wu, Ai-Hwa; Wang, Phyllis T.; Kung, Wen-kai; and Teng, Ju-yen (1995) "Publications," Journal of East Asian Libraries: Vol. 1995 : No. 105 , Article 10. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol1995/iss105/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of East Asian Libraries by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Publications Authors Edward Martinique, Jon Woronoff, Ai-Hwa Wu, Phyllis T. Wang, Wen-kai Kung, and Ju-yen Teng This article is available in Journal of East Asian Libraries: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jeal/vol1995/iss105/10 PUBLICATIONS 1. General Checklist of useful tools for the study of art: Asian art. 1994 Edition. Compiled by Frank Joseph Shulman. [College Park, Maryland]: s.n., August, 1994. 42 leaves. Frank Shulman, with the attention to detail and accuracy for which we have come to rely on him, has produced a bibliography of western-language reference works helpful in the study of East, Southeast, and South Asian art. Under twenty-four general headings Shulman lists the chronology of Asian art history, the Library of Congress classification numbers dealing with Asian art, general references and surveys, bibliographies (national and otherwise), printed library catalogs, manuscripts and archives, indexes and abstracts, encyclopedias and handbooks, topographic guides, indexes to art reproductions, iconography, biographical tools, dictionaries of artists and art terminology, chronologies, and directories. The checklist—while directing scholars specifically to the holdings of the University of Maryland libraries —is an extremely useful tool for scholars and librarians everywhere who have an interest in Asian art, particularly as no other up-to-date guide to reference publications on Asia within this discipline appears to be available. Shulman promises eventually to expand this work; we hope he will do so to the fullness and comprehen­ siveness of his previous bibliographies on Japan and Asia-related doctoral dissertations and newsletters. Inquiries about the availability of copies of the Checklist should be directed to Shulman at his home address (9225 Limestone Place, College Park, MD 20740-3943). The cost of individual (unbound) copies—including postage and handling—is $6.59. (Edward Martinique) Author Sought for Asian Literature Bibliographies Jon Woronoff, series editor for the Scarecrow Area Bibliography Series, is looking for candidates to author one or more bibliographies on Asian literature. The emphasis would be on contemporary literature and volumes would cover either the full range of Asian literature or more specifically Chinese or Japanese literature. Interested authors should contact Mr. Woronoff who can provide further information on contents, deadlines, royalties, etc. He can be reached at the following address: Jon Woronoff 765, Route des Alpes 01280 Prevessin-Moens FRANCE Fax: (33) 50.40.10.65 (Jon Woronoff) 77 II. China Index to contents of Chinese academic journals ^If f ^§ #C M 31 Seoul: Center for Materials of Chinese Studies. 1944- $100.00 a year. A quarterly journal aiming to provide the tables of contents of current academic journals in Chinese studies published in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. The tables of contents are arranged alphabetically by title according to the pinyin scheme of romanization, followed by an author index and an index of key works and key phrases that appear in the titles of the articles. The first issue covers only seventy-seven of the originally projected 200+ journals. For more information contact: Center for Materials of Chinese Studies Kwanak P.O. Box 167 Seoul 151-600, Korea (Ai-Hwa Wu) Sinofile index of Chinese journals. Pei-ching: SinoFile, 1993- $180.00 a year. A bimonthly publication indexing approximately 150 social sciences journals published in China by major universities, academies, and professional societies. Articles are arranged under broad subject categories such as "Agriculture," "Economy," and "Real Estate," and then under subheadings such as "Agriculture, modernization," "Economy, book reviews," and "Real Estate, market." Parallel English translation of the article titles is provided. A transliterated author index arranged by pinyin as well as a list of the journals indexed are placed at the end. This index is available also on floppy disks. For more information contact: SinoFile Suite 64041 Ya Yuan Friendship Hotel Beijing 100873 China (Phyllis T. Wang) Chung-kuo erh shih shih chi wen hsueh yen chiu lun chu t'i yao $§Z+ti&K?ffii$I&I> Ch'iao Mo chu pien . Pei-ching: Pei-ching ta hsueh ch'u pan she, 1994. 