Do you want to learn how to search for Chinese records in Socrates?
Having trouble finding Chinese journal articles? Want to learn how to
find Chinese e-books and other e-resources in the East Asia Library? If
so, then you are welcome to the library instruction on Chinese
electronic resources!

The instruction session will be held at the East Asia Library on
Tuesday, November 10, 12-1:30pm

For more information about the session, please contact:
Zhaohui Xue (zhxue@stanford.edu | 650 725-3439) or
Charles Fosselman (cfosselm@stanford.edu | 650 725-3438)

East Asia Library has access to trial use of the following databases from Airiti:

1. Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) : http://www.airiti.com/teps
2. Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS) http://www.airiti.com/ceps
3. National Palace Museum Online (NPM Online) http://www.airiti.com/npmoln

Airiti’s Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services (TEPS) and Chinese Electronic Periodical Services (CEPS) databases provide direct access to more than 2,500 full-text Chinese-language journals.  The Taiwan Electronic Periodical Services covers 81,000 articles published in leading Taiwanese academic journals, and the Chinese Electronic Periodical Services includes 338,000 full-text articles from journals published in China and in Taiwan.  Spanning subject areas including medicine and life sciences, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and applied sciences, each service is updated daily with new academic journal content and includes archived issues dating to 1991. National Palace Museum (NPM) Online contains descriptions of painting, calligraphy, ceramics, jade, bronze, Buddhist antiques, and other rarities, as well as their relevance to Chinese art history.

Currently these links will only work on Stanford IP address computers. Please give them a try and send feedback to Charles Fosselman (cfosselm [at] stanford.edu)

In order to relieve the congestion of the collections in the EAL
mezzanine stacks, a project to shift the Chinese and Japanese LC
collections within the mezzanine will begin on July 9, 2009 and is
expected to last for one month. During this time, all access to the
collections and circulation will be as normal, but patrons may be
inconvenienced if the particular materials they are searching for are
being moved at that time. In case of problems accessing materials,
please contact EAL staff for assistance.

Workshop on statistics, Census Data and GIS for Chinese Studies
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 PM, Thursday, March 19, 2009
Place: Information Center classroom, Green Library

Program

1:00-1:15 An Overview of Digital Data Resources for Chinese Studies in East Asia Library
Zhaohui Xue, Chinese studies librarian, EAL

1:15-2:30 The Development and Application of China Data: Information, Technology and Methodology
Dr. Shuming Bao, Senior Research Coordinator for China Initiatives, China Data Center, University of Michigan

The Census data of China provides comprehensive demographic and business information for the research and education on China. This presentation will give an introduction to some background information of China Census data, including methodologies, definitions, and data coverage. The presentation will demonstrate how the demographic and business data can be integrated with the GIS maps of China at province, prefecture, county, township, and grid levels. Some innovative technologies and applications in regional development, migration, environment, disaster assessment, and population projection will be introduced for advanced spatial data studies of China.

Attendance is open to the public

For more information, contact Zhaohui Xue, Chinese studies librarian, East Asia Library, 650 725 3439 or zhxue@stanford.edu

Date: 12 - 1, Thursday, Oct. 23rd, 2008
Place: East Asia Library Reading Room

Do you want to learn how to search for Chinese records in Socrates? Having trouble finding Chinese journal articles? Want to learn how to find Chinese e-books and other e-resources in the East Asia Library? If so, then you are welcome to the library instruction on Chinese electronic resources: humanities focus.

The East Asia Library has acquired the collection of “deep backfiles” of the China Academic Journals database. The Century Journals Project is the single largest retrospective digital collection of 20th Century Chinese Journals which includes more than 3,500 full-text Chinese Journals. This acquisition greatly expands our electronic journal holdings which before now only went back to 1994. The backfiles go back as early as 1906 and many of the titles cover from the mid-twentieth century through 1993.

The EAL has acquired the following Series:

The Duxiu e-resource (读秀知识库) is now available for trial use to the Stanford community. Duxiu provides full-text access to over 2 million core Chinese monographs and journals, as well as over 500 yearbooks published in mainland China.

Duxiu can be accessed via Stanford’s Chinamaxx interface. The Duxiu search form is located at the lower portion of the Chinamaxx homepage.

For questions on how to use this resource or for comments, please send email to eastasialibrary@stanford.edu.

The East Asia Library will sponsor a presentation by Dr. Bao Shuming of the University of Michigan’s China Data Center on Thursday, April 19, 2-3pm in the Social Sciences Resource Center (SSRC) Seminar Room #121A in Green Library.

Topic: Exploring the Demographic and Business Information of China

Presentation Abstract:
China has been experiencing a rapid economic growth and a dynamic transition from the central planning system to a marketing system since 1980s, which bring many opportunities and challenges to the U.S. as China is opening its door to the world. Established in 1997, the China Data Center at the University of Michigan is an international center for advancing the study and understanding of China. In partnership with several Chinese institutions and agencies, the Center has developed a series of unique data products, including China population data series, China economic census data series, and China GIS data series. The center provides various information services in English, including China Statistical Data Online, China Financial Data Online, China Spatial Data Online, and China Survey Data Network.

This presentation will give an introduction to the background of the China Data Center, some information sources of China, some China data projects, and various China data services. Some new developments and business applications (ChinaFinancedata.org, DemographicsChina.org) will be demonstrated for advanced financial data and spatial data analysis of China. Some future plans and directions on China data development will also be briefly discussed.

The Si ku quan shu (Complete Collection in Four Treasuries) is a massive collection of Chinese scholarship from antiquity to the 18^th century. It was compiled under Emperor Qianlong (reign 1736-1796) in the Qing Dynasty. The collection comprises four traditional division of Chinese classical works: jing 经 (classics), shi 史 (histories), zi 子(philosophies) and ji 集 (literature). With the addition of the online Si ku quan shu to the collection, EAL now has all major Si ku series that include Chinese classical works from antiquity through 1911. The major Si ku series are:

Si ku quan shu (online and print) 文渊阁四库全书, 3,461 titles
Si ku quan shu cun mu cong shu 四库全书存目丛书,4,508 titles
Si ku quan shu cun mu cong shu bu bian 四库全书存目丛书补编, 219 titles
Si ku jin hui shu cong kan 四库禁毁书丛刊, 634 titles
Si ku jin hui shu cong kan bu bian 四库禁毁书丛刊补编, 219 titles
Si ku wei shou shu ji kan 四库未收书辑刊, 1,355 titles
Qin ding Si ku quan shu hui yao 钦定四库全书荟要, 463 titles
Xu xiu si ku quan shu 续修四库全书 5,213 titles date from the Qianlong period until 1911.