Electronic Resources for Chinese Studies
Almost all subscribed library e-resources require a Columbia University login if access is from off-campus. Please use the e-resource links found in CLIO and Columbia University Libraries websites.
If login is required, unless clearly informed of specific login information on an associated page, please ignore the login fields and look for IP login instead (normally worded as "IP 登录" or "机构登录" or its like).
If you have trouble with access, Off-Campus Access to E-Resources may help.
When searching Taiwanese databases, words should be traditional Chinese characters. For mainland Chinese databases, though traditional Chinese characters may work, it is safe to use simplified Chinese characters all the time.
To learn more about using Columbia Libraries e-resources and tools, attend Library Workshops.
E-Books
Descriptions of e-books and on how to use
- Apabi E-books, Digital Newspapers & Reference Books 电子书 (over 1300 titles), 数字报纸 (21 titles), and 电子工具书 (over 150 titles)[Note: Apabi declared bankruptcy in 2023, access may discontinue anytime.]
- Airiti Library - E-books (iRead eBook) 華藝電子書 (thousands of titles, find and click on "iRead eBook" icon)
- CADAL (China Academic Digital Associative Library) 高等学校中英文图书数字化国际合作计划
- CHANT (CHinese ANcient Texts) 漢達文庫
- China E Book Hub (eReading) 中国电子书 (易阅通)
(especially over 1,500 titles/volumes on China Science and Technology History 中国科技史 1912-1979) - Chinese Electronic Theses and Dissertations Service of Taiwan
- Du xiu 读秀
- Gu jin tu shu ji cheng 古今圖書集成
- Guba hua gong diao cha lu 古巴華工調查錄
- Guo xue bao dian 国学宝典 (Columbia UNI/password login required from anywhere)
- Ming Qing bian hai fang 明清边海防 (明清两朝边塞海疆地理文献汇编全文检索系统)
- Si bu cong kan 四部丛刊
- Si ku quan shu 四庫全書
- Si ku xi lie shu ji ku 四庫系列數據庫
- 四庫著錄書（文淵閣四庫全書）
- 四庫存目書
- 四庫奏毀書
- 四庫未收書
- Wanfang Data - New Local Gazetteers 万方数据 - 新方志
- Wanfang Data - Dissertations of China 万方数据 - 学位论文
- Xing an xin bian 刑案新編
- Xu xiu si ku quan 续修四库全书
- Zhongguo dang dai zheng zhi yun dong shi 中国当代政治运动史数据库 (Database for the History of Contemporary Chinese Political Movements 1949- )
- Zhongguo di fang li shi wen xian (Chinese Historical Local Archives Database) 中国地方历史文献数据库
- Zhongguo fang zhi ku 中国方志库
- Zhongguo ji ben gu ji ku 中國基本古籍庫
- Zhongguo li dai shi ke shi liao hui bian 中國歷代石刻史料匯编
- Zhongguo jin dai tu shu (Books of Modern China) 中国近代图书全文数据, 1840-1949 (Accessible also on the platform of Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库) NEW
- Zhongguo jin shi ku 中国金石库初集
- Zhonghua jing dian gu ji (Chinese Classics Ancient Books) 中华经典古籍数据库
- Zhongguo su wen ku 中国俗文库
- Zhongguo wen shi zi liao ji cui (Wen shi zi liao ku) 中国文史资料集粹 (文史资料库) (with new contents 中国文史资料集粹 II of nearly 7,000 volumes added in 2018)
- Zhong yang yan jiu yuan Han ji dian zi wen xian 中央硏究院漢籍電子文獻, 漢籍全文資料庫 Scripta Sinica
Journals
Descriptions of e-journals and on how to use
- Century Journals Project (First Phase & Expanded) 世纪期刊全文数据库
- CEPS (Chinese Electronic Periodical Services) 中文電子期刊
- China Academic Journals (CAJ or CNKI) 中国学术期刊全文数据库
- China/Asia on demand
- Dacheng lao jiu kan quan wen shu ju ku 大成老旧刊全文数据库
- Du xiu 读秀
- Dong fang zai zhi 东方杂志 (1904-1948)
- Ling Long 玲瓏 Women's Magazine
- Minguo shi qi qi kan quan wen (Republican Period Chinese Periodical Full-text Database) (1911-1949) 民国时期期刊全文
- National Social Sciences database 国家哲学社会科学学术期刊数据库
- Wan Qing qi kan quan wen shu ju ku (Late Qing Dynasty Periodical Full text Database) (1833-1911) 晚清期刊全文数据库
- Wanfang Data - China Online Journals 万方数据 - 期刊
- Zhuan ji wen xue Digital Archive (臺灣學術經典) 傳記文學全文資料庫
- Zhongguo wen shi zi liao ji cui (Wen shi zi liao ku) 中国文史资料集粹 (文史资料库)
With new contents 中国文史资料集粹 (文史资料库) II of nearly 7,000 volumes added in 2018
Newspapers
Descriptions of e-newspapers and on how to use
- Apabi Newspaper Database 数字报纸 (21 current Chinese newspapers):
