New Digital Resources: Encyclopedia of Taiwan/Taiwan Literature Series
The Encyclopedia of Taiwan, also known as Taiwan Literature Series (Chinese name:台灣文獻叢刊), edited by Chou, Hsien-Wen, former Dean of Law School, National Taiwan University, is an online database of Taiwan's history. It contains 595 books divided into 309 categories with total 48 million Chinese characters.
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Coverage: Covering from the Tang Dynasty to the Japanese occupation period, it contains Taiwan local chronicles, official document of Ming, Chin and Nan-Ming Dynasties; and poems and private collections, many of which are sole copies and out-of-print books. Data and information are collected not only from local libraries, but also from libraries in Japan, USA, Hong Kong, Britain and Netherlands. Besides history, the subjects of geography, local customs, politics, economy, sociology, laws, and culture are included. Display: The 48 million traditional Chinese characters are displayed page by page, with an image of the original document attached. Search: Quick search and advanced search with boolean search functions are available. The database can be searched in all the 309 categories or within selected categories by title or full-text. Access: The Encyclopedia of Taiwan can be accessed under E in Databases A-Z from UCR Libraries Homepage, or it can be retrieved in Scotty Catalog by doing a Title/Periodical Title search for Encyclopedia of Taiwan. For remote access, please visit Connect from Home for details.
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