New A-Z list of databases for Chinese Studies

A LibGuides Databases A-Z page for Chinese eresources is now available to Cambridge University members. Our Head of Chinese Section, Dr Yan He writes:

“Cambridge University Library purchased or subscribed to a few major databases for Chinese studies including Erudition Ancient Books (爱如生古籍库) databases, National Palace Museum Journals Archive (故宮期刊知識庫), and Dacheng Guzhidui Full Text Periodical Database（大成故纸堆 ) in the past two years.

These databases provide robust support for our faculty, students and researchers at Cambridge along with our print collections. The digital content contains primary sources and secondary sources for Chinese studies in humanities and social sciences. One of our professors commented to the two recent available databases:  “these databases are essential to my research and teaching.” And one MPhil student said his dissertation cannot be done without one digital newspaper database.”

12 key databases for Chinese Studies:

CHANT Databases (新漢達文庫) (包括甲骨文、金文、先秦兩漢、魏晉南北朝、竹簡、類書、説文解字) – give full-text access to all traditional texts from the Pre-Han (pre 220AD) period up to the Six Dynasties (581 AD)

Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) (民国时期期刊全文数据库) – contains around 10 million pieces of writing in over 20,000 different kinds of periodicals published from 1911 to 1949

CNKI/CAJ-CJP Serials Databases （中国知网期刊库）- from Tsinghua University, this database contains academic journals, conference proceedings, newspapers, reference works and patent documents

National Palace Museum Journals Archive (故宮期刊知識庫) - part of Taiwan Academic Classics, includes 《故宮英文年刊》，《故宮文物月刊》，《故宮學術季刊》and《故宮季刊》

Dacheng Guzhidui Full Text Database（大成故纸堆 ) – full-text periodical database covering approximately 7,000 journals published in China from 1830 to 1949

Diaolong Full-Text Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books (雕龍 : 中國日本古籍全文檢索資料庫) – includes over 30 thousand titles of ancient Chinese and some Japanese books

Duxiu（读秀）- contains over 2 million core Chinese monographs and journals, and 500 yearbooks published in mainland China

Late Qing Full-text Database (1833~1911) (晚清期刊全文数据库) – developed by Shanghai Library, this database contains 304 journals published during the late Qing Dynasty from 1833 to1911

Erudition Ancient Books (爱如生古籍库) – includes pre-20th century texts with full-text and images from a variety of subject areas organized into four sections: Philosophy and Science, History and Geography, Art and Literature, and General Works

Oxford Language Dictionaries Online

Shen Bao Digital Archive  (申报 1872-1949）- this archive gives a unique insight into the transition of China from the nineteenth century until Mao

Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services  (台灣電子期刊服務網) – this full-text database covers many of the journals published in Taiwan in humanities and social sciences

More information about these databases is available from the UL Chinese Section website about e-resources for Chinese.

Chinese databases 全国报刊索引 : Trial access

We are pleased to announce a new trial for two Chinese databases from CNBKSY (Shanghai Library) 全国报刊索引. This trial runs until 5 April 2024 and can be accessed from the following links:

Books of Modern China (1840-1949) 中国近代图书全文数据库 – incudes 120,000 titles

Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China 中国近代中文报纸全文数据库 – 4,000 Chinese and English newspapers dated 1850-1951

Access is restricted to 5 simultaneous users, so please remember to log out at the end of your session.

What do you think of these databases? Have your say on this feedback form. We value your feedback.

Also available to access via the Databases A-Z.

New E-Resource – Dacheng Guzhidui Full Text Database 大成故纸堆

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University members now have access to Dacheng Guzhidui Full Text Database 大成故纸堆

This database is dedicated to the collection of ancient literature resources, especially the collation and digital processing of ancient literature resources before 1949. Featuring the documents of the Republic of China, it includes various ancient books and documents. With a wide range of content and precious historical materials, the Database has become an indispensable tool for the study of modern humanities and social sciences.

Dacheng Guzhidui Full Text Database consists of seven sub databases –

1. Dacheng Old Journals Full Text Database

2. Dacheng Ancient Books Full Text Database

3. Dacheng Books of Republic of China Full Text Database

4. Dacheng Collection of Ancient Chinese Local Chronicles (- 1949)

5. Dacheng History of the Communist Party of China Periodicals Database

6. Dacheng Modern Newspapers Database

7. Dacheng Old Photos Database

More information about each sub database is available here.

Pilgrims with sourvenir hats and peach-wood walking sticks on Miaofeng Mountain

Also available via the Cambridge E-Resources A-Z

New e-resources : Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) and Late Qing Full-text Database (1833~1911)

Cambridge University members now have online access to Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) 民国时期期刊全文数据库 and Late Qing Full-text Database (1833~1911) 晚清期刊全文数据库 from CNBKSY (Shanghai Library) 全国报刊索引.

