May 2018 Archives

May 2, 2018

NEW Chinese Resource Available: 中国文史资料集粹 Collection of Chinese Literature and History database

Yale University Library has acquired the access to 中国文史资料集粹 Collection of Chinese Literature and History database. The database allows multiple concurrent users and have been added to the Library’s Quicksearch and Chinese Studies research guide-Books. Information of off-campus access to Yale subscribed electric resources can be found through here.

文史资料 Wenshi Ziliao has been considered as an important primary source for scholars of twentieth-century China. 中国文史资料集粹 Collection of Chinese Literature and History database is a part of Chinamaxx Digital Library of Chinese E-books. The 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 etc.

Please follow the steps listed below to get access to this database:

  1. Access link: http://www.chinamaxx.net/
  2. Select “Click to enter” link on the resource’s home page
  3. Once you’ve entered the site, click the “文史资料专题库” link under “SuperStar Specialty”

User guide is available online. 

Please feel free to contact Michael Meng, Librarian for Chinese Studies, if you have any questions about this new resource.

 

Post on May 2, 2018 - 8:28am |

May 7, 2018

New Contents Added to Shanghai Library's CNBKSY Platform: Xiao Bao, Shi Bao, The China Press

Xiao Bao, Shi Bao, The China Press

Yale University Library has acquired three new databases from the Shanghai Library: 小报 1897-1949 (Xiao Bao/The Tabloids), 时报 1904-1939 (Shi Bao/The Eastern Times), and The China Press 1911-1949 (大陆报/Ta-lu Pao). The new contents have been added to CNBKSY (全国报刊索引 Quan guo bao kan suo yin) platform. The access to the platform allows 5 concurrent users. You can now find the new resources through Library’s Quicksearch and Chinese Studies research guide. Information of off-campus access to Yale subscribed electronic resources can be found through here.

  1. 小报 1897-1949 (Xiao Bao/The Tabloids): The four series of this database includes more than 400 titles of tabloids published between 1897 to 1949. CNBKSY would feature approximately 400,000 digital pages in total after the completion of the entire project in the end of 2018. Attached is a list of the titles included in the database.
  1. 时报 1904-1939 (Shi Bao/The Eastern Times) was one of the three most important Chinese language newspapers published in Shanghai. It emphasized commentaries on current affairs and carried many novels and sports news as well as pictorial reports during its later stages. CNBKSY has digitized over 141,000 pages of the newspaper and included its complete run.
  1. The China Press 1911-1949 (大陆报/Ta-lu Pao) was the earliest and most important American-style newspaper published in Shanghai. It was also the first known English language newspaper published in modern China by professional journalists instead of businessmen or missionaries. CNBKSY has digitalized over 190,000 pages of the newspaper and included its complete run.

Please feel free to contact Michael Meng, Librarian for Chinese Studies, if you have any questions about the new resources.

Post on May 7, 2018 - 8:12am |