Universities Service Centre for China Studies Collection: Collection Directory

• Introduction
• Searching and browsing for USC Collection material
• Finding USC Collection material on the shelf
• Other material

• Floor Plan
• Location Information
• Virtual Library Tour

All material of the USC Collection can be searched in LibrarySearch. The collection is located on the 8/F and 9/F of the University Library.

USC has the following major sub-collections. Please check the Location Information as well as below.

• USC, USC (for loan / 可外借): Books 書籍
• USC Reference 參考書
• USC Folk History 民間歷史, USC Folk History 民間歷史 (for loan / 可外借)
• USC Periodical 期刊
• USC Newspaper 報紙

The usage of all material from the USC Collection is restricted for in-house use only, except:

• newly added material in the book collection: USC (for loan / 可外借)
• newly added material in the Folk History collection: USC Folk History 民間歷史 (for loan / 可外借)

USC Collection is currently in the process of re-classification. For details where to find newly added and re-classified material, please see below.

Tips for searching USC Collection material in LibrarySearch:

• Restrict search scope to USC Collection in the drop-down menu
• The advanced search allows to further limit the search to a particular material type
• Please note: All Chinese language book material of the collection is classified with the research-oriented USC classification. Newly added and already re-classified material is classified according to Library of Congress Subject Headings, which is used as well for other CUHK Library collections.

Tips for using the LibrarySearch browse function for finding USC Collection material:

• Browse by using the Subjects.
• Browse by using the LC Call Numbers to see related titles on the shelf. You can check some important classes in the Quick Guide.

Tips for finding USC Collection material on the shelf:

• Library records provide the call number and information on the location where to find the material on the shelf. Please check the Location Information via the Library records as well as the Floor Plan or Quick Guide.
• Quick collection directory
  • 8/F: Current Periodicals 現刊
  • 8/F: Books 書籍, Reference Books 參考書 (JQ-Z)
  • 9/F: Reference Books 參考書 (A-JQ), Books 書籍 (for loan / 可外借), Folk History 民間歷史 & Folk History 民間歷史 (for loan / 可外借)
  • 9/F: Newspapers 報紙, Periodicals 期刊
  • Closed stack: Periodicals, Population census material, Newspapers, Reports, Microfilms, Audio-visual Material (please contact USC library staff)
• Newly added material
  • USC Books (for loan / 可外借) – 9/F
  • USC Reference 參考書 – 8/F & 9/F
  • USC Folk History 民間歷史 (for loan / 可外借) – 9/F 
• If you are looking for the location of material to a particular topic, please check the Quick Guide for floor information.
• If you have problems locating the material, please do not hesitate to contact USC staff at the office on 8/F during service hours.

• Audio-visual material (including Documentaries): please contact USC library staff
• Microform material: please contact USC library staff
• Miscellaneous material: please contact USC library staff