HOW TO ACCESS

Access is available now via this link

Also available via the Cambridge E-Resources A-Z

Access is restricted to 5 simultaneous users, so please remember to log out at the end of your session.

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) 民国时期期刊全文数据库

This database covers around 10,000,000 pieces of literature in about 20,000 different kinds of periodicals published between 1911 and 1949. As an important part of the historical archive, this database has significant academic and historical values. It not only helps reproduce the unique historical features of the period from 1911 to 1949 and restore the historical memory, but also enriches the digital resources of periodicals so as to facilitate users to conduct academic research on the history of this period.

Late Qing Full-text Database (1833~1911) 晚清期刊全文数据库

This database covers over 600,000 pieces of historical documents from 600 periodicals published during 1816~1911. The extensive collection has covered almost all the periodicals published during such critical periods later known as the Opium Wars, Westernization Movement, Reform Movement of 1898 and Revolution of 1911. It contains the Women’s Periodicals that advocated women’s liberation and mental enlightenment, the Four Major Late Qing Dynasty Novel Journals as emerged during the great flourishing period of novels of the late Qing Dynasty, the Vernacular Chinese Periodicals founded to explore the people’s mind and spread new knowledge, and the Science and Technology Periodicals which introduced new technologies and spread scientific knowledge. 

LOOK INSIDE

Title:  图画日报 ; Publishing Period:  刊期不详 ;  Publication Year:  1909 ;  Place of publication:  上海

图画日报 – 故事画报。该刊旨在“开通社会风气，增长国民知识”，刊内图文并茂，载有引人警醒、动人感官的社会小说和侦探小说，有裨社会、有益人心世道的小说等内容。该刊存在缺期、期数倒置、期数不连续等情况，另抽取单行本中各种体裁的小说连载、画图连载作品汇集而成专册。

RELATED RESOURCES

You may also be interested in these online collections and more resources in the Cambridge Chinese Studies AZ subject guide:

Diaolong Full-Text Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books

Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS)

THIS RESOURCE IS BROUGHT TO YOU WITH FUNDING FROM UKRI             

This new acquisition is funded by a grant from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) for building capacity through strategic investment in research priorities. 

In Cambridge University Libraries we are proud to be recipients of the UKRI award enabling us to purchase high-priority, data rich electronic research resources to provide a step change in research capacity and research environment. The selection of resources has been informed by benchmarking with peer institutions and developing academic research priorities across multiple schools and themes, including diversification and the Global Humanities.

 

New e-resources : National Palace Museum Journals Archive

Cambridge University members now have online access to National Palace Museum Journals Archive  故宮期刊知識庫  on the East View platform.

HOW TO ACCESS

Access is available now via this link

Also available via the Cambridge E-Resources A-Z

RESOURCE DESCRIPTION

The National Palace Museum Journals Archive  故宮期刊知識庫  is a full-image full-text  searchable database of the four art journals published by the National Palace Museum (NPM) in Taipei. The NPM is regarded as the preeminent source of cultural artefacts of the entirety of greater China, as it encompasses materials originally held in the Forbidden City. All told, it accommodates nearly 700,000 artworks that cover the 5,000-year long history of China. As an essential landmark of Chinese history, NPM has been studied for the last few decades in diverse fields including art, history, classic literature, social education, creative economy, information science, technology, museology, communication, management, tourism, international trade, law, politics and more.

This archive is a premium research tool to broaden scholars’ horizons in the research of Chinese arts and cultural history, leveraging the tremendous collections of the National Palace Museum. Offered on the Taiwan Academic Classics (TAC) platform, the archive is the only database of its kind that supports full-text searching, and features exclusive functions to provide an optimized search experience for scholars and art enthusiasts.

The National Palace Museum Journals Archive features four periodicals published by the National Palace Museum in Taipei, including a total of 923 issues, 7,850 articles, 75 million characters and 60 thousand color photos spanning 1966-present:

• National Palace Museum Bulletin 故宮英文年刊 (1966-present)
• National Palace Museum Quarterly 故宮季刊 (1966-1983)
• National Palace Museum Research Quarterly 故宮學術季刊 (1983-present)
• National Palace Museum Monthly of Chinese Art 故宮文物月刊 (1983-present)

