From 1872 until 1949, readers across China relied on the Shanghai news daily Shen Bao, China’s first modern newspaper. Today East Asian scholars rely on this archive for insights on China from the late Qing Dynasy through the Minguo (Republican) era that culminated in Communist revolution. Scholars can access Shen Bao on two platforms, eachContinue reading “Shen Bao (a.k.a. Shanghai News) – Trial ended 23 March 2012”
Author Archives: Lisa Martincik
Early European Books – Trial ended 1 April 2012
Early European Books traces the history of printing in Europe from its origins through to the close of the seventeenth century, offering full-colour, high-resolution facsimile images of rare and hard-to-access printed sources. Please send additional comments to Ed Shreeves.
Safari Tech Books Online – Trial ended 4 May 2012
Safari Books Online‘s on-demand digital library provides potential access to over 18936 technology, creative, and business books from leading publishers. Please send additional comments to Ed Shreeves.
Caribbean Literature – Trial ended 17 April, 2012
Caribbean Literature is a searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the Caribbean region during the 19th and 20th centuries, presented in the original languages (English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creoles). Also includes dictionaries of the Creoles spoken in these countries. Please send additional comments to Tim Shipe.
South and Southeast Asian Literature – Trial ended 17 April 2012
South and Southeast Asian Literature is a searchable collection of fiction and poetry written in English by authors from South and Southeast Asia and their Diasporas, focusing on works composed during the late-colonial and postcolonial eras. Please send additional comments to Tim Shipe.
Paley Center for Media iCollection for Colleges – Trial ended May 12
The Paley Center for Media iCollection is a streaming audio and video collection of TV shows, radio programs, and commercials spanning approximately 100 years. NB: Requires registration using Subscription ID 3fc814a2-8cd4-4fda-97bd-4ebbb69e3b55. Please send additional comments to Tim Shipe.
Classical Scores Library: Volumes I & II – Trial ended March 31, 2012
Classical Scores Library contains hundreds of thousands of pages of the most important classical music scores. Please send additional comments to Ruthann McTyre.
American Indian Correspondence: Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries’ Letters – Trial ended February 10, 2012
The American Indian Correspondence is a collection of almost 14,000 letters written by those who served as Presbyterian missionaries to the American Indians during the years from 1833 to 1893. NB: The above link goes to the Archives Unbound site; from within, please browse collections to see this database. Please send additional comments to RachelContinue reading “American Indian Correspondence: Presbyterian Historical Society Collection of Missionaries’ Letters – Trial ended February 10, 2012”
The Chinese Recorder and the Protestant Missionary Community in China – Trial ended February 10, 2012
The Chinese Recorder and the Protestant Missionary Community in China, 1867-1941: Knowledge was valuable to the Christian missionaries who went to China in the nineteenth century. They wanted to spread the knowledge of Western Christianity and technology to the Chinese, but also they wished to exchange information among themselves about the work they were doing.Continue reading “The Chinese Recorder and the Protestant Missionary Community in China – Trial ended February 10, 2012”
Japan at War and Peace – Trial ended Februrary 10, 2012
Japan at War and Peace contains essential and unique documentation on a wide variety of topics relating to Japanese internal affairs: During the 1920s and early 1930s, Japan progressed toward a democratic system of government. However, parliamentary government was not rooted deeply enough to withstand the economic and political pressures of the 1930s, during whichContinue reading “Japan at War and Peace – Trial ended Februrary 10, 2012”