北京日报，环球时报，解放军报，检查日报，经济参考报，科技日报，人民法院报，新华每日电讯，中国妇女报，中国教育报，中国经济时报，中国青年报，中国体育报，中国文化报，中国医药报，中国知识产权报，文汇报，新民晚报，福建日报，羊城晚报，重庆日报 [Note: Apabi declared bankruptcy in 2023, access may discontinue anytime.] - China Core Newspapers Database 中国重要报纸全文数据库
- China Infobank 中国资讯行
- Da gong bao 大公報: 1902-1949
- Guang ming ri bao (Guangming Daily) 光明日报
- Jie fang jun bao 解放军报 (PLA Daily Archive)
- Jin dai bao zhi shu ju ku (Modern Newspapers in China) 近代报纸数据库
- Late Qing and Republican-Era Chinese Newspapers (292 titles, open access)
- Minguo ri bao (Republican daily news) 民国日报 (1916-1949) (Accessible also on the platform of Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库)
- Ren min ri bao (People's Daily) 人民日报
- Shen bao (Shun pao) 申报 (1872-1949)
- Shi bao (Eastern Times) 时报 (1904-1939) (Accessible also on the platform of Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库)
- Taiwan ri ri xin bao (Taiwan nichinichi shinpo) 臺灣日日新報
- Udndata quan wen bao zhi zi liao ku 聯合知識庫全文報紙資料庫 (台灣) NEW (8 newspapers of Taiwan):
聯合報, 經濟日報, 聯合晚報, Upaper, 世界日報, 民生報, 星報, 歐洲日報
- Xiao bao ku 小报库
- Xin wen zhi shi ku 新聞知識庫 -- 台灣報紙 Newspapers in Taiwan
- Yi shi bao (Yi shih pao) 益世报 (1915-1949) (Accessible also on the platform of Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库)
- Zhong yang ri bao (Central Daily News) 中央日报 (1928-1949) (Accessible also on the platform of Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库)
Reference Books & Indexes
Descriptions of e-reference and on how to use
- Apabi E-platform Reference Books Apabi 电子工具书[Note: Apabi declared bankruptcy in 2023, access may discontinue anytime. ]
- Ci hai 辞海[Note: Apabi declared bankruptcy in 2023, access may discontinue anytime.]
- Charles Muller Digital Dictionary of Buddhism 電子佛教辭典
- Du xiu 读秀
- Han yu da ci dian 汉语大词典[Note: Apabi declared bankruptcy in 2023, access may discontinue anytime.]
- Li dai jin shi deng ke shu ju ku 歷代進士登科數據庫
- Quan guo bao kan suo yin 全国报刊索引数据库
- Taiwan qi kan lun wen suo yin 臺灣期刊論文索引系統 NCL Taiwan Periodical Literature
(For pre-1945 periodicals, search the Image System for Periodicals of the Japanese-ruled Period by the National Taiwan Library). - Zhongguo li shi ren wu zhuan ji 中国历史人物传记资源数据库
Data & Statistics
Descriptions of online data/statistics and on how to use
- China Data Online 中国数据在线
- China Geo-Explorer II
- Zhongguo zi xun hang (Infobank) 中國資訊行
- Soshoo (sou shu) 搜数 or 统计数据搜数网
- Zhongguo jing ji she hui fa zhan tong ji shu ju ku (China statistical yearbooks database) 中国经济社会发展统计数据库
[Access has been reinstated as of mid-March 2024, following access interruption during mid-March 2023-2024 resulted from the Cybersecurity Administration of China's new oversight requirements.]
Archives & Special Topics
Descriptions of archives, etc. and on how to use
- ChinaLawInfo 北大法律信息网
- Chinese Civilization in Time and Space 中華文明之時空基礎架構
[It has become a resource for public; Columbia University Libraries no more supports the service of it due to security considerations] - Chinese Paper Gods 中國紙馬
- Da Qing guo shi ren wu lie zhuan ji shi guan dang chuan bao chuan go zi liao ku (Database of Biographical Materials of Ch’ing Historical Figures and Biographical Packets and Drafts from the Archives of the Ch’ing Historiography Institute) 大清國史人物列傳及史館檔傳包傳稿資料庫 [It has become free for public, integrated into 清代檔案檢索系統 National Palace Museum Digital Library of Qing Archives]
- Nei ge da ku dang an (Grand Secretariat Archives) 內閣大庫檔案
- Qing dai gong zhong dang zou zhe ji Jun ji chu dang zhe jian (National Palace Museum Palace Memorial and Grand Council Archives) 清代宮中檔奏摺及軍機處檔摺件 [It has become free for public, integrated into 清代檔案檢索系統 National Palace Museum Digital Library of Qing Archives]
- Wanfang Data - Policies and laws of China 万方数据 - 法律法規
- Wanfang Data - Academic Conferences in China 万方数据 - 会议论文
- Zhongguo di fang li shi wen xian shu (Chinese Historical Local Archives Database) 中国地方历史文献数据库 NEW SERIES ADDED