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4 千年南國─院藏越南主題文物特展概介 林容伊 本院自二〇一七年以來，每年皆以一個亞洲國家為題，在南部院區舉辦亞洲藝術節，今年的主題國家為越南，除了活動以外，也同步規劃了展覽。本院過去已於二〇〇九年舉辦相關專題展「芙蓉出水—越南青花瓷展」，而二〇一九年的「泥土的座標—院藏陶瓷展」將院藏越南陶瓷做過全面性的梳理，同年「占婆的微笑：越南林迦罩」則針對院藏林迦罩進行深入導賞。 National Palace Museum Monthly of Chinese Art 故宮文物月刊 2022-10

RELATED RESOURCES

You may also be interested in these online collections and more resources in the Cambridge Chinese Studies AZ subject guide:

Diaolong Full-Text Database of Chinese and Japanese Ancient Books

Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS)

THIS RESOURCE IS BROUGHT TO YOU WITH FUNDING FROM UKRI             

This new acquisition is funded by a grant from UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) for building capacity through strategic investment in research priorities. 

In Cambridge University Libraries we are proud to be recipients of the UKRI award enabling us to purchase high-priority, data rich electronic research resources to provide a step change in research capacity and research environment. The selection of resources has been informed by benchmarking with peer institutions and developing academic research priorities across multiple schools and themes, including diversification and the Global Humanities.

 

Collection of Chinese Literature and History database 中国文史资料集粹 : Trial access

Trial access is enabled for Cambridge University members to the Collection of Chinese Literature and History database 中国文史资料集粹 until 31 December 2022. Please send us your feedback via this form. Thank you.

中国文史资料集粹 is an important primary source for scholars of twentieth-century China. This database contains full texts of more than 20,000 volumes (650,000 articles) of publications arranged by regions and provinces. The articles are mostly first-person narratives on history, culture, politics, economy, literature and ethnicity.

Also available to access via the Databases A-Z.

CNBKSY, Shanghai Library : Trial access

The University of Cambridge has trial access to two Chinese databases from CNBKSY (Shanghai Library) 全国报刊索引 until 4 February 2023. The trials can be accessed from the following links:

Chinese Periodical Full-text Database (1911-1949) 民国时期期刊全文数据库

Late Qing Full-text Database (1833~1911) 晚清期刊全文数据库

Access is restricted to 5 simultaneous users, so please remember to log out at the end of your session.

What do you think of these databases? Have your say on this feedback form. We value your feedback.

Also available to access via the Databases A-Z.

CHINOPERL: Journal of Chinese Oral and Performing Literature

New ejournal available :

CHINOPERL: Journal of Chinese Oral and Performing Literature

Cambridge University members now have online access to CHINOPERL: Journal of Chinese Oral and Performing Literature (1969 to present) on the Project Muse platform.

From the Project Muse website:

“The focus of CHINOPERL is on literature connected to oral performance, broadly defined as any form of verse or prose that has elements of oral transmission, and, whether currently or in the past, performed either formally on stage or informally as a means of everyday communication. Such “literature” includes widely-accepted genres such as the novel, short story, drama, and poetry, but may also include proverbs, folksongs, and other traditional forms of linguistic expression.

“Formerly CHINOPERL Papers, number 6 (1976) through number 31 (2012); CHINOPERL News, number 1 (1969) through number 5 (1975).”

Also available to access via iDiscover.

Image by JLB1988 from Pixabay

New E-Resource – Taiwan Electronic Periodicals Service (TEPS)

We are delighted to provide online access to Taiwan Electronic Periodicals Service (TEPS) on the Airiti platform.

Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) is an on-line database which offers several hundred Taiwanese periodical in various disciplines, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, applied sciences, medicine and life sciences. Most of the journals included are covered for 2000 onwards. Additional titles are added regularly.

TEPS is also available to access via the Databases A-Z; individual titles are available via iDiscover.

New E-Resource – Shen Bao Digital Archive (1872-1949) – 申報

We are pleased to announce that Cambridge University members now have access to the Shen Bao Digital Archive (申報). Published in Shanghai between 1872 and 1949, this archive gives a unique insight into the transition of China from the nineteenth century until Mao.

Description from the publisher website:

“Established in 1872, Shen Bao (申報, historically transliterated as Shun Pao or Shen-pao) was the most influential and longest lasting commercial newspaper before the establishment of the People’s Republic. Published in Shanghai until 1949, Shen Bao was founded by Englishman Ernest Major, but, uniquely, as a newspaper for Chinese readers, written by Chinese reporters.

During its existence, Shen Bao gradually shifted from a conservative to a more liberal perspective, and played a pivotal role in the formation of public opinion in the imperial period and into the tumultuous beginnings of modern China. Shen Bao’s innovations in printing technologies, specialized use of the telegraph, and dispatch of special military correspondents gave it an edge.”

Shen Bao 申報 is also available to access via the Databases A-Z.