East Asian Studies e-resources and databases
- Naver news library
This full-text database contains 4 major newspapers in South Korea: Kyonghyang Sinmun (1946-1999), Tonga Ilbo (1920-1999), Maeil Kyongje (1966-1999), and Han'gyore (1988-1999).
- Nikkei Telecom 21
Provides access to full text articles from major Japanese newspapers since 1985. It also gives access to real-time news; financial market updates, and corporate data on a wide range of Japan's listed and unlisted companies.
Password available only by contacting asiapacific.collections@anu.edu.au - North China Herald Online
The English language newspaper, North China Herald, is the prime source for the history of the foreign presence in China from around 1850 to the 1940s. Published in Shanghai, it was the official journal for British consular notifications and announcements of the Shanghai Municipal Council.
- Nuclear arms and weapons of mass destruction: Global Perspectives, 1945–1996
Beginning at the end of World War II and continuing through the Cold War period and beyond, tools of radioactive, chemical, and biological warfare played a role in many of the 20th century's most significant events. From the Cuban missile crisis to the Gulf War, the development, proliferation, and containment of weapons of mass destruction shaped technology, international conflicts, politics, and more. This collection of primary source documents was curated by a U.S. government organization that became part of the CIA as part of a program monitoring media from around the world and translating the material into English.
- People's Daily 1946- full text
Online version of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Ren min ri bao (People's Daily) from 1946 to the present.
- Pictori (Korean images)
Pictori is an online repository of images for people interested in Korean history and culture. It allows users to view, use and discuss images, and upload their own. It also features a browsable geographical map that shows where photos were taken.
- Pravda archive 1959-1996
For decades the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Pravda, was widely read both within the Soviet states and by foreign diplomats, politicians, and intelligence agencies. From 1959 to 1996, a U.S. government organization that became part of the CIA carefully monitored Pravda, collecting and translating into English many of its important published articles. These translated documents are now available through Pravda Archive, 1959-1996-- an essential digital resource for students and scholars studying the Cold War, 20th-century history, international relations, political science, communication and propaganda, Russian studies, and more.
- Propaganda and the Chinese Press: Global Perspectives, 1946–1996
Contains articles from Xinhua, the official news agency of the People's Republic of China, covering foreign and domestic affairs from 1946-1996, translated into English
- ProQuest Asian & European Business Collection
This database provides business and financial information from over 600 academic journals, newspapers newswires, and magazine across Asia and Europe.
- Rare Books Image Search System
(古籍與特藏文獻資源)
From the Taiwan Resource Centre for Chinese Studies (TRCCS).
- Ren min ri bao 1946-
Online version of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Ren min ri bao (People's Daily) from 1946 to the present.
- Scholarly and Academic Information Navigator, Japan (CiNii)
CiNii from the Japan National Institute of Informatics is a multidisciplinary database of academic articles published in academic society journals, university research bulletins or articles included in the National Diet Library's Japanese Periodicals Index Database; books and journals held by university libraries in Japan; and dissertations written for doctoral degrees in Japan conferred by Japanese Universities and the National Institute for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation.
- Scripta sinica (漢籍電子文獻資料庫)
The database contains digitized materials essential to research in traditional Sinology, including almost all of the important Chinese classics, especially those related to Chinese history.
- Shen Bao (申报) 1872-1949 full-text
Full text of the former Shanghai News, founded by British businessman Ernest Major in 1872.
- Taiwan Periodical Literature (Formerly: PerioPath)
Developed by the National Central Library (NCL) in Taiwan, this database offers:
- Taiwan Periodical Literature - index to journal articles published in Taiwan;
- Directory to Taiwan periodicals - details of journals, newspapers, and gazettes published in Taiwan as well as selected academic journals published in Hong Kong and Macau, and some important periodicals and newspapers published before 1945 in Mainland China;
- NCl China Periodical Literature Index - index to all the China periodicals held at NCL Resource Center for Chinese Studies;
- Table of Contents of Chinese Literature (Monograph Series, 1946-1979) - index to articles and research reports on Chinese literature, history, and culture published in journals, newspapers, symposiums, theses and dissertations, and research reports funded by the National Science Council (now Ministry of Science and Technology), mainly published in 1946-1979.
- Union Catalogue of Rare Books Database
(中文古籍聯合目錄)
Ancient books and special collections from the Taiwan Resource Centre for Chinese Studies (TRCCS).
- World protest and reform movements: Global Perspectives, 1945–1996
From politics to human rights to environmental issues, protests and reform movements have shaped modern global society. A protest that marked a turning point in one country, however, may have had entirely different consequences for another. Readex's World Protest and Reform Movements is the only digital resource that brings diverse global reactions to major 20th-century social movements together into a single fully searchable resource. This unique collection of primary source material offers researchers in a variety of disciplines valuable insight into the protests and reforms that changed the course of world history.
- Yomiuri Shinbun
Coverage of this Japanese language newspaper is in two parts—Taisho (1912-1926) and Meiji (1874 to 1912). Please see the Menzies Library information desk for more information
- アジア歴史資料センター
Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (JACAR) is a digital archive of Asian historical records of Japan concerning to the modern Japanese relations with other countries, particularly those in Asia. The documents of the archive are provided by the National Archives of Japan, the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, and the National Institute for Defense Studies of the Ministry of Defense of Japan.
- プランゲ文庫
An index to censored Japanese material recovered after WWWII and kept at the University of Maryland Library. It includes galley proofs of books, newspaper and magazine articles, and published books that were either suppressed or partially censored. Registration required at the website.
- 中华数字书苑-中华数字文明精粹
Provided by Apabi, China Digital Library is a full text database that contains a multidisciplinary collection of ebooks, yearbooks, pictures and special resources after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
- 中国期刊全文数据库
This database is a full text collection of more than 8,500 Chinese academic journals, including core journals of Peking University and online journals dating back to 1915, as well as academic journals in foreign languages published worldwide.
- 中国知网
This database is a full text collection of more than 8,500 Chinese academic journals, including core journals of Peking University and online journals dating back to 1915, as well as academic journals in foreign languages published worldwide.
- 中文集獻
A Chinese e-book collection containing an extensive collection of books published since 1949, as well as rare documents from the Ming and Ching epochs. Subject coverage includes works in all major academic disciplines and material from government archives; manuscripts; statistical, and other reference works.
- 人民数据-人民日报图文数据库 1946-
Online version of the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Ren min ri bao (People's Daily) from 1946 to the present.