Within the University of Toronto Library system, the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library specializes in collecting and preserving research materials in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, with an emphasis on humanities and social sciences. This guide aims to provide users with a general introduction to print and electronic research resources related to Chinese Studies at U of T and on the open Internet.
For consultation on Chinese Studies resources, class visits, general/subject library tours, or other inquries, please contact:
Stephen Qiao 乔晓勤
Chinese Studies Librarian
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
(416) 946-7522 or 978-6716
e-mail:stephen.qiao@utoronto.ca
Lucy Gan 甘露
East Asian Information Service Librarian
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
(416) 978-1025
e-mail: lucy.gan@utoronto.ca
During the COVID-19 Crisis, the East Asian Library has contacted our Chinese vendors to temporarily make available access to the following databases. Access to many of them is mediated by the UofT IP range, and will hence require the UTORvpn. Please find related information at https://onesearch.library.utoronto.ca/ic-faq-categories/utorvpn , with installation instruction at https://isea.utoronto.ca/services/vpn/utorvpn/users/
Please contact ref.eal@utoronto.ca for questions and further information about the temporary e-resources.
| Database Name | Content Scope | How to Access | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| additional e-contents suites in Da Cheng Old Journals |
Republican books 民国图书, historical newspapers 近代报纸, local gazetteers 古代方志, CCP documents 党史, historical photographs 老照片, etc. |
through the Da Cheng Old Journals platform UofT login required |
June 30, 2020 |
| additional e-contents suites in Chinese Periodical Full-text Database |
Many more suites in this archival database of Shanghai Library is now temporarily accessible by the UofT community. Please note that access to the database is subject to a concurrent user limit at UofT. If you cannot login, wait later to try again. |
through the Chinese Periodical Full-text Database UofT login required |
July 9, 2020 |
| 大公报全文检索数据库 | the full-text database of Ta Kung Pao / Da Gong Bao 大公報 |
http://tk.dhcdb.com.tw/tknewsc/tknewskm UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
Early Twentieth Century Books in China (1912-1949) / 民国图书数据库 |
- a collection of Chinese publications of the Republican era - files are in full-text images; no full-text search available at present |
http://mg.nlcpress.com/library/publish/default/IndexBook.jsp UofT VPN required |
Sept. 30, 2020 |
| Epitaph of Song Dynasty / 宋代墓志铭数据库 |
a database that collects digitized epitaph texts of Song dynasty |
http://inscription.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| Epitaph of Tang Dynasty / 唐代墓志铭数据库 |
a database that collects digitized epitaph texts of Tang dynasty |
http://inscription.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| San Jin Stone Inscription / 三晋石刻大全数据库 |
a database that collects digitized epitaph texts of the Sanjin area that is mainly contemporary Shanxi province |
http://inscription.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| Inscription of Han Wei and Six Dynasties Period / 汉魏六朝碑刻数据库 |
a database that collects digitized epitaph texts of Han dynasty and the Six Dynasty era |
http://inscription.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| Jinshi Database / 历代进士登科数据库 |
a primary source e-collection on historical documents and literature related to the Jinshi (进士) examination |
http://examination.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| Chinese Calligraphy Database/ 中华书法数据库 |
a database on Chinese calligraphy |
http://calligraphy.ancientbooks.cn/ UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| CNPeReading Overseas Platform / 中国电子书库平台 |
a e-library of Chinese books with highlights of the contents: 1.中国学术书库（4100多种中文电子书）China E-book Hub-Chinese Academic E-book Library（4000 Chinese academic e-books） 2.民国区域及行业经济专题库（500多种民国图书）Provincial and Sub-industry Economic Thematic Collection of the Republican China （1912-1949） 3.云冈石窟全集第1册The Complete Works of Yungang Grottoes（According to the requirements of the publishing house only the first volume's trial access of this set has been established） |
UofT VPN required |
June 30, 2020 |
| Scripta Sinica database / 漢籍全文資料庫計畫 | Scripta Sinica, undertaken by Academia Sinica, is a large fulltext database that covers almost all of the important Chinese classics, especially those related to Chinese history. The breadth of its coverage makes it a great tool for scholars in the field of traditional Sinology. |
http://hanchi.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/ihp/hanji.htm UofT VPN required |
September 30, 2020 |
| Archives of the Grand Secretariat / 中研院史語所內閣大庫檔案資料庫 |
The Archives of the Grand Secretariat, currently housed at Academia Sinica (Taiwan), were originally kept at the Grand Secretariat Storehouse of the Ch’ing imperial palace. This collection contains over 4,000 documents of Ming (1368 - 1644) and 300,000 volumes of archival materials of Ch’ing (1644 -1911), ranging from imperial decrees, edicts, memorials and tribute files, to examination papers, documents of the Grand Secretariat and old documents from Mukden. Among these, court memorials make up the bulk these documents. 備註：內閣大庫檔案瀏覽權限以三個月為一期，團體用戶每期瀏覽上限為1500頁，期滿頁數重新計算，未用完張數不累計至下一期。本期瀏覽權限計算至6月底止，2020年7月份起重新起算。 |
http://archive.ihp.sinica.edu.tw/mctkm2c/ttsweb?@0:0:1:mctkm2@@0.30376778024743256 UofT VPN required, in addition:
First-time users need to download and install the following reader program: |
September 30, 2020 |
Superstar, the Chinese company that creates and maintains the e-collections of Duxiu Knowledge Search and Da Cheng Old Journals, is now offering the UofT community temporary access to several more of its electronic suites, covering e-contents ranging from Republican books, historical newspapers and local gazetteers, to CCP documents and historical photographs. The UofT access to these new suites is mediated through the database of Da Cheng Old Journals, and will last until June 30, 2020.
Shanghai Library is opening up many more suites of its impressive archival e-collections for temporary access by the UofT community:
(please note: access to the database is subject a concurrent user limit at UofT. If you cannot log in, wait later to try again. )
Oxford Bibliographies in Chinese Studies is a multi- and inter-disciplinary enterprise covering the study of China across all disciplines. Explore this great e-resource on Chinese Studies at http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/browse?module_0=obo-9780199920082
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