Description of the collection The Chinese collection of the National Library is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of China. The collection is the largest in Australia and focuses primarily on modern and contemporary China. The major strengths are in the subject fields of the social sciences, especially economics, statistics, politics and government, foreign relations and law; Chinese modern history (after 1911) and biography. The Library actively purchases new materials from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and has been steadily building its digital collections on China. These include Apabi eBooks, CNKI eBooks, iRead eBooks, series G (Politics/Military Affairs/Law), H (Education and social Sciences) and J (Economics and Management) of the China Academic Journals database.