New Database: Die Hebraica und Judaica der Sammlung Tychsen und der Universitätsbibliothek Rostock

Die Hebraica und Judaica der Sammlung Tychsen und der Universitätsbibliothek Rostock It contains almost 400 titles of old Yiddish literature, 16th-19th centuries, including Bible translations and prayer books. The collection was originally part of the private library of the orientalist Oluf Gerhard Tychsen (1734-1815) and is now housed in the Universitätsbibliothek Rostock. Access:IP Selector: Michelle […]

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New Database:Academic conferences in China

Xue shu hui yi  (Academic conferences in China) A comprehensive database of academic conferences in China. The database provides dynamic and timely information on research outputs on issues that are mostly related to China. It contains full-text papers, or abstracts and other descriptive information of papers from national and international conferences held in China from […]

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New Database:China local gazetteers (Wanfang data)

China local gazetteers (Wanfang data) China local gazetteers currently contains over 20,000 volumes of Chinese chorographic books, covering 31 provinces and autonomous regions. The database provides detailed geographic and historical records of provinces, prefectures, cities, and smaller district administration units.    Contents cover historical as well as contemporary facts related to the geographical areas, concerning general […]

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New Database:China online journals

Xue shu qi kan  (China online journals) Wanfang Data provides a wide range of China information, from Chinese studies and scientific research to business information, eg. Chinese history, society, religions, family planning, Chinese legislation and jurisdiction, industrial innovation/technological improvement, business opportunities, Chinese medicine, industry intelligence (pharmaceuticals, chemicals, automobile, metallurgy, finance/banking, insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing, etc), Chinese […]

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New Database: Academic charts online

Academic charts online A single search of international charting albums and singles under exclusive academic licence from Billboard, the Official Charts Company. Sophisticated tools allow you to interpret, graph, analyse, compare and contrast musical trends and interactions at the touch of a button. Listen to audio samples for each track and album quickly and easily […]

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New Database: Digital theatre plus

Digital theatre plus It provides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theatre productions. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts. Learning resources include a detailed introduction, plot summary, character biographies, a relationship map, […]

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New Database:Slavic Humanities Index

Slavic Humanities Index The Slavic Humanities Index is a new bibliographic database in the field of Central, Eastern, and South-eastern European Studies. This is a cover-to-cover indexing tool encompassing important scholarly and cultural periodicals in the humanities of the region. This interdisciplinary index includes bibliographic citations of articles in history, philosophy, literature, linguistics, ethnology, theatre […]

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New Database:Stalin digital archive

Stalin digital archive The Stalin Digital Archive (SDA) contains primary and secondary source material related to Joseph Stalin's personal biography, his work in government, and his conduct of foreign affairs. A majority of these documents are scanned page images and corresponding bibliographic records in Russian created by the Russian State Archive of Social and Political […]

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