978 pages. RMB¥68.00. ISBN: 7-301-02100-3. In the twentieth century, China gradually transformed into a modern country, and studies of literature by Chinese people made great strides in many fields: literary theory, literary history, popular literature, folk literature, literature of minority races, and foreign literature. During these one hundred years, the studies of literature greatly advanced and flourished. The Chinese intellectuals learned new literary ideas and new research methods, discovered new materials, started new literary courses at 78 universities, opened up exchange and communication with other countries, and produced vast works generation after generation. In 1986, Ch'iao Mo, the chief compiler, planned to compile an annotated catalog (t'i yao) of studies of literature. He mobilized scholars all over China to compile this monumental work, and seven years later it was published in 1994. This reference tool contains 1,189 titles of books written between 1900 and 1992 by scholars who resided or have been living on mainland China. These books, important accomplish­ ments of the century, cover the fields of Chinese literature, foreign literature, literary theories, folk literature, and literature of minority races. With the counseling of distinguished scholars in various fields, the compilers selected books to be included in this annotated catalog. The criteria for inclusion were scholarliness and historical significance. Selected are mostly works of scholastic value and influence; they are individual works, collections, notes, commentaries, biographies, textbooks, etc. This reference tool is divided into six major categories: (1) Classical (ku tai) and Modern (chin tai) Chinese literature, (2) Recent (hsien tai) Chinese literature, (3) Contemporary (tang tai) Chinese literature, (4) Literary Theories, (5) Foreign Literature, and (6) Folk Literature and Literature of Minority Races. Each category is then subdivided into several categories. The entry is arranged according to the sequence of the historical period and the date of publication. At the end of this volume an index to the titles of books summarized is attached. Under each title the author, publisher, publishing date, and number of characters (or number of pages) are given. The annotator who wrote the summary usually mentions the purpose, important view(s), main contents, creative (or characteristic) points, and research methods. The average length of the summary of each entry is about 500 characters, but the summary of a large collection is larger than 1,000 characters. In general, the annotator does not evaluate the work. The annotator's name is given at the end of the summary. The compilers planned to accomplish their task in a single volume; therefore, they had to be very selective in choosing about 1,200 titles from thousands of books written over a period of ninety-three years. It is tantamount to select on average less than thirteen titles for each year. A large number of important titles are not included in this volume, so that, in many cases, a major literary figure is represented by a single title. The compilers would have produced a more useful tool had they compiled this work in several volumes. The studies of Chinese literature are relatively well covered. However, the coverage of the studies of foreign literatures is weak and superficial; only twenty-one titles are 79 chosen for literary histories of twelve countries, and only sixteen foreign literary figures were selected and covered by twenty-two titles. The compilers also excluded from this volume a great many other useful titles. They did not include those works written by Chinese scholars in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and foreign countries. It is unquestionable that Chinese scholars outside mainland China produced many important, valuable works. Scholars compiled many very useful dictionaries of literary figures, literary subjects, or literary works, but those dictionaries are also excluded. In this century, some Chinese scholars published their studies of literature in foreign languages and none of these studies are included. The compilers also included only monographic studies, though there are numerous articles of high quality. Overall, this volume includes major works of this century and will certainly benefit scholars and researchers. It is a very useful tool and should be in all East Asian libraries. (Wen-kai Kung) The Modernization of Manchuria: an annotated bibliography. Compiled by Ronald Suleski. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1994. xix, 208 pages. ISBN 962-201- 537-9 Manchuria, a western term equivalent to the Chinese term "Dongbei (the Northeast Region)" consists of the three huge provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, and has always been rich in minerals, timber, and food crops. For the Chinese the area has been treasured as "China's lifeline," and its neighbors—the Japanese and the Russians—a prize for conquest. Despite the international conflict and intrigue, however, the area experienced considerable development in various aspects during the first third of this century. Much study is needed to examine this development.