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- faxin 法信网
- China E-book Hub-Chinese Academic E-book Library 中国学术电子书库
- The Complete Works of Yungang Grottoes 云冈石窟全集第1册
- Provincial and Sub-industry Economic Thematic Collection of the Republican China 民国省域及分行业经济专题库 (1912~1949)
- Chinese Big Set Table of Contents 中国大套图书目录库
- Wenxinge Full-text Database of Chinese & Japanese Ancient Books 文心阁古籍数据库
Newly added Database
- Superstar Journal Database 超星期刊发现系统
- EPS China Data EPS数据平台
- 《缙绅录》——China Government Employee Database – Qing (CGED-Q) 中国历史官员量化数据库(清代)
Featured Resources
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- Academic Conferences in China (ACIC) 中国学术会议论文数据库 covering all major conferences since 1986.
- China Academic Journals Full-Text Database (CAJ) 中国期刊全文数据库 (compatible with Internet Explorer)
- China Comprehensive Gazetteers 中国综合方志库 A vast collection of difangzhi (地方志) spanning eight centuries (1229-1949) and all of China’s regions. CCG is a rich source for researching China in multiple aspects, including its political history, literature, minorities, and religion, as well as the biographies of famous personages, its culture, economic development, and its geography and natural history.
- China Local Gazetteers (CLG) 中国新方志数据库 cover gazetteers published in China since 1949.
- China Online Journals (COJ) 中国数字化期刊全文数据库
- Digital Archive of Rare Books 善本古籍數位典藏系統
- Dissertations of China (DOC) 中国学位论文数据库 Document delivery service is available upon request.
- Duxiu Academic Search 读秀 — the largest search engine and document delivery system for Chinese books. Users’ Guide
- National index to Chinese Newspapers 民国时期期刊全文数据库(1911～1949), User Guide
- National Social Science Database 国家哲学社会科学学术期刊数据库 by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Users must log in for free access to the database using the following information. Login Username: IASLibrary Password: iaschinesestudies.
- People’s Daily 人民日报
- NCL Taiwan Periodical Literature 國家圖書館期刊文獻資訊網
- Policies and Laws of China (PLOC) 中国法律法规数据库
- Shen Bao Digital Archive 申报– Online access to the most influential and longest-lasting commercial newspaper of pre-1949 China.
- SINOCOMIC Digital Library 中国连环画数字图书馆
- Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS) 臺灣漢學資源中心 link to U of I Library page of TRCCS
- 中国学研究网络资源
- TRCCS E-resources
- Zhang Letian Fieldwork Database 张乐天联民村数据库 Rare primary source material from Mao-era China in the village Lianmin, collected by Fudan University professor Zhang Letian.